last night we returned home from portland. steven took me and jack there for my birthday present. lily stayed home and went to the zoo and played with my mom and mike. it was really cute when i walked in and saw lily because the first thing she said to me was baby? then she gave me a hug and steven came in with jack and she went crazy. she was clapping and laughing and just so excited. it is amazing to me how much she loves her little brother. i can't wait until jack is a little older and they can play better.
today in the car on our daily outing, lily was making faces at jack and laughing and i could hear him in his seat laughing at her. i am so thankful that they have such a connection even though he can't run around and play with her yet. i am thankful that they are so close in age. lily has yet to be jealous of him. if she wants my attention and i am holding him, she just asks me to put in back in his bouncy chair by pointing at it and saying back? i use the question marks when she talks because it seems like everything she says is a question. i just love the way she talks!
within the last couple of days, we started to implement "timeouts." she is actually pretty good about it. so i tell her that if she does something one more time, (usually whining), she is going to go in "timeout." if she doesn't stop the behavior, then i put her on the floor in the dining room against the wall. to my dismay, she actually sits there. i never leave her there very long but when i go back to talk to her about what she has done wrong, she usually says sorry and then gives me a hug and kiss goes about her activities. for the next while i just have to say, do you want to go in a "timeout?" and that is enough. she is the cutest little girl i have ever seen. i love her so much.
lastly, jack has started something new while he is eating. he kicks his little legs up and will try and touch my face with his toes. if i kiss them he can hardly stand it. he will giggle and try to eat at the same time. i just love his little body. i am so thankful that i have a little boy. i have to admit that i only wanted to have girls but he has been the best addition to our family. i couldn't have asked for a better fit than him. i love my baby boy.
