Scott's been into "helping" a lot lately. He wants to help Daddy with his projects and tasks and wants to help me...mainly with cooking. He must know that mama can use all the help that she can get when it comes to preparing food! :)
Serenading us with "Jesus Loves the Little Children" (again!)...
He occasionally gets to ride in Jon's "real" truck and thinks that's the coolest thing ever.
Enjoying his busy bags... (He is supposed to be making carrots for the bunny to eat, but he decided to make pumpkins instead.)
He got a major haircut...started by my mom, finished by Jon who thought he needed a bald fade. When the haircut was finished, Scott said, "Why don't you take me to Cookie Cutters?" I'm eagerly awaiting the regrowth of his hair. He looks too grown-up for my liking!
Self portrait?!
Natalie:
Today is the day! Natalie does not like cow's milk one bit. I've tried adding a drop of chocolate, warming it, disguising it in her brother's ever so coveted dinosaur cup, etc. Nothing works! She only wants to drink water. The pediatrician said it could take up to three days before she will drink it, but that I just need to make her thirsty enough to give in. So...I've tried to exclusively give her milk for a few days, but I always end up just letting her have her water. Yesterday was "really" going to be the day. I got pep talks from my mom and Jon and was determined to stick to my guns. However, around 1:00 p.m., after not drinking anything all morning, she was standing at the sink pointing to the water. The verse about giving a cup of water to those who thirst came to mind (out of context?...perhaps just a little!), and I gave my parched child a drink. She (happily) guzzled an entire cup of water on the spot. Today however, I'm REALLY, REALLY not going to give in. Milk or nothing. I mean it. That pathetic whine will not get to me. No giving in. (Am I convincing? I hope so!)
It's funny to me the words kids pick up on first. Not necessarily the most frequently heard or required. One of Natalie's words in her limited vocabulary is "fish". And...since all animals growl in Natalie's world, "fish" is often followed with a growl.
She just had her 15 month appointment is about 75% on height, weight, and head circumference.
Natalie loves to play outside and LOVES to dance. She's starting to play independently for longer periods of time.
That's the latest on the kiddos. They are at such fun ages and bring us so much joy!
Love Scott's hair! I know that probably not what you wanted to hear, but it is so cute. I loved Ty wearing a fade at that age. Now he just wants us to buzz it so it's over quick. :( Doug made him stand still long enough to get a fade last time.
ReplyDeleteNatalie is looking grown up too. I can't get Bree to drink milk either. I got the okay to just feed her lots of yogurt, cheese and broccoli from my doctor. (Although I probably would have just done that anyway.) None of my kids have liked milk. It grew on them over time after eating cereal and now they all, minus Bree, love it. Good luck with the battle today. I hope she caves quickly for both of you!