happy 1st birthday micah

micah is 1 today!!! he woke up in a good mood and i was able to greet him before he left for daycare. he had a celebration there. ms beverly is so sweet. she made him banana muffins (which he didn't eat) and a card that had his friends' thumbprints on it.

when i picked him up, we headed to grandma's house so daddy could meet us there before his class. i bought micah superman cupcakes, and again he didn't want to eat his cake, didn't even want to touch it. but he is feeling a lot better and is all over the house again. happy birthday boy!

not doctor friendly

poor micah is sick, and it's the day before his birthday. took him to the doctor this morning. the minute the doctor touched him, he was crying, yelling, and even screaming. i tried distracting him, but it didn't work. as soon as the doctor gave him back to me, he was fine. this is the same doctor malia has, doctor garcia. malia loves him, and he adores her. we went to pick up his antibiotics afterward. and unlike malia, micah will take his medicine like it's candy. according to doctor garcia, it appears that we'll be having nebulizer parties every night with both kids every fall/winter. micah has a checkup again in 3 weeks, we'll see if he's doctor friendly by then.

new cousin

m&m's new cousin, joelle, was born today! it's exciting for malia since she will now have someone to play tea party and dress up with. although m&m can't see her just yet because of all the germies going around this season, they are looking forward to meeting her. meanwhile, we have welcomed new big brother jonah into our house to take care of him until his sister goes home.

tough tuesdays

this semester, daddy's school schedule is tuesdays until 10 and thursdays until 7. so on tuesdays we only see him for a brief moment in the morning. so that leaves me with one cranky girl and one mama's boy on tuesday nights. so far 2 out of 3 tuesdays have been exhausting. today especially, malia threw a big fit, complete with yelling and stomping her feet. after a long time out, she was able to tell me that she was mad, but knew that what she did during her fit was wrong. micah was just looking at her, hopefully he was taking notes on what not to do. but he is everywhere now. Hi-5 won't even keep him completely still anymore. amazingly, i got them both in bed by 8 tonight. which reminds me, i need to catch up on my Jon & Kate plus 8. that show really puts me in my place. it could be worse, at least i only have 2 kids. well, hopefully next tuesday will be a good one.

micah's 1st party

micah's 1st birthday party was today at Harvest Park. we haven't done a big party in a while so it was a challenge, but we had a lot of help from family and friends. the theme was baby einstein since the characters always make him smile. anyways, the party was fun, micah had a blast. he was walked everywhere, he got to ride in someone's buggy, and he grabbed his cake but didn't eat it. i don't want my baby boy to grow up!

RAD

in our house, it doesn't mean cool or awesome. it means Reactive Airway Disease. unfortunately both m&m have it. it's like asthma, but not as severe thank God, and it typically acts up from september to february. when i picked up malia from school this afternoon, she told me she didn't feel good. then when we picked up micah, beverly told me he had a cough attack this morning but was fine afterward and the whole afternoon. so this means RAD has officially started again, time to bust out the nebulizer and the albuterol. it's sad that kids have to go through this. there's definitely nothing 'rad' about it.

KINDer in KINder

malia was ecstatic to start kindergarten today. of course it makes me sad to see how fast she's grown up. but it's my last year to pay tuition, so i'm excited too! when i brought her to school, she immediately went to hug her teachers. she greeted her friends. malia is very sweet & friendly. she's the girl who will ask you if you want to play. she will hug you if you're sad. she will hold your hand and walk with you if you let her. she is quick to point out wrongful behavior such as hitting and kicking. BUT she can be bossy and sometimes mean. traits all girls possess i believe, but not until they start liking boys ;) ? so anyways, her school does emphasize respect and we've had multiple talks about not being bossy this summer, so hopefully she'll climb a notch on her level of maturity this year, hopefully she'll understand what it means to be kind and polite.

1-2 step

all baby milestones are exciting, but there's something about a baby's first steps that make you smile from ear to ear and make your heart race with anticipation. micah took his first step last wednesday with his 'pacifier' in hand, and today he took 2 steps! of course micah gets most of the credit, but credit is also due to his daycare provider, beverly. she's so great at practicing walking with him. i'm so proud of him! it's such a joy to watch his chubby feet take those 1-2 steps!

pacifier

until he found his hands, micah enjoyed his soothie pacifier. it was great because that meant i wouldn't have to wean him off of it later on, but at the same time i wanted to have it help him sleep better at night just as it helped malia. he's been fine without one. instead of a pacifier, i just have to pack toys for him to bite on. but for a month now, we've noticed that he likes to continue to suck on his bottle long after he's finished his milk. he doesn't seem to want more milk, just wants to suck on his bottle. i've tried giving him the old pacifier and even other kinds, but he refuses, just wants the empty bottle. and it's funny because you can hear him just getting air. so i try not to let him do it too much, but he likes it. this week, i did a little experiment. since he still doesn't sleep continuously through the night, i left a clean bottle in his crib. when he woke up a couple of times and rolled around, he found the clean bottle, put it in his mouth for a bit, and fell back asleep. so i guess that's his pacifier? works for me. what a funny boy.

layered look

everyone that has come to the house has experienced a malia fashion show. this girl changes up to 10 times a day if we're at home all day. thank God she's not packing a bag of outfits to change into while we're out. she'll go through dresses, skirts, and princess dress up outfits. at first it was cute, but now i have to turn my head so she won't see me rolling my eyes when she's standing in front of the mirror and turning to view every angle of her outfit. i wanted to put a stop to the whole ordeal, but it's probably just a phase, and she seems to be developing her own sense of style, so who am i to stand in the way of that. this past week, it has escalated to another level. the dresses are now being layered, one dress on top of another, sometimes 3 dresses at once. i told her that no other girl wears 2 dresses at the same time. she seemed proud to be the first one to do it.

not a picture of her layered look, but the headband as a belt look