No Oasis, No Daddy

We had a fun day today. We hung out with my sis, which Charis now refers to as "TT". I had to deal with four poopy diapers before 2:00pm. When I was changing one of Charis's I got some...excretion... on Talitha's white down comforter. Amazingly it all came out with a miracle-working diaper wipe. And Talitha still loved Charis and me after the event. Selah on the other hand had her three-days-of-waiting poop. It was everywhere, but thankfully I heard it coming so I had her on a changing pad. Oh the joys and mad-hot skills of being a mom.

On a related note, check out the film below...

Yes, Charis went pee pee in the potty! And she told me she had to go. It was after our family bath/shower (yes, I am amazing) and we were getting her pajamas on. She looked at me and said "pee pee", so I rushed her naked bum to her potty, all the while telling her to hold it. After this wonderful and joyous occasion she immediately signed and said "Eat", expecting a M&M treat. I was more than happy to reward her. So for the rest of the night I have been praising her for going "pee pee on the potty" (I have made up a song). She must think I am nuts.

Selah also learned to do something today. She has slowly been getting proficient at scrunching her feet up and arching her back, which results in movement. She does this when she cries in her crib, so she will move the length of her crib and have her head wedged against the bars. She also does this when in her swing. Now I typically don't strap her in (Josh always does because he is a good daddy). Today I laid her down in the swing to have her nap a bit more. After a couple minutes of crying I came into the room to see her in the bottom corner of this bowl swing, in a ball, feet in the air, about to fall out. (No wonder why she was crying) So from seeing this, I now vow to buckle her not only in her swing, but also when I have her hanging out in her car seat. (Yes, she is always strapped in when I am driving.) This picture is further proof of this new trick. I sat her in the corner of the couch and she slid all the way down, resulting in a scrunched up face.

Charis likes to play with Selah's toys and sit in her boppy.


Happy feet

As I try to explain in this movie, Selah doesn't typically sleep until she has to feed. So that last 30-45 minutes I need to hold her to keep her content. Today I tried putting her in the Snuggle Me (or whatever it is called) and doing some work. She was content, I got Charis's dinner ready and I even put on an apron to wash the dishes.

So we didn't have Oasis and we didn't have Daddy. We can survive without Oasis, but I am not sure how much longer without our Daddy.

The Photo Shoot

This past week my mom and Talitha have been a little camera happy and had a photo shoot with the grandkids. They are so cute, so I of course have to show you all.
This one of Selah is right before she started to cry...

...and this one of Charis and Noah is right before Noah peed in the cup...

...and this was right before Charis almost pushed Selah off of her.

Yes, I know her swimsuit is a little low cut! But it has Dora on it!

Look at her, all grown up!

Beautiful

We had to teach her not to hold the flower petals, but the stem

Like how her nose is IN the flower?

Happy, naked, chunky girl!

I love her face

And he may not be mine, but Noah is so adorable!

Tuesday without Daddy

Today was a nice day. The girls got Daddy his Father's Day gift, which we are pretty sure he is going to like. Then we played at a park. Charis could swing for hours! Then I tried to take the garbage out since a new missionary family is moving in tomorrow. Now, most of you don't know where the dumpster is in relation to our place, so let me explain: Our house is across the parking lot from the church and the dumpster is behind the church; it is about a football field away (right, hon?). I rolled the two garbage cans from the garage to the dumpster with Charis following me very slowly. I kept telling her to "Come On! Walk faster!" To which she would reply, " 'Om On!" and still walk just as slowly. When I got to the dumpster I realized I am either not strong enough or tall enough, or both, to push the lid back to dump the trash in. (Not that I would be strong enough to lift the garbage cans anyway.) So instead I proceeded to pull the bags out of the garbage cans and put them in the dumpster. So Gross! Then very slowly Charis and I walked back to the house. And where was Selah during all of this? Well, she was in the car sleeping when we started our trek, but by the time we got back she was in the car screaming. Yeah, I miss Josh and his amazing Dad/Husband skills.
The rest of the day was a lot calmer. The girls napped, I worked out (I am watching Bring it On while on the treadmill - so good!), then Nana and Opu's house. We went out for dinner at Red Robin (also so good!), and during our time there Charis spit out the Diet Coke she wanted to try, munched on a lemon, and cried/screamed at putting a jalepeno pepper in her mouth (man, her little hands are fast!). We ended the night on the webcam with daddy. Yeah, a crazy but nice day.

