February 12, 2012

• rex says he is going to wait me out tonight. he holds his fingers up like he’s typing & says its not as hard as it looks.

  somehow i think he was looking for something more than we’re still alive & i promise more is coming : )

  

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  it’s late & quiet. do you know how many times i’ve held down the delete key? i type & delete …. over and over.

  i can’t post : )
  he’s snoring now, for the record … that’s how long he lasted on the whole ‘i’m going to wait you out’ business.

  so really i could just hit submit right here and call it good – but there’s this part of me that screams i must say something about the last 2 weeks. in 2 years i’ll want something to reread.

  so how about a journal of his first and second weeks combined.

  about chad calvin –
  he eats & sleeps. he sometimes cries. he gets kissed a lot.

  he’s been on a quick road trip to turlock. he’s been to costco & grandma’s house. he’s been to his sisters spelling bee. he was not a fan of his first trip to target …. i told him that would need to change as target is one of his moms favorite stores. he’s been on quite a few walks down the road – he’s met the cows. he’s been once to the doctors office.

  i love how newborn oneies are still plenty roomy on him. i love how he still flails his little arms out. i love how his skin is still flaking & pealing.

  i love to hold him.

  so far car rides are not his thing … unless the car is moving faster than 40mph.

  there are little white oneies & burp clothes & tiny socks & blue elephant ‘jammies in the laundry again.

  some days he wore little blue outfits instead of white oneies. some days i didn’t even take his picture. some days he spent all of nap time in my arms.

  what else do i want to remember ….
  i want to remember the smell of his cheeks. and how his hair is darker than any of his brothers or sisters. i want to remember just how tiny he is with no baby fat on him yet. and how its only been 2 weeks & i am completely 100% taken with him.

  about us –
  the rest of the family has done more than eat & sleep! we have sometimes cried : ) (well not rex, but …) and we’ve kissed a lot, too.

  we’ve had fevers & throwing up in the last 2 weeks. sore throats and runny noses, too.

  sailor did really very well at the spelling bee.
  jack spent his gift card birthday money on a date with his grandpa.
  ben told me he wished he knew how to read.
  molly taught herself how to write her name last week.
  regan now talks with sentences that can have up to 5 or 6 words in them.

  we have spent hours outside in our crazy not cold winter.

  i love how they never tell me they’re bored.

  some days we never really got dressed. some days we watched movies. some days we enjoyed sweet friends. some days grandma came. some days we never took a single picture. some days we all went out.

  rex will tell you he was the first one to stay with them all by himself. i will tell you i was the first one to take them all out by myself.

  sailor told me her first five favorite things at the park. 1, swings. 2, play structure. 3, monkey bars. 4, rolling slide. 5, … i forget. 

  i’ve just sat here trying to remember, i can’t.

  molly loves the radio turned up in the car. regan has started singing with her.

  rex has worked long days this past week.

  about life -
  having a baby changes life all over again : ) i wonder when i do reread this if i’ll remember all the in between everything i’m not writing out right now …

  it’s been beautiful.
  it’s been hard.
  it’s been sweet.
  it’s been emotional.
  it’s been challenging.
  it’s been crazy.
  it’s been loud.
  it’s been tiring.
  it’s been worth it.

  and now pictures.
  this is not the post where pictures are artistically placed between nice go together paragraphs –
  bunch a words, bunch a pictures : )

  
  starting with chad -

  
  one of the days we spent outside

  
  he sunbathed.

  

  

  

  
  a leftover from his one week picture.

  

  

  

  

  
  he’s a pretty big fan of the little space heater : )

  

  

  
  epic trip – first time going out, on my own : ) chad’s there too, in his car seat next to molly.

  
  sister friend has learned how to put a ponytail in her own hair –

  
  sharing popcorn on the porch.

  

  
  letting jack use the camera – i call this my eye is getting poked out smile : )

  

  

  

  

  
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  
  watching football –

  

  

  

  

  

  

  
  he got to meet aunt sissie today …. for him, its his 93 year old great, great aunt.

  
  wearin’ his man pants in honor of auntie amie!

  
  benny got to show&tell about his new brother in his class –

  
  
  a few phone pictures –

  
  my favorite random picture of today –

  and with that i think we’ll finish this, good night.

  or good morning!

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