Settling Down for Bed...or Not.

Max's favorite song right now is Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star. He realized tonight that one of his toys actually plays it. However, if he slams the lid of the toy shut, it stops playing and says, "Good-bye!" Btw, it was about 45 minutes past his bed time. Enjoy! :-)

Two Years Ago Today

Happy Birthday, Maximilian!

2- Year- Old Pics

Here are some of Max's 2-year-old shots. Jay and Amy Elkins did a great job once again. If you are interested in their work, check out http://www.251photography.blogspot.com/ I don't really know which pic is my favorite one yet. I can't believe he is almost 2. Although his birthday is the 16th, we won't be celebrating until Omi and Opa get back in town. What a special treat that they get to be here for a birthday party!!

Mike Performing and Marching

Here is a clip from Mike's first performance with his band. Not bad, eh?!

Reflections

Oh, the joys of having a two-year- old. (Well, almost two.) Max continues to make us laugh at the various comments that come out of his sweet little lips. One of them I cannot mention on the blog, but if you are interested, give me a call. :-)

Some of the others include calling me "Chwissa," instead of "Mama;" and pointing out that I need to wipe my nose by pointing at it and saying "booders." He also seems to think that he is having a sister and not a brother. Everytime I ask him who the baby is in the picture he says, "sista." We practice over and over that it is baby brother, but it doesn't seem to sink in. Maybe he knows something we don't know. (But if you look at the pic I posted earlier, I'd say it is pretty obvious that it's a boy growing inside, not a baby sister.)

Baby K is growing and kicking, always letting me know that he is around, too. He had a hitting contest with his Uncle Mike a few days ago. Mike would poke my belly, and Baby K would kick right back. It was amazing to feel and watch. Baby K also seems to like to migrate around a lot. Sometimes he is on my back and blatter (something Max hardly ever did), and sometimes he is up in my ribs (something Max loved to do).

I was a little sad about not having a girl this time, but the thought of having two boys is rather exciting. I have always seen myself as a boy mama. This should be quite an adventure. I am very thankful that I have the blessing of being able to stay home with my boys. To be perfectly honest, it has taken me almost two years to get to this point. (I was thankful before, but God has been doing some amazing work in my heart regarding staying at home.) I can now finally say, that I feel like I am at peace at home, and I can't wait to see it flourish under God's mighty hand. Well, this post ended up being longer than expected. Until next time! C