A Small Sample of Us: Months 10 & 11

So I've slacked on a couple of months. Things have been busy around our house as we've worked to get it ready to list again. Let me tell you...it's not easy living in a house with two little kids while making it look like your house is not being lived in. Sheesh.

Claire is still super sweet and she's getting a bit sassy too. She gets very upset if the food is gone before she's ready to be done. She'll yell at you until she gets more food. It's actually pretty funny.
I think she's going to be a sensitive one (like her mama). If she's told no or has something taken away from her, the lower lip juts out and her big eyes fill up with tears. We may have to be careful about how we discipline her as she gets older. If I learned anything growing up with my brothers it's that every child is different and that you can't always do a one size fits all approach to discipline.

She still finds Reed hilarious. Just yesterday he was doing something that was making her crack up. Dane turned to me and said, "if I could make her laugh like that, I would never stop." It's super sweet. There are certainly times when Reed would rather not have Claire around crushing his Legos or trying to take the iPad away from him, but he also gushes over her and tells her how cute she is and thanks me for giving him a little sister. Ah, the love ;)

Claire has four teeth on top now and two on bottom.
She has had two ear infections.
She is standing unassisted now and I anticipate those first wobbly steps to happen in the next month or two.
She LOVES her blankey (a gift, made by her Aunt Devan).
Everyone comments on how much hair she has and how heavy she is.
She says "mama" mostly. Every now and then she'll say "baba" which pretty much refers to anything she can put in her mouth (bottle, paci, food). She'll say "dada" occasionally. Once we got her to say "Reedy" which actually sounded more like "DeDe" so now Reed says that's what she calls him.
Her big eyes and sweet smile are still melting hearts everywhere.

Reed is at a really fun age. He's super silly and kind hearted. He still loves lawn equipment and rescue vehicles and Legos. He attended LegoKidsfest with Papa in March and had a blast. His favorite scientist is Albert Einstein because he liked to ask the question "why?" (but mostly because it's the only one he knows and we have a kids book about him). He wants to be a lawn service/fire fighter/smoke jumper/engineer/rocket scientist when he grows up. Totally doable. His favorite movie is Planes Fire and Rescue and his favorite song is the theme song sung by Brad Paisley. He's just the best four year old around.

At LegoKidsfest

He and Dane took their first fly fishing trip down to Montauk State Park last weekend. While the verdict is still out on Reed's love for fishing, he does love being outside and exploring so it was a success. When I asked him what the best part of the day was he said, "getting to spend it with Daddy." Melt my heart.