September 5, 2012

Memories of right now...

• We are all counting down the days until "Baby Sister" arrives. Me most of all. The humid days kill me and I'm sick, sick, sick of this huge belly.
• Tess starts preschool today, though after going last spring and then again to summer school, it doesn't feel like that big a deal.
• Tess and Eric love to wrestle and tease. I'm so happy he can play with her like that since I feel unable to be the jungle gym she's longing for. Last night he held her by the ankles and swung her like a pendulum so high that her head almost reached his shoulders. She couldn't get enough.
• We are setting up the house, washing clothes and blankets, and rearranging furniture.
• After 10 years of not owning a car, Eric and I bought one two weeks ago. We love it.
• Tess broke her arm 10 days ago and is sporting a red cast. Other than not being able to pull up her underwear or wash her hands, she's pretty unphased by the whole experience.
• Tess really likes the alphabet right now and tells me she wants to be able to spell.
• Eric and I keep trying to remember what newborns are like. And we keep trying to fathom having two kids to love and care for. Both seem impossible to truly imagine.
• Things that make Tess laugh a lot:
• Ernie and Bert on Sesame Street
• Pretending that she's a "clump of goo" on the floor
• doing things that bother people and make them frustrated (don't love this one)
• Hiding and having someone look for her while she makes lots of noise