Evie got to see her first real snow this past weekend. Sunday, we got about 4 or 5 inches. We stood with her by the window to show her, but she wasn't too interested. Sean on the other hand is very excited about the snow. He said it just makes it feel more like Christmas! We have 3 Christmas countdowns going on too. Sean tells me every day how much closer we are to the big day!!
Sean is beyond brilliant. An amazing quality that I'm sure will come in handy throughout his life. However, it's a tough quality to parent. Especially since he's extra stubborn too. I notice that if I tell him not to do something, he'll do part of it or push, just a little bit, so that he's still getting his way. For example, he kept saying "butt" and "booty" and "fart". Cute at first, but it got to be obnxious and a little inappropriate, so I told him I didn't want him saying "butt" at all. He was not sounding very nice. So, he replies with, "But... ... ... I love you". I told him he was pushing his luck and he said, "But, I didn't say butt, I just said but, like but, I love you". So, I sent him to time out. Any one who doesn't know Sean may think I was reading too far into what he was doing, but anyone who knows him knows EXACTLY what he was doing. He doesn't like to be wrong, EVER. And, he makes sure to let you know when you're wrong. Another example...a few months ago we were driving and Sean was watching Mary Poppins. I started singing, "Seany makes the world shine bright". He said, "no, I don't". I said, "it's just a figure of speech. it means you make me happy". He said, "well, in the movie, Burt really means that Mary makes the sun shine". I told him no, he told me yes. We agreed to disagree. Today Sean & Daddy are at the Detroit Opera House watching Mary Poppins, so on Tuesday, Sean & I watched the movie together to brush up on his songs before the big day. The "Mary makes the world shine bright" part came on & sure enough, the sky was gray until she came on the scene & then the sun came out. Very sarcastically Sean looked at me & said, "so, you were wrong, right?". Ahhh, this child... Too too smart and way too stubborn. He's still very sweet, loving & compassionate though. It makes him happy to send his friends letters in the mail. Especially Scott who's away at basic training for the USCG. Daddy had a meeting he was nervous about the other day, so he asked Sean to pray for him at 4:00. Around 11:00, Sean popped up & said, "do we have a clock?". I asked him if he needed to know the time. He replied, "yeah, I need to pray for my daddy at 4:00". Such a little lovie... :) Sean went for his first cleaning on 12/04/10. He was anxious at first, but did a great job. He was super excited to get his "goodie bag" afterwards. Mostly the stickers that said "great check up". And you would've thought the toothbrush was a toy! Speaking of toy, he asked santa for Uno Moo for Christmas. "Santa" sent him a video message from the north pole telling him that he needs to take care of his sister & work on listening to his parents. Smart guy, that santa... ;)
Evie is growing up fast. She's a big monsoserous. :) Her 6 month appt was on 12/03/10. She's 27 1/2 in (97th percentile) and 18 1/2 lbs (90th percentile) and her head is 18" (100th+ percentile). HEAD!!! ;) She's growing & meeting milestones beautifully. She sits up on her own for long periods of time. She even turns from sitting to try & crawl. Not successfully yet, but it's only a matter of time! She waves, says "mumma" and "dadda" (mumma first though ;), babbles and screams as soon as you try to put her down & walk away. She thinks she's the boss. She growls if you don't move fast enough, especially when you're feeding her. They tell us at church that she's the best baby in the nursery, always smiley & happy. At least she's really good for other people! ;) She plays shy baby, by turning her head into my shoulder when people talk to her. I love that! She loves jumping in her jenny jumper. Or trying to jump out of your arms if you're holding her. She still LOVES her brother. He makes her laugh & smile all the time. Her bottom gums are very swollen, so those two front teeth should pop out any time.
Both kids love dancing with us in the kitchen while listening to Christmas music or the ipod. We went to Bedtime Stories with Santa last weekend. Aunt Annette, Connor, Ella & Grandma came too. Sean got to play games with Mrs. Claus, take a picture with Santa (Evie joined in on this too & did great!), have cookies & juice & get a present from santa. Family Christmas was this past Sunday, 12/12/10. Sean did great singing on stage. No fights this time! ;) Evie was in the nursery slideshow this year.
Only 9 more days til Christmas!!
