I just came across a great quote by C.S. Lewis, one of my favorite authors.
It hit me to my very core. He said…
“Isn't it funny how day by day nothing changes but when you look back everything is different....”
Man, isn’t it the truth?
Both kids are changing like crazy right before my eyes, and at the same time, every day feels the same. We just live our simple little life day after day.
This was only 6 months ago…
Ellie had only been walking for a month or two and Cal only had a few words he really liked to use. Cal was 2 1/2 and Ellie was 15 months old.
Wow, that feels like a life-time ago.
Now Cal is 3 years old. He is talking like crazy. It’s so fun to know what’s going on in that little head of his. He asks great questions and seems to listen and learn from my answers. I love it! Ellie is 21 months old. She is not much bigger, still wearing a lot of the same 12 month old clothes, but she is sassy as ever. She talks NON-STOP! I love to hear her ramble on and on. I think Cal is talking more to keep up with her- seriously.
They are typical siblings and have arguments about who had which toy first, but beyond that they are best buddies. In fact, it wasn’t until Ellie could go to nursery that Cal would finally go alone without mom or dad. Oh the influence of his 20 pound sister!
Here are a few of my favorite things right now…
~Cal still calls chocolate “Baka” even though he can say the word chocolate. Needless to say, Ellie calls it baka too.
Cal loves to paint with his watercolors.
Cal loves to pour water from one cup to another… like a little scientist.
Cal has the BEST memory. If I am looking for something I saw him playing with, 99% of the time he remembers where he put it, even if it has been days or even weeks.
Cal loves to pretend. Play time is so fun!
Cal’s favorite toys right now are his trash truck, legos and his new bike from his birthday.
Cal is very polite (most of the time) and will say please and thank you. He’s just started saying “No please” instead of no thank you and I love it.
Cal can count to 10 and he knows all of his colors, still working on the ABC’s.
Instead of baby, Cal now calls Ellie, “Ellie Belle”.
Ellie talks and talks and talks. Often she and Cal have conversations that I can’t understand. They seem to do just fine.
Ellie’s favorite thing to say is “My do it” She is very independent.
If she wants me to hold her, she will come up to me and say, “Hold you, mama”
Ellie is just over 20 pounds and can fit into most of her 12 month old clothes.
Ellie out eats Cal at every meal- almost double.
Ellie is the BEST little sleeper. When we put her down and night, Patrick will say to her, “close your eyes Ellie Belle”. She closes her eyes and we never hear a peep again.
Ellie can also count to 10 (calling 7, 11 just like Cal) but likes to say “lello” for every color.
Her favorite food, hands down, is “peanut-butter-and-jelly” and asks for it multiple times a day.
Both kids love our adopted kitty, Jinxy, the neighbors cat and play with her all day.
Both kids love books and reading stories.
Life is so good and we feel so blessed.
