tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65308892028964307212024-03-27T02:37:33.757-04:00 Running BarefootShauna and Benhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05950201306682371967noreply@blogger.comBlogger142125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6530889202896430721.post-15892633631211620012013-06-14T18:24:00.000-04:002013-06-23T09:46:32.489-04:00"New Baby Comes"<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
These were the words spoken
by Axel when we asked him what we should name the new baby. He was quite consistent with that
response. Well, "New Baby
Comes" has finally arrived -- nearly 3 months ago! Our apologies to Axel, for selecting a
different name, to Tobi, for not having a baby girl (which she had already
named Carly), and to the new baby, whose blog post was left until months later
while his father was trapped in the service waiting room at a car dealership
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our children -- certainly not for the first or last time -- we are quite excited by
the arrival of a small, kissable, round-headed person whom we have named Soren
Isaac. Now that I've had a longer
observation period, I would have to add the adjective
"worried-looking" to the previous list. I don't really blame the little guy, since
most of the facial expressions occur when his older brother is forcibly
implanting Soren’s pacifier into his mouth or jumping onto the couch from the
coffee table -- inches away from his head in the (semi-permanent) feeding
position. Come to think of it, I've seen
the same look when his older sister sat on him.
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across the name Soren separately...we're still not sure who suggested it first,
but whoever it was, the other had already been thinking it. There was only one problem...the meaning of
the name Soren is "severe" or "serious". It didn't change the fact that we liked the
name, but we were still undecided when Shauna went for a pre-op appointment 3
days before the scheduled C-section. I
was at home with the kids in the middle of the work day when I got a call from
Shauna saying they were sending her to the hospital to monitor her blood
pressure. After her blood pressure
normalized and was no longer a concern, OUR level of concern was bumped up a
few notches...what if they decided to do the C-section NOW? We still have 3 days to prepare, right?! Maybe not...<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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time to get serious (see what I did there?) about choosing a name. At this point, our call had ended, and we
were using possibly the best method of marital communication. No, I’ll expand that...possibly the best
method of all communication currently known to man -- text messaging. As technology allows special moments to be
immortalized forever, this fine example is no exception.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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child's name (Ben’s comments in blue):<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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And there it is --
Soren Isaac's name was decided over text.
Just because I find it funny, and it helps me understand where my older kids
get their whining tendencies, here's the update from two hours later:</div>
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Shauna and Benhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05950201306682371967noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6530889202896430721.post-54711469147167946872013-02-15T23:52:00.001-05:002013-02-15T23:52:24.507-05:00Two!!!Axel turned two this week! He is so very two! He is getting himself into all kinds of trouble...but he is a riot and makes it hard to laugh even when he is being disciplined. He is coming out with all kinds new words and phrases on a daily basis. He loves to have us watch him do all kinds of silly things. "Mommy, watch!" "Daddy, watch!" Climbing, jumping, running, spinning around (or rounding, as he likes to call it), throwing any kind of ball (or really anything!), playing with anything Tobi is doing are among his favorite activities. Food is tricky right now. One day he will gobble up a meal and the next day proudly declare "Not like it chicken!" Most days I can't win...and end up picking up lots of food off of the floor. He loves fruit..just about any kind...and he still guzzles milk like it is going out of style....and the thing that seems to send him over the edge is a donut or munchkin ("dowut" or "munkish"). "More dowut! More dowut!" Of course a cookie or piece of candy will not be turned down, but those treats are appearing less and less as the good for you food keeps hitting the floor. <br />
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We celebrated with a family party on Sunday even though his actual birthday was on Monday. This provided quite a bit of confusion for Tobi. She kept asking all day if he was really two. I told her that he would actually turn two while he was napping since he was born at 3:23 pm. So after I got him up from his naps he went right back to his old antics (which sadly include pulling Tobi's hair and hitting her if he feels somehow his happiness is being jeopardized by her). Finally Tobi just had to ask me if I was sure he was really two now, since he still looked the same and was still doing all the same things. I guess she really had high hopes for this birthday! I won't tell her that it's probably going to get worse before it gets better for her.... Nevertheless, she is a great big sister. She "reads" to Axel any time he will actually sit and listen. She is often eager to share her toy or food to help appease him...and she really tries to include him in her play. She also loves to help keep him in line...letting me know when he might need a timeout. <br />
