Today was bitterly cold but we bundled up and headed out to Sam's, lunch and Barnes and Noble. As a toddler, Parker LOVED to go to Barnes and Noble and play with Thomas the Train. We asked him what today should look like and B&N being one request we thought was good, we set out to play, play, play! We arrived at B&N to discover Thomas the Train was no longer there. Bummer! LESSON: make the most of any situation even if it's not the most fun! TREAT: Parker picked out two books that he liked and has now read them both 10 times. We arrvied home and he asked, "Mom, can I jump into your pillows?" Of course you can, Parker (not always the answer because the question always comes 5 minutes AFTER I make the bed)! And off he went to take a drive and set up to read. He is now fast asleep in our bed.
Here is our bug...10 months old today! My, my how time flies!
Currently:
Chewing on everything as he has 5 teeth and 2 more trying to make an apperance
Belly laughs!
Squeels!
Wants to walk, still isn't crawling, scoots ALL over the house. With his sheer determination (and momma's) he WILL crawl!
LOVES, LOVES, LOVES his brother! He looks for him as soon as he wakes each day/nap, scoots to where he is to play, and claps and drums when Parker plays the guitar. They also make a beautiful melody in the car...begins as an echo and then they both make music as loud as possible. Bradley discovered this for the first time on the way to school this week!
Also, Tate loves to raise his hands in the air when hearing "so big" and then claps when hearing "so happy"
Cooking together and makes LOTS of sound!
Tate is also back to MDO and is wearing 12-18 month clothing. He is pretty lean but very long. Table food is his very favorite and we were pleased that yobaby yogurt didn't upset his lactose intolerance as of yet! He says dada, bubba, mmmm, hi, and baba (bottle). He is really a Daddy's boy right now which is so fun to watch!
Parker is back to preschool and LOVING it. I registered him for Carver Magnet preschool for next year. It's a lottery system with AISD so we will see if he gets in. I'm not sure what to do for next school year but the Lord tell us and we'll do it!
January 4, 2006--back to work with Parker turning 3 months old
January 5, 2007--Parker gets RSV, strep during Dnow
January 2008--Parker gets Flu during disciple now
January 2009--Bradley steps through the roof over attic and the Beans move to OK
January 4, 2010--back to work part-time BUT for tax season only; Emily stops up sink!
January has not been my favorite month for quite some time now but here we are again. It's hard to get back in the swing of things...especially with not so pleasant additions to that difficutly. The Lord is faithful to bring me closer to Him during those times and I can honestly say I remember what I learned about Him and me during those times. I know he has a mighty plan for His children and I'm thankful to be a part of it! The trials of this life are no comparison to His sacrifice and who am I to question Him? Here we go 2010...the first week is behind us; it was really great...let the good times roll! (I generally blog about fun, exciting, postive things...but in my suffering is where I learn the most! Thank you for molding me, Jesus (I know I'm stubborn and impatient) to be more like You!)
