Only My Kids....

Only my kids play telephone by calling the hospital to schedule a time to get a transplant and to cure osteomyelitis...

Bullying the Baby

Eden and Leila already bully the new, unborn baby.

Eden LOVES to read my week by week emails from baby center on how big my baby is.  She loves the videos of how my baby is growing.

Last week on baby center it said that the baby can react to light.  If you shine a light on my belly, the baby will move to the other side of my belly.

Eden finds this a fun game.

She grabs her flashlight and will shine in on my belly.  Then on another part of my belly.  And so on.

Leila will occasionally "squish" the baby by sitting on me or climbing on me and I'll say "Oh careful!  You're squishing the baby!"  She finds that funny....and she'll start squishing on purpose.

Hope this is preparing the baby for REAL life with this kids!

Love

After hitting Eden with a toy, Leila was sent to time out.

After time out we did our normal "say sorry and give her a hug".

They ended up having a BIG squeeze where they both started to laugh until they fell over.

They continued to play the hugging game.  And after they fell again, still in a hug, Eden said,

"Oh!  We fell back into love!"

Totally Different Children

While playing in the tub Eden was pretending to serve me food (so of course Leila had to do the same).  Although, WHAT they were serving was completely different...and TOTALLY them.

Eden was serving me ice cream (cause she loves ice cream).

Leila was serving me meat (cause she loves meat).

Other things that make them different...

Eden at Leila's age was always cautious, talkative, and loves everyone type...

Leila is active to the point of dangerous, doesn't do much talking, and is selective of who she loves (or even befriends, smiles at, doesn't panic by...) but when she loves you then you KNOW she loves you.

New Baby

Mom: "Eden. I have a secret."

Eden: "What is it?!"

Mom: "I have a baby in my belly."

Eden: "No you don't!" (disbelieving smile)

Mom: "Yes I do. I'm pregnant!"

(Eden's face gets serious)

Eden: "But I only wanted ONE sister!"

Guess we gotta work on sisterly love in our house....

Communication

Eden often has a hard time interacting with Leila and talking with Leila (I figure its because she feels that since she doesn't talk back that she doesn't understand).

But lately Eden's been a doing a bit better.

After a bit of listening...I think I can see why Eden likes talking to Leila...

Eden: (Says something random)

(Leila continues to play)

Eden: "Leila. Laugh."

Leila: "HAHAHAHA!"

Eden: "Leila, you think I am SO FUNNY!"

Also I've noticed Eden telling Leila things to say all the time and Leila will just copy what Eden tells her to say. She doesn't do that for me or Tyson too much, but she'll usually always do it for Eden.

Playing Veterinarian

I couldn't help but smile when I saw these two playing veterinarian together.

Playing Doctor

Eden and Leila were playing doctor.

Eden was the doctor and Leila was the patient.

Eden: "Let me listen to your heartbeat."

(Puts stethoscope to chest.)

Eden: "Oh, you feel pretty sick."

Eden: "Now I'm going to check your lungs."

(Puts stethoscope to chest.)

Eden: "Take a deep breath."

(Leila takes a deep breath and breaths out on Eden.)

Eden: "AH! Leila! You're lungs smell bad!"

Eating Dinner

For the past two days Leila's been a stinker about eating her dinner. She'll throw it on the floor, not eat it if I try to feed it to her, and throw tantrums.

But both nights Eden saves me.

Eden: "Let me try to feed Leila."

"Leila, here's your food."

(Leila opens mouth nicely and eats)

Eden: "Let's do an airplane."

(Leila opens mouth nicely and eats)

Leila loves Eden. She'll eat for no one else.

Signing Time

I'm surprised at how quickly the kids learn from Signing Time (a little kids show that teaching sign language).

I rented it from the library a few days ago and Leila already signed to me that she wanted juice in a cup.

Eden loves to do all the signs she knows.

The only problem is that now Eden makes up her own signs....and then teaches Leila.

Eden: "Leila. This is the sign for ICE CREAM."

(Leila frantically does the made-up sign in hope for ice cream.)

At Least She's Honest

Eden got in trouble and lost her Halloween candy for a day and she longingly watched Leila pick out and eat her candy.

Then Leila made a mess of it and the candy was taken away and Eden's mood seemed to brighten.

