John is SOOOOO funny.

Ha Ha Ha. I was making dinner and Katie was in her usual spot - watching me from the kitchen counter. John came in with Jacob and asked Katie if she wanted to hold him. She said yes and I saw him giver Jacob to her and then he STEPPED AWAY! I whirled around and stared at this bundled up baby and said "John!!!" Well, he started laughing and moved the cover away so I could see that the baby was one of Katie's dolls. What a relief... not that John would ever do this and I knew he wouldn't but in that second I was so shocked I was speachless!

Katie and the icky habit

So, we were at church for the Christmas eve service a year ago and daddy was holding Katie. She had a little church pencil in her had and I looked over and had to chuckle. She was holding her pencil just like daddy holds his cigarette and while I watched, she started puffing away. I thought it was a fluke until today when she did it again with my tube of carmex. It's cute. I told her that it was icky though and she stopped. Wouldn't it be nice if that worked for everything I didn't want her to do?

Baby swings are the BEST and Work? What's that?

Jacob loves his baby swing. We've gotten into a good routine with him - diaper change, bottle, swing. We do this all day. It's on rotation every 3 hours. It works great and I have free time for Katie that isn't centered around Jacob's needs. This week we've baked cookies, made meals together, done laundry, had bath time, played tea party and all the while, Jacob is sleeping peacefully in his swing. I've even napped during a "swing cycle."

Katie's birthday is in a couple of weeks and I can't believe she'll be three years old already! I'm trying to think up a theme and I haven't asked Katie what she wants yet but she'll probably have an opinion... We were at Walmart a couple of weeks ago and walked through the party aisle and she pulled out some Diego cups, Hannah Montana plates, and napkins with another kids character. We've already done butterflies and flowers and pink - all girly and pretty and all "mommy approved"! I guess she's got to grow up sometime and she's always had a mind of her own... she's just been able to voice what she wants better now than in years past.

Well, Katie's feeding her baby doll in my chair so I think I might have a good chance at a little nap!