Arwyn has been really distracted with her breast feeding recently. Rather than getting a good, long, uninterrupted feed, she's constantly looking me in the eyes, then smiling and laughing. Plus, she likes to stop and sit up and give me a big kiss right in the middle, then gets back to business. It's so cute and funny, but she gave me a clog and then wasn't doing a good job of getting it out, and it sort of tells me that our little breast feeding relationship is nearing the end. I stopped with Leia at 15 months, so I'm determined to get there with Arwyn, but I can see she's going to make this last month a bit difficult. And I don't think she'll be so angry and upset when we stop the way Leia was, but I guess we'll just see. Despite not really wanting to breast feed much, Arwyn has been really clingy this week for some reason. Always wanting to be held by either Josh or myself, and throwing a fit when you have to put her down. She's also been really into her Daddy this week, sometimes choosing him over Mommy when she wants to be held. It sure does make Josh feel good, and it may be another sign that she's over the breast feeding. She's been much more interested in trying to play with Leia recently, and has been calling out "Yay-ya" more and more. She also likes to emulate her big sister, so the other night when I wanted to breast feed her and put her to bed, instead she insisted on sitting at Leia's little table on her stool and eating dinner with her. She was trying to steal Leia's dinner, so I had to give her some of her own, and when she finished it she still tried to steal more. She was so fired up to be sitting at the "big kid's table" eating a meal with her sister instead of her high chair. You could just see it in her face that she felt really important. She was also tapping her toes and bopping her head to the beat of the 80's tune Josh was playing, so the whole scene was just hilarious!
Leia has had a bit of a bad week, in my humble opinion. Her Grandma told her she was sending a package, and the girl threw multiple tantrums every single day until it arrived, which was probably over a week later. We were so sick of her tantrums that I actually found some shoes that Grandma had sent awhile back that we were hiding until they fit, and I threw them in an old USPS box and told her the package actually arrived. That worked like a charm, but then the all the real boxes showed up, so she got so many presents, and now she just keeps telling me more and more things that she wants. I tell her to put it on her list for Christmas, but she just keeps throwing fits about it anyway. The main thing she wants now are ballet slippers, which is silly since she doesn't even take ballet. The fact that she wants any more shoes at all is ridiculous because the kid is like Imelda Marcos with all the shoes she has in her closet right now! She changes outfits and shoes multiple times a day...how did I end up with such a fashion monster?? Anyway, she is really grateful for her packages. She pulls out each item and says, "Oh, this is so cute! Sanks Grandma!" Sometimes she acts so adult for how little the really is. We had a fun time at Emmett's second birthday party, and Leia got to play on his new swing set. The surprise of the day was when she actually jumped forward off the swing to make her grand exit! I had no idea she was up for that bold move already. She was so funny too because she's always liked our friend Jody because she gets jelly beans overtime we go to her house, but the other day Jody came to our house and Leia lost her shyness and was really into showing Jody all her special treasures. So then at the party she kept yelling from the swing, "Jody, look at me, look at me!" Pretty funny how she bonded with Jody all of a sudden. Leia has also been picking a nose a bunch this week, giving herself many bloody noses. When we ask her why she keeps doing it, she says, "Sorry, but I was hungry." Guess we don't feed the kid enough, she has to get sustenance from her own buggers!
Ahhh, watch out, it's the Googie Monster!
Little sweetie in her summer dress and hair clips...at least for as long as she leaves them in!
Turns out Kiddie Pools are fun with or without water.
Relaxing in the shade with her new coloring/sticker book.
Two peas in a pod or two TURDles in a pool? Just kidding!
Bags are packed and she's ready to go, dragging her own bag to Nana and Poppy's for the night! First overnight at their house for Arwyn!
Happy 6th Anniversary to me and Josh...delicious and relaxing dinner out at Graham's.
Feeling a little shy when we arrived at Emmett's raging party.
Arwyn was a little shy and clingy too, wouldn't leave Josh's side the entire party.
Wouldn't even smile all day.
A little slip 'n slide mania is always good to break the ice!
There she goes!
Splash!
Checking out Audra and the pool temp...Arwyn decided not to go in today.
So happy that these three do like to play together, at least most of the time.
Happy 2nd Birthday big guy!
The injured reserve, watching all the mayhem from a safe spot in the corner.
Double slip n' slides and over 30 people worked just fine on John and Stacia's newly landscaped lawn and garden.
It was quite the party, and definitely a fun new space to hang out.
Didn't even know that John and Stacia had so many friends with kids!
View from above.
Cuddle bear Daddy hanging tough in the corner with little Arwyn all afternoon.
Ah, finally a little smile.
Now this kid was a pro, grabbed his cups and chugged while sliding right by!
Bubble time!
Everybody sing: "Happy Birthday to Emmett..."
Still not quite sure about candles and fire.
Did somebody say there was cake?? I think we have a few takers!
Emmett, you need to blow the bubbles not eat them!
Practicing for a future lawn mowing career...guess nobody told him the new lawn never needs mowing!
Arwyn is the only person who can wake Leia up at 5:00 from an overlong nap by sitting on her head and still have Leia be smiling and happy with her!
Password = Arwyn
Arwyn takes control of the Peek-a-Boo game by putting the towel over her own head.
Leia loves having a partner in crime to play in her tent with her.
The living room is always trashed, but at least the girls are having fun, right?
Flower statue pose!
Daddy Day at the park!
Smiling, swinging kids are the best!
Piggy Tails!
Busy studying and taking notes about what all the big kids get to do on the other side...
Fired up to be at the big girl table with her own plate eating dinner with her big sister (rather than the highchair of course).
Password = Arwyn
Arwyn eating at the big kid's table while bopping her head and tapping her feet to the 80's music.
Getting goofy with little miss pillow head...yep, you guessed it, Daddy Day!
Josh's quote: "Thank you NPR for playing a piece yesterday on the way home from daycare about the science behind Freddy Mercury's rock god tenor voice... Leia heard a clip and said, daddy I want that!!! No problem at all... Today she was introduced to Bohemian rhapsody and head banging... Tomorrow we shall work on the irregular vibrato..."
A little Wayne's World head banging in action!
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