Say "Mama!"

My son still refuses to say anything other than dada dada dada dada!! Sometimes, when he cries, I tell him, "I promise, if you'd just say 'Mama' everything would be all better." He doesn't listen though!

Ali even told Jordan the other day, "Brother... we're sick of you saying Dada all the time! Say Mama!"

So what's happening with my little tikes lately? Jordan is now crawling all over the place. His favorite things to do include: being outside, drooling, and chewing on electrical cords. I'm not even kidding. We have to watch him constantly or else he'll crawl to the TV and stick any cord he can reach into his mouth. Yesterday, Kris and Jordan stayed home. Kris said he left Jordan in the living room floor and went into the kitchen for something. When he came back, our little monster had ejected our P90X DVD out of the Playstation and was playing with it. He wants to get ripped too, Dad.

 He is 8 1/2 months old now and has already decided he doesn't want baby foods anymore. I guess that's a good thing since he's got a mouth full of teeth and baby food can get kind of expensive. He likes wheat bread, mashed potatoes, chicken pot pie, green beans... on and on. He'll eat just about anything.

Ali is now such a little grown up. I forget how little she used to be! And she doesn't really need us for much anymore. She can fix her own waffles, tie her shoes, give herself a bath (we have to run the water), brush her hair and teeth... On Saturday mornings, if she wakes up before everyone else, she'll go make herself a waffle, pour herself a glass of milk, turn on the TV, and watch Disney until someone else wakes up!

I dropped her off at school for the first time yesterday. Usually Kris takes her to school and I take Jordan to daycare, but I volunteered to take her since J's daycare was closed. She told me where to park. She held my hand and led me to the cafeteria. The door was locked, so she led me around to the other side of the building to a different door. She kissed me on the cheek and then went in ALL BY HERSELF. I asked her, "Don't you need me to take you to a teacher or someone?" She laughed! "No, Destiny, I go in all by myself, get my food, and sit with my friend Alexa." "Oh," I said, "But what if Alexa isn't here yet?" "Well, then I just get my food and find an empty seat. It's no big deal."

I just can't believe how big my kids are getting!