Little engines can do big things

Anderson loves Thomas the Train and anything having to do with the show, movies, books, actual trains, songs, sheets on his bed, etc. I have to say that of all things he could love, Thomas seems to be a pretty great one. Our niece Anna so kindly gave us some of her gently used books one of which is called Little Engines Can Do Big Things. It is a nice book with a good message.  One that Adelaide seems to have picked up on much too early...

Though Adelaide is the smallest member of our household she sure does some "big" things: screaming and fighting sleep with every ounce of her little body and big personality. To be fair she has grown one tooth recently and is most likely feeling the next one trying to come in. She has also learned how to crawl and is into all the "big" people things she can get. She even is starting to pull up on things. Heaven help us. This little girl only naps an hour total each day, in two separate cat naps. This leaves lots of time for her to get into trouble and the word "no" causes her to look right at you and laugh...and she isn't easily amused either. So, as I sit here typing and listening to the sweet silence of four small boys actually sleeping, I am sitting here wondering why this little engine in front of me is still awake and busy...what big things are next? I am scared to ask... :)

The formidable opponent

Fighting against a little baby can be tough. It is not for the faint of heart....and Adelaide is proving to be quite the opponent and is definitely winning. After two hours of trying to get her to sleep in the crib last night, we gave up. She went back in the rock n sleep in our room, feet sticking over the edge as she really is too big for that bed. Ah, sleep. Sometimes the fight can wait. Sleep is so hard to come by anyway and there is always tomorrow! Mother of the year here! :) With all the milestones she has reached even in the last week- first tooth, saying mama, and getting her tummy off  the floor to almost crawl- i have found myself thinking of a few memories from Anderson before he was such a big boy "growing so fast" as he says. ..

He used to answer a question with a high pitched "I don't know!" And I mean high pitched. I would ask him questions all the time just to hear it.

His piggy face was done on command from a very young age thanks to a laughing audience of grandparents.

"I too tired" was his response to being asked to do anything he didn't want to do at the moment.

He used to take a big sniff and then say, "smells like a bad day!"

More memories to be made today. It's Saturday and "daddy doesn't go to work today!!!!!" Imagine that being said with all the enthusiasm of a two year old. It's pure joy. Oh, here's a pic from last night. Things started out so well...