Growing up.
Yesterday we had some fun :) When we woke up in the morning I told the kids that I was going to take pictures of them... and Evan was excited! I usually have to beg (or bribe) them to let me take their pictures (okay, there was ice cream involved...) These turned out just perfect. I am simply in love with each photo. I also posted them on my photography blog.
This past month Evan turned 4 years old, and Makiah is now 2 1/2. As always it is fun to see the things they are picking up and learning. It is interesting to see comparisons between the two... and their differences. They are both slightly shy, but Kiah seems to be my brave child. She is more likely to tell someone hello in passing. Evan usually puts his chin down and won't say a thing. Evan is a little more picky about what he eats. Again Kiah is the brave one trying new things. Some of the things she likes to eat that Evan won't touch are, olives, meatballs and pepperoni. Evan prefers to eat the same thing each day. Lately it is nice to hear them say... "Yeay! Carrots!" or "Yum! Celery!"
Both of my kids have extremely strong wills. It's their way or the highway. Some of our struggles lately are: getting Kiah to stay in her seat at dinner time (she wants to sit on my lap), getting the kids to stay in their room at night (Kiah now knows how to open doors), and Kiah wetting her pants when she is upset... I think it is her way of showing me that she is the boss.
Even with the silly struggles we go through, we have lots of fun. I am amazed at how much these two love each other. There are times when I turn to see them hugging, or snuggling. Evan likes to pick Kiah up and they just giggle and fall to the floor. Most days they just play. I don't have to entertain them so much anymore. They love to pretend together. Often I hear Evan calling "Mommy!" and I respond only to hear him say "No, the other mommy!" Meaning Kiah :)
I am so lucky to have these two in my life.
4 comments:
Love, love, love, your pictures, what a great idea. You have two little sweethearts. Kiah reminds me of Demi, wanting to sit on my lap at dinner, not a picky eater like Sophie, crying at bedtime because she wants me. I have a good idea for bedtime, a crib, works with Demi :) jk. Sophie sneaks in my bed everynight so we have our issues too. That is so funny you pretend you are away, sometimes I think a mom has to do whatever it takes.
Beautiful pictures. They really get along well with each other. I love the one with Evan reading and Makiah looking over at the book. Very nice. As for going to bed, you could try not talking to them after they should be in bed. Just take them back to bed without any emotion and lay them back down and leave. Over and over. I saw someone doing this on a program and it only took 2 nights. But they were very consistent. I don't know. Maybe it would work.
The "mommy" thing is so funny. Eldon and Lilly do that too--playing house together where Lilly is the "mommy." I was just thinking the other day how glad I am to have these two close together. They play together so much and require me a lot less, which makes me a lot more sane:). I wonder what it would be like with one, if they would crave your attention all day long.
Anyway, it's a blessing. I couldn't imagine having to entertain all day long!
OK...these pictures are *seriously* so dang cute! Just lovely!
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