just some random thoughts, observations, and 'milestones' i thought i'd throw at ya' all...
recently, heidi's cries have been changing. she is going right from the distinct little newborn baby cry to the slam the bedroom door and fling myself onto the bed drama queen cry. does this mean we are in for it????
when boden was a baby, we would always wonder aloud what was 'normal baby' stuff and what was his own unique personality. could you really see a babies personality that early on? now that heidi is here, we can totally identify personality. specifically those that are different than boden's. one example that makes me laugh, is their smiles. they are/were both pretty smiley babies (though maybe heidi smiles more???), but, when boden would smile he was all ' hey everyone! look at me, aren't i super great and amazing? (which he was and still is :) ), but, when heidi smiles it's like 'hey! look at you! you are the most wonderful and amazing person i have ever laid eyes on!' :)
those of you that know boden know that while he generally eats a wide variety of food he rarely will allow combination foods - yes that means no mac and cheese, grilled cheese, spagetti, pizza, etc all the childhood favorites. well today we had a break through! peanut butter and jelly! the great all american childhood favorite! granted, he freaked out when i tried to fold the bread in half to make it a real sandwich, but it's a start right? one of the combo foods he has had for a while has been jelly on toast (i know, super adventureous right? :) ). this past week i got him to try peanut butter on toast, which he liked pretty we'll. today at lunch i cautiously suggested i put some jelly on the peanut butter toast he was already eating, being very careful not to look him in the eye. he seemed ok with that, so put a thin layer on just waiting for him to freak out. never did. ate the whole thing with a big smile on his face. at one point i think he even told me that he liked it. big step today. those of you that know boden know what a big deal it is. hope i haven't said too much and jinxed us :)
last night i went to one of my annual concerts at school that i'm missing because i'm on maternity leave. saw a lot of people and of course, everyone wanted to know what it was like with two kids. this has been building in the last couple weeks for me, and i've mentioned bits to eric before, but it all lined up for me last night, when i had to think -'what is it like with two?' it has been nearly 2.5 months now, things have shaken out a bit, gotten into a semblance of a routine, actually taken the family out of the house on little excursions... and i think i actually do like it. in fact, though things are not easier with two, i actually think i like it better with two.... i'm not exactly sure why. there is something super special about being able to focus all your attention on one, but with two, it's more a family maybe? less just some little kick we are into? when i came home and told eric this last night, he said, it's more fulfilling. i think he is right....
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