amalgamating

I'm moving my blog to here. The main reason for going back to melmo's world, is to merge the 2 blogs I've been writing on for the past 6 months, down to 1.

I feel that I am finding my blog voice more, it's taken me time to get there, but want to continue to write, and now know that I am really writing for myself, to document our days, so that I can go back and reflect, as well as have something to share with our children when they are older.

And the side benefit is that people who are interested can get a taste of our daily lives.

Sweet, maybe see you there.

more simple pleasures

The sound of Naomi giggling at Ethan who is turning his back to her and then turning back around and yelling "boo!".

Watching Seth sit in Dada's lap and play cars on his arms and hands. Pretending that Dada's upside down cupped hand is a tunnel, with Dada's thumb acting as the gate. Dada's arms are hills, and Seth's cars encounter all kinds of adventures driving up and over Dada Freeway.

Experiencing a sensation of pride as Ethan climbs up next to a friend of ours and sits so still and properly in a little meeting of adults. Hearing the exclamation of those around us at how adorable this simple gesture is.

simple pleasures

The look on Sethie's face as he climbs into bed with me. The way he pronounces so clearly, "good morning mama" and his little giggle at the delight in scooting under the covers to lay next to mama momentarily.

Holding Naomi straight after her bath, smelling her clean hair as she hugs my neck and gives me a kiss on my cheek. (it's more of a mouth mauling, but sweet all the same)

Watching Ethan giggle as he plays horsey with Seth. Ethan is Seth's horse, and only momentarily will he be able to hold the weight of Seth on his back, but when they both tumble to the ground, they giggle, and Ethan asks Seth, "more?" and it all starts again.

two items of note

1) Naomi today took baby crawl "steps". She is just at the verge of being totally mobile. She is taking about three or four little crawl steps before she lunges onto her tummy.

2) All of us except for Seth were in the kitchen hanging out this morning. Seth was in the back room playing with blocks. Suddenly he burst into the kitchen with little block sets in hand, giving one to Ethan, one to Naomi, and declaring that they were "candles" as he left the room to get three more, one for me, one for Terry, and one for himself. He had made little pretend cakes out of blocks with a single block on the top of each cake representing the candles. Terry and I were blown away, mainly because he had spent time building the cake blocks with each of us in mind. He made exactly five cakes, one for each in our family. We all had fun with our block cakes, blowing out the candles on top. Seth has an amazing spirit. He is often so incredibly generous for a 22 month old. More than not, it appears that he is thinking of others before himself.

birthday season

We are in full swing for birthday season. For that reason, I imagine my blog will be rather quiet. Terry is better at keeping our photo album up to date. So check it out to keep track of us for the next few weeks.

http://picasaweb.google.com.au/tmoynahan/

bathtub babes

Naomi, loves, using the strongest form of the word, LOVES, bath time. She has always loved bath time but that love has grown now that she can join in with the boys during their bath time. She now cries and throws a fit when her time in the bath with the boys is over (she gets solo get clean bath time, followed by play bath time with the boys).

Ethan loved having her in the bath. Seth kept requesting that I take her out. You can see in this picture why he didn't like her in there, she was very intent on investigating whatever was in his hands. The next night I put Ethan in the middle and all were much happier, except for Naomi when her time in the bath was over.

I really want all three of them to be water babies...and possibily all three will be, but Naomi already truly is a water baby. Right now I think if she could describe heaven, it would include lots and lots of baths.

hair clip

Today was a momentous day in the melmo household. Naomi wore a hair clip. I know, huge right? Well, it was huge for me. After having two boys, she's my first girl to require that I clip back her little threads of hair.

I apologize to her fans for not having a photo of her with the hair clip in, but I did get her looking all sweet and angelic. Yet, the above moment was captured one second before this:

I think that she must think that I am related to gumby.