My big 'babies'

Helping me make lunch by sitting on the counter and picking up everything and asking "Whats this mommy?" (even though they know, ha ha). Soooooo far, I like them asking all the questions. I LOVE finding a way to answer them so they understand . Ask me in 6 months if I'm still enjoying all the 'what's this?' and 'why's'. ha ha (I probably still will).
Their specialties include macaroni and cheese and pb& J.


Snuggling with Aaron. They still pet him a lot. ha ha. They are excited to help me give him his first food in about a month. Aaron has stopped most of his sensitive gag reflex. I think he's getting closer to being ready to try some food.



Nicholas and Celia like to contort their bodies into funny positions or put their legs up on walls, couches, chairs and say "Yuk at dis mommy!" (Look at this mommy"). It's pretty cute. Obviously its easier to be a contortionist or gymnast in your underwear.



And this emphasizes why we shouldn't buy a nice new couch for many more years. This couch has lasted us over 8 years and it still has a lot of bounce in it. Maybe someday I'll get a slip cover. ha ha
Anyway, they take the cushions off and jump over each other. Getting some good clearance here! Look at those long skinny lil legs.


Some cute recent conversations:

When we were walking in the pumpkin field this weekend getting pumpkins. . .

Nicholas (running up behind Celia and I): "I'm going to catch you!!"
Celia starts to whine
Nicholas: "Don't worry Celia. I am just running"
Celia "Oh, Okay Nick"

And I hear this multiple times a day. It's an inside joke with these two that gets them cracking up each time:

"BURRRRP!!! My Tummy" says Celia
"BURRRP!!! My tummy" says Nicholas
and on and on and on as they giggle and fall on the floor.

Last friday I took all 3 to Cabela's to pick up an order (snowsuits) and we spent all morning there. I actually took all 3 to a big store by myself, walked around (N&C not in cart, but Aaron was) and we ate lunch together!! As I sat in the Cabela's restaurant with N&C eating lunch and me nursing aaron I was realizing "Hey! I'm doing this all by myself!" Anyway, Cabela's has a huge false mountain of taxidermied animals (bears, moose, deer, fox, ...) . So N&C were looking at the animals and asking why they weren't moving. So, I used it as an opportunity to tell them what 'dead' was. Dead = not moving, not sleeping, not awake, no eating, no playing, no heartbeat (they know hearts beat fast/slow and we've listened to our hearts with stethoscopes). We then looked at the big fish tanks with live fish in them and I talked about how these fish were not dead, they were alive because they are moving, eating, etc.
So at the pumpkin farm there was a statue of a zebra (not sure why a zebra was there?) and Celia says "Look! A zebra!"
Nicholas "Not moving. DEAD"

Looks like they are catching on a little bit. ha ha!

And jumping on the couch to a little Bob Marley. Aaron usually looks more entertained than this, he was getting tired and reggae music and a jumping brother and sister isn't real conducive to napping. ;)