August 26, 2009 by mommy.

So I know in some trendy circles, the above would mean that someone’s house is really cool, neat, etc. Unfortunately, the above is a literal translation - every one of us is sick. Emily has the cough and nose filled with goo; Norah has been prescribed Claritin and breathing treatments as we believe she may have asthma that is triggered by allergies and/or cold/flu viruses; I have the head pressure and leaky faucet nose and am entering body ache phase; and Dan (who NEVER gets sick) has head congestion, sore throat, and body aches. He actually went to bed before Emily tonight (around 7:15). Of course, he took Nyquil and will probably be good as new tomorrow. I also bought some meds and took a nap today but I’m sure mine will hang on for another week or two. But I’m not bitter…the main thing is that I want the kids to be better. Norah keeps spiking a fever, which means we are stuck at home. This exact same thing happened a month ago. Ugh. And it’s not even fall yet.

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August 26, 2009 by mommy.

Sorry for not posting in FOREVER…I know I will look back some day and regret that I did not write more down and/or take more pictures (even though I do take a lot) but sometimes I get so caught up in living in the moment that I forget to preserve it for the future. Anyway, here are a few quotes from Emily this last week:

–talking about the fair: “Mommy, cowboys have to ride horses for a long time, as long as they can. That’s how they win other cowboys. Yep, that’s how it is, that’s how God made it.”

–while playing with Legos: “I have them all in a row. Now I need some hookers. Here’s a hooker!”

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March 9, 2009 by daddy.

After some tech changes it turns out that both mommy and daddy are now using a Blackberry for mobile phones.  So the other day walking in the mall we passed the Verizon store and Emily states, that’s like daddy’s but it’s a redberry.  In a poster they were displaying a red colored Blackberry phone.  It is fun thoughts of a child that make parents smile each day.

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January 21, 2009 by mommy.

Several new words: Bible (which she said as she picked up her Baby Bible off her bookshelf), potato (which occurred while Dan was carrying her “sack of potatoes” style), mi (as in milk). Probably others too, I am just too tired to remember them. Norah has been up at 5 every day this week and our efforts to remind her it is still night time are not working. Emily has also been having trouble, what with the night terrors and also waking up around 5:30. On Christmas break everyone was sleeping in until almost 7…oh how I long for those days!

Speaking of R&R, only a few weeks until my mom arrives to stay with the girls while we are in Mexico. Looking forward to the trip but not to being away from Emily and Norah.

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January 16, 2009 by mommy.

Quick post on the girls - tonight when I was getting ready to put Norah to bed I said, “OK Norah, let’s pray.” And the sweet little girl interlaced her fingers to fold her hands in prayer. I couldn’t help but smile.

Dinner was better tonight - the last couple of nights she has been very fussy at dinner and not wanting to eat anything but baby food and milk. We think her teeth were bothering her. Tonight she devoured her grilled cheese sandwich. This girl loves cheese and bread, or crackers of any kind. Gee, I wonder where she gets that from…?!

As for Emily, she did not take a nap today so of course she had a night terror tonight. It was pretty bad. I was convinced she was awake when I got to her room because she was sitting upright on the edge of her bed. I asked if she had to go potty and she said yes, but then she started yelling for Mommy and Daddy and reaching out her hands, then burying her face in her blanket. These are the worst things ever. We feel so bad for her but realize there is nothing we can do but comfort her and try to not wake or agitate her as that makes it worse.

So, as for the title - prayers for Emily that she gets good rest and grows out of these terrors soon; praise for Norah for folding her hands in prayer, and prayers for all of us that we allow the love of Jesus to be our guiding light each day. That is always our prayer for the girls but I think it will do us all good to remember that love extends to each one of us as well.

Also, prayers for our friends Rob & Lacy that they are granted the miracle they have been praying for many years now. We love them so much and know that God has amazing plans for them - even if none of us know what they are yet.

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January 12, 2009 by mommy.

Emily is such a grown up today. First off, she stayed in bed all night last night (she has been getting up once to come in and give one of us a hug, or asking to be tucked in, or something), got up to go potty and went back to bed by herself. Then when we got home tonight she informed us that she kept her clothes clean all day - that she ate grilled cheese and tomato soup with no bib or smock or anything! If anyone has seen Emily eat tomato soup, you realize how amazing this is. She loves it so much (especially dipping the sandwich in like Mommy) that she forgets to be careful and drips soup all over the front of her shirt. But not today! Then she ate a fantastic dinner for the 2nd night in a row (typically she is not finicky but we just got done with a period of her not eating much). Finally, she announced to us that she wanted to take a shower tonight instead of a bath. She has taken them with me before, but tonight she took one all by herself! Of course, I was standing nearby in case she needed anything, and I did help her shampoo and rinse. Prior to a bit of the shampoo getting in her eyes, she had a look of pure elation on her face as the water sprayed her little body. I really just do a double take every time I realize Emily is moving from toddler to little girl. And of course, Norah is right on her heels moving from baby to toddler. Where does the time go?

