Right before we were leaving, she wanted me to look at her work. She kept pointing to the big ladybug in the center, but I thought for sure Niah had drawn it. She keptpointing to the ladybug and insisting she drew it, so I thought I would take a picture because it was amazing to me.
This past weekend was a BIG weekend! We had a lot of BIG things happen, and we would like to share them with you.
There's this little guy in our family who has learned how to make BIG smiles!
Isaiah had his first bottle today! I tried once before when he was a few weeks old, but he wouldn't have anything to do with it. Today, he seemed to get the hang of it pretty quickly. Daddy was VERY happy to have this FIRST experience with him.
On Sunday TJ took apart the cradle because Isaiah has been sleeping in his crib for the past month. He still technically fits in the cradle, but because we don't use it, we could use the "extra" space. Even though I know we don't "have to" put it up, it's still a little sad because it means he is growing up.
The girls have been sneaking into our bed lately. I normally do not approve because I sleep better when I have all the room to myself. I usually do not consider it "cute" when I find them in my bed, but this morning was an exception--I thought they were adorable!!!
Aliya was holding Isaiah while we were watching The Biggest Loser. Isaiah didn't make it past the first set of commercials. I normally do not let Isaiah sleep outside of his crib (because we want to develop GOOD sleep habits!), but this time I let it slip by. Aliya was absolutely enjoying herself!!! She is a GREAT Big Sister!
When I was pregnant with Isaiah, Aliya and Kiahna would often pretend that they were expecting a baby, too! No big deal...Aliya did that when Kiahna was in my tummy (she even role-played breastfeeding!). BUT about 3 weeks ago, Kiahna asked me if I wanted to feel her baby kick. I said, "Sure!" and when I touched her baby belly, she jumped! I thought that was the cutest thing!!!
Also, did you know that babies just "fall out". This is what Kiahna "knows" ever since she watched a baby giraffe falling to the ground during the birthing process. In fact, she was convinced baby Isaiah was going to just "fall out" any moment when I was pregnant with him. She was really concerned that he would hurt his head. I tried to explain that human babies do not just "fall out", but she didn't believe me.
This evening I caught Aliya and Kiahna "dressing up" their little brother with their baby clothes. They had laid the clothes on top of him and told him how cute he was. Isaiah doesn't mind...yet. In another few years, it won't be as easy to get away with!
Last week in one of our history lessons, we studied the Ancient Native Americans and the "mound builders". The mound builders built huge elaborate mounds when they buried their people. Some of these mounds were shaped into different animals, like snakes or turtles. Today's assignment was to build a mound into a creative shape.
The first task was to gather the dirt. I normally frown on bringing dirt into the house, but that's just what we did! We then added a little bit of water so that they could shape the dirt (now called mud) easier.
Niah built a turtle mound.
Aliya built a pancake mound. (???)
Kiahna...Let's just say she built an abstract mound.
Isaiah wasn't sure what was going on--he just loves to watch.
