More than Just Making It

Goals for Soren:
* focus on one set of toys in 15-minute increments during free play
* read the scriptures in Chinese with Scott each night
* learn to stay out of Mom and Dad's room unless invited

Goals for Carl:
* focus on one set of toys in 10-minute increments during port-a-crib time
* play in the backyard for 20 minutes every day
* read longer books (not board books) at naptime

Goals for Carolyn:
* practice composition at 8 pm every night
* read the scriptures daily
* do hair every day

Goals for Mom:
* make one-on-one playtime inviolable
* respond to Carl's babble
* complete three 1/2-hour chore blocks each day

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February 10 - 16

* I thoroughly enjoyed reading Skyward. * Soren beat Megaman 1 without dying. * Carl was swamped with art homework. His teacher assigned him 5 mini-paintings, 30 gradients, and 1 shading. * Sven finished reading the Frog and Toad treasury. * Leif talked a lot about wanting to make a friend. * Richard got to listen to lots and lots of read-a-louds.

Birth Announcement

Sven Immanuel Duede March 7, 2013 at 3:56 am 8 pounds, 2 ounces and 22 inches

Brother Love

Most of the time, Soren and Carl don't really interact with their new baby brother. They do their own things, neither commenting nor complaining about our new addition, and he does his own things (eating and sleeping). But when they do interact, Soren and Carl are really loving to Sven. Those moments are very sweet to me. Like last night, when Soren asked me if Sven could sit in his lap. He actually makes that request pretty frequently. And then he sits there, with Sven cuddled in his lap, looking very proud and happy. Often, one of the boys will tell me very earnestly, "I want Sven to be a part of our family forever." What mother wouldn't melt at that? In the evenings, after scripture study, Soren likes to make Sven "talk", sharing his thoughts on the day. Soren uses the same gravelly voice that Scott does to put words in the baby's mouth. "My favorite part of the day was eating," he'll say, while holding up Sven's ...

Mom Remembers

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