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Even though being 8 months pregnant and chasing a toddler is wearing me out quickly...I love Axel's little personality. He is a bundle of energy and excitement...but he is a funny, happy guy (except when he isn't) and he can also be very sweet. He often calls himself "Akel-boy". Other favorite sayings include: "Akel dood it", "Mommy, good!", "No like it", "I'll get it", "Found it!", "hiding" and so many more. He makes us smile everyday! We love you, Akel Boy! You are one of a kind!<br />
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After waiting 2 weekends for a good day to go cut down a tree, like we have the past 2 years, Saturday was rainy again. Ben decided to run out and just buy a tree from one of the local places selling them. This was the heaviest, fattest tree we've had...<br />
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Tobi was a pro at carefully placing the ornaments on the tree and spreading them out nice and evenly.<br />
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I wasn't sure how "helpful" Axel would be with the decorating...<br />
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...but Tobi was a good monitor for him.<br />
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As it turns out he wasn't at all concerned about putting the ornaments on the tree, or taking them off for that matter...he was much more interested in carrying as many as he could in his hands at one time. Why would you put these toys on a tree anyway???<br />
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He did get into the spirit of it for a few minutes...<br />
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Time to put on the star....<br />
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or not! I guess it was a little higher/further than she wanted to go!<br />
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So, on to plan B.<br />
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Or plan C....that star is bigger than I remember.<br />
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Not sure...but MERRY CHRISTMAS!<br />
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A little posing...<br />
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Look at what I found under the tree!<br />
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Sibling love!<br />
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Project completed!<br />
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<br />Shauna and Benhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05950201306682371967noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6530889202896430721.post-82710501416038148832012-11-16T16:18:00.002-05:002012-11-16T16:18:10.141-05:00Stark Park 10-13-2012This year we went back for our annual photo shoot in the park. Sadly
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the park we decided to make a total fall day of it and head to the
apple orchard....where we did not pick apples, but we did buy apples and
apple cider donuts and pumpkins. <br />
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Oh and one more from the park...I think he has a career in modeling in his future!!!!!<br />
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<br />Shauna and Benhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05950201306682371967noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6530889202896430721.post-64439008945613193022012-07-30T23:35:00.002-04:002012-07-30T23:35:24.893-04:00Fantastic FoursSo...I told her she wasn't allowed to do it and she kept telling me she was going to anyway...and it turns out she was right. I have been telling Tobi for months she wasn't allowed to turn FOUR. I just wanted to keep her three for a while longer. Three seems like I could still put her in the toddler category...but alas she has been seeming very four for a while now and there was no stopping it. The day came and she, sure enough, turned four years old. It's just a day and a number but it seems so impossible. <br />
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It helped a little that we've been celebrating her birthday for about a month now, so when the day actually came the sting wasn't quite so painful.<br />
We started with an island celebration when we were with Grandma and Grandpa R-B. Since we wouldn't be together on the actual day we celebrated early with cake and gifts. Tobi was most excited about her new princess castle...right up this girls alley for sure! <br />
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The next celebration was mid-July and we had pool party for 3 lovely ladies who all celebrate birthdays in July. It was just a perfect day (which you have no guarantee of when you sign up to rent the pool...feeling lucky since we really didn't have a plan B) for a day in the park.<br />
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Love these girls: Tobi 4, Sadie 4, Kayla 6<br />
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What's a party without balloons and a baby in a diaper? <br />
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After a week of music/art camp we were looking for a low key way to
celebrate on the actual day. By low key, I mean I didn't feel like
