September 2009 – Page 2 – Smells Like Popsicles

A bathtime before & after

Ever since we started Carson on solids, he immediately goes into the tub after dinner (we usually can’t get away with not doing bathtime every night). He still insists on trying to shove the spoon in his mouth but I’m getting back in the groove and my speed is improving so I am getting better at avoiding his grasp. But he always still ends up with some sort of food leftover on his face.
I just started having him sit up in the tub and so far he’s only fallen once.
Here is the happy bather with carrots on his face…

And here …

Sam I Am

Sam I Am 52:3

This week’s installment of “Sam I Am” (a yearlong photo story of your hostess, me) was from the game yesterday.

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My kids were a little grumpier this week at the game. The past two weeks it was a 3:30p game and Mallory just tailgated her way through her regular naptime and all was good. This weekend was a noon game and Mallory started to meltdown around normal naptime so I had to hold her while she napped. That sucked. Lauren wanted to come to the game this week again and when I told Mallory that Lauren wanted to …

Carson, Mallory

Swingin’ Siblings

I am beyond happy that Carson is finally big enough to fit in his outside swing – now I can sit back and let Mallory push him and not worry about him falling out. I’m still in the backyard while she’s pushing him, but I am able to do dog poop cleanup or get the mail real quick while they play.
I think this is one of my new favorite photos

With Carson’s ever increasing mobility, I’m finding that I have to mediate and redirect Mallory more & more. When Carson used to just chill in the …

Miscellaneous

Give me some lovin’

I’ve noticed a lot of new traffic on my blog.
I would love if people could come out of lurktown and just leave a quick hello in the comments.
I know I’m guilty of viewing blogs and never saying hello so I promise to take my own advice and start leaving more comments on other blogs too!
Merci ;-)
-stb

Mallory

Big Horse Mountain

With a lot of her toys packed up so we can keep our house clean and tidy for all the people who aren’t coming to look at it to buy it, Mallory is down to only a few toys (but don’t let her fool you – she still has plenty).
But now that she has fewer to choose from, she has taken a huge interest in her art easel and loves to draw on it. She will color and color almost all day. It’s been interesting to see her talent develop from simple scribbles, to more deliberate shapes. We went to …

Alphabitty

C is for…Cousins

I had another one ready to go for the letter C but came across this picture and couldn’t resist.

This picture is from April and the lake had basically just thawed and that water had to be freezing. From left – Mallory, Lauren {with her cheeks hanging out}, Liam & Shane.
Click here for more of my Alphabitty entries, and click here for more about Alphabitty on Mama Bear’s website.

Mallory

No, I just TELL you

In the car yesterday after school, I asked Mallory if we could go for a walk when we got home. Because Mommy needs…”ETZER-THIZE” (that’s right Mals).
But Mallory told me “Um, I think we should go for a walk AFTER dinner”.
Then we talked about some other stuff and I said again “I think we’ll go for a walk as soon as we get home so we can do it while your brother is still sleeping”.
Mallory’s response: “No, I just TELL you what we are gonna do. We are gonna go for a walk AFTER dinner.”
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Unrelated but I have to …

Sam I Am

Sam I Am 52:2

I’m pretty disappointed that week 2 of the “Sam I Am” series is (a) late and (b) lame. I am working on teaching Mallory how to take better pictures but until then, here is the only picture of me from the past week.
Do you see me?
There I am, just over Liam’s head, in the pink coat. I believe I was feeding my baby while my sister was snapping photos of her kids.

Carson, Mallory

I sleep in your bed

I thought I’d invite Mallory to sleep in our bed the other night – and when I asked if she wanted to sleep in my bed, she said yes and had to go pack.
She brought her blanket, two bear blankies, some water, and a paci. What you can’t see in the picture is her asking me to bring her some books.

Unfortunately when Rick came to move Mallory back to her bed, she woke up and threw a fit and didn’t want to go back to her own bed. So poor Rick had to go sleep on the couch…
So in the …

Carson

Weebles Wobble

One of my favorite things about being a mom is that I get to watch as this little person I made learns something new every single day.
It’s hard to believe that Carson is already old enough and big enough to learn how to sit up. In these pictures from last week, he’s more tripodding on his new taggie football than actually sitting up for real – and already since then he is even more steadier and less tippy. Sometimes he takes a header and comes up with a drooly face full of dog hair (Mom – settle down – I …

Smells Like Popsicles

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Month: September 2009