conversations

My son is a conversationalist - he has been talking and answering questions very well for the past few months, but all of a sudden, in the last few weeks, I've noticed that he initiates the conversations with questions.

Today I told him I was hungry and going to have a snack, would he like one? His response, "Yes. I want kix and juice. What do you want for snack, Mommy?"

We were outside playing in his new gravel box (photos coming soon) and he said, "I'm digging a pond. What are you makin'?"

"Wook (Look), mommy, I have a daddy bear, a mommy bear, and a baby bear. That's me. They are a famiwy. (family)"

His memory continues to astound us. We went to the mall for a quick trip on Tuesday. He asked if we were going to go to the "monkey westawant (restaurant)." We met a friend in Baltimore a couple of weeks ago and ate at Rainforest Cafe there. That mall had skylights, too, so I think he thought we were back there.

We've taken him to a couple of Nationals games and he does NOT like the fireworks. He trembles, poor kid. The first time, I told him that fireworks scared me when I was a little girl, too. The other day, we were talking about going to the game, and he said, "I don't wike fireworks, mommy. They woud. (loud) You not wike fireworks when you wittle (little) gwiwl (girl) either."

He now says, "you're welcome" and can recognize several letters - B, D, F, X, Z, T - I credit the PBS show "Super Why" for that.

Daniel and Wizef (Elizabeth) do very well together. She thinks he is the most entertaining thing in the world and will laugh out loud when he does just about anything deliberate to get her attention. He said to me, "I wuv her so much." (love surge.) Melts my heart. And you know, she loves him, to. It's amazing this connection they can have - she knows Daniel, you can tell.

Elizabeth is our sweet girl. For someone who started out at a mere 5 lbs 11 oz, so small she made second time parents a nervous wreck changing her the first few times, she has really filled out - in a good way. She will be six months one week from today. I am happy and sad at the same time. I am savoring this time that she is an infant because I know i will not have it again. So, I'm proud of her achievements - rolling over, almost sitting up, grabbing everything - but sad that it is going by so fast. Even faster than with Daniel. Elizabeth plays with my hair and lights up whenever her Daddy walks in the door. I love that.

I love that we can plan our day according to the weather outside. Now that my hormones seem to have evened out for the first time in over a year, I think that I am doing a much better job dealing with the challenges of tantrums and lack of sleep. I truly cherish this time with my children and I would not give up my everyday with them for anything else in the world.