20 February 2015

Ruth Michael, you told Rose, "Don't touch me, I'm breakable!"

February 25:

We like to play by giving each other kisses and then wiping them off. Last night I wiped off one of your kisses and you said, "Don't wipe my kisses away because I love you so much!"

I tucked you in one night and said, "night-night" and you said, "I can't wait to see you"

You woke up from your nap and said, "mama, I'm coughin'. I need some 'me-sin'. Can you give me some benadryl?" Where did you learn this from?!

"I love ice-cream when I'm talking on the trampoline"

March 9:

"Goo-mote"= remote
"by-hind"= behind
-You like for me to tell people things for you. "Mama, tell Abby-Jones I like to jump on the trampoline," for example. Sharon said, "What does Ruth-Michael like to do?" And I said "swimming." You said, "And I like running and jumping and playing. Tell Sharon that!"
-Today we were walking to the pool at the Vic and you reached out and held my hand. You and I have so much fun together. You are pure joy, my little angel!

April 2:

"hospice"= popsicle
-You were outside shooting guns with Nick. Papa asked you what you were doing, and you said, "I'm killing elephants!" (You had a nerf gun)

2 February 2015

Abby Jones, you are 6 weeks old now. I love how you are so cuddly. When you are ready to sleep you like to bury your face either into me or into the bed. You are becoming more and more alert. Your eyes open wide and you look deep into mama's eyes. You have made a few sounds that sound like coo's. You love to lay on the trampoline and look up at the big tree above you. You love to be entertained by big sister's movements and songs.

Baby girl, I love you so very much. We all wonder and guess at what you will be like. Will you be more like your mama since your big sister is so much like Papa? Will you be quiet or talkative? Serious? Funny? Calm? Energetic? I can't wait to find out, and I will love the person God made you to be, whatever that looks like. I want you to believe in yourself and to know your identity as the Beloved one of the Lord. You, baby girl, will grow in wisdom and in stature and in favor with God and man. You will love others as yourself and will love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, strength, and mind. And you will learn from your mistakes. We all make them, but what we make of them is what defines us. I love you with all my heart.

Feb 12- You smile at RM

20 January 2015

Iddy, you are a good boy and I am so proud of you. You've been so busy lately with studies, tennis, washing the car, and whatever else is going on. You used your own money to buy Papa a present for his birthday yesterday. It was a leather bracelet and he loves it. You also gave Papa 150ksh to buy exercise books for someone at Ringroad who needed it, and you took a bunch of stuff from your room that you weren't using anymore and gave it to Basil to give to kids that need it. You are growing in wisdom and maturity. I want so badly to spend more time with you, but RM and AJ make very great demands on my time. You never make me feel bad about that. I will keep trying to be intentional about spending time with you. I love you and I'm so proud of you!

Oh yeah- you're getting very good at asking thoughtful questions, not just wanting to talk about yourself. I noticed it and Memomo did, too.

14 January 2015

Ruth Michael:

On the way to the airport to drop off Memomo- "Memomo, are you going to be very sad?" "Are you going to miss me?"

"Golden slumbers kiss your eyes"

"X mark-a-pot" (x marks the spot)

"Winnie the Pooh" (shampoo)

"Beenana" (banana)

10 January 2015

Ruth Michael:

"Who bought me these 20 bobs?"
-speaking of her shoes

"Ma, you look nice!"
-after I had gotten dressed and put on my new pants

"Iddy, you running really good!"
-Iddy running for tennis practice

"Memomo, you love Bepops so much"

"Memomo, you miss Bepops so much"

"Papa, I complicated"

"Papa, don't disturb me"

"I have no idea"