"Look! Leila lost HER candy privileges too!

Now it doesn't seem so bad anymore!"

Honestly, I would have thought the same thing if I were Eden. But leave it to a talkative 3 year old to vocalize it.

A Good Example for Mom and Dad

Eden lost a dear friend....Buddy Bear.

We just barely realized he was gone and she's been QUITE upset with spurts of tears here and there.

Last night she remembered that Buddy Bear was lost and burst out into tears.

Eden: "I don't have Buddy Bear!"

Dad: "I think we left him at grandma's house."

Eden: "But I want my Buddy Bear!"

Mom: "I'm sorry hun, there's nothing we can do about it."

Eden: "I need him!"

Dad: "Eden, please stop crying. There's nothing we can do."

Mom: "Its okay, you still have Lamb-y."

(Eden continues to cry)

(Leila goes into her bedroom and finds Lamb-y)

(Runs to give Eden Lamb-y for comfort)

(Eden stops crying)

Leila was such a good example. We just sat there, did nothing, and told her to stop crying. Leila actually got up and did something to help cheer her up.

Thank you Leila. You sure love your sister.

You Can Run But You Can't Hide

Eden is often grumpy when she wakes up.

Leila is ready to play...or eat...after she wakes up.

After nap Eden laid down on the floor with her blankie, a little grumpy and sensitive.

Leila ran up to her and jumped on her back ready to play.

Eden (whiny voice): "Mom! Leila's on top of me!"

Mom: "Maybe you should lay on the couch so she can't get you."

(Eden crawls to the couch and makes a fort of pillows)

Eden: "Now I'm safe from Leila!"

(Mom finishes some cleaning.)

(Leila grabs a kids chair)

(Leila takes the chair to the couch)

(Leila climbs up on the couch)

(Leila jumps on Eden)

Eden: "MOM!!!"

Good old Leila...

And here's a reenactment in picture form...

I wasn't able to reenact the beginning while Eden was on the floor. I also didn't get the very end with Leila pounces on Eden cause once Leila saw the camera she insisted on just looking at me innocently and smiling.

The Pack 'n Play

Eden and Leila's new favorite game is to climb inside of Leila's pack 'n play and play around together. They found out that if they get on the head of their giant, rocking caterpillar then they can tumble inside.

Eden's version of play: Pretend to be animals in a cage.

Leila's version of play: Sit and stand on Eden as much as possible.

Another Sibling

While in Utah visiting with Tyson's sister, Kylie, who just had a baby....

Kylie: "Eden, you should get a baby brother so Sam will have another boy cousin to play with."

Eden: "I don't have a brother, I have a sister!"

Kylie: "I know. But you should get a baby brother."

Eden: "But I already have a sister."

Mom: "Would you like another brother or sister?"

Eden: "I already have one."

Mom: "Would you rather have a brother or a sister...or is one sister enough?"

Eden: "One's enough."

Can't you feel the love?

A Warning...

I was getting dinner ready and waiting a few more minutes to get it out of the oven. I was sitting on the floor with Leila and putting my hand in the oven mitt like a puppet. Then Eden comes over, bends down, and looks at Leila.

"Be careful Leila. Mom's gonna BAKE you."

More Than Just "Sad"

Eden and Leila were having a hard time sharing. So, I took a toy away from both of them.

Leila cried.

Eden cried.

I re-explained why I had to take it away and then said, "You get what you get and you don't throw a fit."

Eden looked at me with tears streaming down her face...

"I'm not throwing a fit. *sniff sniff*. I'm just traumatized."

Words of Wisdom

(Eden talking to Leila.)

"Words of wisdom.

You get what you get,

and you don't throw a fit."

Who Needs a Dog?

Everyone but Eden had finished eating.

Before I know, Leila had crawled under the table and Eden was feeding Leila her food bit by bit.

But I admit, it was actually more "sharing" than "getting rid of food you HAVE TO eat" cause we made some dessert bread sticks....and that's what she was sharing with Leila.

I tried to get a picture...but my camera ran out of batteries.

Getting Along

Eden and Leila best get along with each other while in the car.

They like to hold hands or Eden will tell me what Leila is doing or if she's asleep or not. Or else they will just talk to each other.