Havana has been doing a few things that I want to write down before I forget them:
I never realized how much I used the nickname "baby" until I realize that Havana adds it on to everything! Every time she says thank you it is, "Thank You, Baby." When reading a book I made the "ach-oo" sound and she says, "achoo, baby" -- yes, if she says a phrase it is repeated with the tag line of baby. Not sure why, but it is really cute.
She also loves to pray. This, of course, melts my heart. During meal time she will want us to pray several times and so I have started asked her what she wants us to pray for. It is neat to hear her answers. Sometimes it is for a person or place, but for the most part she wants to pray about songs and shows she likes. :) It has carried over into other times now too. After I go in her room to wake her up - she likes to play in her bed for a while. So I stand over her crib as she reads books and plays with her many dolls. Her new thing is to have her dolls pray. She'll put their hands together and I'll say, "what is (insert doll's name) praying about?" She'll think for a minute and then answer (usually with the same "wheels on the bus or similar answer) and so we'll have the doll pray to learn all the words to the wheels on the bus. It is special to me that she is already developing a heart of prayer.
Her imagination is beginning to show daily in her actions... she loves to play with her dolls and stuffed animals - she pretends to feed and bathe them. She pretends they go to sleep and wake up. We have tea parties and slumber parties and gosh, she is so much fun! :)
She has become rather good at stalling when it comes to bedtime. Her classic tricks are saying that she went potty or that she wants a snack. Neither of those keeps me from going on with the bedtime routine. So, being the creative little girl that she is, she decided that giving mommy great big hugs is the way to prolong bedtime. And. It. Works. I can't help it, but when she wraps her arms around my neck and lays her head on my shoulders I cannot pull her away. Instead I just hold her back, tell her how much I love her, and then kiss her. It prolongs bedtime, but I think some snuggles with a girl who rarely sits still is a good excuse. Now, she is learning that if I ask her to put her toys away and she doesn't want to it that she can run and give me a hug and it gives her a few extra minutes before she has to obey. I'm a sucker for snuggles! :)
Havana has also developed a great interest in my wedding ring. I simply love it and think it is so cute. Girls are born with a heart for fairy tales and love stories and I love sharing ours with her. She'll point to it and say, "mama's wing" and I will tell her how her daddy gave it to me and how he asked me to marry him and I said yes. So when asking her about the story I'll say, "And who gave mommy that ring?" She'll answer, "gaggy" Then I ask, "what did mommy say to daddy when he gave her the ring?" I am meaning, Yes, but she answers with, "thank you, gaggy." I always laugh and then tell her that I most likely did thank him too. :) She is so sweet and polite. :)
Jonah is now 9 months old and he's very close to crawling. He will lean forward and do a lurch sort of thing - which is closer to crawling than Havana was at that age. I think before long he'll be crawling and keeping up with Havana.
He's becoming very vocal and making fun sounds, but he's also working on his signs. I think he did the sign for milk last night while drinking his bottle, but I'm not positive it was intentional, but I went with it. :)
My children are blessings and I love every moment with them! I couldn't ask for a better job than being Jason's wife and a mommy to his kiddos. I am blessed. :)
