Our Persisting Memories

With Christmas coming up we have started to include Christmas songs when we sing to the girls at bedtime. Some include Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer, Jingle Bells, Santa Claus is Coming to Town, etc. She LOVES the Rudolph song and will sing it at various times throughout the day. Today, I heard her belting it out and wondered what she was up to. I tiptoed down the hallway and found her sitting on the toilet, naked, pooping, and wailing out Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer. Happy Holidays!

I was putting Sophia down for the night. We have a little procedure that she seems to love. When she's sleeping in her top bunk she likes me to carry her "like a princess", lift her up, and place her in bed. I like to mix it up a bit so sometimes I'll place her gently on her bed and other times I'll drop her unceremoniously upon her mattress. Last night I lifted her high above my head to where she could easily touch the ceiling. I then pretended I was about to drop her as I feigned a loss of balance. She began giggling furiously. After laying her down and kissing her forehead she turned to me and stated, "Daddy, you do some crazy stuff... but you also do some giggly stuff, so I love you." It's nice to know she can quantify why she loves me. 61411|400 (Sorry for the post as a facebook note when I've already updated my status to share this little moment but facebook is tied to this blog, so any updates get mirrored there.)

In an effort to transition Phoebe to Sophia's room and the bottom bunk bed, this week we removed the bars to the crib and it became a toddler bed. The first 2 nights she was a bit scared and unsure. We had to add a night light and give some extra hugs and reassurance, but she would fall asleep and sleep through the night. I have cracked her door so when she woke up she would realize that she could leave the room. She knows how to open the door, but I figured it would be simpler that way. The last 2 nights I have gone in to peek on her before cracking her door. I have been shocked the last 2 nights to find that she has fallen out of the bed and was sound asleep on the floor! It is really only a 6-8 inch drop, and the first night I actually had a body pillow next to her bed just in case that happened. Sure enough I had found her asleep, in a tight ball, with her butt in the air on that pillow. I laid another pillow next to her for extra protection and comfort and gave her ano...

The girls and I have been spending a lot of time lately watching old home videos. It is a nice break from some of our regular cartoons/shows and I think it is really good for the girls to see. However, watching these videos has reminded me, or at least made me aware, of certain things. I thought I would share my thoughts because I was having fun and finding such joy and intrigue with them. Phoebe did in fact discover the love of her thumb before she was 12 months. I think even as early as before/around 6 months of age. Phoebe also developed early on a passion for fruit snacks and candy. I have tape or pictures of her before 12 months eating a sucker and a Red Vine. On another she is very excited about the next bite of fruit snacks she will get. I was sick A LOT when I was pregnant with Phoebe and when she was a baby. I remember being sick with sinus infections most of my pregnancy with her, but it is another thing to hear myself video after video with a stuffy nose. My house has...