a little bit of everything

Gah. I am good at the taking of pictures, but not so good at the posting of pictures. Sooo...one of these days I'll do another mass picture post.

In other news, Trent is a crawler! For one whole week he's been making his way about the house and everyday he's getting farther and faster. And let me tell you, crawling on hardwood floors is NOT easy. No, no, my friends. But he has figured out a system of crawl-scooting that gets him where he wants to go.

Kade is my counter. He's taken to counting everything lately. Well, up to 15 and then he starts over. I think math skills are definitely a stronger suit for him. And his speech and vocabulary is getting so good! I am so proud of the progress he has made in the last 6 months. It was only about last August when he really started saying more than about 10-30 words (including the "words" only I could understand). He's now speaking in long sentences and understandable to everyone about 75% of the time.

Braxton has be learning the piano and is now in formal lessons (woohoo for ksl!!). After Day 1 he seems to be really enjoying them and I think this is going to be a great thing. He's also getting better at handwriting and practicing by writing letters to family members and soon to be writing to his first pen pals. So watch your mail!

In less than a month Kade will turn 3 years old and we are all so excited for his birthday. On the third birthday is when we do a friend party as well as the regular family party. We're planning on going to the dinosaur museum...woohooo!!! So while I am getting his two party details taken care of I'm also preparing for Trent's 1st birthday. Can you believe it? I know I can't. My deliously squishy tiny babe is about to become a toddler. Where, oh where, does the time go?

Hmm...any more updates? Oh! We are now learning about sharks. In our recent studies I have learned the names of all the fins...do you know them? If you didn't they are the dorsal fin, second dorsal, the caudal, the anal, the pelvic, and the pectoral. And sharks have a vertebrae, but their spine is the only bone in their body. The rest is made up of cartilege. Bet ya didn't know that, did ya?

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Supermodels + waterbiths + New Your Times + study of drinking and eating during labor = GREATNESS!!

Gisele Bundchen (supermodel!) knows the joy of childbirth! http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20340966,00.html

And finally!!
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/26/health/26child.html

Wishing all a belated Blessed Imbolc

Yesterday was Imbolc. It is a day that belongs to the celtic goddess Brighid (pronounced Breed). She is over home and hearth, poetry, healing, and fire. She is often viewed as a triple goddess and held in the highest honors of Goddesses and Gods.

Imbolc represents the time of the Wheel of Year when the first signs of Spring are upon us. The ice is thinning, the snow is melting, and the days are starting to feel a bit warmer. It won't be too long before the first flowers, like the daffodils, make their grand appearance to remind us that the cold and quiet of the winter doesn't last forever. Soon we'll be turning over the soil in our gardens to prepare for our first planting time.

So light the fireplace and a few candles while the Earth and our souls shake off some of that winter freeze and welcome the coming light!!

For a little more about Imbolc history check out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imbolc

Getting Caught Up...I love it!

So it's been a little while since I posted and lots and lots has gone on. Braxton got his orange belt in taekwondo and couldn't be prouder. I love it! He's very much into behaving as and maintaining "a black belt attitude". Kade is officially a daytime potty user! He's been so for a couple of weeks now and doing FABULOUS. Even at naps! So for now he just wears a diaper at night. Again, I love it! Trent is scooting around on his bum and rolling to get from where he needs to go. He's learned how to play peek-a-boo and says random words that I swear sound like sentences. I love it!