15 May 2015

Iddy, Papa's been gone for 2 days and you are being so sweet to me. Last night you told me you would get up with the girls in the morning if I was too tired! We read together tonight, and we watched a movie- you let me pick.

3 August 2015

Today is your 14th birthday. You invited your friends to lunch and arcade and a movie for your birthday. You didn't want us to sing "Happy Birthday" at the Vic but we did anyway. You get 2 hours on your phone every day and you are very sweet to make sure you don't go over. You always tell me you love me. You give me hugs and sometimes kisses. We served together at New Life one day. You are so good with babies. You really love serving at Lake Victoria school. When we are with groups of visitors you have a lot of confidence. When you are around a girl you like that confidence goes away. You tell me I look pretty.

30 May 2015

Ruth Michael, yesterday you and I played together in the little pool in mom and dad's back yard. For a while you just sat in my lap and we both put our feet in the water. I loved having you in my arms. Sometimes you tell me you love me out of the blue. I love you with all my heart.

31 May- You love to lay in between me and Abby Jones and sing "I love you, you love me" and we kiss each other and hug each other.

15 June- Your bath water was running out. I said we needed to turn on the pump. You said, "do we need to use the gatorator?" (you meant generator)

20 June- "Did it go down to the heart?" means "did you swallow it?"

19 May 2015

AJ, when you nurse, you put your hand up on my chest. Sometimes you grab my shirt to pull me closer. Sometimes you stop and look up at me and smile. You love to swing your feet.

27 May- You slept in a room by yourself for the first time. You had started waking up at night, pushing up with your hands, popping that head up, and looking right over at me like "I see you over there mama!" You love to tear paper or napkins. One time we left you with Bepops for a little while, and when we got back there were torn paper and napkins everywhere!

30 May- You love to touch my face and look at me and gurgle. You love other people's faces, too.

6 April 2015

Iddy, you fell asleep in the car when I was dropping the crew off at the Oats', so you ended up coming with me to the Vyverberg's for a play date. I'm sure it wasn't where you wanted to be, but you were super sweet about it. Earlier today you picked up AJ when she was crying. RM said, "Iddy, you're a good brother."

10 May- Iddy, I miss you so much. You went back to Kenya 2 weeks ago and it feels like forever. You showed me a mother's day card that you make me through a video on What's App. I'm so proud to be your mom. We talk on the phone and you always tell me how much you love me and miss me. I love you more than I can ever express!

6 April 2015

Ruth Michael, we are staying at the Oats' house. They have a brown lab. You say, "This dog tastes like chocolate."

22 April- You can snap!

25 April- You ask "why not?" for the first time!

8 May- You can count to 10!

19 May- You love to sing "I Love You Lord" "God is So Good." You asked Stephanie Vyverberg, "Where is your friend, the little tiny one?" You meant here daughter, Anna- same age as you!

22 May- You were crying at bed time. When I asked you why you said, "I'm missing Iddy."

13 May 2015

AJ, you first rolled over on May 13. This is also the first time I started putting you on your belly. You were four months old. You went from your belly to your back, and we were at NaeNae's house. Your first laugh was on May 7 when Papa was eating your belly. June 7, 2015, you sat for the first time. You had practice from sitting in a bumbo at Mimimo's house.

Here is what I wrote about your fourth month: You love putting your hands above your head when you sleep. You love putting one hand on the back of your head when you eat. You look deep into my eyes when I'm talking to you, and you talk back to me so sincerely. RM loves to be around you and you don't mind her energy at all. I think maybe she will be your ray of sunshine and you will be her solid rock. You love to burry your face into me or the blanket when you want to sleep. It's like your escape, your safe place.

Here is what I wrote about your fifth month: You kick your legs when you are sad or upset. That's my first clue that you will be crying soon. You have found your feet and you love putting them in your mouth. You are more and more alert. When you start to burry your face in my arm and I think you are going to sleep, you turn your head all the way around so that you can look out around you and stay awake. You "sing" yourself to sleep.