Family

We have been very lucky this past month to have spent a lot of time with our family!  In general, we are not happy about the fact that most of our family does not live close, and wish that we could be able to spend more time with those that we love; this is becoming even more important now that Griffin really gets what "family" means and he is old enough to understand and remember grandmas, grandpas, uncles, aunts, cousins....  In fact, a few days ago we got in the car for a fairly short errand and I needed to call Grandma Khaki, so I asked G if he wanted to talk to her.  He proceeded to burst into tears and exclaim that he did NOT want to talk to Grandma Khaki!  He wanted to SEE her!  When we got home we did Facetime  and that seemed to make it better.  And when Gma Kris and Gpa Tom were up, he would walk up to one of them and ask (sweetly), "hold my hand?"  And after they were suckered in, he drug them downstairs to play trains or cars!  During our March Indy visit, Connor and Griff had the best time playing and I have never seen G so tired.  I can't wait until Erin and Duncan can join in...let the fun ensue!  It is amazing to me that even when Griffin only sees his family for short periods of time, they leave an impact and he talks about them nonstop and always asks when he is going to see them again.  Hopefully as the boys get older we can make "family" time happen more often.  And, although we were spoiled with so much family in March, and we miss them, we are looking forward to more time in April...and a lot of it!

This week, we've been talking about how in a few days we are going to go down to the farm to visit Gma Khaki and Gpa Bill...and see Auntie Kayla, Uncle Eric and Mason!  And...last but not least, tractors!  And a bulldozer!  And, according to Griffin, since Gma Khaki is a "farmer," she should also have an excavator.  Not quite, G, but I hardly think you will be disappointed.  Bring it on!  After the farm trip...we are heading to Florida, which we have also been talking about at length.  And while we are there, G will turn three and share his birthday with Grandma Kris.  And almost right after, we are having G's birthday party and will get to see everyone again.  It will be a full house, that is for sure, and we'd want nothing less (other than to have a couple more spare bedrooms)!

So, although our family isn't as close as we would like them to be, we're grateful for the time we get to spend together and hope that the amount of time will only increase into the future.

Birthday Preview...

I'm officially giving up the practice of law for...crafting?  Nah probably not, but I have had some fun making Griffin's birthday decorations.  Caution!  Fun stuff coming through...

Auntie Liz brought over some caution cones...which Griff immediately placed on his head and declared, "HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!"

Yeah I made these.  Jealous???

Made these, too...with some help from Asha's cricut, Liz and Claire!

Can't wait for the party!

My Baby is 8 Months Old...

It is definitely hard to believe that my baby Duncan is 8 months old...four more months and this little man is ONE YEAR old.  Crazy...  Duncan is becoming quite the hambone.  His accomplishments at 8 months include crawling, now quite swiftly.  And the past couple of days he has started pulling himself up; unlike his brother, however, Duncan knows how to fall.  Griffin was too afraid to bend in the middle...and fell like a tree.  Duncan, on the other hand, thankfully bends.  And he has a cushy little bootie to soften his landing!  He is "talking" up a storm and is very into mimicking right now...especially if it involves sticking his tongue out.  He really wants to wave...and when waved to, he will look at his hand, a finger or two will twitch, and he will look up as if to say...hmmm..I am trying...see that??  He adores two major things in life: Tucker and his big brother.  To Duncan, both are amazing and amusing all at the same time.

And, nearly needless to say, D still LOVES his food.  And not really his bottles...he is more into his solid foods.  He tries it all and for the most part eats it all...in large quantities.  I never made this much baby food for Griffin.  Duncan plows through the food I make him at an amazing rate.  Honestly, I love my little Beaba Babycook but that machine and I need a break from each other!  He is doing finger foods now and has gotten the hang of feeding himself.  But...don't think about putting him in his high chair too soon - he will not wait to be fed.  If he has to wait more than 90 seconds between the clicking of the tray onto the highchair and food being placed in his mouth, look out.  And I'm pretty positive that he isn't always just that famished...instead, it appears we have a little "diva" on our hands.  What do you call a male diva anyway?  A typical man?  :)

Diva or not, I love this little man with my whole heart, and every day as I look at my two boys I am so thankful that I get to be their momma -- it's the best job around.  I mean just look at them!!!

Believe it or not, last week was Duncan's first sink bath.  D goes to bed earlier than his brother, and G was still eating dinner...so in order to supervise both I plopped him in the sink.  And he thoroughly enjoyed it! 

And in the regular bath with his brother, he thinks it is pretty amusing to get on his knees and then stand up, much to Mommy's chagrin.

D still isn't a big cuddler...BUT...if he wakes up early for a bottle (5-6 am) he will cuddle me right after.  And even though I am still pretty sleepy and would love a little more shut eye, I can't resist his snuggles and I take full advantage of this time.

It all goes in Duncan's mouth.  There is no discretion.

And he enjoys his one-on-one time with Mommy, too...errands and grocery shopping are still some of my favorite activities with these two...they are both so on the move that I like my captive audience!

Slacking...

I'm slacking a bit in the blogging department...but I promise I have several posts coming up! In the meantime...look at these cuties!!

Playtime

Much to his delight, Griff found that Duncan moving leads to more opportunities to "play" with him (read: treat him kind of like he treats Tucker by enticing him to crawl in certain ways after certain toys).  Tonight he found out Duncan thinks it's pretty darn funny when G puts his cat meow on D's head while he crawls.  And this was what we did for quite a while tonight...hey, whatever works!

Another Puppy?

Saturday my little baby blue eyes was up early...and so, as a result, I was too.  So he and I hung in his room while everyone else slept and did some clothes purging.  And, true to the Pucci boys' custom, Duncan has learned that when crawling, you need your hands.  And because of this, the mouth is the easiest way to carry what must be carried!  Dunc had his brother's sock (clean, of course) and crawled up and down the hallway with it. 

Too stinkin CUTE!!!!

Remember this one?  Yep, Griff started the trend...

On the Move

Duncan didn't waste any time getting up on all fours and getting moving!