...those birds are friends!

i am starting this because i have fallen really far behind on Haven's baby book and have yet to start Maelie's. i am the youngest of 3 girls and it is funny (and a little sad) to see physically how my mom just got shorter and shorter on time as more kids were added to the family. just in the area of home movies, there are something like 35 of Colette, 8 of Stacy, and 1/2 of a reel from me....which was basically me lying on the floor while one of the sisters butted their way in front of the camera or danced around the living room! so, being the tortured youngest child that i am, i want my girls to have complete and thorough records of their existance. and since i am seriously lagging behind in the "producing something tangible" department, so begins my blog.

currently, Haven is 3 and Maelie is 10 1/2 weeks old. Haven is into saying really funny things - also another reason for this blog! Maelie is just starting to introduce her little self to us and i know i am going to love her personality...whatever it turns out to be! she has started smiling in the last couple of weeks and loves to be held. that is totally my fault...i prayed to Jesus to give me a baby who would love to be held...but i forgot to mention that i didn't mean 24-7! but that is who she is and it is my job to plesantly accomodate her.

yesterday was July 4th and we had a pretty good day. Adam worked a double shift, so i was on solo baby duty. i am working on some felt projects and had to restock some felt and floss, so we went to JoAnn's. Haven was very pleasant during the whole thing...saying hi to old co-workers and being generally good-natured. so i rewarded with a trip to MickyD's. as we are in the drive through, waiting to order, i noticed 2 birds getting a little...um...fresh with each other. apparently, Haven noticed too, because she said "those birds are friends! they like each other!" to which i replied, "um...yes...they are friendly!" she got a dinosaur from the new Ice Age movie in her happy meal...his thing is you push on his little arms and his mouth opens and closes. so i am driving over to visit Adam at work, and she says (in a mean dinosaur sort of voice) "i want my chicky nugget!!" i look back at her and she has opened the dinosaurs mouth and shoved a chicky nugget in there and was making the dino "chew"! added bonus - i got a happy meal too, so she has 2 dinosaurs! on the trip home, she was making the dinos dance and do syncronized jumping jacks. i have a very uniqe child!

Maelie, meanwhile, slept through the entire thing. she was a really good sleeper yesterday. i didnt partake in the whole fireworks thing because she was having grouchy time and needed to be held. so she has yet to experience that. on the way home from Fred & Carla's, Maelie cried for at least 1/2 of the trip. at one point, i turned on the overhead light in my car and asked Haven if Maelie was ok. Haven looks over and says "no, she's crying". thanks Captain Obvious!! but seriously, Haven has been a really big help to me. I can always ask her to hand me something, or even go get something out of Mae's room, and she always obeys. (just in this area...the obeying thing in general is definately a work in process!!)