Awesome Stuff

Sooooooooo much has been going on here, and I’ve neglected to post the most important one:

Micaila Kay, our newest niece, was born this last Saturday, weighing in at 8lbs 2oz, and 20 inches long. Of the 5 nieces/nephews born to Knut and I this year, she was the first one we actually got to HOLD!!!

Silje took this one. Not bad for a 5 year old!

The hospital room was packed with visitors, so we didn’t stay long. This next weekend, though, Jon and Kristin are flying out with Micaiah and Gunnar, and we’ll all be celebrating Knut’s brother Lars’ graduation. Lots of good family time! I have a batch of cloth diapers I’ve been working on for them, that I’m hoping will be done soon! With me feeling sick in the evenings during my normal sewing time, it’s been tricky, but they’re coming along.

You think it’d be easy to get the diapers done with Knut being home so much when it’s raining on the fields. However, he’s home saying “You want to watch a movie?” “Let’s have people over tonight!” “Are you sure you don’t want to sit down?” So needless to say, as much fun as it’s been having him home, it hasn’t been that productive! Sewing-wise, that is. My house is cleaner, and he does the dishes for me often, so that’s really nice!

The other awesome thing about Knut being home, is he’s been able to work with David so much more, and spend time with him, which David has been needing! David has been acting up so much and being so rebellious, that Knut and I have been throwing our hands up in knowing how to handle him.

Knut’s been working with him so much this last week. It’s almost like David is a different boy! He talks so nicely to me all day, and is so helpful. I don’t spend most of my day arguing or disciplining, or just being frustrated because of his will of iron. It’s been a lot of discipline, a lot of talks, a lot of hugs, and a lot of fun. I thought I’d post the fun pictures, because who really wants pictures of the other stuff? Sometimes, a boy just needs his daddy.

And then there’s this guy!

He’s on the move, and ALL THE TIME!!! He loves to walk everywhere, and get into everything. He loves to wrestle with David, and tries to tackle us with a grin from ear to ear. Very few things wipe off the smile on his face. It’s just always there!

He’s thinning out a bit now too, with all of that exercise.

There gets a point in all of my kids diapering days when you wonder if you should make a bigger size diaper. Even the one-sized ones get snug around the thighs (always the thighs! Their waists are skinny, and their thighs are pudgy!) and I wonder if they’ll need a bigger stash. Then they start walking, and those diapers start getting snapped tighter and tighter as the flub comes off. Elias was so there just a week ago, where I was wondering how much longer his diapers would make it! Then just this week, the loosest setting is too loose, and I have to make the diaper tighter. He’s not getting lighter by any means, just sprouting up and starting too look more and more like a little boy every day, and less like my little baby!

I’ll say it again…this little boy has me laughing all day long!