Elizabeth that is. She has gotten into a strange stage... well has been in a strange stage. First for some time now she has to have a 'wipey', aka a baby wipe, all the time, even at night. She wants one for bed. Sometimes she will clean things but a lot of the time she just holds it. I don't know if that means she wants to be clean or if that means that we use wipes too much. Either way it looks like a wipe is now her security blanket... lol. The other stage is not so funny or cute! It is a stage that we have seen over and over again and frankly are a little tired of, literally. It is waking up at 1 or 2 am in the morning and not wanting to go to sleep. Now this has been Libby's MO... why I am ever shocked is beyond me. Ever since my sweet little child has been a baby she has been a horrible sleeper. 2 1/2 years later we thought we were out of the woods but Libby still has some tricks up her sleeve so if you see me or Jim and we look tired, it was probably a bad night with Miss Elizabeth.
The other day I was talking to someone about babies and they asked me if I missed having one around or wanted another and I said 'no, I still have a child that doesn't sleep through the night why would I want another'. Either way I still love my girl, just a little more at 2 am on a Tuesday night and we have work in the morning.
Elizabeth is growing up in so many other ways! She is talking so much although I think I am the official Libby interpreter, sometimes she talks a little fast and runs her words together and it sounds Greek. I love it when she makes 2 words into one. Like, grandma-grandpa-they are not 2 people they are one. Another favorite, Yes-No, I just love when she tells me yesno. lol The life of a 2 year old.
She does so many sweet things, like always wanting to be your helper, or being your 'doctor' to make you feel all better, or saying 'God our Father' prayer before bed, she says Amamen instead of Amen, or saying 'I Love you' with out someone saying it first.
Well now it is time to go put my sweet non-sleeping, wipe carrying, greek speaking 2 year old to bed and Allison too of course.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Thursday, November 27, 2008
Friday, November 21, 2008
Amazing Kids & A season of firsts...
My children on a regular basis amaze me. Even if it is how quickly they pick up on things. This week they amazed me by truely understanding the meaning of Operation Christmas child. As a family we filled 2 shoe boxes and I wanted to involved the girls so I had them help me fill the boxes with all the stuff we got. Before doing it I showed Allison all the goodies we got for the boxes and I asked her if she understood what we were going to do with them and she knew exactly. She told me that we had to take them to church b/c they were going to give the toys to little kids that don't have toys. And this evening Elizabeth amazed me by being a brave little 2 year old. We had to run to the mall to pick up their pictures and we decided to take a walk around the mall because the girls wanted to see the Christmas Decorations. During our walk of course we came upon Santa. Well Allison pretty much crawled up daddy and wouldn't let go as soon as she notice Santa. Elizabeth on the other hand wasn't too sure. I asked her is she wanted to just say hi and she said "Yeah... No." Then she thought about it a little more and decided she wanted to say hi so we walked up to Santa and she went right up to him and sat on his lap! I couldn't believe it, typically because of Allison's reaction she would not do that, but she did. The helpers looked at me and said 'Do you want a picture?'. Well, YEAH... I don't know when this might happen again. So we got Elizabeth's picture with Santa!
This was just so wonderful!
I always want to keep my blog fairly upbeat and about our family but the reality is that sometimes not everything is upbeat and sometimes we are just sad. Today was one of those days for me. I have been doing... well for the past month or so but today was just one of those days. I know why, it is because tomorrow would have been my moms 52 birthday. Each month I have had trouble, realize that another month has passed without her. But now with Allison's birthday and her birthday we are starting to go through a lot of first. Alli's first birthday without her Grandma, mom's first birthday after her death, our first Thanksgiving without her being around, our first Christmas without her, my first birthday without my mom...
Actually, what first triggered me realizing that I have staring to go through a lot of first again was when we took the girls to JC Penney's for their pictures. OK, you are thinking, 'This woman is crazy, what does that have anything to do with anything.' Well, the last time my mom was down to our house before she found out she was sick was Thanksgiving and she took us all to Penney's so she could get pictures of the kids, Allison, Elizabeth, Colton & Broc (my sister's boys). And this was the first time that we had been to that store or that studio since we were there with her. I was fine until we started picking out pictures and I realized that I no longer had to get her pictures. Strange right? But anyone that has lost a parent understand that the littles things will stop you in your tracks.
