biG helper, bIG heart, BIG brother

It's so precious to watch kids go through transitions. Granted, there are times I have wanted to pull my hair out, but I'm not bald yet and managing ;) Anyways, now that Kara is getting older and more interactive, Konnor is really taking to her. She is no longer a "blob" to him. He will talk to her and when she smiles, he'll giggle and say, "look at that smile!" He now claims her as his little sister. So yesterday when I put Kara in the exersaucer, Konnor wasted no time getting out his tools to make sure everything worked the way it should for her. The two played together and he showed her how everything worked. And then Kara spit up (as usual) and Konnor started gagging until I heard that dreadful "deep-in-the-stomach" gag where I thought something else was going to come up! He wouldn't play with her until I wiped her mouth! I don't know why he has started gagging at the sight of "liquid sugar" or "baby perfume", but I will enjoy these days because I know in years to come, they will not want to own one another and will bicker back and forth...then they'll make a complete circle as they mature and become recognizable siblings again!

Daddy's Belt

I'm sure when you read the title, you probably thought Konnor got in trouble or something, lol...far from it ;)...and no, we don't use the belt in our house! Anyways, Konnor grabbed Rob's military belt from the dining table and wrapped it all around himself and told me he was ready to go to work. Then, he came to me and said, "Give me a kiss"...it was so sweet! It was yet another reminder of how kids are constantly observing our actions, language, etc. Of course Konnor has also picked up on us telling Toby (one of our beagles) that he stinks when he farts, or how to pop Hunter (the other beagle) when he runs off with the dish towel. They are little sponges and it's remarkable on a daily basis! I can just sit back and watch the wheels turning in my little boy's head, or interact with Kara and just see the magic in her little baby eyes. It's a big responsibility to have to teach kids about life, so I have to constantly remind myself that they are watching my every move and learning through us as well. They teach me a few things, too (ugh hum...PATIENCE), but raising kids is a job that I am so fortunate to have....and my reward is reflected in my children. ....PAUSE....Konnor just finished his lunch and his plate was all clean. I asked him if he ate all of his food and he told me without hesitation that Hunter ate some of it, too....agggh, honesty! I give him kudos for telling the truth!!!!!! Got to look at the positive in things, right?!

Just another day with an almost-3-year-old, a 3 month old, and a husband...

I decided today to give into technology and begin a blog of my own. My life always has something going on and I figured "why not share the events?" They may make me smile or cry, but they make up my life! For instance, my 3 month old is battling a nasty cold, which means she is a velcro-baby (understandably so!), so my routine has been somewhat interrupted until she gets better. It's hard to take a sick infant out in this 15 BELOW zero weather!! Then my sweet "almost-3-year-old" has been potty trained since earlier this year, but will still have an accident from time to time. Apparantly last night he had a small poopie accident and my dear husband did things the manly way...just take the underwear off and pretend it never happened. Well, the kids' clothes were washed today and when I transferred them to the dryer, I noticed a clump in the back of my front-loading washer. Dumb me reaches in thinking it was a clump of lint or something and to my surprise (boy was I!) it was not what I imagined...yup, you guessed it...I then realized my dear husband had done the unthinkable! While I washed my hands and scrubbed under my nails, I couldn't help but just laugh. What else was I supposed to do?? And now as I sit down to "blog" while the kids are tucked in bed (or Kara in her swing, lol!), I can finally rest, breathe, and enjoy the blessings of my day...sometimes it may be hard to do in the moment, but in the end, it's my life!