Kid Cuteness Time…Family Worship

Posted on December 3, 2008 by Abbie

*During family worship[ a couple of nights ago as we were singing, I kept hearing Liam saying something like, “You be quiet, quite singing…shhh. Stop it.” He was sitting beside me on the floor looking straight out and pointing his finger saying this. When we finished singing, we asked him what he was doing.

“Mommy, your foot was singing and it needed to be quiet!” He was fine once I explained that I was tapping to the music.

*For Ace’s birthday, he received a Narnia sword that makes noise when you swish it, etc. As you can imagine, Liam absolutely loves it as well as Ace. There’s been some coveting issues, of course. Liam’s asked several times for a Prince Caspian sword like Ace’s (he has King Peter’s sword). I told him maybe for his birthday. We had already purchased Liam’s presents when I realized that we hadn’t gotten him the sword he’s asked for. Ge to the rescue!! It’s been hunted down and purchased and waiting gift wrap and Liam’s birthday party. With no mention made to Liam, every once and a while during prayer time, he will pray for his sword in detail. “Tank you God for my Narnia sword for my birthday that has buttons and makes noise when you swish it…”

*Tonight Zoe’s prayer time included this, “Thank you for Christmas, God. Help us to remember it’s not about the toys but it’s about you.” From the mouth of babes!

Baby in the Belly

Posted on November 13, 2008 by Abbie

I know I’m posting a lot about Liam, but he’s being really cute lately…

He announced tonight that his belly was getting bigger because there was a baby in it. I asked him what the baby’s name was.

“Ceili Rain.”

“Well, what’s my baby’s name in my belly?” I inquired.

“It’s Ceili Rain too.”

He then poked his belly out for me to tickle and pat like he does mine (except I don’t have to poke my belly out).

Turning a Corner

Posted on November 12, 2008 by Abbie

I hesitate to post this, because I don’t want Liam to turn another corner and go back to his old self. However, Mark and I are so excited that it seems that Liam is turning a corner with his sleeping. He no longer screams, kicks, yells, and fights us when it’s nap time or night time. He actually just lays down and goes to sleep like his brothers and sister! We are thrilled. I think a lot of it is maturity, and the rest is the consistency we’ve had with him. Up until this weekend, Mark would sit outside his door and have to go in every few minutes to discipline him. Up until this week , I would have to lay down with him for nap time to keep him from beating up Ace or running rampant through the house. Now, I can sit and do my Bible study while I wait on him to fall asleep. Ahhh!

He’s also doing a little better with potty training. I know I haven’t posted awhile on this…as it’s still ongoing. Currently, I am potty trained, which means, I send him at certain times during the day (not set times, just when I remember, now, really). I’ve noticed a couple times this past week where he will go potty without me having to tell him. Of course, the #2 is pretty much completely potty trained, but #1 is still a work in progress. I’m excited that he’s actually going more frequently without me having to tell him. I hope it keeps up.

His behavior is slowly getting better and he’s turning into quite a cuddler. He hugged and loved on me a lot this past weekend. He is still pretty argumentative, and can be quite disobedient, but we’re starting to see a more loveable, sweeter little boy emerge! He’s been getting a few compliments in his classes at church, too. That makes it so much nicer.

Like Father, Like Son

Posted on November 11, 2008 by Abbie

After supper one night, we surprised the kids with chocolate pudding. I was busy getting ready to cut their hair while Mark cleaned up from supper. I discovered Liam sportin’ a goatee like daddy! Too cute to pass up. And on top of that, there is a food related photo contest at 5 Minutes for Mom. The winner gets $500 for Groceries!!! I can handle that.

I Don’t Want It…

Posted on November 9, 2008 by Abbie

So we’re visiting my parents this weekend. It’s been fun. My birthday is coming up so the pampering has begun…sort of!

Anyway, my mom prepared chili for supper and the kids gathered around to eat. Liam looked at it and throughout Mark’s prayer was mumbling.

“I don’t like ‘dis. I don’t want it. Whine. Whine Whine.”

Mark said amen. Then Liam chirped in, “Okay, I’ll twy it.”

Silly boy!

ROLL TIDE!!!

Of Squirrels and Cheese

Posted on September 22, 2008 by Abbie

So we were out doing some much needed yard work on a lovely afternoon on Saturday. I walked around the side of the house fertilizing and fungiciding our one little rose bush when a putrid smell reached my nostrils. I almost threw up, and that’s something I really haven’t felt the need to do in a while. I casually informed my knight that there might be something dead around the side of the house. I actually wonder if he thought I had lost my mind, but he came traipsing over with shovel in hand. He scraped the leaves from the rose bush and walked around the house and low and behold, a squirrel had found it’s resting place right up against the side of our new addition. Mark gave it a proper burial (while I suggested a grocery sack and the trash can…just call me Sensitive).

