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My Little Olympians

Like any good sports-fanatic-family, we’ve been watching a lot of Olympics over the past few weeks.  Not that NBC’s coverage has been all that good, of course, but that’s besides the point.  Inspired by this great exhibition of athletic prowess, our Little Ones have been working hard getting into shape, as they gear up for their future Olympic debuts.

When the Little Mister isn’t eating or sleeping, he loves to stand in our laps like a Little Boxer…bobbing and weaving as he scans the room for his opponents.

He’s a strong Little Guy, and a happy one at that.

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Apparently his Daddy loved to do this as well when he was a baby.  There’s a shocker…a child of mine taking after his/her Daddy?!  FORTY WEEKS, people.  I carried each of my children for forty weeks (plus a few days more for Little E), and they have the audacity to get most of their genes from their Dad?!  Not that I have any issue with Mike, I’ll have you know.  I think he’s pretty swell.  I’d just like a Little Credit for my effort!

 

Truth be told, I think that the Little Mister looks a little bit more like me…though that could also just be wishful thinking.  But I’ll take what I can get.

The Little Miss has been getting into Olympic shape as well, swimming like a fish at the beach and in the pool (watch out, Michael Phelps progeny!), playing “ball!” with her Mama (I’ll be the crazy fan in the stands as she leads the U.S. volleyball team to gold), and running anywhere her legs will take her.

But she doesn’t stop there.  Being a forward-thinking Little Lady, she’s also developing her vocal talents in case she decides to pursue a musical career instead.

Type in “wright” to watch the video.

We’re crossing our fingers that American Idol has microphones made out of popsicles by the time she makes it to the big stage.

Suffice to say, there’s never a dull moment in the Wright household. 2032 Olympics, here we come!!!

End Note: As a quick aside, the Little Miss hit a big milestone last night that made her parents very proud.  She slept for the first time, and ALL night long, in her new big girl bed!

 

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Time to Par-Tay!

It’s hard to believe, but our Little Miss turned TWO on July 9th.  Her birthday turned into more of a birth-month, as our Little Party Animal asked Daddy and me to sing the “Happy Birthday” song as least 10 times a day…not just to her, but also to her friends, family, animals, toys…you name it.  I even found myself singing to her sandals during one particularly fussy drive home.  Desperate times call for desperate measures, people!

Here’s our Little Princess, ruling the roost in her birthday party dress.

To ring in the Little Gal’s birth in style we hosted a crazy-fun party with some of her best buddies.  We were able to pull off this feat with the wonderful help of Nena and Pops (Plaxico), and Uncle Adam and Aunt Erin (Wright).

 

The Little Birthday Girl and her friends had a blast, splashing around in our kiddie pool (what’s not to love about a pool that is in the shape of a giraffe?!), popping bubbles, shooting water guns, and chowing down on yummy cupcakes.

Here are photos from the backyard fun…

And then the eating commenced!  As the Executive Chef, baking for a toddler who likes anything sweet, I reserved the right to choose the flavor of the cupcakes.  Hence, the Little Miss and her pals were served chocolate cupcakes, which boasted oreos on top, in the frosting, and hidden in the middle.  It was a decadent and delicious overload of sweet yummy goodness!

 

It was a great day spent with great people.  We are so thankful for all of the love these wonderful family and friends poured out upon our Little Miss on her birthday!  (And for Josh Mugford taking photos of the event for us!)

Happy 2nd Birthday, sweet girl!

 

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The Little Mister is 1 Month Old! (July 15th)

This blog post is one week late, as I don’t seem to have any free time (or brain power) these days.  But, I am so happy to announce that our sweet Little Mister turned 1 month old on July 15th!

And just like his Big Sis, he is rockin’ the charts with his development.  It’s becoming clear to me, and our pediatrician, that I am raising giants…or future Olympians.  Either way, my kids are good eaters and even better grow-ers.

We’re partying it up in Delaware with the Little Man’s Grammie and Poppy right now, so I don’t have all of the numbers on me (and thinking I might actually remember them with my current level of fatigue is just silliness).  But what I can recall is that my Little Athlete-in-Training is…

97% in height, at 23 1/4 in
95% in weight, at 12 lb 13 oz
80% in head circumference, at 38.5 cm

Here are some shots from his daily calisthenics with the Little Miss.  Gotta get in shape!

In other happy news, my Little Bugaboo is slowly but surely turning into a good Little Sleeper.  I only had to get up once last night to feed him…wahoo!  After now 5 weeks of very little sleep, due to the whole good-eating-thing, I am one pleased Mama.

But no matter how much (or how little) sleep the Little Mister gives me, I adore him through and through!

 

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