Well, I am terrible! Every time I think about the blog, I am either away from a computer or doing something important and forget about posting by the time I complete the other task. So, here it is, 10 p.m. on a Wednesday night and I am wondering why I am still awake. The answer to that is, no one knows! Between the kids, work and Ryan being a full-time student, it feels like our sleep pattern is sorely lacking. If I could find two uninterrupted days to just sleep, I might feel a bit more caught up, but I regress!
The real reason I am on the computer this late at night is because Annalee actually smiled at the camera today and I actually caught it! She is such a contemplative child that a real happy smile is hard to come by, especially when I have a camera in hand.
So......
there you go!
In a little over two weeks, this little girl will turn one and we are just starting to see all the wonderful ways she is growing. From taking in everything around her to following every little movement of her brother to talking up a storm, Annalee is something special and we are so incredibly lucky she is ours! Jack, in his true two-year-old fashion, was sent inside before this photo was taken for a little cooling off period. He thought wrestling in the balls was a fun idea. Perhaps it would have been....two years from now! Jack is a little rough with his sister, and, though she can take it like a champ, I think sometimes it is best to just let her play calmly in the balls with no big brother interaction.
During my blogging absence, Annalee had her 8 month appointment and her stats are floating around our house somewhere. Poor second child. Suffice to say, she has a large Knollmaier/Weyandt head (100%) just like Jack; is somewhere in the middle with length and weight; and is a ham when she sees Dr. Berry.
We go in for one year shots in a couple weeks and I am sure she will be heavier, longer and just as calm about the dr. as ever.
As for Jack, he keeps us on our toes. He is constantly chatting and making up stories. The other day he put some plastic thing to his eye and told me he saw dragons, no wait, a lion, oh nope, a puppy. But mom, it's mine. You no touch it. It's my favorite. We are in the midst of figuring out this whole potty training thing and really need to make one weekend a true nothing but potty training weekend for him. He loves anything to do with being outside and anything to do with cars. He really loves running around the house (usually sans pants) wearing a cape and saving the world, or at least Tippi, from undesirable consequences. This usually includes chasing Hugo around the living room or trying to get Annalee to chase him. It is a loud house, usually a happy house, and far from boring!
With that, I leave you for the night. I promise to be a bit more consistent with this blog, but I can guarantee nothing. I really enjoy looking back on previous posts to see where we were and where we are going, though, so I hope I can keep it up a little better!
Thank you for reading! Have a wonderful night.
Love, Laura
