Roomies

We're shuffling things around over here!  Claire has been asking for awhile that Henry share her upstairs bedroom with her.  After a few months of stalling, we finally thought we'd give it a chance.  The first night he just slept in the pack 'n play.  We didn't want to move his crib upstairs unless we knew it would be permanent. 

We tried to capture Claire's excitement about her new roommate, but not even these pictures do it justice.  She was absolutely thrilled!

 

 

Henry's been upstairs for a couple weeks now, and the adjustment has gone very well.  At times we like to turn on the baby monitor and listen to them talking and laughing.  It's like music to a mother's ears!

Fun at Gymboree

This past month we spent a lot of time at Gymboree.  We wanted to take advantage of the great deal we got on a one month membership.  Henry's physical therapist had strongly recommended Gymboree, and after going there five days a week for the past month, I can see vast improvement in his gross motor skills.  He is running faster, climbing higher, and all around more adventurous.  She assures me this is a good thing, though there are now times I just want him to slow down!

 

Going for the layup

No fear here!

Claire loved the parachute.

Pretending to sleep.

Claire also liked the arts and crafts time.

So proud!

Halloween 2012

 

 

I enjoy Halloween, and not just because our kids are too young to realize that we snoop most of their candy after they go to bed. It's the one day when a child's rich imagination can truly come to life as he or she transforms into anything their heart desires. For several months, Claire has had her heart set on being a purple butterfly for Halloween. And Henry, though he's too young to understand, was all set to be an itsy bitsy spider.

The only problem with Halloween, as it is with holidays in general, is that I have a beautiful vision in my head of how I think it ought to go. But that vision is more fantasy than reality. After months of telling me that she wanted to be a purple butterfly, Claire decided within 10 minutes of wearing her wings that she didn't like them. And while she did end up wearing them, I spent much of my time gluing and regluing the spots that kept falling off. And then there's Henry. I thought he'd love his costume, but no, he did not. After a while, he too came to accept it, but spent a good amount of time trying to figure out how to get it off.

As I get older, these are the things I hope to remember and laugh about. There's just no perfect plan when you have kids. They will always add their delightful detours. Anyways, here's some quick pics of the kids "enjoying" their costumes.