My boy

So I realized that as a second child, Gideon, like most second children got a bit of a raw deal. I know I blogged and blogged about all the cute things Esther did and how she was progressing and then I noticed I rarely do that about Gideon...so here it goes.

Gideon is now 20 months and HUGE. He weighs in at 30 lbs and is 34 inches tall. He has these big wide feet that require not just any shoe and has this thick wavy hair that we keep shaved because I have one kid's hair to do every morning and after every nap that I don't need another's to do.

But being as big as he is, he is such a sweet boy. I mean, don't get me wrong, the boy has a temper and definitely doesn't like to be told what to do, but he is so sweet and loves his momma. He is constantly giving me hugs and love and smiles the biggest smiles when I get him up in the morning. He is a GREAT eater but loves blueberries and strawberries and eggs the most.

He isn't talking too much...I mean some words here and there, but he does have his favorites to say. One of them being hot. EVERYTHING is hot...oh my gosh...even if it's not hot, he says it is. I honestly don't know what the kids is going to do when it gets cold, lol.

He loves watching Curious George and Dinosaur Train and loves books. He will just grab a a book and get up on the sofa (or get in an empty laundry basket) and "read"....it's so cute. But his all time favorite book is Where the Wild Things are...he requests it every night. If you try to read him something else, he shakes his head and grunts. Oh and he is a BIG grunter. He points and grunts..his main way of communicating. Everything is a grunt and a head shake, whether yes or no. Cute, but kind of getting old...it's like "talk already, boy".

But he is SUCH a welcomed addition to our family. He definitely completes us. And the kids are playing more and more together. There is less and less fighting and more and more playing and giggling. They will go in Esther's room and a whole 20 minutes will go by without me having to go in there and be the ref. As challenging a time this is, it's such a fun time too. Nothing sweeter than watching my kids play together and be sweet to each other...I mean, isn't that what every mom wants??

Lil' E says...

So we (the whole family) are driving in the car last night and Esther was playing with this steering wheel toy that was handed down to her. She's sitting behind me so I can't see her & it's dark, but I can definitely hear her and this is what I hear.....Come on, people, move....I'm driving here!!!
Steve and I both immediately started laughing and then he, of course, blamed me because afterall the kids are with me more than anyone else. I had to swear up and down that I have NEVER said that...or have I and I don't remember, lol.

Family

Even though we only live an hour or so from them, we rarely get to spend some quality time with Steve's brother and his wife. So last weekend, after the Wild Animal Park, we took the long way home and spent the night at Scott and Kristy's condo in Newport.
We had such a GREAT time. We finally got to spend some time with 2 of our favorite people.


Our gracious hosts for the weekend. For dinner, they grilled up some yummy veggie burgers for me and the kids and steak for Steve. Then the next morning, Kristy cooked us up an amazing breakfast. I literally felt so pampered. They wouldn't even let us help with the dishes.
Sunday, we spent the late morning and afternoon on Balboa Island. We took the ferry and walked all over. Enjoying the beautiful weather (it had been overcast all week Kristy said, but the sun came out that day "just for us.")

Gideon got a pretty good view courtesy of his Uncle Scottie.

Esther just LOVES her Auntie Kristy. She couldn't stop talking about the weekend.

Watermelon cow???

What a GREAT spot for lunch. Just grabbed some sandwiches and drinks at the local store and found a bench.

Our ferry ride back to Newport Beach.

It was such a nice little getaway. We have to do it more often.