cooking. So we asked Tobi what she wanted for dinner and as expected
she voted for hamburgers. If given a choice I'm pretty sure she would
choose Wendy's as her restaurant of choice but we tried to steer her in a
slightly different direction. We ended up at Cactus Jack's and, as you
can see, it was met with approval from the birthday girl! <br />
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Then we headed back to the house for some more cake and ice cream and presents. (This girl is going to need celebration detox). <br />
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I cannot even begin to sum up what I think about this girl...she is most certainly her own person and I love every bit of her. It feels like almost everyday I am trying to remember all the funny, smart, strange, cute, loving, or sometimes not so loving but still creative things she says and/or does. She is a great big sister most of the time...and that is saying a lot since Axel's favorite activities include hitting, biting and jumping on her (all in love of course). She loves to be helpful...picking things up, setting things up, dishes, laundry, cooking...I'm just hoping this attitude lasts until she can do it all by herself...that would be amazing!!! She loves "kids movies" and would like to watch shows about 15 hours a day...but she opts for the one hour (over the alternative - 0) most days. Loves Max & Ruby...but also is into Diego, Curious George, Strawberry Shortcake and quite a few more. Looks like she is heading to a couple of days a week of preschool in the fall and I'm sure she will love it. She loves playing with babies, playing pretend anything (house, school,etc.), playing outside, drawing, coloring, doing activity books and so much more. <br />
It really is a blessing to be her mom...and I'm so thankful that I get to be that everyday! So I'm wiping the tears as I say goodbye to "three" but I wouldn't want to miss "four" for anything!!!! Here we go....Shauna and Benhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05950201306682371967noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6530889202896430721.post-83802853228444669112012-06-30T00:19:00.002-04:002012-06-30T15:52:05.858-04:00Spring<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Well...I meant to catch up but somehow haven't made it to the blogoshpere for a while again. Here is a quick recap of some of the highlights of our spring.</div>
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After we got back from St. Louis it was Easter weekend. We had a great time worshiping at our church. Then we headed down to Billerica to celebrate together. </div>
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The next weekend we went to the Big Apple Circus in Boston with friends. </div>
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A few days later, Ben and I got to go on date...first one in a while. Here we are enjoying a fabulously fancy dinner....a sausage from a cart outside of Fenway Park (darn you traffic!). NeedtoBreathe at the House of Blues...fun night out.</div>
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Mother's Day was extra special this year. Axel was dedicated at church. It was a special time for our family. (Bonus: They had family pics before the service and I think they turned out great!)<br />
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A weekend away to NJ...one last time before Pam moves to Seattle. Love these ladies...college roomies and lifetime friends!<br />
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Memorial Weekend fun....first trip to the ocean and a cookout at Ryan and Sarah's.<br />
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Birthday time...Happy 40th to Ben.<br />
Special Breakfast for Daddy: <br />
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Then we celebrated with something truly special...a weekend away for just the two of us. Of course I booked a weekend at a seaside resort in the middle of basically a monsoon! But it was still great to get away...and eat great food...and shop sans kids...and celebrate this great guy: <br />
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Not really a sit on the beach kind of day...but the waves were pretty cool. </div>
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My birthday was a few days later...and I decided to treat myself to this favorite stop with 2 of my favorite people!<br />
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Then we had a lovely picnic in the park. <br />
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Happy Birthday Whoopie Pie....<br />
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Followed by Birthday Dinner for 2 at Petey's on the beach in Rye, NH. (No pics..oops. I was too busy stuffing my face with seafood!)</div>
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Father's Day weekend started with a the recital of one of my favorite ballerinas... Kayla did a great job and she had lots of family there to enjoy the show.<br />
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Of course all the other days we love to be at home...playing inside...<br />
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...right up to the first official day of summer.<br />
What better way to celebrate than another amazing day at the ocean! <br />
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Phew! All caught up. What a fun spring it was. A lot of everyday activities highlighted with some special times with loved ones and friends. Just the way we like it around here! <br />
