HEBeautiful

You know what I love about kids? Their complete lack of filter. They'll say absolutely anything, any time. Take, for example, Milo on our trip to HEB this morning. I noticed a pretty foul smell and bent down to whisper to him, "Milo, do you have poo-poo?"

Milo turned up his nose and replied, "No, Mommy. WHY?" And then I saw it register.

"EWWWWW, Mommy. What is that smell? It smells like eggs!" Now, if you had made that smell, you'd probably already be turning a few shades of red, right? But he wasn't finished. No, he started turning to the customers around us in the aisle and asking each one, "Was that you? Did you do that? Did YOU?"

I had to turn tail and run out of that aisle, and I'm pretty sure we left without at least three things on my list because there was no turning back.

And then there was sweet Lucy, asleep on me in the little front carrier. Lulu is just like me in that, when she's good and peacefully asleep, she looks like an angel. An angel with her mouth wide open. We passed a little old Southern woman who said, "Oh, ain't she sweet? Lawd, they grow up too fast. I remember when mine were that small."

She paused and said, "Oh baby, shut her mouth for her."

I laughed, thinking she was joking, until she said, "No, really, shut that baby's mouth. It's open so wide ALL the germs are going to get in."

Great trip.

Pictures, pictures, and more pictures

Hi! Hope you aren't tired of seeing pictures of these little people, because I'm quite the fan of both. We spent some time with Nate's Dad yesterday, and I always mentally pair him with a cowboy hat. I bribed Milo with three M&M's to put the hat on and take a picture. He was a bit skeptical, but I thought he looked pretty cute.

 

Lucy is doing a great job sitting up by herself. I pad the area with pillows because she still gets really excited and tips herself over every now and then, but it's like the technique just clicked for her. Can you believe this little cutie is 6 months old today? And Milo will be 3 next Sunday. EEEEEK! Time is going entirely too fast for me. And no, she's not wearing pants. Don't judge.

We took a hiatus from letter-learning for a bit because we would make craft after craft, talk about the letters we learned, and then Milo would promptly refuse to tell me what letter it was. But this child loves a craft, so we're back in business. Learning the letters will just be an added bonus.

Look at my dynamic duo. They absolutely adore each other, and it shows.

Last but not least, Lucy thinks this Scentsy hippo is the best thing ever. It's hands-down her favorite toy. Now Nate and I just have to decide on a name for her. I'm fairly confident we call her something different every single time.

Snowflakes and sunshine

Happy winter season to you...

The Daddy Robe

There's nothing more cozy than snuggling up in a good robe... Unless it's snuggling up in a good robe with your little people. Nate has the perfect robe for this, and it's good to know that his Daddy Robe works wonders with both kids...

Nate and Little Milo

Nate and Sweet Lucy

Lucy update

Were you wondering what this little nugget has been up to? Well, she decided to start sitting up on her own, roll over from her back to her tummy (and just keep rolling and rolling and rolling), and say "Mama" all in the same day. Overachiever!

Miloisms

Remember how fantastic my little man is? Sometimes I have to remind myself, especially when he's having an off week or two like he has this past little while... He's been a little less sunshine and a little more raging tornado, but he's always my sweet peanut. So, just for fun, I thought I'd put together a few little Milo'isms.

1. Yours, hers, and thems. Milo loves a possessive pronoun. Somehow all of his have an s on the end, though. For example, "Yours car." Or "hers shoes." But my favorite is "thems." As an English teacher and lover of proper grammar, I used to cringe when he used his own made-up word. Now I just have to smile every time he tells me, "Them's house." And he even shortens it to "ems" sometimes, too. But he makes up for this with...

2. I'm doing well. If you ask him how he is, he tells you, "I'm doing well, thank you." If it's been a rough day, he'll tell you, "I'm not so well." Thank you, Milo, for being over-the-top in everything. If it's improper grammar, it's really improper. If it's good grammar, it's perfect.

3. Non-stop drama. No, that's not the phrase he uses. It's more like, "Mommy, I can't get my pants on. This is a disaster!"

4. Fores-head. As in, "Mommy, put this sticker on your fores-head." And then wear it to the grocery store or it will hurt my feelings.

5. My tummy says... Milo will hear his tummy growl and then give us the translation. Usually it goes something like, "Mommy, my tummy said," (then his voice drops into a low growl) "Let me watch Jonah!" Fill in the blank with whatever he needs right then and there. It catches me off guard and makes me laugh.

6. My Spanking Chair. Oh yes, in Milo's mind, the rocker in his room has become the spanking chair. Never mind that he also gets rocked, sang to, and cuddled in that chair. Because I tell him to go wait for me there when he needs a spanking (which, let's be honest, isn't all that often), it has become the spanking chair. Today he decorated it with about 25 stickers and was heartbroken when I told him we don't put stickers on the furniture. I guess he just wanted it to be pretty if he was going to spend any sad amount of time there.

7. I need you to read... Insert whatever book has caught his fancy right then and there. My child loves to read. Oh, how he loves to read. It makes my heart so glad. The first thirty-five times through the book...

8. Because I'm two. This is the reason for all things. Why do you like red the best? "Because I'm two." Why won't you go pee-pee in the potty? "Because I'm two." Eat your spaghetti. "I can't. Because I'm two." You get the idea.

9. Tink Top. Milo loves to wear a tank. In fact, he'd be delighted if I would let him wear a tank top, shorts, and socks every single cold day. I just can't do it, no matter how adorable it is that he calls it a tink top.

There are a plethora of things I could write, but I'm going to cut this short because Milo has decorated his floor with the above-mentioned stickers. I admire his logic, though. "Mommy, I have to put stickers on the floor because my floor is cold. When I get out of bed, I will step on the stickers and not be cold." (sigh) What do you say to that?

Outdoor Family Photo Fun

Since we have very few pictures of me with the little people on my own, Nate's been working on getting some shots of us lately. And I can't resist getting shots of him and the kids since they're all so beautiful. Now if only we could figure out a great way to get our camera to self-time AND make silly faces we'd have a shot of the four of us...

Hanukkah Hats!

I took a teeny little break from my 10-hat knitting order (EEEEEEEK!) to whip up a few little things for my little people. I couldn't say no, especially when Milo specifically asked for a hat with this fantastic blue yarn... And the result was perfect. I used the same brown for the stripes in Milo's hat and the body of LucyLu's hat, so they're complimentary but not matching. I couldn't be more pleased, and they were both so delighted that it made my late night last night finishing them completely worth it. In fact, Milo hopped out of the tub tonight and put his hat straight back on (with nothing else, mind you - got to keep that head warm).

Look at my gorgeous family!!!!!

Never mind my disheveled hair and non-makeup look. I wasn't intending to be in a picture at all but Nate insisted since I was the creator.