last weekend eric and i went to my cousin jay's wedding in wisconsin (which was very nice, btw), and with everything we were involved in, we decided it would be better for all if boden stayed behind. auntie liz and uncle mike were awsome in taking care of boden for us while we were gone. from the sounds of it, they had a lot of fun. i'm pretty sure boden did at least, as uncle mike and auntie liz are normally some frequent topics brought up by boden in our house and this past week was even more (wanting to call them, talking about macy, crying when he found out auntie liz was not still downstairs after his nap one day...). while we were gone, auntie liz kept us up to date with some emails of what was going on. thanks auntie liz, it made it just a little easier to be away :) so, i got her permission to copy her updates to the blog (no copywriting here :) ). hope you enjoy her words as much as we did...
"So far so good, he's down for nap right now. Played this morning - all toys are out of the bag. I think this is partly because he kept looking for his combine, which I'm guessing is at home cuz I haven't seen it. He wanted snack around late morning, so he didn't eat much lunch. One stinky so far. We ran to Gemmen's for a few things after lunch, he was getting tired and didn't say a word the whole time. He's having fun with Macy - if we're going to another part of the house he says, "Come on, Macy!" - it's so cute. :)"
"He was tired and ready for naptime so he went down very well. And a 2 1/2 hr nap!!! Went down at 1:30pm and didn't wake up until 4pm!" (me - why doesn't he sleep this long for me???)
"It's bedtime! He went down just fine a few minutes ago, so we'll see how it goes. Supper time went pretty well - didn't eat tons, but he did eat some, and it was a variety. He also had an evening snack of goldfish. Evening went well. Played outside for just a bit after supper. Spent the rest of the evening playing with cars and reading books. Only had one unhappy moment - he wiped out on the floor. Wasn't bad, I think he was crying more from shock than hurt. He stopped crying the moment he saw Mike (he was working upstairs on carpet) - too cute."
"we're having fun! last night went fine - had to get up several times because somehow he gets out of his sleeping bag - but no major problems."
"he was excited to go to church. had to kiss macy good-bye a few times before we left. he cried right at first when we dropped him off at nursery, but stopped pretty quick. i guess he didn't play much, just sat on someone's lap the whole time. was happy to see us when we picked him up. on the way home we drove through brower's and schreur's so he could see dump trucks, excavators, tractors, and hi-los. after we got home he had fun watching macy drink out of her water dish. we put him in comfy clothes and he insisted on having his slippers on the wrong feet, so he's walking around like that now. he and mike are playing in the living room now."
"Boden had fun playing outside today. He likes throwing the ball for Sadie (he picked up real quick on telling her to "Drop it!"). He also played with his tractor and lawn mower. Napped for 1.5 hrs today, and then also just sat with me on the couch for 45 min."
what a super long driveway to ride his favorite tractor!
"We decided to go to Mom and Dad's church tonight to hear a presentation from a team from our church that went to Russia this summer. Sounds like he did fine in nursery - didn't cry when I dropped him off, I guess he was pretty quiet the whole time, but they said that near the end he started saying "Auntie Liz hug". Awww, just warms your heart! :) Before bedtime tonight he again had fun watching Macy eat and drink - he gets such a kick out of that."
"He's been really good, and hopefully has had fun, but don't worry, he does talk about you, so I'm sure he misses you!" (me- i hope so, cuz we sure missed him! thanks again auntie liz and uncle mike!!!)
"So far so good, he's down for nap right now. Played this morning - all toys are out of the bag. I think this is partly because he kept looking for his combine, which I'm guessing is at home cuz I haven't seen it. He wanted snack around late morning, so he didn't eat much lunch. One stinky so far. We ran to Gemmen's for a few things after lunch, he was getting tired and didn't say a word the whole time. He's having fun with Macy - if we're going to another part of the house he says, "Come on, Macy!" - it's so cute. :)"
boden and his beloved macy...
"He was tired and ready for naptime so he went down very well. And a 2 1/2 hr nap!!! Went down at 1:30pm and didn't wake up until 4pm!" (me - why doesn't he sleep this long for me???)
"It's bedtime! He went down just fine a few minutes ago, so we'll see how it goes. Supper time went pretty well - didn't eat tons, but he did eat some, and it was a variety. He also had an evening snack of goldfish. Evening went well. Played outside for just a bit after supper. Spent the rest of the evening playing with cars and reading books. Only had one unhappy moment - he wiped out on the floor. Wasn't bad, I think he was crying more from shock than hurt. He stopped crying the moment he saw Mike (he was working upstairs on carpet) - too cute."
"we're having fun! last night went fine - had to get up several times because somehow he gets out of his sleeping bag - but no major problems."
silly slippery sleeping bag! poor auntie liz...
"he was excited to go to church. had to kiss macy good-bye a few times before we left. he cried right at first when we dropped him off at nursery, but stopped pretty quick. i guess he didn't play much, just sat on someone's lap the whole time. was happy to see us when we picked him up. on the way home we drove through brower's and schreur's so he could see dump trucks, excavators, tractors, and hi-los. after we got home he had fun watching macy drink out of her water dish. we put him in comfy clothes and he insisted on having his slippers on the wrong feet, so he's walking around like that now. he and mike are playing in the living room now."
boden and uncle mike reading a book together...looks like a thomas book... :)
"Boden had fun playing outside today. He likes throwing the ball for Sadie (he picked up real quick on telling her to "Drop it!"). He also played with his tractor and lawn mower. Napped for 1.5 hrs today, and then also just sat with me on the couch for 45 min."
boden playing ball with sadie and uncle mike.
what a super long driveway to ride his favorite tractor!
"We decided to go to Mom and Dad's church tonight to hear a presentation from a team from our church that went to Russia this summer. Sounds like he did fine in nursery - didn't cry when I dropped him off, I guess he was pretty quiet the whole time, but they said that near the end he started saying "Auntie Liz hug". Awww, just warms your heart! :) Before bedtime tonight he again had fun watching Macy eat and drink - he gets such a kick out of that."
more fun with macy!
can you tell he is actually trying to mimic how macy is laying here? :)
2 comments:
What fun to hear about Bodie's weekend. So glad he does well away from home. Liz-- I wish he would cry for me and want to hug his Ohio gramma. What's the secret? Younger and prettier I guess!!
ha! no, i don't think so. it's probably just that he can't get away from me, he has to see me all the time. :) don't worry - i'm sure after you're here for a while with the new baby he'll get all attached and be crying when you leave!
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