Funnies

Our children bring such joy to our lives. Sometimes I don't know what the heck we did for entertainment before they came along! Allow me to share the funniest things from the last couple of days with the kids. And by the way, these are probably more "had to be there" moments than "laugh out loud while sitting at your computer" moments, but allow me to tell you how awesome I think my kids are.

Regan has discovered a new art form: fake crying. She doesn't do it to be deceptive or get out of trouble, but more when she wants something. Today she determined that she did not need to lay down for a nap when I thought she did. We were sitting on the chair reading her two books, and she turned on the fake tears. Knowing full well that she was fake crying, I started chuckling. My chuckling led Regan to start laughing... while still fake crying. I can't really explain it other than tears were rolling down her cheeks, but she had a huge grin and was laughing. Oh my goodness, it was the funniest thing. I laughed so hard my cheeks hurt and the more I laughed, the more she laughed. And when I would stop, she would turn on the fake tears again and start the whole process over. I'll try to capture it on video sometime because it really is hilarious.

I just love how easily Regan laughs at things and how she also loves to make people laugh. She's definitely got a great sense of humor.

Moving on to Grant...

Grant is still waking up at night. Every night. Every 2 - 2 1/2 hours, every night. Sympathy is welcome, unsolicited advice... not so much.

Now, my child is 6 months old. He should be well past the stage of needing to nurse every 2 hours at night. But for some reason he has determined that this is a good mother/son bonding time and that he would like to continue to see me in the middle of every night. And because I'm one of "those" mothers, I immediately pop out of bed and rush into his room at the first sign of a whimper.

Here's where it gets funny. Grant isn't really awake when he wakes up and he's just kind of crying out more than crying. So when I pick him up and he recognizes that it's me (you mothers out there know what I mean by that) he starts this little yelp. It's kind of a mixture of annoyance, relief, tiredness and anger all rolled into one. It's almost like he's making a statement that he wishes I would be in his room, ready to nurse him the second he wakes up and since I wasn't, he's going to complain about it.

I know you have no idea what I'm talking about, but it's so funny for me to think about that I'm sitting here laughing. Anyway, not only does he yelp until I start to nurse him, he also bends himself over in half trying to beat me to the punch of getting ready to nurse. Oh my goodness, it's hilarious. And it's likely one of the reasons I'm not [too] upset about having to get up with him 3 or 4 times at night... it's cheap entertainment! :)

I realize that neither of those stories seem that funny to the vast majority of you, but it's just one of the reasons I thank God that he gave me the two children he did. They're such a blessing and a joy and we have so much fun with them.

Pictures from Nana!!

Mom has been here for a few days, so we've been taking lots of pictures of the kids. Be sure to watch the videos below here. They'll definitely make you laugh!!

Here's a picture of Regan's new hair cut. She looks so grown up now, it makes me sad.
Here's Regan with Nana...
And our happy little Grant. Is he not the cutest, happiest little boy ever!?
Daddy and Regan reading "Brown bear, brown bear, what do you see?" We very highly recommend this book... it's a definite favorite in our household!! Can you see how much she adores her Daddy?
Grant started cereal this week!! He seems to like it okay. Here are a few pictures from his first night....
"Here Momma, let me show you how to do it."There's a glare so you can't really see his face, but he wasn't too messy.

The Rath children....

... demonstrate healthy bodily functions!! Enjoy!!!

Patience is a virtue....

Just think of how much my kiddos will have grown by the time I finally have a camera and can start posting pictures! :)

We've been good here in the Rath household. Fall is here and words do not express how happy this makes me! I absolutely love everything about fall... the colors, the weather, the FOOTBALL!!! And can I just say, "How 'bout them Cowboys!?" Dang, I love me some Romo and Co.

Regan and Grant are doing great. Regan is going to Mother's Day Out on Tuesdays and Thursdays while Grant and I go clean houses. She has had a little trouble adjusting to her new teachers and the new classroom, but I think she'll figure things out before too much longer. Her teacher is also her Sunday school teacher at church, so I'm hoping she'll get comfortable with her enough to stop screaming and latching herself onto my leg the minute we walk into the building.

Grant is growing like a weed. He had his 4 month shots on Monday. I tell you what, those shots are about the worst thing that a mother could go through. My poor little guy had the most painful look in his eyes and his little cry sounded so hurt. It was terrible. The good news is that he weighed in at a whopping 18 lbs, 6 oz and is 27 1/4 inches long!! Can you say "tight end for the Cowboys"!? The doctor said he has a small heart murmur, but that 50% of all kids have one and that it will more than likely resolve itself by the time he's a pre-teen.

Today I was in our bedroom folding laundry and I heard Regan talking and Grant laughing in the living room, so I went to see what they were up to. Grant was sitting (a skill he learned about 5 weeks ago) in the middle of the floor and Regan was running in circles around him, making silly faces every time she got in front of him. It was the sweetest thing and was one of those moments I just had to quietly watch from the hallway and try to preserve for my Alzheimer's years.

I better hit the hay. I hope you all will take the time to enjoy the cooler fall weather and the beauty of God's nature. Blessings!!