With all these things coming up in the next month or so I know that she is going to be in my heart a lot and I may be sad often. First's are always interesting because you always want to experience your first. Your first kiss, first child, first love, first steps... I could go on and on but the reality that some first are just not as fun. But they are things that you have to go through and it can only make you stronger by going through them. I am so thankful that I have a wonderful husband and two very sweet girls to walk these steps with me. Even if I don't want to talk I know that I can count on my sweetie to just give me a hug.
Sorry to end this blog on a sad note. Happy Birthday mom, we love and miss you.
Sunday, November 16, 2008
Happy Birthday Allison!
Ok, so first things first. Disney on Ice was so much fun. Both of the girls could barely sit when Mickey, Minnie and the others came out on the Ice. They both had ear to ear smiles pretty much the entire time. Elizabeth was having a blast eating Popcorn. She really enjoyed that daddy gave her the tub so she could just put her hand in and get it herself. At one point I looked over and the tub was over her head. I guess she wanted to make sure to get the very last morsel. I couldn't get the camera on fast enough to get a picture but trust me it was very cute!!!
So today is Allison's 4th Birthday! I can't believe that 4 years ago I was just meeting that sweet girl for the 1st time. That 1st day was kind of a blur. I remember at about 4 am that morning after I had Miss Allison I was a rush of energy so I wrote in my journal about my experience. Granted it was not the greatest experience and at that time still feeling all that pain the only thing I could think about and write about was this sweet precious little girl that had the sweetest and softest cry that even the OB commented on it. Actually, my OB was the first person to ever call Allison 'Alli Cat' because her cry sounded like a little cat. I also remember having lots of friends that afternoon and evening coming in to visit and Jim running back and forth from home to take pictures and then email them to the Grandparents and other friends and family. Since then our little girl has really grown up on us pretty quickly.
Here are a few little random things about Allison that make me smile:
1. She thinks that when she has her purse or necklace she is a mommy.
2. She won't let Libby kiss her because Libby 'slobbers on her'.
3. She wrinkles her nose up when she smells a flower.
4. She has told me that she doesn't like corn because she is too small, she will like it when she turns 5 years old.
5. How she concentrates so hard when you are reading to her because she likes to be able to 'read' it herself and she tries to remember what you are saying for each page.
I could keep going but I won't. Someday I will have to type a list of little random things that make me smile about Elizabeth. There are a lot of them.
So today is Allison's 4th Birthday! I can't believe that 4 years ago I was just meeting that sweet girl for the 1st time. That 1st day was kind of a blur. I remember at about 4 am that morning after I had Miss Allison I was a rush of energy so I wrote in my journal about my experience. Granted it was not the greatest experience and at that time still feeling all that pain the only thing I could think about and write about was this sweet precious little girl that had the sweetest and softest cry that even the OB commented on it. Actually, my OB was the first person to ever call Allison 'Alli Cat' because her cry sounded like a little cat. I also remember having lots of friends that afternoon and evening coming in to visit and Jim running back and forth from home to take pictures and then email them to the Grandparents and other friends and family. Since then our little girl has really grown up on us pretty quickly.
Here are a few little random things about Allison that make me smile:
1. She thinks that when she has her purse or necklace she is a mommy.
2. She won't let Libby kiss her because Libby 'slobbers on her'.
3. She wrinkles her nose up when she smells a flower.
4. She has told me that she doesn't like corn because she is too small, she will like it when she turns 5 years old.
5. How she concentrates so hard when you are reading to her because she likes to be able to 'read' it herself and she tries to remember what you are saying for each page.
I could keep going but I won't. Someday I will have to type a list of little random things that make me smile about Elizabeth. There are a lot of them.
