Alice either can't say the "F" sound or refuses to try (my money is on the latter) so the letter F is always replaced with the letter B. Bish, Bamily, Bork, etc.
So this morning we were in the car on the way to school. She was belching, as usual (her new trick is making herself burp - such a classy kid) and after each one she would giggle, say "S'cuse me...You're welcome". I said, "Alice, it is not nice to burp so much." Her reply, "But it's BUNNY!"
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Monday, August 15, 2011
The Honest Truth
People always ask me now Alice is handling being a BIG Sister. There are many nice things to say about it but this picture shows the truth.
Friday, August 12, 2011
Changes... Part 2
One of the other changes to this blog - after the name change - is the subject matter. I will be writing primarily about the kids but I will also include things about other happenings with the Bartos Five. This will probably just be updates and the like so I will probably start writing again at the other blog to blow off steam.
Most of you know about our current situation but if you don't, here is a quick recap. After losing his job in February, John finally landed a new one. In Blacksburg, Virginia.
My head is spinning with all that is about to change. My heart is broken about leaving this town; it has become our home. I am trying really hard to stay optimistic about this but it is so hard. I have made some of the best friends of my life here. I love my house. I love my job. I love our daycare and they love my kids. I am happy here..................... On the other hand, the ideal of starting a new chapter in our lives is appealing to me. Blacksburg is the home of Virginia Tech; I love the idea of a college town. Virginia is significantly closer to my family - Kev, Steph & Nate are in DC (4 hr drive) and Syracuse is only an 8 hour drive. Alice is young enough to not be too affected by the move. I think she will adjust well. The boys will not know any different. I am somewhat confident that I will be able to find a job and even if I do not, our living expenses will be reduced so it may be possible for me to stay home with the boys for a few years while Alice goes to school/daycare. We will see.
And that is my problem... I hate living like this. There is so much going on and nothing is confirmed yet. There is so much left to do to make this happen and little things keep popping up that make us wonder if we are making the right decision. I am trying to remember that things happen for a reason and we would not be given anything we cannot handle but Come On! Can we please have just a couple of things fall in to place? puh-lease? OK, I should probably stop - I can see this post veering towards the negative fast (maybe I will continue on E&P).
So, WOW - Three posts in 2 days! I'm on a roll.
Most of you know about our current situation but if you don't, here is a quick recap. After losing his job in February, John finally landed a new one. In Blacksburg, Virginia.
My head is spinning with all that is about to change. My heart is broken about leaving this town; it has become our home. I am trying really hard to stay optimistic about this but it is so hard. I have made some of the best friends of my life here. I love my house. I love my job. I love our daycare and they love my kids. I am happy here..................... On the other hand, the ideal of starting a new chapter in our lives is appealing to me. Blacksburg is the home of Virginia Tech; I love the idea of a college town. Virginia is significantly closer to my family - Kev, Steph & Nate are in DC (4 hr drive) and Syracuse is only an 8 hour drive. Alice is young enough to not be too affected by the move. I think she will adjust well. The boys will not know any different. I am somewhat confident that I will be able to find a job and even if I do not, our living expenses will be reduced so it may be possible for me to stay home with the boys for a few years while Alice goes to school/daycare. We will see.
And that is my problem... I hate living like this. There is so much going on and nothing is confirmed yet. There is so much left to do to make this happen and little things keep popping up that make us wonder if we are making the right decision. I am trying to remember that things happen for a reason and we would not be given anything we cannot handle but Come On! Can we please have just a couple of things fall in to place? puh-lease? OK, I should probably stop - I can see this post veering towards the negative fast (maybe I will continue on E&P).
So, WOW - Three posts in 2 days! I'm on a roll.
Thursday, August 11, 2011
Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes... Part 1
First things first.....enjoy the pictures and video.
The more and more I get behind on blogging, the more I seem to put it off. So, I will do a super quick glimpse into our lives these days as The Bartos Family Circus and then I will move on and try to start posting more regularly.
The Girl
Alice is great. She is starting to experience a little more jealousy towards the boys now that they are no longer sleeping 24/7. She is having a hard time sharing with them...sharing toys, sharing time, sharing Mom and Dad. It is interesting to watch her thought process and facial expressions when we are all doing something together. She will go from excited and happy to annoyed and whiny very quickly when she is not the focal point. I try really hard to keep her involved with doing things for the boys without taxing her too much but it really is exhausting. She is such a drama queen and I am not sure how much of it has to do with her brothers vs. being almost 3. She has started telling people that she is three. Well, her reply to the age question is: "I be 3 on my birthday". (side note: the "terrible twos" have simply not been that bad. I wonder if we have been lucky or if we have hyped it up so much that her behavior just does not seem nearly as bad as we were expecting.)
She shocks us everyday with her smarts. She can count without problem to eleven...and keeps going but every couple of numbers seem to be eleventeen. She can sing the alphabet song with a little help. If she sings it by herself, she has the tune but just mumbles through it. She is beginning to recognize numbers and letters and is very excited when she sees "Her Letter" (A) on signs and in books. The other day she was watching a cartoon about mail delivery and there was a bunch of zip codes and she read the numbers right off, correctly! So often lately, John and I are stunned by the things that come out of her mouth.
Her memory and imagination are growing exponentially. She tells me all the time about the trip we took to the beach in August of last year and tells me that she wants to go to the beach NOW! (don't I know it). I just love watching her imagination explode. She has been doing more and more role playing with her dolls and toys and she has been making up little stories and events. On the way home the other day, she told me there were alligators on the car and started yelling and waving her arms, "Get off the car you alligators!"
