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Kai has started eating solids (sort of). I fed him some rice cereal Friday night and he did really well. He mastered the art of opening his mouth for the spoon right away. I just tried it again this morning, though, and he spit it all out. We'll keep working on it.

Sage had a big day yesterday. We went to a parents as teachers group meeting where he listened to a story, played with other children, made a craft, and received two free brand new books. Then, we took him to Monkey Joe's - an indoor play place with all kinds of bounce houses. They have a few toddler only areas that he loved. He was having a ball - bouncing, going down the slide, and dancing to the music.

At the parents as teachers meeting, another mom commented on Sage's "purring." Sage was concentrating on dumping crayons out of a box and then putting them back in one by one. While Sage is concentrating, he hums loudly. This is VERY noticeable when he is eating. So, this other mom leans over and says, "I love his purring. That is so cute!" I laughed because a) I never thought to call it "purring" and b) because he does it so often that I tune it out and didn't even realize he was doing it. It's just part of who he is.

Just feeling blessed

to have two happy, healthy baby boys and a fabulous husband who is a fantastic father!

our little inchworm

Kai became an inchworm today. We were playing in the boys' room and I had Kai on his tummy on the floor in the middle of the rug. A few minutes later, I noticed Kai inchworming his way towards the other side of the room (where Sage was). Yes, he was moving very slowly, but he was moving! It just amazes me at how quickly he is blasting through his gross motor milestones. One would never know that he is a preemie...

Way to grow Kai! So proud of you.

The words on Kai's bib say it all...

another example of "everything happens for a reason"

I'm suffering from a cold and a stuffed up nose so that --- I couldn't smell the massive amount of vomit that Sage just projected all over me, Kai, the couch, daddy's blanket, and the book we were reading...

Snow Day 2010

The first snow day of the school year was today! As a teacher, I look forward to snow days because they are a rare occurrence and because it is a guilt-free day to play. We took Sage out for his first outing in the snow (he was too small last year). He was excited about getting dressed in his snowsuit - good thing because it took forever! When we finally got outside, he just kind of stood there like, "what am I supposed to do?" Then, he tried to walk and promptly fell face first into the snow (luckily no snow actually got on his face). Sage enjoyed watching Rosco run around like a crazy dog jumping through the blowing snow. He also liked watching Daddy shovel. We went back inside quickly because it is way too cold for a little guy like him to stay out long. The windchills here are up to 15 below zero!

Cline/Kelly Christmas 2009

Actually, it was 2010 before the Cline/Kelly family celebrated Christmas on January 2nd. Everyone was there, the food was delicious, and there were tons of gifts! A great time to be had by all...

Memorable moments of the day/evening:
- the kids running, jumping, and climbing onto pillow mountain
- Ella quietly mentioning that she doesn't feel well and then proceeding to vomit on the dinner table
- Ella later receiving the Baby Achoo doll that "doesn't feel well" and the rest of us joking about whether it vomits or not
- the grandkids playing together
- Kai's propensity to have deep conversations with his Uncle Adam (for some reason, though, Kai doesn't think Adam gets what he's saying)
- Sage enjoying ripping the wrapping paper, but not really caring about what was on the inside
- just being together
- oh, and the "brown" reindeer cookies