Don't blink

Oh, my best friend reminded me just recently what a long time it has been. I think it has been a combination or holiday season, not remembering at a convenient time, and being so totally over mommyness some days. Oh yes, there have been a few days during the past month that I did not want to be home with the two sweet little munchkins. Cali is entering terrible twos some days, and Mac is getting ever more and more mobile...at least wanting to be. He will be crawling very soon. It's mostly when they are both crying, have been up several....several times in the night each, that I have my break downs....I will miss these days...I will miss these days....I will miss these days. Lack of sleep makes everything harder.

Cali decided after we came back from West Virginia for Christmas that she was going to wake up and cry for up to an hour at a time, several times a night. This in combination with Mac waking up and needing a pacifier 4-5 times a night was jsut getting overwhelming. Cali is down to 1 or 2 times a night for shorter durations now.

Mac got his first tooth yesterday. So cute. He's been eating peas and green beans...although not much at a time. He's a lover.

Not to be cliche, but Cali is a sponge. She repeats everything I say. She is OBSESSED with Frosty the snowman and we watch it at least once or twice a day. She wakes up either saying "Frosee, Frosee" or "waffle." Just last night we were watching TV and she said "Bama." Sure enough OBama was on TV. I hadn't taught her who he was, she just said it. So when we were at the store today, I asked her who was on one of the magazines and she said "Bama" again.

The thing that really surprised me though was I had on a BA shirt and I heard her say "A" and she pointed to the "A" on the shirt. So I asked her where the "Y" was and she pointed to it as well.

Cali and Mac have a special bond that only siblings have. They really enjoy being around each other and miss each other when one is missing. They are starting to interact more with toys on the floor, they even squeal back and forth.

These days are going fast though, and I already miss my Cali-baby. She's a little girl now. I also get upset that I haven't been able to relish Mac's babyhood as I did with Cali. I can't believe he is 7 months old. I blinked I guess.