Beatrice and Clementine

This week I am dedicated to recording what happens when Bea sees Clementine.  Strangely, it's a rare occurrence because Clementine sleeps for almost the entire day.  When I finally bring her downstairs while Bea is awake, she gets so excited, screams with delight, and goes in for the attack.  She always wants to hold her on her lap and does so with an anaconda-like grip.  She always wants to poke her in the face and giggles every time she gets to touch her. 

I watched an episode of Martha Speaks(cartoon about a talking dog) while I was waiting for my car to be inspected and they were talking about the difference between a "dog lover" and a "doggie lover".  Doggie lovers are basically kids who love dogs so much that the end up abusing them.  Bea is like that, but with babies.  I'm afraid to even leave them in the same room with each other.  I have to be within three inches of them or else I know Bea's finger will definitely poke Clementine's eye out.  For now, she can only rub her head and kiss her feet.  She also holds her foot while we walk around.  Feet are pretty safe, aren't they?

Carefree baby

Remember that song from primary "Oh what do you do in the summertime?"  I really loved that song and I feel like I'm reliving those feelings I had back then as I watch my kids play outside.  It's been so nice to be outside all day long with the kids, working in the garden, pushing them on the swings, playing in the little pools and with the hose, watching for the raspberries to ripen and dreaming about heirloom tomatoes.  

We have made several trips to the zoo, we went camping a few weeks ago and we took the kids out on our friend's boat to ride the tube and watch dad rip it up on the wake board.  I think these kids have had a lot of fun in their short lives.

 Bea kissing the boy statue at the zoo

Bea screaming in delight at the animals at the petting zoo at our favorite farm, Soergels

Lounging in chairs at the campsite eating snacks

Great shot of Bea splashing in the tub -- one of her favorite past times.  We play in the bath every day in the winter when there's nothing else to do.

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Chatting with Bea

Bea is becoming a little talker and what she says is sending Henry into fits of laughter.  She copies everything he says which makes him feel really important and when she finds something that Henry thinks is funny, she repeats it many times, laughing along with him.  Some of the funny things she says are "poopy doggy" and "pinky toe".  She is constantly babbling nonsense which gets the biggest rise out of Henry because most of the time she's trying to be serious and stands in front of him telling him things, but we have no idea what she's saying.  She puts two words together pretty well and really loves practicing what she knows.  She loves assigning ownership to things and she's constantly giving everyone their things that they leave around the house.  One of the nicest things about her character is that she cleans up after herself.  If she takes something out, she puts it back.  If she notices things out of place, she puts them back where they belong.  Even when she's in a hurry and she accidentally makes a mess, she stops, turns around, fixes whatever she messed up and then keeps on her way.  When she spills water on the floor, she "tries" to wipe it up, she cleans herself off before she comes into the house and picks up the food she's dropped from her high chair.   She's just such a thoughtful little girl. 

Now that she's talking so much more I finally feel like she's not a baby anymore and I am feeling more confident that we can welcome another baby into the house.  She's getting to be such a big girl and she'll be a big sister in a week! I can't imagine her not being my little baby girl though.  I still love snuggling with her little body and I feel like she's such a tiny thing, which I know will change when I hold my new baby and I know I'll miss our moments together.  I truly hope I can still read to her every night and still have the sweet relationship with her that we have created.  I just hope she doesn't hate me after her sister is born.  I guess we'll just have to see.  I love you my darling little Bea.