I had to write a bit about the kids. They seem to be changing overnight, and I love it!
I have to say that I love my babies. Infants are so adorable, and I could watch their movements and faces all day! But as the kids get older, I keep thinking about how much I enjoy it more and more! I mean, as their personality comes out, as they communicate more and more, as they do more things and I get to know them more and more, I LOVE IT!
I know that all kids go through a relatively similar development pattern. :) But I just had to share a bit about what the kids are doing right now, for all the family who is so far away! And I am sad that I am missing all these adorably fun moments in my own nieces and nephews lives. God is in control, and all that we give up is for Him!!
Augie is so old now, it seems. He is communicating so much, and understands so much of what we tell him! His first words were "wuh sza?" which is Augie language for "what's that?". He asks it all the time, even if he knows the answer. Typical conversation:
"Wuh sza?" (pointing to Steve)
"Daddy!"
"Da da!" (big nod and smile)
He also says "yah, yah, yah" in a very emphatic voice while nodding his head violently. It. is. adorable. Another typical conversation:
"Augie, do you want water? Tereed mai?" (I try to repeat things in Arabic as well)
"yah, yah, yah, yah!!!" (he is always very emphatic as he does this)
His newest words include "bebe" for belly, "bebe" for his former milk suppliers (he is not nursing but still very interested....), and "bebe" for when Siena goes to potty. I know they sound the same to everyone else, but
I know he is saying different things! :) He also says "ssshhhhh" when sister is sleeping, he says "te te" for sister, "bah" for bye, "HAH!" for hi, and his new favorite: "No!" which I think needs no translation.
But that doesn't even begin to cover everything that he does now, he walks around and plays adorably, mixing food in the play kitchen, slurping as he sips fake tea. He asks to color, and recently started coloring on furniture and floors, so is now confined to his high chair for that activity. He loves Charlie and Lola and will often ask for "lolo". How does he even know?!?!?! :D He steals things from his sister and yells loudly when she won't share. And he loves getting tickled and eating any and all food available. And anything not available as well. Also, he loves tea. Like, my hot tea that I drink multiple times a day. He absolutely begs me for it! I have taken to making both of the kids a sippy cup of mint tea every afternoon simply so I can drink mine in peace. But of course it is not quite as attractive as my cup, so we share anyway. :) He chatters to himself and loves peekaboo. And as his mother of course I think it is all adorable! Also, in the last week he started telling me "no" and fussing and stomping his feet when I tell him to do something (like back up from the TV). I know I need to nip it in the bud, and I will, but I still have to turn away and laugh, it is a hoot! How does this little baby even know to do that?! Bahahaha, even his fits are cute! But seriously, he does get in trouble as soon as I can get the smile off my face and be a serious mom. :)
I thought Siena was talking a lot before, but now I realize it was just a taste. And I think it will become even more. She tells us all kinds of things, about movies and places we've been. She has very decided opinions and makes them known! And she is so sweet! She comes into the bathroom while I am putting on makeup, sits on the stool and says "Aya tell you a story" and proceeds to go into a simple but long narrative about bunnies or something. She has started picking out her own clothes, which I try and supervise to give advice, otherwise she comes out in a purple and orange shirt with a green/teal/yellow/pink skirt. Those are her favorites. :) One sad thing is that every time we head home from a friend's house or from Dubai, she says "I don't want to go home!". I don't know why, and it makes me a little sad!! But I think it's because she's rather social and wants to be out where we are having fun! So I have to tell her ahead of time and remind her of all our friends there. That makes it a little easier.
Siena asks me every day, "did you have a baby inside?". I have started to say "do I have a baby inside, Siena?" and then she says "yeah!". She is very excited, especially after I told her that when the new baby comes she can help me change diapers and give lots of hugs and kisses. She likes that idea! She also tells me that tomorrow she will have a baby inside (I love how she doesn't really understand her time frames, like tomorrow, yesterday, etc) and she will see the "miffwhite" and "dotter".
The kids have done so well with all the transition lately. We have out of town guests, stayed in hotel rooms, been out late, missed naps, and everything in between! They have been great troopers. Bribing with pretzel sticks and a princess toy may have helped as well. :) We are also trying to transition Siena into Augie's room for when the new baby comes. We would love to be able to go to our room in the evening and read with the lamp on, instead of sneaking in to get our jammies and climbing noiselessly into bed! It would just be more relaxing. I don't mind her coming in in the morning, it would just be nice to have a sense of being a couple again, at least for a bit before we have a new roommate! :) But with everything going on, we are being very flexible about this and sometimes Siena sleeps on the couch in the living room! So it varies, and that's just where we are right now.
The NEW baby is growing lots and seems very mellow, although 3 times now I have bent over a funny way and have gotten severely reprimanded with a kick in the ribs. It cracks me up! It's like, okay, I can deal with all the craziness, but don't bend over that one way!! We still haven't found out gender, but insha'allah, soon. We have names tentatively picked out, but will probably keep them a secret. The boy name is all family name, and I really like it, but isn't conducive to a nickname. The girl name is kind of a family name, but I am still not 100% on it. Steve loves it though! So we will think about it more when we know which one to focus on! I have been pretty good about exercising with this baby, but fell behind on it with company staying overnight and have suffered for it. I just feel more sore overall, and actually took a Penadol today just because I felt achy. But it's good motivation! Prenatal care has been up in the air and spotty, but I can tell the baby is growing and am planning to go in for an appointment next week. :) I am learning so much about surrender this pregnancy! I thought I learned about it with the last two, but I guess there was more for me to learn. I think because birth is something that I care so much about, I have to be extra careful to surrender it all to God!
Well, this is a long post, but I haven't journaled at all since I found out I was pregnant, so blogging and emails have taken it's place, and writing really helps me process. So forgive the length! If you don't read it all, just know it was as much for my benefit as y'alls! :) To all the far off family out there, I hope you enjoy a little taste of what the kids are up to! Please know that I love every facebook post and pic of my nieces and nephews, I miss them so much and can't wait to squeeze their cheeks when we visit next summer! Love y'all!!
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