She has started becoming quite the actress when it comes to bedtime. She will go upstairs to get ready for bed fairly willingly but after her bath, pjs, and a story, the excuses and stalling starts. Rub my belly...I need some water...my < blank > hurts, kiss it...I want different music...the list is never ending. Sometimes she just sits in bed and yells MOMMY at the top of her lungs....I went back up one night when she was doing this, walked into her room and said "Alice, WHAT!" She grinned at me and said "i missed you". ARGH - she pushes me to insanity but then brings me right back with something like that. what a stinker.
We have been swimming every weekend. She likes it a lot but is still very nervous. We are working on kicking and paddling. She likes to try but her little body is so stiff and she freaks if you take your hands away from holding her firmly that it is hard to show her what she needs to do. She has a hard time remembering to keep her mouth closed and absolutely refuses to lean back to float or dip her head in the water. She gets a little better with each swim so at this rate she will be really good just as we close the pool.
The Boys
Wow, where to begin. They are such amazing little guys! They are starting to babble and squeal all the time. Ben is such a smiley guy. He has a hard time drinking his bottle when I feed him because he spends his time staring at me and grinning. Coop is not as smiley but he is a giggler. He grunts and giggles when we tickle him - which is as often as possible. They have both slept through the night all this week and have started eating one meal of rice at school.
Their 4 month check-up was on Tuesday. They are growing like weeds. Coop is 19lbs, 5ozs (105th percentile) and 27 inches (97th percentile) and
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| Ben's smile |
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| Coop's smile |
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| They are getting so big and long! |
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| Alice and John in the pool. She LOVES it but is still very nervous. |
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| The boys interact so very little - it is quite amusing |
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| My big boys at their 4 month check-up |
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| Just cannot resist a naked butt. |
The more and more I get behind on blogging, the more I seem to put it off. So, I will do a super quick glimpse into our lives these days as The Bartos Family Circus and then I will move on and try to start posting more regularly.
The Girl
Alice is great. She is starting to experience a little more jealousy towards the boys now that they are no longer sleeping 24/7. She is having a hard time sharing with them...sharing toys, sharing time, sharing Mom and Dad. It is interesting to watch her thought process and facial expressions when we are all doing something together. She will go from excited and happy to annoyed and whiny very quickly when she is not the focal point. I try really hard to keep her involved with doing things for the boys without taxing her too much but it really is exhausting. She is such a drama queen and I am not sure how much of it has to do with her brothers vs. being almost 3. She has started telling people that she is three. Well, her reply to the age question is: "I be 3 on my birthday". (side note: the "terrible twos" have simply not been that bad. I wonder if we have been lucky or if we have hyped it up so much that her behavior just does not seem nearly as bad as we were expecting.)
She shocks us everyday with her smarts. She can count without problem to eleven...and keeps going but every couple of numbers seem to be eleventeen. She can sing the alphabet song with a little help. If she sings it by herself, she has the tune but just mumbles through it. She is beginning to recognize numbers and letters and is very excited when she sees "Her Letter" (A) on signs and in books. The other day she was watching a cartoon about mail delivery and there was a bunch of zip codes and she read the numbers right off, correctly! So often lately, John and I are stunned by the things that come out of her mouth.
Her memory and imagination are growing exponentially. She tells me all the time about the trip we took to the beach in August of last year and tells me that she wants to go to the beach NOW! (don't I know it). I just love watching her imagination explode. She has been doing more and more role playing with her dolls and toys and she has been making up little stories and events. On the way home the other day, she told me there were alligators on the car and started yelling and waving her arms, "Get off the car you alligators!"
She has started becoming quite the actress when it comes to bedtime. She will go upstairs to get ready for bed fairly willingly but after her bath, pjs, and a story, the excuses and stalling starts. Rub my belly...I need some water...my < blank > hurts, kiss it...I want different music...the list is never ending. Sometimes she just sits in bed and yells MOMMY at the top of her lungs....I went back up one night when she was doing this, walked into her room and said "Alice, WHAT!" She grinned at me and said "i missed you". ARGH - she pushes me to insanity but then brings me right back with something like that. what a stinker.
We have been swimming every weekend. She likes it a lot but is still very nervous. We are working on kicking and paddling. She likes to try but her little body is so stiff and she freaks if you take your hands away from holding her firmly that it is hard to show her what she needs to do. She has a hard time remembering to keep her mouth closed and absolutely refuses to lean back to float or dip her head in the water. She gets a little better with each swim so at this rate she will be really good just as we close the pool.
The Boys
Wow, where to begin. They are such amazing little guys! They are starting to babble and squeal all the time. Ben is such a smiley guy. He has a hard time drinking his bottle when I feed him because he spends his time staring at me and grinning. Coop is not as smiley but he is a giggler. He grunts and giggles when we tickle him - which is as often as possible. They have both slept through the night all this week and have started eating one meal of rice at school.
Their 4 month check-up was on Tuesday. They are growing like weeds. Coop is 19lbs, 5ozs (105th percentile) and 27 inches (97th percentile) and
Pictures from June and July
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| Tummy Time (Coop l, Ben r) |
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| Cooper has such a cute smile. |
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| Ben does too. |
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| My nephew, Nate, and Alice |
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