Josh is Gone Again

Josh left this morning at 6am for Summer Camp. He will be gone for six days which feels like a long time. I don't know how we went two months when we were in college! All last night while we were packing I was just barely holding it together. But I didn't cry, so be proud of me (it would only make it harder for Josh if I did). So anyway, for the next week you will see a lot of pics for Daddy. We hope you enjoy them too.

This toy is awesome! She kicks it with her feet and it plays songs and lights up!


Bath time!
Amidst all of Charis's ramblings she is beginning to put words together like,"Nana please" (Banana). Her words still aren't completely understandable to others, but we are working on it.

Mommy and Selah

Selah officially hates being on her stomach. She has good neck control, but starts to fuss as soon as we start "tummy-time". This is me tricking her into quasi-tummy-time.

Little hands

Goodnight Daddy!

(BTW, if you want to check out what is going on at camp got to http://fvbcsummercamp.blogspot.com/.)

Happy Memorial Day!

Wasn't today a beautiful day? Well, it was if you were in the Midwest. They kept forcasting severe thunderstorms, but all we had was sunshine... and humidity (more on that later). We spent most of the day at my mom's (Nana) playing outside and being with family. I got to see my cousin Mark and his wife Lisa. They got married on Charis's one year birthday last year and they are talking kids. So fun! And I am pretty sure Crystal and I convinced her to give Babywise a try.
Charis and Selah seemed like they really enjoyed their day with everyone. I tried putting Selah in the Bumbo Seat on a whim and it works great for her! She loved it. She could sit up and look around and she did a great job with her head control. In fact, she was so comfy that she fell asleep sitting up in it this afternoon.

Charis found Selah's "belly", which Talitha just taught her how to say.

Kisses!

Big Pimpin'

Sister love

This is Charis's car. She doesn't really know how to drive it, but she likes getting in and out. And check out her outfit. She is wearing a pink Cubs outfit - So Cute!

So back to the humidity - it was so hot! 81 degrees! I decided Selah would be more comfortable in next to nothing. (I know I would have been.)

In case I haven't mentioned, Selah is going to be a thumb-sucker. She has already found her hands and loves sucking on them. I will be driving the car only to hear her sucking away on her hands.

Josh comes home tomorrow, so all of this blogging will soon be stopping. Josh, we can't wait to be with you! I am so glad that tomorrow I can tell Charis when she asks her morning question of, "Dada?", that you are coming home that night! I love you.

Sunday Without Our Man

LOOK! MOM HAS THE CAMERA OUT AGAIN!

Followers of our blog, you may be bored with the mundane day to day pictures, but as you know this is for the man in our lives...

Today we had church and it was a good message out of Acts 2. I brought the girls home and had us eating by 12:30, with Selah 1/2 way fed (go ahead and think through that one - JK!). The typical naps took place and then a wonderful conversation with Josh on the web cam. (That was fun honey...) Then the girls and I went out to go grocery shopping only to realize that Aldi was closed at 7pm. Thank goodness for Meijer. When we got back we finally played outside - Selah was a real trooper with the wind. Now the girls are down to bed. They are such good sleepers by the way.

I also got a fun craft project done today. I have these letters hanging on the girls bedroom door, and today I decided to paint their names on them. (This was after I got comments from people looking at the door and saying, "C.S. Lewis?")

Charis and I were making funny faces, or at least I was.

Now a nice picture

We had fun playing on the slide today

More talk from Selah, and a look at the beautiful pedicures that Charis and I did

And when I say pedicures, I mean it! Who cares that she is one - start them young!

Oh by the way Josh, I changed TWO of Selah's explosive poopy diapers today,

but hey, at least she is pooping.

We Miss You Daddy

So Josh is out of town until Tuesday for the New Attitude Conference in Louisville, KY. We all saw him off this morning at 8:30. He called frequently to let me know where they were at and what they were doing - which I very much appreciate. We are not very big phone talkers, so instead of talking once a day for half an hour, we will talk five times a day for a couple minutes.
So for the sake of my love, I have taken some pictures today to let him know what we were up to...

After playing outside with our chalk (for the first time), Charis fell down and skinned her knees. She did cry a bit, but not that much. Even so, I thought it would be fun to introduce bandaids. So I got out the Winnie the Pooh bandaids and put it on her knee. She thought it was fun.

Selah also had a hard day in that she couldn't quite reach her light up toy. Actually, she was sick of her "tummy-time" and was letting me know.

Charis was getting herself ready for bed by reading "The Ten Little Ladybugs." She is such a good girl.

Selah wanted to let Daddy know that she misses him and hopes he is having a good time.

(Mommy and Charis say "ditto")