Our children have been so sweet and hearing Riley talk to his sister is so cute. He calls her his sweetheart and when she cries out he says "poor honey, what do you need?" He is so happy to see her in the mornings and rubs her head while he talks to her. I was getting my breakfast while Riley was holding Alyssa Saturday morning and I heard him singing the 'Itsy Bitsy Spider' to her. It was one of those moments where you regret not always having your video camera in hand.
Saturday evening Sorin, Rachel and Leah came over bearing taco dip and the best cupcakes I have ever had! Kudos to Rach for trying new recipes and always nailing them perfectly! I have been loving DC Cupcakes on TLC these last few weeks and was so excited when I heard cupcakes were on the menu! I also discovered Tosh.0 during the 3 a.m. feeding last night and I laughed so hard I had tears in my eyes and even woke up the babe. I can't wait for D to watch it with me (thank you DVR) because he will think it's funnier than I even did!
More than anything it was just so relaxing staying home and that made this weekend so great. We built choo choo train tracks, fished for hours and laughed at the silliness of Leah and Riley. We held Alyssa and just snuggled as we oohed and ahhed over her newness. I still cannot believe that just a year ago we were snuggling new baby Leah and counting down our last few days before leaving for Mexico. How big of a difference does a year make? A huge difference. Two kids is a huge change and it is a totally selfless responsibility and reward. You will always be putting your children first and suddenly realize you haven't peed in like 8 hours. I get out of bed, go straight to my kids and realize a few hours later that I don't remember brushing my teeth. Thank goodness they don't seem to notice : )
I am enjoying the small things like baby fingers wrapped around my finger, the smell of baby breathe, the sweet way Riley scratches my back when I pick him up, how excited Riley is when we read together and how he repeats what I say back and will read the story to me next time we pick it up. I am laughing at how upset Riley gets when he is holding Alyssa and she poops. He can't get her off of him fast enough and he is just disgusted by it but then he is spellbound as he watches us change her diaper. Human anatomy is intensely interesting to him right now and he has asked me where Alyssa and my wee wee's are. It is so hard not to laugh but we try to stay straight faced and get to the point as normally as possible otherwise he will ask everyone that question if he thinks it's funny and entertaining. He has also asked is he can feed Alyssa from his nipples and he was so upset to find out the answer was no. 2.5 years old is a very entertaining age and we laugh constantly at how much of a character Riley is. Sometimes his comic relief is exactly what we need.
I do believe I am completely ready to start another new week!
My sweetheart in her future Mt Olive Preschooler onesie made by Mrs Penny and tights with a built in tutu...so pretty!
I love his concentration.
Minnow races!
He stared at his snickers cupcake like he was in love. Who wasn't though!?
P.S. I printed Alyssa's birth story "The day we met her" for her baby book and got some comic relief from my made up word inducement. I guess when you are going on a few hours of sleep you are allowed to make up words here and there so I am not going to change it but I did get a huge laugh out of it and totally realize that it should read "I casually asked about the induction..."! :-)
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