Saturday, November 15, 2008
A Saturday Morning/Allison's Birthday weekend...
Saturday mornings are usually pretty fun in our house. Jim has brain washed Allison into asking for Pancakes, but that is ok with me because my sweet husband is busy right now emptying the dishwasher so I can make pancakes. This is a typical Saturday.
Next we attempt to do some cleaning while the kids take every toy out and play with it for about 2 min. LOL Today is a rainy day so there will be no outside time today but after nap we are in for a great surprise. Disney on Ice! Allison and I went to Princess on Ice last year and loved it so we decided to do Disney on Ice with the entire family. Hopefully it will be lots of fun for both girls.
Allison's weekend of Birthday stuff is in full swing! Last night we went to Applebees for her birthday dinner, her choice not ours, and they sang to her and brought her ice cream. Then we were off to shopping so she could buy something with Grandma & Grandpa Habeck's Birthday money. She got her very first Barbie Doll! She was pretty set on a cupcake maker but daddy quickly pointed out that she had one... me! LOL But when she made it to the Barbie isle she quickly knew what she wanted. I will have to post a picture of her and her 1st Barbie, after Pancakes of course...
Well off to make those Saturday Pancakes!
Next we attempt to do some cleaning while the kids take every toy out and play with it for about 2 min. LOL Today is a rainy day so there will be no outside time today but after nap we are in for a great surprise. Disney on Ice! Allison and I went to Princess on Ice last year and loved it so we decided to do Disney on Ice with the entire family. Hopefully it will be lots of fun for both girls.
Allison's weekend of Birthday stuff is in full swing! Last night we went to Applebees for her birthday dinner, her choice not ours, and they sang to her and brought her ice cream. Then we were off to shopping so she could buy something with Grandma & Grandpa Habeck's Birthday money. She got her very first Barbie Doll! She was pretty set on a cupcake maker but daddy quickly pointed out that she had one... me! LOL But when she made it to the Barbie isle she quickly knew what she wanted. I will have to post a picture of her and her 1st Barbie, after Pancakes of course...
Well off to make those Saturday Pancakes!
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Children-Random Thoughts
Children... They are so amazing, @ least mine are. HAHAHA
It is just amazing how quickly they grow up. Strange things have been coming to my mind lately, it might because the holidays are coming up but I am guessing it is because my 1st baby is going to be 4 on Sunday. 4, FOUR, QUARTO! What the heck? Where did the time go? I remember the day I brought both the girls home from the hospital. I thought I would never see the day I got to sleep 7 hours straight let alone see the day when my kid turns 4! Or see her write her own name, Allison's new talent.
Writing your name... how simple right??? But this seemingly simple act has me turning in circles. I am insanely proud and if you haven't heard me say it a million times consider yourself lucky, but she can write her own name. That means that she is growing up. I have been thinking of all the things that she now longer needs me for... and as much as it is liberating to know that both of my girls are able to walk now, and get out of bed on their own, can feed themselves and are closer than ever to not needing me to change their diapers. It makes me sad that I am going to lose those moments too. Like carrying them everywhere and going into their room and seeing their eyes pop open and me being the first thing they see, like looking down at them while they nurse, doing 'airplane' to feed them or laugh at the mess we made the first time we tried s0lids, or using the 'tickle monster' when they are on the change table. These are all wonderful moments that you get during the tiring and sometimes overwhelming times when you have a child that needs you at every moment of every day. Gosh am I going to miss those days.
But now I am trying to think of some of the new things that we are getting to do. Like answering Allison many questions about what ever she might see that day. Like a police man helping someone or a bird flying in the sky, or a flower wilting, or someone crying. Or like playing with Elizabeth and helping her realize the names of colors and shapes, or singing a song with her and her telling me "I DO IT!!!" : )
Just think in a few years I am going to be looking back and saying how much I am going to miss the things that I haven't even got a chance to experience yet.
God knew what he was doing when he gave me those girls, correcting, when he gave us those girls. Because for every sad moment we have with them we have a million happy wonderful ones! God is good!
