Even with all our sleep-deprivation due to trying to get back onto Florida time, we had a very busy week. I took the kids out on errands & shopping excursions every day except Friday (I decided I needed some quiet, at-home time while Erik was at daycare that morning!) On Monday, we went to the mall to pick up Elin's latest pictures from JCPenney and to start scoping out family outfits for the pictures we will take to commemorate Elin's 9-month birthday. On Tuesday, I took the kids to buy a gift for Kent and then we went grocery shopping; this was one of the roughest store experiences I've had with both kids. Erik has decided that he is fully on board with the sharing concept which means that he tries to give Elin some of whatever snack or drink he has. He doesn't understand that she can't eat all that food yet and doesn't really know how to chew!! We ended up dumping half a bag of cheerios on the floor when Erik tried to share and then tried to take it back after I scolded him. Elin had a death grip on the baggie! Thankfully, there were 2 store employees right there who immediately volunteered to clean up the mess. I love Publix!
On Wednesday, Erik went back to school (thankfully, he didn't have any issues being left there) while the girls got a few more errands done. Wednesday also marked our EIGTH wedding anniversary - hooray for us! Kent brought home dinner so that I wouldn't have to cook (I really don't enjoy that chore) as well as a lovely bouquet of flowers. On Thursday, we all needed to get out of the house, so it could get cleaned, so I decided to take the kids to Costco and pick up just 1 or 2 things. Ha! I left there with a full cart and had to leave before I was really ready because both kids started to get fussy! One of the things that I found was some lovely drawer organizers and so I spent the afternoon cleaning out and organizing most of our kitchen drawers as well as my make-up drawer in the bathroom. I am always so happy to see a clean, well-organized drawer!! On Friday, Erik had a big day at school with the annual Purim festival, which is a festival to celebrate Queen Esther's defeat of Haman's plan to destroy all the Jews. Erik made hamantaschen (delightful fruit or chocolate filled pastries), groggers (a noise maker that you shake whenever you hear Haman's name) and a crown. On Sabbath, Kent gave me a wonderful gift and he took charge of the kids so that I could take a nap. I meant to only sleep for another 30 minutes, but woke up about 2 1/2 hours later! It was a beautiful thing! That night, Kent and I had a date to celebrate our anniversary. It was nice to get out with just the 2 of us and spend some quiet, quality time together. We always say that we are going to establish a regular date night, but it never seems to work out. Maybe this week's adults-only excursion will inspire us!
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| Erik and his friend, Sage, getting ready to watch the Purim skit at school |
In the life of Erik, he has recently started telling us that he is scared of all sorts of things - such as cars on the road, shadows, or random noises. He will run up to Kent or I and say, "car coming; hold you; Erik scared" while holding his arms close to his chest. Not exactly sure where he picked this up from and I'm not sure if it's cute or something that I need to correct! Also, his language skills continue to improve; he is talking in more complete sentences and has started using the correct pronouns more frequently ("hold me" rather than "hold you").
In the life of Elin, her drooling has slowed down (thank goodness), but she still doesn't have any new teeth. She has become a serious Mama's girl - she will sometimes scream when I walk out of a room (even if she can still see me), She still has lots of night-time issues (can someone else come over and do sleep training for me? I don't wanna!). She can also crawl super fast and has learned her way around the house. There have been a few times when I took Erik back to his room for a diaper change and, once she realizes that she has been left behind, Elin will follow us down 2 hallways, her hands smacking down on the floor the whole way! She also loves to play right at my feet when I'm working in the kitchen, grabbing onto the backs of my legs.
Elin is going to be my dare devil, I'm afraid. One day this week, I put her on the floor in my room and then sat down myself to take off my tennis shoes. Just a minute later, I turned around and saw that Elin had climbed up onto a step-stool! Yikes. Slow down, little girl.
Since sleep was such a critical issue in our household this week, I thought I'd share a few pictures with you:
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| Why are sleeping babies so cute?! |
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| The view on Erik's monitor one night this week - they are both sound asleep!! |
1. Bible - I'm now in the book of Luke for my New Testament readings this week. Luke is the only Gospel that talks about Elizabeth & Zechariah, John the Baptist's parents. I'm not sure why, but I really like their story! I also like how Mary & Elizabeth were a support "group" for each other during their pregnancies. It is odd, though, that while still in utero, John recognized that Mary was carrying the Messiah and leaped for joy. Since I've recently been pregnant, it makes me wonder how aware the baby really is of the "outside" world.
2. Health - I finally have gotten off the weight plateau! I am back on the downward trend. I did go off plan, though, for a few meals this week due to our 8th wedding anniversary. I hope it doesn't ruin my progress too much.
3. Projects - organized kitchen drawers (or most of them!) I also worked on several craft projects; I love seeing progress being made and my to-do list getting a tiny bit shorter!
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