Football Orphan

We are deep into football season and since my husband is a rabid Eagles/NFL fan, we are often watching a game on the weekends or the odd Monday or even Thursday evening. I am used to it by now and have learned to live those hours without him. Typical football widow.

No one here is as intense about watching NFL games. Rather, everyone seems more interested in local college teams, i.e. University of Oregon or Oregon State. Actually, his football fixation has become a little less intense every year we've lived here in the Pacific NW, probably because he has very few people to share/feed that fire.

Anyway, hubs and ESK have developed quite a little routine when it comes to time to turn on that football game. It goes something like this:

Dad: Hey, who wants to watch football?

Dad: Can we watch your show later ESK?
E: Nooooooo!
Dad: Don't you want to watch football with Daddy?
E: No, I want to watch my show!
Dad: Aw, come on ESK, we can watch football for a little, then we can watch your show.
E: No!
Dad: Football is fun! Football is cool!
E: No! My show.

And on and on.... repeat 2-3 times a week. Daddy usually wins out and forces the kiddos to watch football. ESK usually forgets about it and finds something else to play with. I suspect ESK will learn more about football than any other girl her age in Portland. And I suspect, later in life, she will thank her Daddy for making her watch football all those years.

Catch Up

Oh my goodness... has it really been July since I last posted anything? Not that anyone is really paying attention.

A lot has happened since my last post.

First of all, I'm pregnant with #3. A baby girl, due in late April. First trimester this time 'round was awful. Probably explains why I've been so MIA.

ESK has started going to school everyday. A big step for her. She goes to a French immersion program up the street from our home. We like her teachers, but so far, we're not so impressed with her French language skills. She can count to about 7 or 8 in French and has a very small vocabulary that include some colors and random fruits and vegetables.

AMK is now 18 months old already! Hard to believe my little peanut has grown so much! But she has been such a joy. Her personality is really laid-back and just generally happy. A good eater, chubby cheeks, big smiles and giggles all the time. And she loves her big sister. Her favorite word these days is "unni". Unni is the first person she wants to see in the morning and she whimpers and points at the classroom door when we drop off ESK at school in the mornings. Makes me glad we decided to have more than one.

Before #3 arrives, I am hoping to get as much alone time with AMK as possible. She will be in the unenviable position of being middle child, but she certainly has a personality cut out for being stuck in the middle. Must remember not to take advantage of that of course.

I want to be better about posting on this blog. When I realize how quickly AMK has grown up, it makes me want to document things better....