Do you remember the time...

Oh my. I'm dealing with a bad case of mommy guilt. Before our little Sam man came long, each month of our life was enthusiastically documented on the blog--pictures, commentary, the whole bit. But, sheesh, two is harder. Well, maybe not harder...busier. To make matters worse, we no longer have a camera (can you even imagine?). Hoping to get one in the near future, but that offers little help to June, 2009. A month that will go down in Burp Cloth history as the most pitiful, most poorly documented month ever.
So, here's my attempt, puny as it may be, to give this month a little something to claim as its own. And although there will be no pictures to dote over, I'll be so thrilled to have this little update on the kids a few years down the road and remember how funny they were way back when.

Alright, let's start with Sam...

• Samuel is going through a transformation of sorts. For what seemed like forever, he was a tad irritable, pitched a lot of fits, and just seemed generally unhappy a good bit of the time. At his 18 month check up, we discovered that his iron levels had fallen (again) and we started him back on his supplements. What a change! I'm loving having my sweet, happy, silly boy back!

• He is still taking a morning nap. I've tried to break him of it, but he won't have it. If I haven't put him down by 9:45, he'll show me his blanket and start heading for his bedroom.

• My boy can get jiggy with it. And by "it" I mean anything with a beat, but particularly "Move It" from Madagascar and "Kung Fu Fighting." He's hilarious. With "Kung Fu Fighting" he strikes a formidable pose and lets out a ferocious "HEE YA!" Too funny.

• He's got some pretty good comedic timing. Can't really describe this one, but his looks and gestures--he just knows he's being funny.

• Oh...this is a big one...he has finally moved up from the 5th percentile in weight to the 10th! Yay!!!

• Papi. Yep, Sam is still enjoying his paci. I know I should start to wean him from it, but, honestly, I'm scared. Any suggestions?

• This is cute. Quite a few times each week, Sam will find my phone, then find me, and say "Pop pop pop" until I call his Pops. I think they both get a kick out of it.
  

And now for Kate...

• Why not start with a heart breaker...Kate has decided she doesn't want curly hair. She tells me all the time that she can't wait to be a big girl with long hair and no curls. Why the sudden change? Barbie Mermaid. This is why we really shouldn't let our kids watch ANYTHING!

• Speaking of Barbie Mermaid, she now wants me to have a baby boy and name him Nalu. While that's cute, what makes it hilarious to Stephen and me is how funny she thinks she is. She gets so tickled talking about it...cute.

• Cinderella has been dethroned. Last I heard, Belle is her favorite.

• She's such a good big sister. While she and Sam have their fights and fusses, she almost always looks out for him, makes sure he's included, and points out any doggies or Elmoes she might run across.

• Kate's a talker. But, I mean, we saw that coming. She really didn't have much hope.

• Her bed is now crowded with animals. It's been a slow process starting with just Bear and Blankie, but we've now welcomed in Suzy, Sally, Bolt, Bolt Jr., Miss Zebra, and few others.

• She tells me all the time, "Mommy, I love you this much" and holds up ten fingers over and over and over and over. I love you more, baby girl!