What's up with the kids?!

When Ty and Mara had their own websites it seemed that all I ever posted was what they were doing. Now that I have a new blog I write what everyone is doing. So I decided to give a little run down of the news on the kiddos. What they are doing, funny things they say and do, likes and dislikes...

Ty-rex!

Ty is loving preschool, but he doesn't like leaving his mom! As soon as we get to school Ty becomes like a little piece of velcro! He clings on tight to my leg, arm, hand...and doesn't want to let go! I give him hugs, kisses, loves, high fives but he just doesn't like to see me leave! He stands by the glass door and gives me a sad puppy dog face and I'm tempted sometimes to just take him back home! But I asked the teacher if he was okay once I left and she said he does great as soon as I'm gone! So I guess I'll just have to take the extra loves and hugs while I can because someday he's going to be too cool for all that and just want to be dropped off! You would think when I went to pick him up from preschool he would run up and hug me, but it's not the case! He acts shy and hides and is silly and doesn't want to leave preschool and I usually have to drag him out of the building!! What a kid!
Today the children were playing with dinosaurs when we arrived. One little boy said, "Look a T-rex!" And Ty said, "T-rex's don't have bumps on top of their heads, that is not a T-rex!" His teacher said that he knows most of the dinosaurs and last week when the dinosaurs were out she said 'I like this stegoraptasouras, (or some name) and Ty corrected her and said, "Actually it's a Veraptasourus!!"I guess that's why we call him our Ty-Rex!! He loves dinosaurs!
Ty is really coming out of his shell! Preschool has really helped him to socialize with others and talk more to others. When we go to the park he says, "Look mom two friends at the park!" And he immediately will play with them and become friends with them.
If you know Ty you know what a great little eater he has always been!! Well there are a few times when Ty is a really slow and poky eater! The rest of us will be completely through our dinner and for some reason Ty has only begun to get started!! It's so funny to us, and his daddy sometimes gives him a hard time about it and teases him! One night when Ty was taking a rather long time eating his dinner Nate said, "Ty you are slow like molasses! I'm going to call you Mo--for Molasses!!" The name has turned into a joke, and yesterday as we were walking over to the park I turned around and Ty was slowly coming along he said, "Hey mom! Am I being a Mo?"
Ty's new favorite game is hop-scotch! I know this isn't really a tough boy sport like wrestling and football, but a friend of mine reminded me of it and said how much fun her kids had. So we used sidewalk chalk to make a little court and a hacky-sack for the 'hoppy-taw' and I showed Ty how to play! Boy did it bring back 3rd grade memories! It seemed like that's all we did some days playing next door at the Sorich's! I don't know what was funnier--watching a pregnant lady do hop-scotch or watching Ty scramble around to play hop-scotch! It was a hoot--I just hope our neighbors weren't watching out their windows, they might just think they have a wacky neighbor!

Little Sister Sue

Sometimes Mara is called Little Sister Sue or Susan-Tusan-Rousan!! I don't know why, I guess because I was called that! But Mara is our little parrot! She says so many new words and repeats many things she hears. Instead of 'monkey see monkey do' Mara has become "Monkey hear monkey say!" I just love hearing her sweet little voice. She has a new word but no one knows what it means! She uses it for everything and all the time! She says "Agabaw" I don't know if it means "Look what I have...or that's what I want?!" We are all stumped, but it's a funny word and she says it so much Ty has started to call her Agabaw!! Now we have an Unga and an Agabaw!!!
Mara isn't really into the Disney classic movies yet, which I don't know if it's good or bad! But she is really into Baby Einstein videos and Baby Mormon! She loves her 'baby movies' as she calls them! She is so fascinated by the colors, sounds, music! Every time we go to the library she can always pick them off the shelf too! The only movie Mara has started to take interest to is Bambi! She gets bored with it though and will only watch parts of it.
Mara loves songs! Whenever we drive or eat or sit or rock-a-bye we are singing songs! She'll tell you with her hands which song she wants to sing, and if you start singing the wrong song she'll tell you that too "NO!" Her new favorite song is "Daddy comes home!"
Mara still thinks it's funny to play hide-and-seek without telling me that we are playing! The other night I was watching the kids play out the kitchen window while I made dinner. Mara was playing in her little car and Ty was in the garage. I turned around to get something and went to check on the kids and Mara wasn't in her car. I asked Ty where she was and he said he didn't know. So I start panicking and we start looking for her. I thought maybe she had walked to the park or gone up the street. We are calling her name and running around the yard. Then Ty starts laughing because she was hiding in her stroller in the garage the whole time. She must have quietly gone and climbed in and because it was turned around we couldn't see inside it. She was just laughing and giggling when we found her. I don't know if I was happy or sad at that moment! I was really worried and just glad she was okay. But she didn't get to play outside after that, I was too paranoid and she came inside and helped me make dinner!!

Baby Buddy

As we like to call him is growing and moving quite well! I can't believe I'm already entering into the third trimester! Wow this pregnancy has really gone by fast! I haven't really even felt pregnant yet, and I can still squeeze into my normal pants! Nate was able to feel him move for the first time and that is always exciting! At my last doctors appointment I left not knowing for sure what day this baby will arrive! For most pregnant women this is the case, but when you have scheduled c-section it's really nice to know the date and time of your arriving baby!! At my last ultrasound the baby measured two weeks earlier than the due date. If we took him as planned a week early on New Year's Eve would that make him three weeks early? The doctor wasn't sure at this point what to do. She did say at the first ultrasound the baby measured exactly on for his due date and the first one is usually the most acurate. As much as I want a New Year's Eve baby I just want him to be healthy and less than 10 lbs! So I guess we'll do what ever is best for the baby and when he comes we'll be ready for him!!