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I've been a blogging slacker lately...good thing I don't make a living at this. The next few posts are going to be a whirlwind tour of the last couple of months. But for tonight I think I'll stick to one subject for this post....<br />
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The last weekend in March we headed out out to St. Loius for Ben's grandparents' 70th anniversary celebration. It was the first time flying for both our kids...and my first time flying in 5 years (hard to believe). The flight went well (especially now that we are home and I've had a month and a half to forget about the diaper blowout while we were taxiing to takeoff...and the 6 hour delay in Baltimore!). Minus those two instances I think we did pretty well for our first time flying with children.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijHMjPe7WBjM_UVdu7O5XRltjt6XbBwWrBMszLntE4xka7Qj0yLAL2GjY5yF16Ed23mafm4BFgqm1X-qbxcw8_-0o2R3JVGvG7g3gWPzYeKN5Bk5x9pdayH6IGNw_fOZl2tE_FDQr712g/s1600/IMG_0953.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijHMjPe7WBjM_UVdu7O5XRltjt6XbBwWrBMszLntE4xka7Qj0yLAL2GjY5yF16Ed23mafm4BFgqm1X-qbxcw8_-0o2R3JVGvG7g3gWPzYeKN5Bk5x9pdayH6IGNw_fOZl2tE_FDQr712g/s640/IMG_0953.JPG" width="640" /></a><br />
We got into St. Louis quite late and were expecting to navigate our way to our destination on our own, but we were surprised that Ben's Aunt Barbara and Uncle Chip were there to meet us!! <br />
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The next day we headed over to the Friendship Village where Grammy and Poppy live. They didn't know that we were coming in for the weekend...so it was quite fun to walk in and surprise them. <br />
It was Axel and Tobi's first time to meet Grammy Bear & Poppy (as the great grandkids call them). <br />
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There were a lot of guests in for the weekend. It was great to see everyone and celebrate such a great event. It was so nice to see so many relatives from all over the country. We had lovely family time at Ben's aunt and uncle's home, sharing meals, giving gifts, watching family movies from years gone by, playing with new friends, and enjoying the summer-like weather.</div>
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Sunday morning we attended church where Ben's Uncle chip is the pastor. It was palm Sunday. It was a lovely service in a beautiful building.<br />
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Sunday afternoon was the main event...the anniversary celebration. <br />
Sadly I forgot bring my camera to the big event at the Friendship Village, so all I got was this pic of the crowd (and Tobi pointing at me) at the reception. As you can see, it was well attended! It was a lovely celebration of such an amazing accomplishment.<br />
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On Monday we made a trip to the St. Louis Zoo. It was a great zoo...but we didn't expect the 90 degree weather on the 1st of April. It was hot!<br />
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All in all it was a fabulous weekend! What a special treat to be able to be there for such a great event! Shauna and Benhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05950201306682371967noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6530889202896430721.post-34728795612938296562012-03-14T00:42:00.003-04:002012-03-14T00:47:09.406-04:00Move over lion...here comes the lamb...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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After a virtually snowless winter, March decided to give us one last surprise. Hats, mittens, snowshoes and snow walks.<br />
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We were happy to get a little more use out of our winter gear.<br />
Sadly, the soft snow and lack of nap proved to be too much for our youngest snowshoer...and she opted for this innovative ride after a just a few steps on her own.<br />
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It's hard to believe that just a year ago we were introducing Axel baby <a href="http://therunningbarefoots.blogspot.com/2011/02/here-he-is-subtitled-bens-3rd-post-in.html">here.</a><br />
It was Valentine's Day, one year ago, that we got to take this precious gift home from the hospital and now he is woven so deeply into the fabric of this family. When he was added to our family it gave us all new roles. Ben and I became parents of a son and Tobi got to take on the role of big sister. It stretched our titles but more amazingly stretched our hearts. We couldn't imagine our home without Axel's silly infectious giggle, pointing finger, "manly" grunting, squeals of pure joy, pitter patter of toddling feet, slap-slap of toy-clad crawling hands, scrunching nose, cheesy smile, curious nature, and even the pant-grabbing whining with an incessant "ma ma ma ma ma ma ma...". It's all part of our daily experience here. We are so in love this boy and we thank God every day that we get to be his family!!! Happy Birthday, Baby Axel!!! WE LOVE YOU!!!<br />
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So it turns out I live on the edge of Narnia and I had no idea. I have
lived here for almost 5 years, and I have never been further than the
brush pile in our back yard. But this Christmas, Ben gave Tobi and I our
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Ben goes snowshoeing out here in the winter a lot...but it was so
foreign to me that we lived on the edge of this winter
wonderland...trails and snow-covered beauty...just beyond our own yard.
