Life
Life marches on in the Black house. In spite of the chaos and craziness of things right now, we are trying to maintain life as normal. It helps that I went into preterm labor after I had packed only 10 boxes... that means our house is not boxed up... in spite of the fact that we move in 7 weeks. One of these days I'll start packing again... but for now, I'll just pretend like I am packing.
Solomon is doing well. He seems to excel in being cute, which is a tough, but very important job. He also seems to excel in pooping and eating, which are good things at this stage.
The boys love to hold Solomon, although they ask a lot why he sleeps so much. They don't understand why he would want to sleep when there are so many fun things to do, like playing crash and race and fireman.
Ezra says at least once a day, "I love the new baby. I'm so happy he's here." To which I respond, "I love the new baby too and it's a good thing because there's no way we're sending him back to from where he came." Ezra doesn't get my joke... but that's a good thing.
Obed has seemed to be relatively unaffected by Solomon's arrival, for which I am very thankful! Some friends dropped of some homemade ice-cream the other night. With every bite, Obed exclaimed, "I wike dis! I wike dis!"
One of the many "fun" activities Solomon has missed out on (thus, making the boys question why he sleeps so much) was phonebook tossing. The other night, we got the "worthless" phonebook delivered (the phonebook that we never use since we get multiple copies of different phonebooks). Vince decided that the fun, family activity for the night would be to see how far each of the big boys could throw the phonebook (what's not to love about this game???).
Obed couldn't quite hold the phonebook and throw it - that takes a lot of coordination. Throwing the plastic bag in which the phonebook arrived, however, that was great fun indeed!
And the great thing about "fun" games like phonebook tossing is that it is a game we can play for the rest of the summer... even after I pack more than 10 boxes and the toys and games are packed away. 
Solomon is doing well. He seems to excel in being cute, which is a tough, but very important job. He also seems to excel in pooping and eating, which are good things at this stage.
The boys love to hold Solomon, although they ask a lot why he sleeps so much. They don't understand why he would want to sleep when there are so many fun things to do, like playing crash and race and fireman.Ezra says at least once a day, "I love the new baby. I'm so happy he's here." To which I respond, "I love the new baby too and it's a good thing because there's no way we're sending him back to from where he came." Ezra doesn't get my joke... but that's a good thing.
Obed has seemed to be relatively unaffected by Solomon's arrival, for which I am very thankful! Some friends dropped of some homemade ice-cream the other night. With every bite, Obed exclaimed, "I wike dis! I wike dis!"
One of the many "fun" activities Solomon has missed out on (thus, making the boys question why he sleeps so much) was phonebook tossing. The other night, we got the "worthless" phonebook delivered (the phonebook that we never use since we get multiple copies of different phonebooks). Vince decided that the fun, family activity for the night would be to see how far each of the big boys could throw the phonebook (what's not to love about this game???).
Obed couldn't quite hold the phonebook and throw it - that takes a lot of coordination. Throwing the plastic bag in which the phonebook arrived, however, that was great fun indeed!
And the great thing about "fun" games like phonebook tossing is that it is a game we can play for the rest of the summer... even after I pack more than 10 boxes and the toys and games are packed away. 
posted by Kirsten at
9:18 AM
4 Comments:
So weird, I almost bought that sleeper ,that Solomon has on, for him yesterday. It's a cute one. He's a cute one. I so want to hold him. I miss those days when the little one just curls up on you and goes to sleep. So fun.
Oh Kirsten, how I wish I could be there to give you a break with the boys!
Solomon (are you ever gonna call him "Solly" like a guy in Chicago?) is just beautiful! You look pretty great yourself, too. AND you posted a blog. Wow!
I think I recognize that bumblebee blanket :)
PS I love your pix of the phone book games.
I can't believe you are blogging in Week 1 of being home. What a woman! I guess life has to continue at its frantic pace when you have four little boys.
_ Julie
I think the phonebook game looks awesome! We never keep our phonebooks, because they are so large and we never use them (it's call the internet), so I'll have to keep this game in mind before they go into the recycle bin.
After only 3 weeks, the kids are breathing down Micah's neck every minute that he has his eyes open. So, it's a good thing that babies change quickly so that the rest of the kids will remain entertained by them. ;) Too sweet!
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