WDP: 5 Months

Wren,
I never call you Wren.  I absolutely love your name, but you are so easy to nickname!  I call you Wrenny Wren, Wren Pie, Siggy, and Sister.  Mostly, we all call you Sister.

Sister, you are so pudgy and wonderful.  You are so happy. You talk and coo and smile all the time.  Okay, I am exaggerating a little.

Your reflux creaped back up like a ton of bricks.  I had to work late a few nights and your cried for hours on end for Daddy.  Finally it dawned on me (why does it always take me so long?) that you ust need to try another medicine or up your dosage.  The doctor upped the dosage and you are feeling MUCH better.

You love to look at brother and Daddy and me.  You are just soaking it all in.  You love to sit in your office (the Savas named the exersaucer that for Elle and it is so fitting).  You have started touching the dogs too.  Your little hands are so curious and always on the move. You also screech like a teradactyl, giggle, and "talk."  You roll over, whe we put you down, which is rare because of the reflux.  We started you on irce cereal.  You love the stuff.  I think you'd eat a pretzel if we'd let you.  You are eager to do what we are doing!

Sweet girl, you sleep like a charm at night.  You go down around 8 and wake up around 6 or 7.  Pretty amazing.  I know you'd prefer a nap schedule, but our schedule won't allow that.  You handle the chaos very well.

Wren, we love you so.  I love seeing your smiling face in the morning and snuggling your little face into my neck.  I love how my nose looks so delicious to you!  I love how you just go with the flow.  You remind us to enjoy each minute of baby.

Love,
Mom

Back Yard Days

We have been spending most of our evenings on walks or on the back deck (yay!).  It has been wonderful.  On our walks, Nash has picked a couple of lavish gardens  with little sculptures and treasures to really enjoy.  He will sit next to little objects and talk about them and how pretty they are.  He loves to smell the flowers (and pick the occasional one or two).  We are really enjoying being reminded to stop and smell the flowers.  We are also loving the sense of community it gives us to be out in our 'hood.

The back yard is sucking less (sorry, it really did suck). The deck is amazing. KP had mulched everything, added something like 6 yards of crushed granite, I can't tell you how much concrete, and a sand box. He still had the trim, to repair the lid of the sandbox, and build a swing set left. All in due time!

NAP: 27 Months

Dear Nash,
Terrible twos?  Really?  We think you are pretty awesome.  Daddy and I were just saying how much we love this age.  You are talking like crazy.  You are forming sentences, asking questions at relevant moments, and even cracking jokes.  You tell us all about looking for dinosaurs, butterflies, dragonflies, bees, and spiders.  Today when I was brushing Zeus, the shedding pug, you said, "What are you doing?"  And yesterday when you were playing trains with Daddy, you held a curved piece up to your mouth like a smile!  Where did that come from?!

Now, don't get me wrong, this age has it's challenges.  You constantly test the limits.  You demand TV constantly.  Also, if you aren't feeling well, watch out!  Literally.  I get beat up on regularly when you feel crummy.  But, a couple of rounds of time out usually cure this issue.

I bring up feeling crummy because you finally had tubes put in.  Daddy and I did really well about not getting too worked up.  I did cry when they took you from me.  You cried in the nurse's arms as she carried you away.  I prayed and waited anxiously for 10 whole minutes.  The the doctor came and told us that you did great.  You had fluid on your ears even though you hadn't had an infection in weeks.  We are guessing that you had fluid on your ears for 6 or more months.  About 10 minutes after that you were back in my arms, snuggling, and drinking apple juice.  By the time we got home, you were ready to eat and play.  Amazing.

You are also getting your 2-year molars.  As usual, you are having a hard time with this.  We are giving you pain meds at night and trying to distract you during the day.  I hope they come quickly.

You just started to play trains with Daddy and you love going outside with him.  You love Sissy (you wont let me call her Siggy anymore).  You are pretty attached to me right now, especially before bed. 

You have started eating more and will even try whatever vegetable we put in front of you.  Your favorite books are the Llama books and Kiss Goodnight from SueSue.  You love to facetime Midge, Luke, Davis, and Mimi and we Skyped Grammy and Grampy the other day.  Now, each time I open my computer, you say, "Talk to Grammy or Where Grammy?"

You love your people, that's for sure. And we love you. I especially love your hugs and snuggles. I am trying to soak them in, as I know one day you will think you are too big for my lap. But, if you read this, know that I will always find room.

Love,
Mom