Monday, November 08, 2010

new toys

Jack has hands. He's just discovered them and he thinks they're AWESOME. Unfortunately one side effect of the constant hand-munching is the now constant need for bibs. Fortunately we have dozens! (Thanks Bubby Sharyn!) With his new and exciting hands, he can also pull said bibs right up into his mouth, thereby killing two birds with one stone: fun chewing adventures and drool collection, all in one!

The other benefit of hands is grasping, as in grasping toys. Much to my delight, and his as well, I found a little bag I'd tucked aside in a storage box. It was FULL of fun baby toys-- the brightly colored plastic keys, easily-grasped colored links, shaky balls with bells and best of all, the stacking tower that lights up and makes cool sounds. (While I am generally against Noise Toys, this little tower plays bell tones and little classical tunes so it's not very irritating. It does, however, tend to go off at random points all on its own, which can be a little terrifying at 2 A.M.)

Jack is growing up. His world is expanding. Of course, at this point it hasn't expanded much past his fingers and toes, but still. The bubble grows so quickly. Eventually it'll pop and he'll have the whole world in his view. Probably I've got a little more time before then.

Thursday, November 04, 2010

Anna turns 6

I'm not at all sure how it happened but somehow, yesterday, my oldest child turned 6. She's VERY six, too. This is the first year she's asked for specific birthday presents, the first year she's woken up in the morning and declared that she LOOKS older and is now much much MUCH more mature (her word, not mine). Really, this is the first year her birthday has meant something more concrete to her than just cake-and-presents. Not that those aren't super important, too! But this year, she really is a big kid-- and she knows it. Happy birthday, my Anna. You're amazing!

And just for the sake of nostalgia... here's Anna again, but a little bit smaller. Look at that beautiful smile, though. Some things don't change at all.



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