Friday, September 4, 2009

My Man

I am a book lover. Usually anything I can get my hands on. My favorite are fictional stories that inspire me. The Thoene Books are a great example of stories that can capture my imagination and teach me more about our vast God. I love them. My parents and I have been reading the AD Chronicles which are still being written. Book 11 was just released and my parents are reading it, then letting me borrow it. So I decided as long as I'm up a few times a night, I might as well restart the series. Richard, who hates to read, picked up the first book today and started reading. This about sums up how he feels about reading:

Hee, hee! I love that he is trying to read (something he hates to do) a book that I love just because it makes me happy. All this lady juggling he has done the past two weeks is proving to be more difficult than dealing with hardened criminals! For example: He and Raegan have been in a power struggle since Harper was born. He has taken Raegan under his wing a bit more since she's more active and I can't chase and lift very well right now. I sit and play puzzles and get her meals ready...but he's more hands on for the time being. As a result, they are at each other's throats while I stand back and laugh helplessly. Prime example was this morning when he discovered what Raegan had done with her yogurt:

He cleaned her off, muttering under his breath in frustration, while I giggled and snapped photos. But, for the most part, he is loving us ladies:

(Look how alert she is for this photo!! The girl sleeps ALL DAY!!! so this shot is rare!!)

Please excuse Harper. Apparently she thought the blanket was me.

2 comments:

Adrian said...

B! This post made me cry... I am not sure why, maybe b/c we are so alike, maybe b/c I miss those days laying on the floor with babies, definitely b/c I miss you and you made me laugh with that last line. I love you , sweet friend! Take care. XOXO
p.s. I could take a pic of John identical to your's of Richard. We are also a Book-lover and Not-a-fan couple.
HUGS!

denise said...

I love all the pictures you're posting. It's so fun to see how you guys are adapting to your newly expanded family! The yogurt picture cracked me up. You have quite a little artist on your hands.