Milestone: First Joke

Tonight at dinner, Leif (with sticky hands and a dirt beard) asked me, "Why did the frog cross the street?" When I responded, "Why?" he triumphantly announced, "Because!"

Pleased by my amusement, he went on to perform a dozen permutations: Why did the milk cross the road? Why did the fork cross the street? Why did the red frog cross the street? Why did the cup cross the road? Why did the skeleton cross the road?

And the answer was always: Because!

It didn't get old, mostly because his proud, delighted face was so adorable.

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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 ...

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