Tis' the season!

Oh these kids, if they were any cuter... well, that's just not possible.

Ellis is a rolling machine. She's still not crawling at 9 months, but why would she? She just rolls and rolls until she gets where she wants to go. It's hilarious, I've never seen a baby roll as much as she does. All she wants are Liam's toys, and he's such a sweet big brother, he actually shares pretty much everything with her except his gears "no, don't like the gears for Ellis". She loves when I sing to her and gets the biggest kick out of her big bro.

I took them to see Santa the other day, and while I didn't get any smiles they both sat on Santa's lap without crying. Ellis was on the verge of tears, and Liam was surprisingly willing to sit on Santa's knee. He seemed a bit confused by the whole thing, but he keeps talking about seeing Santa again. Christmas this year is so awesome, Liam is so into the tree and going to see lights, and his "edevent calender" which he asks for all day long.

We had a holiday party a few weeks ago and Liam was such a good boy about sharing his toys. I'm so proud of what a nice boy he is. There were tons of kids here and he didn't complain once about them playing with his things. He was laughing and having a fabulous time. I guess he loves to entertain like his Mom! Watching him play with his sis and other kids just warms my heart. He loves to play with his friends Zach and Jaymin that live here in the complex, the three of them run around like a pack of wild dogs, all laughing and yelling together. When he hears kids outside he immediately wants to go out and say hi.

Tante Moni is coming in a few days, can't wait to see what Liam thinks of all his presents from Santa!

It's All About Liam and Ellis.

I keep meaning to blog about the kids, but I have literally no time these days.

Here's a few quick updates about my wee ones:

Liam:
-this kid is a CHATTERBOX. He is hilarious and some of the stuff that comes out of his mouth I have no idea where he heard. A recent favourite:
Me: That's a nice sticker Liam, where did you get it?
Liam: The old old lady gave it to me.
Me: Your (approx 40 year old) teacher at preschool? Please call her teacher and not old lady.
-he has also hit the terrible twos with a vengence. He throws tantrums that are pretty mild compared to what I've seen but he can be totally unreasonable at times. Always cute though!
-Liam's vocabulary is insane. He speaks in full sentences most of the time and is very articulate. He doesn't quite have the hang of pronouns yet (He says "you" instead of "I") but we're getting there.
-He LOVES to be outside and always wants to go into the backyard
-He also loves his little sis, and plays with her quite often which is cute. He even gives her kisses without my prompting!

Ellis:
-she is sitting great on her own now and desperately wants to crawl. She just can't seem to get it together so she rolls everywhere she wants to go. I can't leave a room with her on the floor or she'll end up who knows where.
-she is honestly the sweetest little thing ever. She is cuddley, kissy, and just plain cute. I always wondered when I was pregnant how I would love another little baby as much as I love my Liam. Now I know!
-Ellis is an even bigger mama's girl than Liam was a mama's boy. If I leave the room and she's watching she will often squawk and complain. Good thing for her I'm not going back to work!
-but her favourite is Liam. He can always make her smile even when she's in tears. I love seeing them play together!
-she still hates solids for the most part. She doesn't mind a few bites of avacado or rice cereal but anything else and I get the "you've poisoned me!" face. I think once she can have chunkier food that she can pick up herself she'll be more into it.

Smarty Pants!

Liam is changing everyday, it's hard to keep up! I thought I would post quick update before this turns into an "it's all about Liam and his sister" blog since there is no way I'll be able to keep up with two separate blogs for the wee ones.

Liam is a serious puzzle prodigy. I actually loathe puzzles so it's funny that he's so into them. He's recently started stringing words together and one of is favourites is "more puh" as in "more puzzles". We already have about ten for him and apparently it's not enough. He even does ones meant for three year olds, it's crazy!

On to his language burst, I swear this kid has about 200 words and he just adds more and more each day. Yep, Mike and I definitely have to watch our language around him. Speaking of Mike, he likes to call his Daddy by his first name now and again, usually when he's yelling for him (I guess I must do that??). It's so cute to hear.

He knows all of his colours, and can reliably count to three, but knows up to ten with help. He's also slowly learning the alphabet and knows a few letters. It's amazing how much he has changed since last year this time, he could barely crawl and now look at him.

Liam is as sweet as ever, often asking for hugs and kisses. He loves to "cud" (cuddle). He loves his Luna cat (he calls her "nana") and will pin her down for "hugs" and "pets". Hah, I don't think she's quite as excited about him, but that will come in time.

That's all for now, I can hear him torturing the cat....