Tobi did great for being 3 and walking in snowshoes for the first
time. We were out about a half an hour and she (with the promise of hot
chocolate upon completion) really enjoyed herself! <br />
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there was a day last week where things aligned just so... two kids
actually napping at the same time and the house was relatively "clean"
(enough) and Ben working at home, so I decided it was the perfect
chance to return to Narnia.<br />
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so amazing to me that there is a whole system of snow-covered
paths...winding behind all the houses I drive by everyday...leading up
to the water tower...over frozen streams that I never knew existed. I
just kept walking...and winding...and wondering where the next path
would lead. Ben told me about snowshoeing there, but without having
experienced it myself I really didn't think it was much more than snowy
woods. And actually it isn't much more than that...the reality is that I
didn't realize how cool snowy woods could be. I thought of a hundred
metaphors for life while I was trekking...how we live on the edge,
peering in and never knowing what is beyond waiting for us until we dare
to enter...how others explain things to us but we don't fully
understand until we experience it for ourselves...how sometimes you just
have to get into the bureau if you want to see Narnia. For me that
bureau was a a path past the brush pile, a pair of snowshoes and a
couple of tired kids.<br />
<br />Shauna and Benhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05950201306682371967noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6530889202896430721.post-62171135309292100832012-01-14T00:05:00.000-05:002012-01-14T00:05:14.996-05:00The Eleventh Hour....er....MonthSo, this is it...the last month of the 1st year of Axel's life. It seems like such a big jump from being measured in months to years, so I decided that when Axel is 15 he will still just be 180 months old to me! (Thank you calculator.)<br />
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First Christmas... <br />
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This marks the last of the firsts as far of holidays are concerned (unless we count MLKJ day...but Ben doesn't get that one off so it's no holiday around here.) Axel came home from the hospital on Valentine's day last year (also not really a holiday...but we will be celebrating...right, Ben?).<br />
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I think we can say we have a walker. He still prefers crawling most of the time. It's so much faster. But I catch him taking steps all the time now...just to get from one spot to another. He is very proud of himself. Sadly I haven't gotten any really great video footage of his best walking because he likes to end his walking show with a dive into my arms...but this will give you an idea.<br />
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We got our first snow of the year on the 11th (the day Axel turned 11 months old). So to celebrate we bundled him up so he could hardly move, stuffed him in a backpack carrier and brought him out in the cold for a little walk. I guess he didn't mind too much, since he fell asleep almost immediately!<br />
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Other advances include waving goodbye, repeating the tone of some things we say (all done, bye bye, i love you...they all sound exactly alike, but he is definitely working on some speaking skills), and breaking in some serious molars (poor guy!). Oh, and he loves to sing along to "Angels We Have heard on High" on the chorus..."Gloooooooria"...way to keep the Christmas spirit alive, Axel!<br />
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<br />Shauna and Benhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05950201306682371967noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6530889202896430721.post-42511575557274803502011-12-14T00:27:00.001-05:002011-12-30T23:58:17.276-05:00double digitsTime for a little catch up! <br />
Axel is 10 months old now (almost 11...but we need to cover the 10th month first).<br />
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On Dec. 16th this little turkey weighed in at 21 lbs. 5 oz. and measures in at 29 inches. (Actually I think we had a 20 lb. turkey for Thanksgiving...)<br />
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Axel's 10th month had a few firsts for him...<br />
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First Thanksgiving. <br />
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First time getting a Christmas tree...<br />
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He started standing on his own and even took his first few steps.<br />
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He has definitely mastered sleeping through the night (woohoo!)...<br />
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He's a great sleeper and great eater!<br />
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He is always on the move!!!! <br />
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And he loves to dance...<br />
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He sure does make us smile!<br />
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<br />Shauna and Benhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05950201306682371967noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6530889202896430721.post-2600824964652785222011-11-10T21:47:00.000-05:002011-11-19T23:30:37.544-05:0011-11-11Axel turns 9 months old today (I guess it should have been 11 considering the date, but I'm fine with 9 for now). It's been a full month...with a few unexpected adventures.<br />
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I think I totally missed an eight month update for Axel baby so he has
made all kinds of advancements in two month's time. He is a pro at
crawling now...and pulling himself up on everything...he has started
using furniture to move himself around while standing. I think he might be an early walker. He loves to clap, sway
and dance to any music.<br />
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He started feeding himself most of his
meals...shoveling fistfuls of food into his mouth as fast as possible.
