Good TV

Adam and I always look forward to Wednesday night. I don't know how many of you out there have ever watched this show, but we really like it! It's made by the same people who do American Idol, and it's basically the same idea except it's dance. And I almost hate to say it (because I know how many 'Idol' fans there are) but I really like this show much better. It's so much more entertaining. I can't dance at all but I really enjoy watching other people doing it. And these people can dance! What I especially like about this particular dance show is that these contestants actually come from a background of dance, so they put on a pretty good show. I highly recommend So You Think You Can Dance to anyone interested in some good, entertaining TV!

Nesting

knitted scarf
Originally uploaded by liannebarr

While I was pregnant I got bit by a BIG nesting bug. Maybe it was because we had just moved into a new house. During my second trimester, when I had the most energy, I did a lot of painting (the walls) and shopping for the house. But once I was into that last trimester I got really tired and I just didn't have it in me to do big things any more. So I switched attention to other creative ways of nesting. I started a quilt (didn't get to finish it, not even close). I look forward to finishing that when Ian has a more regular sleep schedule. I also started knitting again. It's a hobby that I have been doing on again off again for a while. I did most of this scarf before the baby was born, leaving about 30 minutes of work left to finish. Until recently there wasn't much time that I didn't have Ian in my arms. So now that he goes to bed for the night at about 7:30p, I finally finished my scarf. I think it turned out pretty good!

Bedtime

Adam has been putting Clara to bed since Ian came along. He usually has a fussy time at the end of the day (right during Clara's bedtime ritual), so Adam stepped up. The other night I took Ian in so Clara could say good night. It was so cute!

And then Adam read the bedtime story to both of his children (we are still getting used to the fact that we have children now!)

Ian's Blessing Day

Ian received his blessing this last Sunday. It was a beautifully, simple blessing. Ian did very well, no fussing! Although that may have something to do with the fact that Adam kept the pacifier in the baby's mouth. He told me after the blessing that at one point it fell out of Ian's mouth and Adam paused in order to retrieve the pacifier and put it back in his mouth. Adam was a little worried that he wouldn't be able to concentrate if the baby was crying. What a special day!

Great-Grandmothers

Clara and Ian are so lucky to know their great-grandmothers! And this day they got to spend time with all of them together! How wonderful for them to have such wonderful and loving examples, I am very grateful that these ladies are a part of my children's life!

Adam's family came to visit this last week. Nana, Adam's grandmother, stayed with us. We really enjoyed having her in our home! We miss you Nana!

Clara says . . .

Last night Adam went in to put Clara to bed. She had a book sitting on her bed that he picked up so he could pull the sheet back to put her under the covers. He tossed it on her bookshelf to free up his hands and Clara said, "Daddy don't throw my book! Do you have a bookshelf?" To this question Adam answered yes. And then she says, "Do you throw your books onto your bookshelf?"

I don't know if this says something about how we parent or that she is always going to reason her way out of trouble, either way we thought it was clever and really funny!