Beach Trip

Now that we have been back from the beach for over a month it seemed like the perfect time to get the pictures up. Hahaha. This year we went with all of the Rice side of the family. We stayed in a super big and super nice house with a theater room and everything. It was a fun time with the whole family and Micah really enjoyed playing with all his cousins.

 

I apologize if this pictures offends you, it cracks me up.

Mama to Mommy

 

As of last week this cute, silly boy is now calling me Mommy more then Mama. Just one more sign he is transitioning from toddlerhood to boyhood. (Though when he gets hurt it is still Mama). I don't want to get too sentimental just mark that our boy is growing and remind myself to enjoy these little years.

8 Months

 

8 months...we are very quickly reaching a year! I know it is the typical parental mantra but time flies, and this month was no exception. Jane's large motor development is changing quickly. She has mastered army crawling and is starting to pull herself up onto her knees. Getting from sitting to tummy is quite easy and just a couple days ago she moved from floor to sitting. We can no longer leave her alone for long. She is a sweet girl with a wonderful personality. Smiles come easily, so do laughs and she will even do a pretend laugh. And she is very ticklish. When she wants to be picked up she will army crawling over to me and then super man (arms pulled back, kicking legs). She still is quite attached to me and I'm still her number one comforter, I must I am quite okay with that. Jane is beginning to talk and we are encouraging Mama and Papa, nothing consistent yet. Sorry for these jumbled thoughts on Jane, I'm just writing down what is coming to mind to help me remember this sweet girl at 8 months.

Sibling Love

It is fun to see Micah and Jane's relationship develop and how much they enjoy each other. The other day Jane got hurt and Micah started being goofy falling on the ground trying to cheer her up. And it worked! So great to see that he cared about wanting to make her feel better.

 The kids share a room and there have been a few mornings when I go into get them they are laughing and talking with each other. Okay Micah is doing the talking but they are both laughing. Looking forward to hearing more conversations between these two and my laughing.

Micah also looks out for Jane, trying to get her to stay away from things she can't touch. Of course he might not be doing it right, but his intentions are sweet.


Don't get me wrong things are not always this lovely-dovely. There are times Micah is taking toys from Jane or trying to push her around.