Stuff I feel like I need to write down and can't find the paper kiddo journal:
-Aviyah's sleeping on her stomach today. It makes me a little nervous. However, it puts her to sleep so fast I can't argue with it. Sleeping on her back, it takes her literally hours to fall asleep. Stomach? 5 minutes tops. (It still makes us nervous. We're trying the put her to sleep on her stomach and then flip her and hope she doesn't notice routine. Hope that works!)
-Jude's getting sassier. He frequently tries to tell Jake and I what to do. That doesn't really work out for us. He's slowly connecting the dots & learning that consequences come with that, though, which is a mercy for both of us. He's also starting to grasp some theological concepts, and often asks us to explain things to him, especially in the Bible. Is there anything more precious than explaining the gospel to your child because he asks you to? No, no, there really isn't!!!
-Aviyah is the smiliest baby I have ever seen. As several other people have perfectly put it, she's very generous with her smiles. She always smiles at me when I take her out of her crib in the morning which makes it impossible to be crabby, no matter what time it is. What a precious, sweet little girl!
-Jude's obsessed with the movie Cars and everything cars and truck related. While we were in Minnesota, our car broke down on the freeway while it was in the negative degrees so a cop car came and let us sit in the back to keep warm while we waited for a tow. Jude thought that was pretty much the coolest thing ever, and asked the nice cop a million questions. He watched a huge tow truck pick up the van, too, so now he notices tow trucks everywhere and asks where the van is, haha!
-Aviyah is like a little froggy- she jumps jumps jumps and then jumps some more! It makes my arms tired just thinking about it. But she is so thrilled when I let her use me as a jumper. I can't resist her :-) Almost every day someone tells me she looks like the Gerber baby. And you know that baby was happy!
-Girls are always commenting on Jude's long, dark eyelashes- the contrast against his blond hair, blue eyes, and fair skin does make them really noticeable. I think they are a sanctifying agent for women, because they get mad that a little 3 year old boy would get those lashes and they're stuck putting on mascara. Haha!
-Aviyah is pretty big for her age. Since she was born, people have consistently thought that she was a good two months older than she is. What can I say... my babies are fat and happy! (Yes, yes... I do feed her cream... quit asking!)
-Probably my favorite thing is watching the kids interact. They LOVE each other! Jude is very protective of his little sister, and is not happy when I drop her off at the nursery or give her to other people to hold. He trusts very few people with her, and stays near her especially if someone besides Jake or I is holding her. He calls her his baby ("that's MY baby!"), and talks to her all day in a sweet, cute little baby voice. She is most happy and content when she is sitting near him and watching him play. Her eyes follow him around the room until he leaves, and then she starts wiggling like she wants to crawl after him. Soon enough :-) Jude also loves giving her hugs and kisses, which is cute, but he's still learning to be extra gentle with baby sister. They like to snuggle in bed at night while we read them the Bible and a bedtime story.
Best kids ever. I am so blessed!!!
