We’re having a really low-key Thanksgiving at our house today. I’m still in PJs at 1:30 and dinner is slowly coming together. It’s pretty nice, especially since both J and I are really tired. Someone, who weighs about as much as a small turkey, thinks that he needs to eat every three hours around the clock and then will only go back to sleep if he’s being held by someone (usually me). I’m thankful to have such a sweet and healthy baby, but I would be especially thankful for more than 2.5 consecutive hours of sleep.
J took this picture about a week ago. Every time I look at this picture I giggle because it looks EXACTLY LIKE JEREMY. Seriously, I swear this child is part mine even though it doesn’t look like any of my genetics made it into him. He is pretty cute though…
I’ve captioned this picture “One Sleepy and Two Sillies” – but J reminds me that he’s Sleepy as well. So caption the picture whatever you want 🙂
We spent last weekend with my parents and on Sunday morning Clare convinced Grandpa to get out the Russian stacking dolls for her to play with. They were pretty cute stacking them all up together, and I love this picture because it looks like Buddy is playing with them too. I think he was waiting for them to turn away so that he could chew one of them…
Sleepiness aside, being a second-time Mom means that I know that this phase will pass. In a few short weeks Sam will start sleeping longer (hopefully!), and in a few short months he will be sitting up, rolling over, crawling, and doing everything except snuggling with Mom for hours at a time. When I look at my healthy, active, sassy daughter I remember the days when she was my “doll baby” and how quickly that time has passed. We are a blessed family to be together on this Thanksgiving with two healthy children.
A few blessed moments I want to remember:- Clare leaning over a sleeping Sam and then looking up and saying “Sam is beautiful.” Yes, yes he is – and so are you my Sweet Girl.
- Clare being our “big helper” and assisting me give Sam his first bath in the baby bathtub (no pictures – it was all I could do to wrangle both kids!). Sam loved the bath, so we’ll be doing that more frequently (with J taking pictures).
- Clare’s overall ease and enjoyment of being a big sister. She’s been amazingly patient with us when we need to take care of the baby instead of her, very giving with sharing our attention with the baby, ad generally the best big sister two-year-old we could ask for. She really loves the baby and has welcomed him into the family better than I could have imagined. It’s so heartwarming to watch and makes me really excited to watch their relationship as they get older.