He loves most of the food I've given him - fruit, veggies, meat,
bread...but he still gobbles up the baby crackers and puffs. <br />
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I'm just loving seeing his personality coming out more and more. He is a serious guy and busy...he loves to explore and play. Of course he will indulge you with a little laugh if he feels like it...but Tobi can usually make him laugh and smile...and she loves to do that. "I guess I really love my brother, don't I?" Yup! I guess we all really do!<br />
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The kids got some good cousin time in...<br />
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Tobi got to go trick or treating for the first time (Axel too, but he was less in to it than his sister.) <br />
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Tobi went as Rapunzel (or as she would say, Tangled). The long hair was courtesy of Auntie Sarah's crafty creations...<br />
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Axel had his horse coat on...but somehow he was most often mistaken for a chicken!<br />
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Anyway, we survived just fine. We are so fortunate to have family so close by...<br />
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It is nice to be home. It's nice to have lights, heat and water again. Every time I thought about complaining about how long it was taking to get power back or how inconvenienced I was feeling I thought about those who lost their homes in the earthquake/tsunami in Japan over 8 months ago and still don't have a place to call home, never mind all the amenities...or those in Haiti who had so little to begin with and lost everything in the earthquake there. It seems all to easy to take these things for granted...<br />
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The past 3 years I've taken pictures of Tobi in the leaves at Stark Park on October 14th. <a href="http://therunningbarefoots.blogspot.com/2010/10/october-fourteenth.html">Here</a> are the pics from the last few years. <br />
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Sadly this year it was raining on the 14th...so we had to wait until the 17th. I knew getting a good picture of both kids would be challenging...but I didn't anticipate this reaction from Axel...<br />
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"Okay...this is different."<br />
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"What are these things?" </div>
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"I don' t think I like this..."<br />
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"Help me, Tobi! Get us out of here..." </div>
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"Seriously? You are sticking those things on my head?"<br />
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"I'll touch them, but I won't like them."<br />
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<br />Shauna and Benhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05950201306682371967noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6530889202896430721.post-88578236354578809962011-10-13T17:06:00.001-04:002011-10-13T17:07:03.556-04:00Islesboro Cottage 3.0<span id="goog_1487787118"></span><span id="goog_1487787119"></span><br />
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was our third year out at the cottage on Islesboro. Thanks to the
generosity of Ben's parents we got to live on the water for 2 weeks. It
was great spending time with Grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins and
friends at different times during those weeks.</div>
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It is such a lovely place. I have such a soft spot for the Maine coast and having a view of it out every window is so amazing.</div>
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We
had a little trouble getting on to the island since it is only
accessible by ferry. We packed all of our stuff for two weeks in the
truck and U-Haul trailer and we were so proud of ourselves for getting
there just in time to make our reservation on the last ferry only to
find out the ferry was not working! We had to hustle to take the water
taxi for passengers only. We had to decide what we would need to
survive for the night and hope that no one would get into the rest of
our belongings during the night. We did just fine (minus the 3 year old
screaming "I don't want to go on the boat" all the way down the ramp to
the boat and the fact that we left all our cash in the truck and
couldn't pay for the taxi ride! until the next day). </div>
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Oh, Maggie (the ferry's nickname)...we've been "ferried" again! (That was Ben's new phrase creation!)</div>
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Ben had to work most of the time we were there, but if you have to work this is the office view you want. </div>
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This was our backyard for the week...(at least at low tide.)</div>
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We did a lot of beach combing and digging.</div>
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Ryan and Sarah and the kids came up for a couple days... </div>
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Here are the ladies in the "princess palace". <br />
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And how about a little kayaking?<br />
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We took a trip off island one day.<br />
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Here is Tobi getting a special ride around Camden.<br />
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We took lots of beach walks...collecting treasures and such.<br />
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And talk about a sink view. I didn't even mind doing the dishes ( I think I have written about this every year so far.)<br />
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We spent lots of time on the sun porch...doing puzzles, playing games, enjoying the beauty.<br />
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Everyday the sky was different, and so the view was always new.<br />
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We
