Dear Nahla and Jaden,
It’s Wednesday, 10:57 am. You each decided to take tiny 20 minute naps this morning. I don’t blame you for waking up so quickly. These last few days have been extra windy and it makes the windows whistle loudly at times. I don’t mind the wind as long as there are no tornadoes around. Tornadoes have been ripping through the states around us and causing some serious damage. We’ve been lucky enough not to be affected, yet.
Mommy went to the doctor yesterday and they filled up her band… a little too much. I’ve been in pain and pretty low in energy. Seeing as you two are 16 months and 6 months old you have TONS of energy. My solution today was simple. Toys. Every single obnoxiously loud and possessed toy that you guys own is now on the ground. Turned all the way up to loud. The TV is playing your guys’ favorite show, Bubble Guppies.
Jaden, you’re so close to crawling. You get up on your knees and rock back and forth constantly. You’re so much better at sitting up now. You do still tip backwards sometimes but I have a feeling you do it on purpose. You’re such a happy and hungry little boy. Actually, you’re a BIG boy. You and your sister both weigh about 27 lbs. You hardly ever have clothes on because your chubby little body makes it hard to keep a diaper on you properly. I can’t count how many times you’ve had diaper explosions. None today, thankfully! Even when it’s 3am and you refuse to go to sleep and mommy is cranky you still manage to make me smile by giggling and grinning up at me from your crib.
Nahla, you’re a full on sprinter at this point. You’re a pretty good big sister, too. You help Jaden get toys and you play with him… sometimes. Other times you act like the little 1 year old that you are and go nuts. You’ve been growing so quickly lately. These last few months have taken you from a little crawler to a big girl with a little attitude (little girl with BIG attitude is more like it). You say a few things now too like, “all gone”, “bye-bye”, “hi”, “mom”, “dada”, “ja”, “gaga”, “yes”, “no”, and a few other things. You may not annunciate them perfectly but mommy understands your language. 🙂
Well, you guys are getting cranky again. Time for snacks. Peach Puffs for Jaden and Chocolate Teddy Grahams for Nahla. Then it’s round two for nap time.
Love, Mommy