Baby + Stuff

Well, some sweet friends are kindly throwing us a baby shower, being that you will be a baby, which means a bit more stuff than we needed when your big brother came. 

So I'm trying to create a registry of things we may need. Of course my search gets off of the practical and onto finding cool baby stuff quickly. Here are a few of the baby things that are well designed and I only wish I could register for...

1. The Nook Pebble Mattress

2. Koo's Bassinet + Rocking Chair

And both of these are fun bed linens:

3. The Baby-Measuring Crib Sheet 

4. Brokiga Baby + Toddler Bed Linens

There is more...of course, but I'd better get back to the real stuff I should be registering for...

Like Mother, Like Daughter

for me.

for you.

more for me.

and you.

 

 and a hip look for you, tegegne.

all of this cuteness is from der kleine salon. i found it thanks to emma.

Merry Christmas

Handmade Gifts

So, I did get around to making a few gifts this year. I didn't make anything as lovely as these gifts, but I wish I would have! (Does that count?)

Coasters, earrings, keychain + bicycle, napkins.

Take Me Here

Remodelista.

Well, you are officially initiated to Christmas the American way because you sat on Santa's lap and told him what you want for Christmas. We went to Bad Seed, the wintertime indoor farmers market last night and didn't expect to see Santa. We didn't even have to wait in line at the mall. Santa pulled you right up on his lap and said the classic line, "What do you want for Christmas little boy?" You replied, "A light!" 


Thanks for making it easy on us this year, Tegegne. This year your asking for a light, but in 13 years you'll be asking for a car. And probably next year you will catch on to the holiday a bit more. For now, we are keeping it simple. 


Too bad I didn't have my camera to catch you on Santa's lap. Maybe we'll see him again soon!


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The Call

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Hi Tegegne. How are you? Are you good? It looks to me like you are enjoying life and are quite a happy fellow. About a month ago you really started using your imagination and you tell cute little stories. Like this, "Mommy, there's a mouse in your car...it's gonna get you!"You talk about "the mouse" all of the time. (You may or may not be getting a little toy mouse for Christmas, by the way.)

Things are fairly "normal" at home, but the other day at work I got "the call." The call from Miss D at your school saying you had bit a classmate. She said that for the past week you were acting up more and she wanted to bring it to my attention. This news made me sad.  Things have gone pretty well at school so far, and I was not sure how to respond. At the moment we were on the phone she said you decided to take a nap and were lying on a cot in your room. It was not nap time, and that seemed quite odd so I picked you up and brought you home for the afternoon. We talked and you told me everything you had done and why. You are quite good at telling on yourself. 

Several people have suggested that this behavior at school might be due to your new baby sister coming. Maybe so, but I'm trying not to get too worked up about it.  I have faith in you, little guy, and I think you can move on from this soon. Sound good?

Double the Sweetness

  
Double the sweetness, double the fun! I get to spend the weekend with this sweet & adorable family. Ashleigh and I are dear friends from college, and I'm way overdue for meeting her twin girls. Can't wait for this fun getaway and time catching up with a good friend! 

The boys are staying home to hold down the fort, probably will build a fort, and definitely build fires in the fireplace. 

Photos from FB. Thanks Ash!

Stella & Henry

I am so glad Megan with Mimi + Meg has started a kids blog. Have you been to Stella & Henry yet?  I love Mimi + Meg and think Megan is ridiculously good at blogging. Stella & Henry is for sure my new favorite stop! Megan, thanks for making a great resource for moms like me!

Just the Three of Us

 

 

 

Just the three of us will soon be over in a few months. As good as it will be to have four of us, it is bittersweet to have had a short time as a family of three.  We have and are making the most of our family time, though. I can't believe all of the fun we have had since last Jan 19th!

Here's a recap of some of the best:

Embracing your little self for the first time outside of the orphanage.

Hearing you say "Ababayeh" at first and having no idea what you meant. 

Now hearing you say "Daddy" and being thrown totally off guard because your name for 

Michael is clearly Ababayeh.

Knowing that you, Michael, are so totally enthralled by your son. You often comment on how awesome he is. You are now speaking more French to him and having him reply, and nothing sounds better.

Eating dinner. Then without a doubt you will say, "Excuse me Ababayeh (which sounds more like bob-yeh half the time), may I sit on your lap?"

Our walks down the hill to the Plaza just to get out and people watch. 

Your excitement when I walk in the door from work, or when Ababayeh does. Or when you are trying so hard to share a story with us, but very few words come out. And lately your response, "I tink so."

Introducing you to Trick-or-Treating, the Zoo, special treats, and wow even fresh water.  It is great to watch your excitement with life. Can't wait to take you to the tree farm to get our Christmas tree.

And there's much more to say, but I'll finish.

Good night boys. Love you.

 

(Disclaimer: As much as we are a family of three, it often feels like 4, 5, or even 6 if you count dear Auntie Taryn, Micah, and of course our big dog Owen. Nights with all of us in the house are quite good as well.)