The Wilson's Adventures: embarassinly long since i last posted :)

all i have to say is wow.

i'm so embarassed that it's been SO long since the last time i have written on this. i've really been neglecting writing in the kids' journals and on here.

back to the old grind i guess.
what an amazing, hectic, crazy, eye opening, blessed (almost) year it's been. we are so lucky and happy to have our sweet baby reid(er) to make us laugh, keep us on our toes and complete our family.

reid. where do i even begin. reider is the SPITTING image of my father. everyone who knows the flaherty side calls him "little dan".

when you first meet him he doesn't seem like he has much personality. we know now that he's taking everything in. he watches and stares really intently trying to figure out what's going on. he loves to have his belly zer-berted (when you blow on someone's belly and it makes a loud noise? yup that one).

you really have to work for those laughs, he's alike his mother in the sense that if something isn't funny he ain't laughing. it had better be really funny. he loves little games of peek-a-boo. reider loves to eat, get into things he's not supposed to and chase the dog. he remembers a lot of things, espeically where cords are that he isn't supposed to touch. he is starting to imitate noises and looks surprised when you make a noise that he has just made. when he starts moving around i just know that we are all in for it. those beautiful blue eyes get me every time <3>

for now reid is having trouble sitting up and crawling regularly. we start therapy on tuesday. we are hopeful that it will make a difference and that maybe i won't worry so much :) it's almost as if his mind says let's giddy up and his body can figure out how to do it. he isn't much of a napper, in fact he usually only takes about a (45 minutes during the day, (as in uno, one. single.)UGH. But come 7:55pm and he's ready for bed. he isn't a paci lover like sis but loves him some bottle. it's been a challenge to ween him and begin using the sippy cup. he is happy as a clam laying on the floor next to the dog, with his hand on the fur, watching deadliest catch or cash cab with grandpa, and a bottle in his mouth. oh the life.

one of the best part of the addition to having reider in the family is watching how sadie and reid interact with each other. it's so fun and so sweet seeing her give him kisses, having sadie help with diapers, getting a oneise, or a favorite book to read to him.

just in the last month or so they have really began to interact more and more. sadie's not as jealous as she was but i can certainly tell if she thinks reid has been getting more attention. that's no more evident than when we go to church. she can be SO naughty sometimes. i'm so thankful that the other members don't give me glares when she's screaming down the aisle or asking where jesus is at the top of her lungs. tee hee hee. oops!

sadie and reider are two peas in a pod.

in fact when i put her in the car and not him she demands to know where he is and why he's not with us. last weekend sadie stayed at grandma and grandpa's house without reid, who came with me home. it was weird only having one child to get ready in the morning. i had forgotten what it was like to only have to get myself and one child ready. wow. i had so much extra time :) anywho- grandma called me about an hour after we had left saying that sadie wanted to come home to be with mommmy and reider. :) i wish she would do that forever.