Cripes!! Barely 10'o clock and everyone is in bed and asleep! Why am I not partaking in the rest fest?? Hhmmm, good question, everyone knows you're supposed to snag every second of baby sleeping sleep that you can. Right now my mind is going in a hundred directions, makes for rough sleeping! We've rented our house out for the race this weekend and every time I try to shut my eyes I think of one more thing that needs to be done. "spotlessly" cleaning a house is nearly impossible with a 2 month old at home. There's so much that when she is asleep I find myself running around trying to do so much, that nothing ends up getting finished. Anyone that thinks staying home with a child, any age, is easy is nuts. I think my thing is, I know I can do better and get more done, I'd just rather spend my time with her, blowing raspberries, talking silly, singing, reading to her, all of this to me is a million times more important. I've found that if I put a blanket down and lay down beside her, and hold the book over us and read in silly voices, she loves it! That's about the only way she can really look too, is up. Won't be long though, she'll be reading the book to me. Yesterday she laughed out loud, a good meaningful laugh at me being silly, not an accidnental something that resembled a laugh. Tonight, she was lying on Baileys bed and Bailey was talking to her and she was cracking up. I love watching the two of them together. Bailey loves her so much and is such a tremendous help with her. Shes got diapering down pat, and loves putting her pjs on her. With her head pretty much under control now, Bailey can pick her up and carry her around. She is truly changing more every day.
Yesterday at my moms, we were watching a home video of the family at the beach. It's weird, it was in 1999, and we stayed at a hotel that is 3 buildings down from where we stayed this year, so in the video, everything recorded on the beach, you can see the condos w were in this year. Who would have ever thought back then, that in 8 years, we would be back with another child in tow!! In the video Bailey was 20 months old, and running and playing on the beach. She was a bit scared of the ocean at that age, and this year, you couldn't get her out of it. My mom and dad were with us then too, just like this year. It was awesome seeing them with her and knowing they will be the same way with Aubree. You couldn't ask for better grandparents. My dad is amazing with them. He is so patient, and constantly telling a story teaching them something. We were at Pizza Inn monday night and he was taking Bailey around the restaurant telling her a story about every old picture they have in there. They are of all the buildings in town when he was growing up. It's amazing how much he knows about history here in our town, and loves talking about it. He's constantly talking about Charleston and the battleships, and wanting to take Bailey on some educational trip. He is the grandfather I would have loved to have growing up. Never tires from laying in the floor playing Barbie either. And quite a few times he's been made up to look like quite the young lady. It's funny, her grandfather (step) on Scotts side, is the playful, teasing one, so they really balance eachother out. He loves teasing her and they pick and play. I've never seen her act like that around anyone else, and she is one that LOVES roughhousing and wrestling so he's a perfect fit too! We are so lucky with our family being so close and good to us. I hope we all make it to the beach next summer, Aubree will be ready for some sand slinging then!!
Posted by Beverly on Tuesday, August 21, 2007 at 22:33
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Sounds like a fabulous family! Bailey sounds like she's an excellent help! I'm loving having my kids far apart right now - 8 years difference - it's so much easier than having a baby and a toddler. We have helpers!!!
Comments by RMB from United States on Sunday, August 26, 2007 at 14:07