It is just amazing how quickly they grow up. Strange things have been coming to my mind lately, it might because the holidays are coming up but I am guessing it is because my 1st baby is going to be 4 on Sunday. 4, FOUR, QUARTO! What the heck? Where did the time go? I remember the day I brought both the girls home from the hospital. I thought I would never see the day I got to sleep 7 hours straight let alone see the day when my kid turns 4! Or see her write her own name, Allison's new talent.
Writing your name... how simple right??? But this seemingly simple act has me turning in circles. I am insanely proud and if you haven't heard me say it a million times consider yourself lucky, but she can write her own name. That means that she is growing up. I have been thinking of all the things that she now longer needs me for... and as much as it is liberating to know that both of my girls are able to walk now, and get out of bed on their own, can feed themselves and are closer than ever to not needing me to change their diapers. It makes me sad that I am going to lose those moments too. Like carrying them everywhere and going into their room and seeing their eyes pop open and me being the first thing they see, like looking down at them while they nurse, doing 'airplane' to feed them or laugh at the mess we made the first time we tried s0lids, or using the 'tickle monster' when they are on the change table. These are all wonderful moments that you get during the tiring and sometimes overwhelming times when you have a child that needs you at every moment of every day. Gosh am I going to miss those days.
But now I am trying to think of some of the new things that we are getting to do. Like answering Allison many questions about what ever she might see that day. Like a police man helping someone or a bird flying in the sky, or a flower wilting, or someone crying. Or like playing with Elizabeth and helping her realize the names of colors and shapes, or singing a song with her and her telling me "I DO IT!!!" : )
Just think in a few years I am going to be looking back and saying how much I am going to miss the things that I haven't even got a chance to experience yet.
God knew what he was doing when he gave me those girls, correcting, when he gave us those girls. Because for every sad moment we have with them we have a million happy wonderful ones! God is good!
Monday, November 10, 2008
Hello Everyone
Well, I might be a little behind the times but I am trying... Slowly.
This blog is meant to be all about our family. Just in case you don't know us let me tell you all about us.
We started out as Jim and Jamie Habeck, we got married back on September 2, 2000 in Charleston, SC. Then just over 4 years later we added a wonderful, beautiful and might I say smart little girl, Allison Grace, to our family on November 16th, 2004. And being a slightly crazy family, Jim and I decided to give it one more shot so 19 months and 3 days later we added yet another wonderful, beautiful, smart and busy little girl to our family, Elizabeth Lyn aka Libby, to our family on June 19, 2006!
I have to add that during this time we and our girls were quite the mobile group. Since Allison's birth we have moved from Charlotte, NC to Lake Park, GA to Valdosta, GA to Summerville, SC and that is where we are now. Allison has had as many houses as she is years (well will on Sunday, 11-16). Libby on the other hand has been in the same house since birth. We have had a busy few years but we have loved every minute. Now with the girls getting old, we are going to continue to have busy lives but it is going to be a slightly different kind of busy. So there is the history in a nut shell.
This blog is meant to be all about our family. Just in case you don't know us let me tell you all about us.
We started out as Jim and Jamie Habeck, we got married back on September 2, 2000 in Charleston, SC. Then just over 4 years later we added a wonderful, beautiful and might I say smart little girl, Allison Grace, to our family on November 16th, 2004. And being a slightly crazy family, Jim and I decided to give it one more shot so 19 months and 3 days later we added yet another wonderful, beautiful, smart and busy little girl to our family, Elizabeth Lyn aka Libby, to our family on June 19, 2006!
I have to add that during this time we and our girls were quite the mobile group. Since Allison's birth we have moved from Charlotte, NC to Lake Park, GA to Valdosta, GA to Summerville, SC and that is where we are now. Allison has had as many houses as she is years (well will on Sunday, 11-16). Libby on the other hand has been in the same house since birth. We have had a busy few years but we have loved every minute. Now with the girls getting old, we are going to continue to have busy lives but it is going to be a slightly different kind of busy. So there is the history in a nut shell.
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