Noisemaker

At church one of us can usually be found in the halls with Phoebe. Not because she is fussy, but because she is constantly talking or making spit bubbles. I love laying her down in the hall and sitting by her while we talk and make faces at each other. -Katie

no boogers

Phoebe has had a tiny cold so we have to clear out her nose a few times a day. While this is going on . . .

Conrad is:

trying to cover Phoebe's face with his hands

crying, "no boogers"

throwing himself on the floor crying

trying to make the other parent stop it

or a combination of them

He is one protective brother! -Katie

arachnophobia

I HATE HATE HATE SPIDERS WITH A PASSION. When I see one my whole body shutters and I feel like they are crawling all over me. Growing up Lindsey and I would put a cup over them and then my dad would kill it when he saw the cup. After I got married I had to teach Ransom the cup system. Once Conrad started moving around that put an end to the cup. When I feel really brave I kill it (I've done that maybe 3 times!) or I just let it keep crawling. I know the second option is gross and I think about the spider for weeks after, but I just can't bring myself to get close to the spider.

Today when I saw a spider I tried convincing Ransom to come home from work. When that didn't work I gave Conrad a tissue and told him to squish it. He thought it was much more fun to pretend to shoot it or throw the tissue at it so I was brave and squished it so I could show him how it's done. I'm hoping he can learn to get rid of them for me soon!

-Katie

cookies with dad

This morning I started making cookies with Conrad, but quickly realized we were out of brown sugar. I called Ransom to pick some up on his way home. For the rest of the afternoon Conrad kept asking to make cookies. As soon as Rans got home I had to go to Pebbles to help my dad get some orders out while Ash was on bed rest. The second I got home Conrad was back to asking about cookies and apparently that is all he asked for while I was gone.

Phoebe was hungry so I told Ransom he could make the cookies with Conrad. He didn't trust himself to read the directions so I had to tell them what to do while I fed Phoebe. It was pretty funny. Conrad discovered making his own music with a measuring cup and spoon. The cookies turned out really good so I'm hoping they start making things together more often! -Katie

Phoebe at 3 months

It's hard to believe she is 3 months already. I hate that she is getting bigger, but having her smile at you makes it worth it! -Katie

Some random things about Phoebe:

• She wakes up as soon as you lay her down.
• When you hold her, your arm gets soaked with spit.
• She sucks her thumb really good now, but pokes her eyes with her fingers at the same time.
• She is going to start laughing soon because sometimes she gets so excited that she just contain it!
• She is an expert spit bubble maker.
• She knows how to put herself to sleep during the day, but forgets how to at night.
• She smiles as soon as she recognizes your face. That is one of the best things in the world!

12/15/2010

Santa's Reindeer

Tonight we went to Thanksgiving Point to see Santa's reindeer and the lights. Conrad was scared of the reindeer at first, but pretty soon he was ready to pet them and I think he would have jumped into their cage if we had let him. After a few minutes Ransom took Phoebe inside to keep her warm. Conrad couldn't decide if he liked the reindeer or baby sister more so we kept going back and forth between Phoebe and the reindeer. We ordered the yummiest philly cheese steak sandwich I have ever had while we waited for Cord, Whitney, and Avery.

As soon as they got there we piled into the car and drove through the lights. Conrad and Avery were fascinated by all the lights and shapes. Phoebe was getting hungry and tired by the end so we listened to her cry as we watched the lights. Conrad was distraught when the lights were over so we took him to see the reindeer one last time. I think we might need to take another trip to see the reindeer before Christmas comes!

-Katie

one opinionated boy

After Conrad saw Phoebe all dressed this morning this is how our conversation went:

Conrad: "I want," as he points to baby sister

me: "Do you want to get dressed?"

Conrad: "YES! Blue."

I take him to his room and show him all his blue shirts.

He gets more and more frustrated after I show him each one.

He goes back out by Phoebe and says, "I want."

me: "You're too big for baby sister's clothes."

Conrad: "I want."

I go to my closet, pull out something that looks kind of similar to her outfit.

me: "Do you want to wear this?"

Conrad: "YES!"

Problem finally solved! He is such a goof ball and knows more and more what he wants each day. -Katie

Christmas Countdown

Last Christmas I ordered a countdown Christmas tree from Pottery Barn Kids (with the help of Lindsey's discount!) because a real Christmas tree wouldn't fit in our apartment. I never ended up putting anything in the pockets so I was determined to actually use it this year. I sat down with Ransom and we made a list of fun Christmas activities that we could do. I was going to put each activity in a pocket, but then I decided it would be too hard to figure out what activity we could do each day so I decided to just make it a point to make sure we do one Christmas activity a day. Some days it will be as a family and some days it will be just me and the kids. I hope this helps me focus more on my family and Christ this season because I can become a stress case in December trying to get ready for Christmas!

Day 1 rolled around and it was over before I knew it. Conrad was already asleep before I realized we hadn't done a Christmas activity. I decided I would just read a Christmas book to him in his sleep because I couldn't blow my countdown on the first day! It's the thought that counts right? -Katie