I love the questions throughout various stages of life. When are you getting married? So, when are you having kids? Are you going to have another one? Do you think you want one more? When all those are answered, there's "What do the girls want for their birthdays/Christmas?" Yup, it's the summer season so that means the birthday questions!
Rebecca got mostly clothes or craft stuff for her birthday - perfect for her. There were days before her birthday where I almost told her she would have to give every present back. She's very possessive and just likes to open things. And she's not at all grateful for all the things she has and it drives me bananas when she thinks its ok just to beg people for gifts. It's not. So if I send out a note before Christmas begging everyone to give Rebecca's gifts to charity, please know I only want what's best for my spoiled little brat. That said, her daddy got her a Nintendo DS and mommy did stock a bit of her wardrobe - but it was all basics and swimsuits!
Then there's Meredith. Chunky monkey has tons of clothes (no joke, I have 2 full wash baskets, 2 rows in the closet and another pile of summer stuff for her in 12-18Mo and I had to clear out most of the 6-12 month stuff). She's well stocked but for reference some of her 12-18Mo stuff is already just at fitting perfectly. Her winter wardrobe actually frightens me and I am contemplating a few days off from work to handle it. She does enjoy solving problems more than Beca did at this age and we have some things Beca enjoyed but not as many blocks, shape sorters, etc. And she LOVES books, especially board books with pictures. But what I really want for Meredith is to be able to get the bedding for her room so when the monkey figures out how to climb out of her crib this winter I have it ready. I picked out some adorable Pottery Barn Kids stuff (twin sizes in purples and greens - Brianna quilting and sheeting, or Katie quilting and sheeting which is the exact purple where I got the paint color for her room). She is already figuring out how to use her arms to lift herself up on the edge of the pack and play. Yes, monkey describes her well and I know I'll need her bedding a bit sooner than we did for Beca. Her biggest joy in life seems to be food and we like Harris Teeter, Target, and Fresh Market the best. I already know in life that I should just ask for what I want instead of letting folks guess.
I promise I have more and better things to post, many already started. I have lost one of the cables AND a card I need to download from one of the cameras. I also work and try to keep up with 500 different things. My grandmother told me getting used to the second one was the hardest and after that each additional one just fit in. I'm not willing to find out so the answer to "are you having another?" is "that is not in my plans at all". Loving the 2 little girls and their very amusing poodle right now so writing just hasn't been tops on the list, especially if we would like to wear clean clothes.
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