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December 25, 2008 by mommy.

Norah and Emily got lots of great gifts. Emily’s favorites are her new digital camera (from Grandparents Macy) and remote control car (from Grandparents Wobbema) and slippers (from Mom & Dad). Norah’s favorites are anything that belongs to Emily, tissue paper, and her Pooh blocks (from Grandparents Macy). Oh, and her new chair from Santa.

Norah got another tooth on Christmas Eve, bringing her total up to 4 - two on top, two on bottom. Today she said a new word - apple - as I was feeding her applesauce.

Mommy got several new Willow Trees and a special surprise - princess cut diamond earrings from Daddy. Daddy got a nice new scarf and gloves he is excited about, and a geeky business card holder. Plus, he has the gift of his mom being with us for the holidays. Nuba got some new treats and a new personalized mat for her food and water bowls.

Of course, there are too many gifts to mention. Thanks to everyone. Merry Christmas.

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December 11, 2008 by daddy.

Tonight over dinner Emily heard a sound coming from the laptop that sounded a bit like a buzz.  Shortly following that she said “dan’s phone, would you like to call home or mobile”.  I just started to laugh because I knew she was repeating exactly what she hears the bluetooth speak back if the voice dialing is being used.  It was a great moment in parenting.

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October 28, 2008 by mommy.

OK, so the title is not what you might think…Emily had her first lollipop (Dum-Dum sucker) tonight. Blue Raspberry flavor! She loved it and she did a great job of licking the whole thing rather than crunching into it. We have been laughing privately about being such different parents from the “status quo”…Emily is 3 1/2 years old and is just now having her first sucker. Didn’t watch any TV or videos until she was 2. First Disney movie (Finding Nemo) about a month ago…and even then we broke it up over several days of viewing. Yes, we are pretty weird…but we like it that way. Now we just want to make sure we keep up the same standards for Norah. I have always heard it is harder with the second one because you have the influence of the first child. For example, it was easy to not have the TV on with Emily and even now we don’t turn it on until the girls go to bed. But, if Emily does want to watch a VeggieTales video or something, we end up taking Norah to another room so she doesn’t watch.

Many people have scoffed at the notion that Emily didn’t watch any TV until she was 2. I’ve been told it is an unrealistic expectation. For us, we have always felt there are so few hours in the week already that we get to spend together since we both work full time that when we are with the kids, we want to use that time playing, reading books, coloring, being outside, etc. And for anyone who thinks it is ridiculous, I typically have to bite my tongue when I really just want to point out how intelligent, well spoken, and imaginative Emily is. Certainly she may still be this way even if she had “gotten” to watch television and videos sooner so I am making an assumption. But, our family would have missed out on lots of great conversations and playtime.

Yep, we will stick with being weird. That was quite a tangent - I originally only planned to post about the sucker!

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September 26, 2008 by daddy.

I write this while on a business trip for Sun out to Boston (Burlington).  This week I was suppose to fly to California for a SEED conference but decided for work life balance that since I was not going to be speaking at it and I needed to make this trip to Boston that I would flop to this trip and cancel the Cali trip.  So in setting up some times to meet with old friends I come to find out the Kevin and Aline are more than likely going to deliver their fourth child while I am out here.  Let me rewind a bit.  The last time that was out here in Boston was about two and half years ago, and while I was here the twin girls were born so being here when Nathan came into the world is so awesome and I love how God weaves it all together.  Before I leave town today, I get the joy of swinging by the hospital and meeting the newest little man in the Davis’ clan.

So Wednesday night I was suppose to have dinner with MDP and Bryan but MDP was sick, so I headed over to the Davis’ house for a couple hours of hanging out the night before the birth.  I arrived after the girls were in bed but right before left I asked if I could go and sneek a peak at the little angels.  I was so missing my four ladies while I peered in at Hope and Rachel snug in their beds.  Each night before Erin and I head off to bed we look in our two princesses and almost every night I lean in and give them a kiss on the head and tell them that Daddy loves them… I hope they don’t mind that when they get older… but I am sure they will be going to sleep after me at some point.

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