Mary’s World
Oh what a fun week! Mary Rene went to the mall and also had two play dates this week! Talk about a busy week for a little girl.
We’ve been to The Mills Mall several times before and Mary Rene has never seemed to notice the big carousel in the middle of the food court. But this time we let her ride the miniature carousel which was near the ice rink and she had a lot of fun. When we got to the food court, her eyes lit up and she stared and pointed at the large carousel. I let her out of the stroller and she instantly darted towards the carousel. Frank wasn’t too happy at first because he was hungry and there was no line at Subway. But I gave him those puppy eyes and he obligated and came over to the carousel.
So Mary Rene got to go on her first carousel ride.
She was being a little ham for the camera.
It was cute because she was kicking her feet when the horse would start going up in the air. She was really “riding” him. When the ride was over, each kid got a horse stamp on their hand. Mary Rene was fascinated by her stamp and kept pointing at it and talking very excitedly.
Later that night, we went over my friend Laura and Jason’s house for dinner. We really need to do this more often because the kids played great together and we were able to sit back and relax and not worry about what the kids were doing.
Caden is 2.5 years old and was so cute because he wanted to keep hugging Mary Rene and kept saying her name in the cutest voice ever.
I can’t remember but I think in the picture below he is about to hug her or he is saying, “GIRLFRIEND, WHAT’S UP????”
That is little Cole playing with his toys in the corner. Mary Rene was in love with him last time she saw him but this time she had Caden to play with instead. I guess the older boy wins.
Yesterday she had a playdate with two different boys but she didn’t seem to care about them. I guess she only has eyes for Caden now.
The sleeping arrangements? Ugh. They aren’t working out as great as we thought. I’ve been moving her into her crib when I come to bed but every night around 2 a.m. she crawls over into our bed and finds her way in my arms. It is interesting because 2 a.m. to 3 a.m. used to be the time she would wake up to nurse. Her little biological clock is still wired to wake up at that time and come be with momma. Some nights I don’t notice that she crawls into my arms until I wake up with a stiff neck. But some nights she is so loud as she crawls over and gets herself comfortable that I can’t help but wake up. Take last night for instance, my left arm was under my pillow when she decided to crawl over. So she started digging under the pillow for my arm which made her start kicking my side. I pulled my arm out and she quickly nestled her face against it and put her back against my belly. Picture “spooning.” But that wasn’t enough. She wanted my right arm on her belly. So she grabbed my right arm, which was resting on my thigh and she put it on her belly. After a few minutes I moved my arm off but she started whining and grabbed my arm again. When I woke up this morning we were snuggled in the center of the bed. So needless to say, she runs the entire house. I have to keep reminding myself, this is only a short time in my life. Someday I am going to miss this so I need to soak it up while I can.
February 23rd, 2010 at 1:42 pm
I had the same thought this morning. Natalie joined us in bed at 3:00 and I woke up with her snuggled in my arms. Many times I have thought, when is this going to end? I found myself loving her being with me this morning, because I know that sooner or later, snuggling will end. : (