They are getting so big!!! I remember how tiny they both were and how I was able to cradle them both in my arms. Now Bailey is 3 and Carter is 1 1/2. I could not imagine my life without them. I love being their mommy and seeing them grow and learn. Here is a few tidbits about Bailey and Carter these days.
Bailey Bailey is considered my
cuddle bug. She loves to snuggle up to Jared or me as we tickle her arms or her belly. She also likes to snuggle up to one of her many blankets. If she had it her way she would take her blanket wherever we go. Yeah, I would rather put up with the tantrums than having to wash and clean them every time we go out.
She is considered to be my drama queen. She will almost cry on demand. I told her she could not have anything else to eat until she ate what was on her plate. It took a little bit to manage a couple tears. I tried hard not to laugh.
She can be a little bossy with a little sass. I noticed lately that she likes to boss Carter around. She told Carter the other day that he needed to come play with her in her room. We also had Essie over and she kept telling Essie to smile when I was trying to take their picture.
She will perform for a crowd. She loves to sing and will ask to go through all the songs we know. She also likes to dance around in circles or going from one side of the room to the other.
She is my book worm. She loves to be read to and will also sit for a while and just look through books.
She is absorbing so much. We have been trying really hard to work with her words and sentences. For the most part she can tell you what she wants and has added on a few words here and there.
She loves to sing. She likes singing to Elmo and Super Why, which are her favorite shows. I also will sometimes catch her singing in her room as she is playing.
CarterHe is also my cuddle bug. He loves to give nice big hugs and loves to be held sometimes to the point were I am not able to get a lot done. He also likes to snuggle with his blanket and every time I get him out of bed that is one of the first things he grabs. It is funny because he will put his blanket around his neck or on his head and spin around and around. Yeah, he can sometimes be a little crazy when doing this because he can't see half of what he is doing.
He is my little instigator and can be a little too curious. He will try to get into anything within reach and will even put anything he can get into his mouth. We had a little scary moment when a little tide got on the floor and he decided to taste a little. Luckily it wasn't enough to do any harm. He also will climb on things. Bailey will sometimes follow his lead and do what he likes to do. They both like standing on the ledge and holding onto the bar in the bath tub. Yeah, scary!
He loves to read and be read to. It is so cute because he will sometimes say the same word for everything he sees.
He is all boy. He loves to tumble and wrestle and will crawl around on all fours as he plays with his cars and trucks.
He likes to have things around his neck. He will go in our room and grab my clothes because they are what he can reach and put them around his neck and spin around and around.
He loves music. He will stop whatever he is doing and will listen along to the music and loves to sing the songs we have rehearsed. I can sometimes hear him singing "Twinkle Twinkle" right before I get him up or when he is taking a bath. He also will sing along to "Super Why" or "Elmo".
He loves his shows. He almost demands to watch "Elmo" or "Super Why" and gets really excited when we look up movies on the Netflix because he thinks we are going to put on one of his favorite shows.
We are very privileged that Heavenly Father has enough trust in us to be able to parent and raise these two little beings.
I love, love, Pinterest. It is a website that you must be invited to were you can pin all your interests, which is anything and everything. It gives you step by step instructions and tutorials of how to make and do things. This is one of the cute hairstyles among many that I have found that I had to try. It is called the Water fall braid, because you leave hair out has you braid the hair.
Bailey likes anything with meat, but will not eat the noodles off of spaghetti, the bun off a hamburger, or sometimes the tortilla from a taco. She also used to like peaches and pears, but will only spoon up the juice and won't touch the fruit. She does like peanut butter and jelly sandwiches but will not eat the crust. She loves apples and oranges over applesauce and cheez-its and sometimes cookies. She likes to pick the frosting just about anything. She will eat anything that has to do with chocolate and loves candy.
Carter loves, loves, fries, but will hardly eat the hamburger, especially once he sees the fries. His most favorite fruit is bananas and will request one or two a day, if not more. He hardly will eat meat off of tacos and spaghetti. He also likes oranges and will eat the inner part of the apples and not the skin of the apple. He will eat most desserts, but will sometimes will not eat ice cream. He likes plain chocolate, but nothing with nuts. He loves candy.
Carter has just loved this stroller that Bailey got for Christmas. He actually thinks that this is his actual stroller. He loves sitting in it. I am surprised that it is not broken yet. Will see what happens.
He has not figured out how to get his shirt off except for the one sleeve. I hope that this is not a sign that he soon will be stripping off all of his clothes.
Bailey made a fort right underneath this bench we have in our living room. I noticed the other night she was putting all blocks together with the same color. What a smartie!
I was over watching Kristine's kids when Carter found their laundry basket and trying to figure out what to do with it. Here is the out come.
It was nice to get more acquainted with the Zaharco family. It was fun to listen as Jared and both of them reminisced over mission stories. We had a really good time getting to know them a little better.
Jared and I were sitting eating lunch and Carter decided to join us. He is getting to be such a big boy.
Bailey thought it would be clever to climb up on the dresser part of Carter's crib. My girl!
I was watching Essie so Sam could go exercise and Bailey kept telling Essie to come play with her in her room. They were sitting on this bench and Bailey kept telling Essie to smile every time I took a picture.
He was such a good boy as I cut his hair on dad's lap. He hardly moved. I tried to make it fast so it wouldn't get in his face, but it must have made him itch because he kept rubbing it all over his face. Poor boy!
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