had some of the freshest seafood you can get...lobsters from the one of
the local lobstermen and mussles from the beach in our front yard!<br />
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Oh sooo good! <br />
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I had my personal lobster preparer (aka my neat freak husband) present me with a fully cleaned lobster. Yummmmm!<br />
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These two both had a great time...<br />
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...living at the shore...<br />
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....crawling in jammies on the porch...<br />
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...listening to Grandpa stories... <br />
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...playing games at the fall festival....<br />
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....relaxing in rockers...<br />
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...petting animals at the island farm...<br />
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but we are so blessed to have so many great memories...once again!Shauna and Benhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05950201306682371967noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6530889202896430721.post-14233134558123136992011-09-14T16:22:00.000-04:002011-09-14T16:24:04.826-04:00Seven<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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So far I am really loving 6 months! Finally, Axel is sleeping through the night. He was still sleeping in our room since he had been waking up for a very early morning feeding. Then it seemed I would stay up late to feed him and he was still waking up at least twice and would only settle down if he was fed. NO! This was not the direction I thought we should be going. I decided I would put him in another room to sleep in hopes that he would sleep better and maybe only wake up once. He obviously needed his own space because now I put him down at 8 or 9 and he wakes up around 8 am!!!!! This is so great... if only I had made the move earlier I think we all would have been sleeping better much earlier! I'm sure adding some solid food helped as well.<br />
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So far he has loved everything he has eaten...carrots, peas, green beans, apples. He treats banana in the mesh self-feeder like his sole life source...I have to limit his banana intake but he start panting and grabbing when he sees the feeder coming out. I tried to put in an ice cube in it once....let's just stay it was not met with great delight!<br />
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</tbody></table>He is so goofy and smiley...I just love his little toothy grin (and frown). Ben calls him "Chompers" and it fits him quite well right now. He chews and chomps on anything and everything...he really loves a good shoe if he can find one. <br />
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meal sharing....<br />
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Shauna and Benhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05950201306682371967noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6530889202896430721.post-65967407294397473832011-08-07T16:30:00.001-04:002011-08-07T16:34:01.943-04:00A Lemon Party"Tobi, what kind of party would you like to have for your birthday this year?"<br />
"Um, I think I want a lemon birthday..."<br />
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I'm not sure where this idea came from, or what it even meant...but I went with it anyway. I don't think Tobi has been to enough themed birthday parties to even know what the question I was asking her meant. The word birthday for Tobi means one thing...birthday CAKE! So much so that she doesn't even use the word cake. On Ben's birthday Tobi asked him if she could share his birthday and when we asked her what she meant by that she mimed putting something to her mouth with her fingers and then chewing it. Yes, this girl loves a good "essert" and a birthday party is as good of an excuse as any to have some!<br />
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So we had a little celebration on her actual birthday with lemon cake...with chocolate (as requested). <br />
Pooter is Ben's nickname for Tobi..and he picked out the cake...<br />
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Then the real "lemon party" was on Saturday. My interpretation of a lemon party included lots of yellow and lemonade...<br />
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Grandma "Bengskin" made lemon cupcakes (with raspberry filling and cream cheese frosting). Yummm!!<br />
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It was a great day to celebrate Tobi's 3 years with family and friends.<br />
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I'm not really sure what a lemon party is...but I think this should be the aftermath! <br />
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Mission accomplished!Shauna and Benhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05950201306682371967noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6530889202896430721.post-21548537303510956262011-07-15T16:32:00.001-04:002011-07-15T16:35:53.169-04:005,4,3,2,1This week has been full of little milestones for this family.<br />
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On Monday Axel turned FIVE months old. <br />
We celebrated with a trip to the beach followed by a stop at Johnson's Dairy Bar for dinner (which was really for the rest of us) and ice cream (which we did share with Axel to his great delight!). <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On Thursday Ben and I celebrated FOUR years of wedded bliss. It has been a busy but pretty great 4 years. We were able to celebrate with a picnic in the park on Wed.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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This cutie had a great week. <br />
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It sure seemed strangely quiet not having Tobi here and we missed her lots, but it was so great that she got to spend such a special time with her cousins and grandparents. (I do have to admit it was a nice little break to have just one child to look after for a couple days...but the level of entertainment was lacking significantly!)<br />
