http://doodlegeek.com Aaron and Kari Birchler en-us Copyright 2006-2010, Aaron and Kari Birchler webmaster@doodlegeek.com 60 http://doodlegeek.com/article/73/ AHAHAHAHAHA! "Little presents"... Poor Kari. I guess the next lesson for Christian is to stay where he is until he is cleaned up. It sounds like he's making progress, though. Mon, 22 Feb 2010 11:13:12 -0800 http://doodlegeek.com/article/73/comment/332/ http://doodlegeek.com/article/73/ It's not psychic, but they do seem to have the uncanny ability to need something when you want to do something else or sleep when it is least convenient. Christian can now "make water" in the potty when he is supposed to, and now we are working on solid waste (yum). Just last night, Kari was at the store after a long day getting all of the floors vacuumed and cleaned, and I was just sitting down to get some work done on a project I am working on when Christian started fussing because he made a little mess in his undies. I sat him down on the potty and told him to stay there until he was done. A few minutes later he came down the hall and said that he had finished going potty and that he did not have to make "poopies." Of course, since he had already started in his undies and had not been properly cleaned off yet, there were little presents on Kari's freshly vacuumed carpet. Wed, 17 Feb 2010 19:57:47 -0800 http://doodlegeek.com/article/73/comment/331/ http://doodlegeek.com/article/73/ AHAHAHAHAHA! Whenever I read your posts, now, I take them as warnings for the future. Clara will be turning 3 months on Thursday, and already she is proving to be quite a handful. We think she has this psychic ability to sense when we are busy or eating. It's at those times that she starts fussing. I love having her and being a parent, but I do miss being able to come home, sit down, and relax from work. I think this is why God created babies to be cute. If they were ugly, we probably wouldn't keep them. Wed, 17 Feb 2010 13:22:22 -0800 http://doodlegeek.com/article/73/comment/330/ http://doodlegeek.com/article/72/ I love kids. They're a lot of work, but they are definitely worth it. They say that once you have three, having more isn't really any more trouble. Abby has begun taking the occasional steps, and Christian has just begun his potty-training. It is unbelievable how fun it is to sit in the bathroom for 40 minutes waiting for your toddler to do nothing - only to have him do something 5 minutes after he comes out. Wed, 20 Jan 2010 12:01:48 -0800 http://doodlegeek.com/article/72/comment/329/ http://doodlegeek.com/article/72/ I have a whole new respect for parents. Having a child quadruples one's work load. I can't imagine how my mother handled five. I don't have a lot of pics of my daughter on my computer right now. Most of them are on my wife's computer. I have a few loaded on my Facebook account if you're on FB. In the meantime, I'll send you what I have. She just had her 2 month checkup, and she's bigger than my wife and I thought. She is also smiling and cooing now. We are now able to have a conversation! Sort of. Wed, 20 Jan 2010 11:40:43 -0800 http://doodlegeek.com/article/72/comment/328/ http://doodlegeek.com/article/72/ It must uv been cute when abby was sleeping with Jack.That was bad of Jack when Jack was useing you as a step stool. Mon, 18 Jan 2010 19:51:19 -0800 http://doodlegeek.com/article/72/comment/327/ http://doodlegeek.com/article/72/ Woohoo! A comment! Believe it or not, WE look forward to THOSE! :) Sorry about the sparse updates--I'll try to do better. It's a new-year's resolution. Which, of course, means I'll do better till about January 3rd. But, since that's already past, don't get your hopes up. ;) Maybe when I get caught up on laundry and dishes and the myriad other things I'm behind on...? Meanwhile--where are the pics of your little girl? Fri, 15 Jan 2010 21:01:39 -0800 http://doodlegeek.com/article/72/comment/326/ http://doodlegeek.com/article/71/ From personal experience, as well as second-hand experience from friends who have driven through it, driving through Texas is like sitting through a long, boring sermon. You keep thinking, "Will this NEVER end?" Mon, 04 Jan 2010 17:41:40 -0800 http://doodlegeek.com/article/71/comment/325/ http://doodlegeek.com/article/72/ Woohoo! An update! I look forward to these so much, you have no idea. Your family is growing up so fast. Christian looks so much like a little man now. Abby is beautiful and looks a lot like her mother. I hope your Christmas was enjoyable. Sun, 03 Jan 2010 16:39:45 -0800 http://doodlegeek.com/article/72/comment/324/ http://doodlegeek.com/article/71/ I've never been to Texas. The fun continues--I worked about 30 hours the other day (I was awake for 36 hours). Sat, 19 Dec 2009 20:07:49 -0800 http://doodlegeek.com/article/71/comment/323/