Notes From The Belly: Recent Fun

Lillian continues to just love on her sister. She will randomly walk up to Rowan and say,"I love you Rowan, I want to snuggle you." She frequently asks to hold her and to give her snuggles. But just as quickly as she is interested she will become uninterested and roll Rowan off of her.

Well, unlike last winter this winter we have had snowfall, after snowfall after snowfall. We are starting to feel a little (ok a lot) pent up. We are ready for spring and daffodils and warmer runs. We attempted sledding at Kensington a few weeks ago. It was a park my parents took us too when we were little. They have HUGE sledding hills so we were thinking Lily could do the beginner hill, ummm that was wrong, she could do maybe the last 1/4 of the beginner hill with Colin. After the 3rd time she was done. So we have resorted to the tiny hill on the side of our house. She loves it the same.

Lillian continues to amaze us with her vocabulary and smarts. She buttoned her shirt on her own the other day. She will word for word recite many of her books to you and it typically only takes a few times of reading them to her before she has them memorized. She is jumping whenever she can. Helping us shovel the driveway and helping me "fold" laundry. Some of the sweeter moments have been when I told her I washed her princess nightgown and she replied, "thank you mama, oh wow, did you wash my underwear too?" To which I laughed and said, "yes, I did." She then exclaimed, "you are the best mama, thank you, this is great!" I hope to never forget that one.

Rowan continues to light up when she sees us. She giggles at her sister frequently. She is rolling from her tummy to her back more often and is starting to discover her toes. It has been breaking my heart because she is really having a hard time transitioning at daycare. Which has made this weekend just heart breaking. She cries if I leave and just has a little less spark than usual. I used to be able to set her in her bed when she was tired and she would sleep. Now when I set her down she cries and cries. I know we will get through this but her little spirit is not the same this weekend after two very hard weeks at daycare.

Beginner hill! Rowan slept through the whole thing. She is typically happy to be attached to Colin or I on the days that she is not at daycare.

A little Eugene love. Thanks Sofia and Alex.

That is Aunt Kalie, hard to tell it is not me with a bird in her face- ha. You see how Lily and Rowan are looking at each other. Well the other night at dinner the girls interaction was the beginning of what is to be for the next 16 years of our life. (Wow that is weird to think about). Lily was making funny noises at the table and Rowan was just giggling and smiling at her. Lily noticed she was getting a rise out of her so she did it more and more. It just escalated and made Colin and my heart smile. The gift of a sister. No one was eating their dinner and everyone was laughing.