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<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Do you see what TWO stands for? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlmSzEzpgkI5GKjwPUqEGJTDhE-21raZjzGYSqSgsxX43OAxZT_Gm8D8ipHvRu7cA6QZwXJAyDJBnxcny2HaNqVJmpiWe-GS7OfZAIZEs0vTC4rOVQu3ei8pA0wPTEa8-046Ow2QZkhdkx/s1600/IMG_5760.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlmSzEzpgkI5GKjwPUqEGJTDhE-21raZjzGYSqSgsxX43OAxZT_Gm8D8ipHvRu7cA6QZwXJAyDJBnxcny2HaNqVJmpiWe-GS7OfZAIZEs0vTC4rOVQu3ei8pA0wPTEa8-046Ow2QZkhdkx/s400/IMG_5760.JPG" width="400" /></a></div> Here's a closer look!<br />
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</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And for the last milestone we now have ONE more eater in our house. Axel had his first "meal" from a spoon. Rice cereal...mmm, mmm, mmm!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXqUzchzlW9VJ5mP0931cF42GobrLoyWxhyphenhypheneK_oDlWz4vRm8WVxsZRKkP7FVCD2OPUx4USqY1jZRmQ31uf8A7om92zKRZvpk67cfYnPokpPqMdv4WBfVQbigcLw4D-e_0iOwBMyFW3P47n/s1600/IMG_5745.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="273" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXqUzchzlW9VJ5mP0931cF42GobrLoyWxhyphenhypheneK_oDlWz4vRm8WVxsZRKkP7FVCD2OPUx4USqY1jZRmQ31uf8A7om92zKRZvpk67cfYnPokpPqMdv4WBfVQbigcLw4D-e_0iOwBMyFW3P47n/s400/IMG_5745.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>I'm not sure if it really counts since he mostly sucked it off the spoon like he was sucking on a bottle...but let's just say I could not get the spoon to his mouth fast enough!!!!<br />
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</a></div>Shauna and Benhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05950201306682371967noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6530889202896430721.post-78923116940914388062011-07-10T00:11:00.000-04:002011-07-10T00:11:09.118-04:004th by the seaSo we didn't make it up to the island in time for the 4th festivities (parade, fireworks, etc.) since they celebrated on the 2nd and we arrived on the 3rd, but we had a lot of fun with family and a spectacular view!<br />
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There was a dance at the community center. Tobi was so tired since she had no nap that day and it had been a very full day already...but she was so sure she wanted to go to the dance. She got there and sat in a chair watching for about 20 minutes...I was sure she would fall asleep. But suddenly she decided she wanted to dance... <br />
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We were all so busy watching Tobi's dancing that we didn't even notice when Kirstie Ally came in... (she has a a house on the island and shows up to things like this from time to time). Of course we found out the next day that Jon and Shay had danced with her, but they had no clue who she even was. Ben saw her as we were on the way out...I was oblivious...so I went back in to catch a glimpse. I think she is even thinner than she was at the end of dancing with the stars. We were thinking if we had stayed just a bit longer it would have been a great photo op of her and Tobi dancing together. But it may be just as well, since Tobi had no interest in anyone dancing "with" her...I think she was afraid her style would be cramped. That would have been a photo op of a whole different kind! Maybe it's better we took the over tired toddler home when we did :)<br />
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The rest of our time there was filled with more fun... <br />
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hikes-<br />
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And then it was time to head back home... <br />
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Anyway, while Ben has been using rodents for target practice we have been enjoying a bit of summer. This is a long time for Ben to be away so we escaped to the south...Massachusetts that is. <br />
It was a great week with my parents and made Ben being gone a little less lonely. <br />
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Monday we went to the beach...and it was a perfect beach day.<br />
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My dad took this picture of Tobi...and this is just how I feel about the beach!<br />
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Tuesday we went to Parlee farms to pick strawberries...but by the time we got there they had closed the fields for the day. So instead we visited the animals, got some ice cream and bought some already picked strawberries. (Truth be told that was probably better than chasing a tired toddler through the fields anyway.)<br />
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Thursday we made a trip to the state forest behind my parents home and discovered this great splash park.<br />
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Gardening, taking walks, coloring, reading books, playing Polly Pockets, eating outside, painting, doing puzzles...these are just a few of the things we've been doing over the past few days.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Now that he's gained some serious head and neck control there are all kinds of new things to try out. He loves to "play" with the baby toys while laying on his stomach. Unlike his sister at this age he LOVES to be on his belly. I think he might be quick to learn to crawl. He is really eager to move and he does, but mostly in a circle. He is rolling over like crazy. He hardly will stay on his back...which makes changing diapers a challenge. The exersaucer made its way down from the attic and so far it seems like a hit as long as he is not too tired.<br />
We also got the Bumbo seat (or as Tobi calls it the "Bumbaloo chair") out. He really likes sitting up like a big shot!<br />
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Even so, she didn't think she wanted to go to the ocean today (she thought we were going to the lake beach) until she got there and remembered what it was....then she never wanted to leave.<br />
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I kind of felt the same way...<br />
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I'd say it was a very good day...<br />
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