Friday, November 5, 2010
"River, we have something to tell you..."
Yesterday afternoon, River woke up from his nap so happy. Probably because Daddy was here:) We decided to tell him the news we had been keeping. Logan, grabbed River's hand and while rubbing my belly told River that "Mommy is going to have another baby. You know how you are a big brother to Mason, you get to be a big brother again to either a baby brother or sister." We explained that God has blessed us with another baby that is growing inside of Mommy's belly. River smiled with that huge smile of his and was delighted. He said, "maybe there is 2 or 3 or even 5 in there!" He was so happy and we assured him that there was only one. I was amazed at his response and we were careful about letting him feel special like he now knows the good news and can tell others. We kept it simple and continued our evening normally. But throughout the evening River asked over and over again if he could rub my belly and "touch it" while grinning from ear to ear. He even ran over to Mason with such excitement and said, "Mason...Mommy is going to have a baby and we have to be really careful around her belly." He felt like such a big boy when he called Gaga and Poppa to tell them the news! It was too sweet and something I hope I will never forget. We enjoyed our woodstove fire last night while laying down in front of the fireplace as a family and even with Doah, I would catch River smiling every once in awhile and looking at my growing belly. I was so thankful for this response because I know the highs and lows of change in our lives, especially for River and Mason, that will take place when we transition from a family of 4 to a family of 5.
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Cute sayings by the boys
On the way to school, we always play word games with River. One game is where we describe something with a few clues and the others guess. River's was so cute today. "What lives in the ocean, has a big hole on the top of it, and starts with Hump?" Daddy says.."Ummm a humpback whale?" River is always amazed when we guess it! Too cute. Another one that comes to mind, River said "what has 2 eyes and growls? Daddy guesses "Mommy?" Ha ha ha Honey...as we all laugh and River says, "Daddy, I meant an animal." All of this is going on while Mason is yelling "I spy a giraffe...etc. Gotta love the chatty car rides.
Mason was helping me unload the dishwasher today and fell off the chair and landed on his face on the dishwasher. Ouch. Then tonight, he was running naked (of course) and rammed into some chairs. Crying and limping walks over to me and says, "My boo boo broke open." There was no boo boo just a pink toe but that is how it felt to poor Mason. I'll usually ask what happened even though he is usually right near me and he will tell me "River" while crying, even though River could be upstairs putting his pj's on..keeps us laughing.
Never a dull moment with the boys, especially having a toddler in the house!
Monday, November 1, 2010
River's Ist day of school this year
River was so excited about school starting that he and Mason had to wear their backpacks the night before over their pj's. He woke up ready to go and see Mrs. Sempeles, Mrs. Griffith, and all his friends. It was still hard to say goodbye to by big boy but much easier than last January when he started. I didn't even cry this year:) Back to WMS we went after a summer at home! He continues to love it as he is one of the "big kids" in the class.
Mason turns 2 August 30th!
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