I am not very good at this but I will give it a shot.
Andrew is so full of life lately. He is so happy and easy going. He wants to read, play, eat, hug, run, wrestle, and he is talking so much. We love to listen to what he will say next, but I especially enjoy the boy noises. He grunts, groans and talks in a low voice (not his normal voice but he changes it for effect). He has cars sounds, choo choo sounds, and grunts when he throws a ball. Is this something boys are born with? I don't think Mike has spent special time teaching him "boy" noises. Whatever it is, I am so in love with the boy!
He reallly likes Pam's Place right now. I asked him if he wants to go to Pam's house tomorrow and he said "yeahhh", with a big grin, "Baaab" (Barb). Then we went though a few of the kids, when I stopped he said "moe". (more) so we had to list all the kids at daycare. I do miss the kids so much when I am at work, but I am so lucky that they are happy and healthy!
PS He is a momma's boy (-:
Gracie is as sweet as ever. We are looking for a new preschool or young fives. We have visited a couple and she will not look at or talk to the teacher. She plays with the new toys and does a craft or has a cookie and when we leave I ask her what she thinks. She tells me that it was fun, but not as fun as Pam's. She wants to either go to Pam's or to Peach Plains (Sylvia's school) or stay at home. Whatever we end up doing next year, Gracie is going to be ready for school. She loves to make pictures and give them to us. My favorite thing about her is that she is the perfect cuddler. She loves to be close. I remember her as a one year old when she would wrap her arms around my neck and squeeze. I hope she will always be a cuddler. She is also a very simple girl. It doesn't take much to make her happy and she is so easy to get along with.
Sylvia is a very emotional girl, and I mean that it a very good way. She is so happy and thankful for the smallest things in life. She will thank me for the food I cook and will tell me how good it is. When I helped at her Valentine's Party she came up to me to tell me how beautiful the table was (I am not a complicated person, you can imagine how my table was set up: crackers in a bowl, cheese in a tupperware dish...you get the idea) She was so happy to have me there and she told me that. She looks so forward to life: summer, Valentine's, her birthday, my birthday, snow days and so much more. She loves us so much and she doesn't miss an opportunity to tell us so. Her emotions do go the other way as well. I guess we could just say that she is very passionate about her feelings. We have taught her a bug and a wish and she uses it. Here is an example: Gracie: (not yelling) Sylvia, I don't want to play with you. Sylvia: (yelling) IT BUGS ME WHEN YOU YELL AT ME, I WISH YOU WOULD TELL ME IN A NICE WAY! She is learning though. I heard her throw a fit upstairs one day because she couldn't get her doll's clothes on. I didn't say a thing to her, hoping that she would take care of it and a second later she yelled down, "Sorry mom. I threw a fit, and I know it was a problem." She is such a loving and passionate girl who needs her sleep in order to guide that passion in the right direction.
I am closer to making a decision for next year. As of right now, I plan to go back to work. I am sitting on the decision for a couple weeks and seeing if I keep having feelings of doubt. No matter what, I will have thoughts of wanting to stay home because my kids are so cool and work can be so hard, but there are so many other factors. I do enjoy my job, my kids enjoy daycare, and I would be lying if I said that money had nothing to do with it! Plus summers as a family are awesome! Mike has been the best supportive husband through all of this. He supports either decision and he listens to hours of back and forth thoughts of what to do. Thanks Mike!
Wow. Writing feels so good. Maybe I'll do it more often.
