Oh, Halloween!

Yes, the Halloween kit sold out quickly- thank you so much!  But if you want one you can e-mail me at [email protected] to be waitlisted and possibly get one.  I'm going to put myself on that waitlist b/c I didn't even snag one for myself before they were gone!  I think that would be kinda mean to take one from one of you anyway.  But I might have considered being mean for this one.  heh.

Even if you missed out on the kit, I do have some fun things planned for October, celebrating "No Tricks, Just Treats!" all month long.  Contests, free goodies, general merriment.  And there's so much yarn coming in the next week that I don't even know where it's going to go.  I'm stocking up for your holiday knitting and gifting needs.

Henry is now 12 weeks old and is so fun and awesome.  He sleep pretty well at night, getting up just once to eat, if we're lucky.  Lately he's been super smiley and happy and likes when we go places in the evenings because he likes watching things that are going on around him.  The picture below shows Henry on the left, and James on the right.  Five years apart in the same little sleeper.  But James is about a month older than Henry in the same sleeper- Hank's a little Tank!

James is such a great big brother.  Joe and I each try to spend some fun alone time with him each week- going to play mini-golf, going to a movie, or an indoor amusement place- something special so that he's not getting our leftover attention all the time.  James has yet to show any jealousy or anything negative at all toward Henry.  He's the first person James runs to when Joe brings him home from preschool, and he's the last person he hugs (though a little to tightly!) at night.  I know that things have changed drastically for James- afterall, he was the only child for five years.  But he's handling it like a champ and is looking forward to a time, in only a couple short months, when his brother can sit on the floor and "play" with him.  I'm looking forward to that time too.  Seeing them together is an indescribable kind of awesome.

Comments

[natalie]

As someone who snagged one of your Halloween kits, I thank you profusely for not accidently losing mine :-)...

My oldest is 5 years older than his sister and 7 years older than his brother. He took his sister to show and tell when she was about a month old... Now my oldest and youngest are very close. It is rewarding to see siblings together... You are blessed.

[Leslie Fehr]

I'll let you play with the yarn in my kit- just pack the socks in the Halloween bag along with the rest of the goodies LOL
I had 8 years in between my kids - my son wanted a sister very badly and was overjoyed when she arrived.
He would quietly roll her bassinet out of my bedroom and down the hall and sing to her while I was napping.
Now, he's 40 and she's 32 - and still so very close...
Wishes that your boys have the same experience.

[Donna]

Oh Henry is so adorable! Every bit as cute as James. Let me warn you (& James) that time when Henry gets down on the floor may be less than joyous for James. My older daughter LOVED her baby sister sooooo much. Then Kathy got old enough to be on the floor. Shd very quickly started crawling (she actually crawled before she sat up - she was motivated to MOVE) & was walking at 9 months. And as soon as she was mobile, she got into Julia's toys. Of course, a baby that age doesn't understand yours or mine; everything is her. (I believe I read in a child development book that babies don't realize completely that everything isn't part of them until around age 2 & it's s gradual process starting at birth.). it was hard for Julia to remember to put her things up where Kathy couldn't reach (& she was climbing by a year). And a 31/2 year old is just learning to share. A 5 year old likely will be able to understand a lot better. But you might want to think about how you want to handle that & forewarn James. BRW, my girls are the best of friends now.
PS Can't wait to get the Halloween kit that I was lucky enough to snag!

[Mike]

Henry is adorable. I'm so glad your child are doing well. It's a good thing there's no jealousy between the two.