Up:
- Kennedy is officially off the pacifier! Jackson quit on his own at 9 months; he just refused to take it anymore. We noticed that Kennedy hadn't really been using it very much, so we tried it out and sure enough - the paci is no more! Along with the paci apparently so goes the baby food. She is refusing all baby food with the exception of a fruit here or there. However, she is seriously the best eater ever! She will eat anything you give her and still with only two teeth! So blessed to have one child that will eat well. Hopefully Jackson will catch on soon! Oh, as if all this wasn't enough proof that my baby is getting less baby by the day, Kennedy started standing up by herself this week. My new mission is to find some shoes to fit her chubby little feet 'cause I have a feeling she will be walking soon!
- I'm very proud of myself. On Thursday I took both kids shopping with me and then to The Cheesecake Factory for dinner. Surprisingly, both were well behaved and Kennedy was eating everything in sight! I even took a slice of Godiva Chocolate Cheesecake home with me to eat on during the week. I was also proud because I managed to handle both children in Mass on Sunday. Thank goodness for that child harness though; I would not have made it without that!
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| Dog pile on Daddy! |
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| Kennedy showing off the new bow MiMi made her! |
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| Jackson asked me to take a picture of him - someone loves the spotlight! |
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| So proud of Jackson he drew a circle all by himself! He may be a right hander after all! |
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| Yet another reason to add to my list that Kennedy is growing up - she's been drinking from a straw since we went to The Woodlands. Aunt Laura suggested we try it and sure enough she took to it right away! |
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| Cutie! |
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| The Olympics are over, but never fear - Shark Week is here! Mike absolutely loves Shark Week, we got this headband in Jackson's kid's meal from BK and I had to take pics of the kids to send to Mike! |
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| Don't think many people would be scared of this shark! |
Down:
- True to form, as soon as we got home from Alabama, Mike had to turn right back around and leave again. He left on Thursday to go to Barksdale AFB (Shreveport, LA) for 2 weeks. I think we'll have him home for a little while after that and then gone again in October. Uh, never ending! It's been kinda hard on Jackson too because he got so used to having Daddy around every evening at dinner time while we were in Alabama. I guess we should just be thankful that we get to see him as often as we do. There are so many other military families whose spouses are gone for a year at a time. At least we don't have to deal with that (yet).
- Since Mike left, Jackson's decided he needs to get up multiple times in the night and then come sleep with me between 4:30-5 am. I've been getting hardly any sleep thanks to that kiddo! The thing that stinks is that if I discipline him for getting out of bed then he cries and wakes up Kennedy, so I'm sort of stuck until I can figure out a different plan of attack.
Favorite Thing:
It's back to school season!! I love this time of year when the school supplies come out. That was one of my favorite activities growing up - picking out which trapper keeper I would use! It makes me think of that quote from You've Got Mail - " Don't you just love New York in the fall? It makes you want to buy school supplies. I would send you a bouquet of newly sharpened pencils if I knew your name and address"! In honor of school resuming, I thought I would share two of my favorite school supplies!
- Sippy Cup Labels - well actually they can be used for water bottles or even hair spray during summer camp when the kids get older. At any rate, I absolutely love these orbit labels from inchbug.com! They come in a variety of colors and wash well in the dishwasher.
2. It's always fun to explore the latest in lunch box trends. This year, I bought Jackson the
LunchBlox from Rubbermaid. They have a large variety of container sizes that all fit together and also click into an ice pack. I purchased the sandwich set from Target for 9.99, but they also have special ones for salads and entrees. They are all dishwasher and microwave safe. You can also buy special lunch boxes that go with the set too. Obviously the hope is that Jackson will enjoy this new system so much that he'll eat his
lunch all gone :)
Casey I feel for you. Abby has been having problems sleeping too. Her problem is all of a sudden she won't fall asleep for hours! Well if you ever need anything just let me know
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