The other night Ohene had his first haircut! My baby isn’t a baby anymore! I can’t believe how grown up he looks. He’s even grown up lately in the things he does– the way he walks over to the fridge to tell me he wants something to eat (this weekend he kept wanting pieces of wrapped American cheese–he came back three times!!). He even has started doing some signs. I made up my own sign for “all done” (waving my hands back and forth in front of me). And now he does it whenever he wants to tell me he’s done. It’s quite amazing! He also knows the sign for “milk.”
AFTER, freshly cut, and looking years older!
I’m sorry I haven’t been keeping this blog up as much. I really should be doing a much better job, considering that I am going to be publishing this in my second blog book very soon. I guess maybe I should go to the end of 2011 perhaps? My last book had over 400 pages. I wonder how many this one will have? The rate I am going, I can foresee it being pretttty slim. 🙁
But okay, we’re going to do better!
So I guess I should start off by saying all the things I love about my family. I want to be sure to capture all of Ohene’s cute and adorableness (I can’t get enough of that sweet baby), all of Kwabena’s energy, and Kwasi’s…..LOL….Well, whatever it is he’s got, too.
I Love……
1……The way Ohene wraps his little arms around my neck when I’m lying down with him to put him to sleep. Oh, it’s so wonderful! He snuggles up, and sometimes he goes straight to sleep, if he’s exhausted, and other times, he finds this to be the best time to stick his fingers up my nose, or simply to squeeze it and to pull as hard as he can. LOL. Sometimes he will sleepily set up and then fall over again as, like a little puppy, he tries to find the most comfortable spot to fall asleep in.
2…..The way Ohene hugs Kwabena incessantly. It’s amazing! This kid is sooooo lovable! I honestly don’t remember Kwabena being that way. Even now, he’s not a very huggy child. He will hug me when I get home, of course, but with Ohene, he hugs just to hug. He could have seen me all day, but he will come up behind me and wrap his little arms around the back of my legs, from behind. With Kwabena, it can be anytime, too, but usually when they are playing together and rolling around on the floor. It’s very sweet the way they get along!
3…..I love spending time with Kwabena alone. I find that he’s a totally different child when it’s just him, one-on-one. He’s less hyper, less annoying, less irritating. I don’t know if it’s just me, and maybe I’m able to focus more on him without all the distractions of Ohene, or what it is. Or if it’s him just not feeling like he needs to outshine and steal the spotlight or something. We don’t get much one-on-one time, however. But I think more of it would be nice.
4……I love taking day trips with the boys. Because of all the housing stuff that’s been going on for the past 8 months (selling the condo, buying our house, fixing up our house, etc.), it’s like my whole life has been focused on real estate. I missed the easy, relaxed weekends when Kwabena and I would take weekend outtings, like to the Baltimore Inner Harbor, or just wherever. So a couple weekends ago I decided to take the kids to the DC Acquarium. Much cheaper than the Baltimore Aquarium but less interesting and much smaller. It is good for small children, but really, if you want to see big sharks, don’t be a cheap-ass, and just go to the Baltimore Aquarium. (Then again, $30 for an adult and $20 for a 4-year-old isn’t really about being a cheap-ass; it’s about being practical and economical!). Anyhow, we took the train down to DC, went to the aquarium, and then hit Chinatown for the New Year parade (which was disappointing, crowded, and you couldn’t see the dragon dance anyhow. Oh, and it was very loud with all the firecrackers!). Anyhow, I would like to do more weekend excursions with the kids. I just wish Kwasi was more available to do it 🙁
5……..I love when Kwasi spends time with us. Too often it feels like he’s either working (on the weekends), or wanting to sit in the living room and watch the news, while what feels like his is ignoring us. We only have limited hours/time as a family, sadly enough, so why waste it on sitting in front of the TV watching the news. That is what DVR is for. Pause it, because life with your family can’t be paused. Anyhow, I love it when he’s home with us, and when we’re all together, and having a good time instead of bitching at each other.
6……..I love having family dinner together. On the flip-side, I wish it were more enjoyable. It’s usually us (or primarily Kwasi) urging Kwabena to eat his dinner, while Kwabena is being picky (and while Ohene is crushing his!!). We should be talking more at the table, being interested in each others’ conversation and day, but again, it usually ends up into something nit-picky at Kwabena.
7…….On another note….I love driving in my car to work. I love driving home, too. I love listening to Sirrius/XM radio and being alone in my car to have some “me” time. It’s the only time I get “alone,” really. Isn’t that sad?? I just thought about that. That is the only alone time I get. I guess that is why I relish it so much.
8…….I should say I love my house, but I don’t–not yet! LOL. There is still soooo much to do, and there is always shit lying everywhere, and projects half completed. No, let me take that back, I do love my house. I love having space for the kids to play. I love having a gorgeous backyard, although lately we haven’t bee able to use it because of left over snow and mushy mud grass lately. But, I do love the backyard. I love that, like tonight, the kids and I were able to dance around the kitchen, without hitting into each other, and just have a good time and laughing. Because of the size of the kitchen, it’s like our own personal dance floor! What I don’t love is the musty smell in the family room, leaching up from the basement, that we can’t seem to rectify–not even with the $1,500 EZ Breathe vent we had installed down there to improve air flow. How disappointing. The smell isn’t super noticeable, but I would love to get the air smelling fresher in the house. I feel like we need some solution there, and other than getting the ducts cleaned ($250-$300), not sure how I would go about doing that. So, that’s the main issue. And I would love to have the time to get the painting all done. There is so much to do that just me alone, randomly doing it, don’t have as much time as I would like.
9……..And last but not least, I love solitude. Today the weather was a bit nicer and I decided to skip the gym/treadmill and run outside (I didn’t get much in, since I’m not in the great shape I used to be back when I did my half marathon). But the sky was clear blue, and the air was fresh. After running for 20 minutes, I laid that on the path, looking up at the perfectly blue sky, listening to soul-reaching music on my iPod, and felt so happy, content, and relaxed. I wanted to stay there forever and not move, but I had to at least move before some security person would think I was dead lying out there. LOL. It was so peaceful. I’ll always remember that moment 🙂
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