Waylon said "Junebug" today.
I died.
The end.
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Showing posts with label sibling love. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sibling love. Show all posts
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Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Cheese!
Ha ha ha. Never try to re-create a photo and expect it to work out. Remember this one, taken just after June was born, where Georgia's striking eyes and facial expression made her look like a protective lioness? Yeah, that was not happening with three kids in the mix.
(Cute nonetheless, though, don't ya think? I know I'm biased.)
You have no idea how much these girls love holding Waylon when given the chance. Are these kisses or mouth to mouth resuscitation?
(Cute nonetheless, though, don't ya think? I know I'm biased.)
You have no idea how much these girls love holding Waylon when given the chance. Are these kisses or mouth to mouth resuscitation?
Monday, August 8, 2011
Three Three and Under
Since Joe and I have so much experience, let us give you our advice for parenting three children ages three and under: outsource most of it.
Have your sister, brother in law, and parents watch the older two kids while you take advantage of room service at the hospital and occasionally send the new baby with the nurse to the nursery for a couple of short spells of overnight sleep between feedings.
Granted, our advice will only work if like us, you only have about 36 hours of having three three and under. (Georgia turns four tomorrow.)
All kidding aside, the girls met their brother for the first time this morning, and it was so sweet. The pictures say more than I can put into words.
Their doll carriers were their gifts from Waylon.
June insisted that we keep removing layers, all the way down until Waylon's diaper was off.
Unfortunately, they had to cart Waylon away for the rest of Georgia and June's visit for some specifically timed medical tests, but all was not lost. We had big times going up and down in the mechanical bed.
Have your sister, brother in law, and parents watch the older two kids while you take advantage of room service at the hospital and occasionally send the new baby with the nurse to the nursery for a couple of short spells of overnight sleep between feedings.
Granted, our advice will only work if like us, you only have about 36 hours of having three three and under. (Georgia turns four tomorrow.)
All kidding aside, the girls met their brother for the first time this morning, and it was so sweet. The pictures say more than I can put into words.
Their doll carriers were their gifts from Waylon.
June insisted that we keep removing layers, all the way down until Waylon's diaper was off.
Unfortunately, they had to cart Waylon away for the rest of Georgia and June's visit for some specifically timed medical tests, but all was not lost. We had big times going up and down in the mechanical bed.
Monday, June 27, 2011
We Take the Bad with the Good
(We've got no ugly here. Pshtaw!)
This post is dedicated to a few friends of mine who either have recently gone from 1 child to 2, or are about to. I wish you the best of luck. Maybe you'll figure this sibling stuff out better than I have.
People will start asking you approximately 5 minutes after your children meet for the first time how they are getting along. Depending on their ages, you should be prepared for it to take a long time for them to truly reciprocally interact -- say, 18 months? Also, be prepared for them to not always like each other or treat each other well. But when they do, it feels magical.
Sometimes, unfortunately, your life is going to look like this:
And you will feel so defeated that there seems no better response than to record the fits of your feral children.
ETA: Joe tells me that video makes me look cruel, like I'm just ignoring them. Surely you are aware that the video camera only came out after all other reasonable efforts were exhausted? So what you're seeing is not the worst of it, it's the clamer, tail end of the fit.
But sometimes, your life is going to look like this:
And you will be glad that you caught it on video, so that you can watch it for the rest of your life whenever you're having a bad day. It's like capturing pure joy in a bottle to save for later.
This post is dedicated to a few friends of mine who either have recently gone from 1 child to 2, or are about to. I wish you the best of luck. Maybe you'll figure this sibling stuff out better than I have.
People will start asking you approximately 5 minutes after your children meet for the first time how they are getting along. Depending on their ages, you should be prepared for it to take a long time for them to truly reciprocally interact -- say, 18 months? Also, be prepared for them to not always like each other or treat each other well. But when they do, it feels magical.
Sometimes, unfortunately, your life is going to look like this:
And you will feel so defeated that there seems no better response than to record the fits of your feral children.
ETA: Joe tells me that video makes me look cruel, like I'm just ignoring them. Surely you are aware that the video camera only came out after all other reasonable efforts were exhausted? So what you're seeing is not the worst of it, it's the clamer, tail end of the fit.
But sometimes, your life is going to look like this:
And you will be glad that you caught it on video, so that you can watch it for the rest of your life whenever you're having a bad day. It's like capturing pure joy in a bottle to save for later.
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