Monday, August 11, 2008
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
Lesson learned
Eva is extremely attached to her pacifier. During a few crazy moments last week, i decided that the time had come to take away the pacifier for good. I'd say that it lasted all of three hours before i decided it was entirely more than i bargained for and postponing that event would be the best thing for the peace of the family. And really, it makes sense to deal with it later on. During this phase of her life, we are always on the move, meeting with people and keeping her up 'til the late hours of the night with our crazy schedules, and so to take away her source of comfort during this time just means added stress for us all. So for the time being, Eva gets to keep her pacifier and we all continue our busy, yet happy, lives. As Nathan likes to say, "If jan's happy, I'm happy. And if Eva's happy, Jan's happy!"
They love to sing...
The Cole family love to sing, anywhere, anytime, any song. This is a frequent occurence and happened yesterday while Steve, Beth, Josh (Nathan's brother), Nathan and I were visiting the Rose Garden here in Portland. We were on the search for the cutting from a 1,000 year old rose bush, when out of nowhere, someone began singing the state song of Texas. I turned around to see all four of them standing in a row singing their hearts out. (see picture below).
Play time
Eva's at a great age now. She loves to hang out on the floor with her toys and play BY HERSELF! As long as there are toys nearby, she'll spend all kinds of time playing, exploring, and trying to reach the toys that she accidentally pushes away. She talks up a storm, either to herself or to her toys, and it's cutest thing ever.