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And on a different note, Liam is in a new Awana thing for 2 year olds now. It’s called Puggles, and I along with several other people think they have some pretty sharp looking t-shirts. Anyway, he’s always so cute when he comes out telling us all sorts of things. Basically, they are learning about the six days of creation. He’s been coming out reviewing the things he’s heard us talk about in school with Ace. I’ve been sharing his cutenes with his leaders but have guessed that they’ve gotten tired of hearing about it, so I’ll just post it here.

So tonight, I got home from dropping off Zoe’s friend and I cuddled up to Liam and asked him what he learned in Puggles tonight. He kept saying Puggles over and over again.

Finally, I asked him what they talked about that God had made.

“Ummm, cheese.”

So there you have the profound theological truth. God made cheese!

Peck a Dee and For Gether

Posted on September 17, 2008 by Abbie

While walking around the neighborhood yesterday (yes, I’ve actually walked twice this week), Ace noticed a bird and said, “I think it’s a Peck-a-dee bird.”

He was pretty sure of himself. I told him I’d never heard of one of those.

He replied, “You know, it bangs it’s self up against a tree.”

“Oh,” I said. “I’ve heard of a woodpecker that does that.”

“Yes ma’am. A woodpecker Peck-a-dee,” he replied in a matter of fact manner.

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We sent Liam and Ace to potty before supper one night this week and were surprised to hear the toilet flush one time and both boys came running back to the table.

“Liam (since he’s usually the one who won’t go), did you go potty.”

“Yes ma’am.”

“Did you flush?”

“Yes ma’am.”

“But you both came back to the table at the same time.”

“Yes, we went ‘for’gether.” Liam told me.

Just picture this: Both boys will go potty at night before bath since there’s just something about getting nekkid and realizing you have to go potty (at least for them and confirmed by Mark), so they stand on either side of the potty and go. I know that’s really probably redneck but it saves the trouble of one doing a “holdin’ it” potty dance or running to our bathroom to go. So now, that’s the thing for Liam. Especially if Ace is in the bathroom at the same time. He announces that they need to go “for” gether. Ace sweetly corrects him that it’s together. Ace also is not very good at watching what he’s doing…hmmm. I’m hoping this will encourage Liam on our adventures to get him completely potty trained!

I’ve mentioned to Mark, more than once, that I wished the boys’ bathroom was a little bigger so we could install a urinal. Oh well…just dreaming!

Very Interesting…

Posted on September 3, 2008 by Abbie

Josiah, my 14 month old is wearing the same size that my 2 1/2 year old is wearing in shorts. Fortunately, Liam can wear 2T shirts but the 2T/24 mths shorts still fall off of him. So, Josiah and Liam will be sharing 18 mth clothes for a little while. I thought possibly that some of the 18mth clothes might be too big for Josiah, but not so far…chunk-a-monkey!!!

And the Winner is…

Posted on August 15, 2008 by Abbie

Okay, first I have to comment on each of the kids that got a vote.

Um, hello, we have a daughter. Zoe!?! I know, she’s very compliant and did not do it.

Ace: Yeah, I could see him doing that but he’s very vocal and would have given himself away the first pass through with giggles…which is how Zoe always finds him when they play hide and seek.

Josiah: Yes, he got a vote and while historically, we typically have our 13 month old in a big bed (well, Zoe at 13, Ace at 14 and Liam at 15 months), he is still in a crib. He, also, has not mastered the fine art of climbing out of bed. Nor can he be still for more than 3 seconds. Good guess though!

Which brings us to…Liam!! Annette won the guess but only by 17 minutes! Great job guessing. Actually, my mom got it pretty quickly but she didn’t post it. I don’t think she beat Annette though.

Such is life with Liam the Explorer and expert Hider. Is there an Olympic event for Hide and Seek? Maybe he’s training early.

Don’t Hate Me Because I’m Beautiful…

Posted on August 11, 2008 by Abbie

Because of KidzBlitz at our church on Saturday, we didn’t get baths done on Saturday, so we had to do them Sunday morning (which could explain some of the reason we were late). I was able to spike Liam’s hair. It was so cute. He looked like a little preppy kid model. We’ve thought for awhile that the spike look would be great for his personality and he does wear it well.

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