Who does Maggie love so much?

Maggie watched her Clifford movie the other weekend. You know, the big red dog? Well, at some point in the move, one of the characters must have said "I love you so much!", because Maggie says it all the time now. Mostly just to Henry. I'll ask her if she loves me so much, but she says, no she loves Henry so much.

Fast forward to this evening when we are enjoying dinner. She had been sick most of the day with a fever, but was feeling better thanks to some Tylenol. She was acting goofy and KISSED THE TABLE. Then she said to the table "I love you so much, Table", while giving it a hug. Holly and I laughed at this... I again asked her if she loved me so much. Nope. She loves the table so much. I asked her if she loved the lamp (a reference to the movie "Anchorman"). She said no.

So I don't know if I should be concerned. My kid loves the kitchen table more than me.

Henry, meanwhile is in the mode of wanting to eat ALL NIGHT. this has put our household under a bit of sleep-deprivation. He is still better than Maggie, but...

We did give him his first bath the other day. He was great! As was Maggie. She helped wash his feet and tried to calm him when he got fussy. When Henry was done in the little Baby bathtub, Maggie put her doll in to give IT a bath. Cute.

It's been a while...

... I know. I'm BUSY! 3 weeks ago, parents outnumbered kids in this house. Now, they've doubled in number, the new one requires lots of attention and the second one likes to talk. It's a busy time in our home.

Here's a recap of Father's day. It was a good day. Henry woke up at 4 AM, Holly fed him but then he was done, but not tired. So I was on duty around 5. He fell back asleep around 5:45, but I couldn't sleep. I had the house to myself for a while and it was quiet. Good start. I got up so early, I was able to take this adorable picture of Maggie:

When she was younger and having her sleeping problems, I never thought I'd see the day when she slept. But now she consistently sleeps through the night IN HER CRIB! I am very proud of her and very glad that this development happened before Henry came along.

Anyway... as for the rest of my day. The kids gave me a card and a picture of themselves in a 'Dad' frame. That went along with the DVD player that Holly got for me that is better for my new HDTV. We went to church with my Mom, who was in town to help out Saturday, as I spent that day in Fargo, North Dakota, handing out yardsticks at a grand opening of my employer. Mom went home after that and we were to meet my Dad at a GREAT Italian place in town, but much to my chagrin, it was closed on Sundays. So we opted for Grizzly's. Visited with Dad and Shari for a while, we gave Dad the Deer and Rabbit repellent we thought he could use for his tomato plants. A good day all around. In Case you were wondering about that picture that the kids gave me, here it is:

A-FREAKIN-DORABLE.

The kids are strangely similar...

Here's two pictures. Of each of the kids from around the same age. See if you can tell the difference.

I guess all babies look the same, but these are quite similar. Possibly because they're brother and sister. I dunno.

The kids' Aunt Becky is here for a few days. She brought stickers for Maggie, who enjoyed them very much. She was playing with them so much, she barely noticed that I got home from work!

Not much else going on here. The hot weather seems to have settled in, so all of our A/C units have been placed.

Has anyone seen Holly and Maggie in any commercials lately?

Answer: Henry is on the left, Maggie on the right. The big difference between the two is that Henry's hair is darker. They also have different... um... well... you know. But that's cheating.

Washcloths are NOT miracles!

Today, Grandpa Ted and Grandma Geri had to go home, after spending a week with us to help out when Holly got home from the Hospital. They were a HUGE help over the past week.

CUTE KID STORY AHEAD!

Sunday night, Maggie was finishing up dinner, with Grandma Geri and myself watching her. I had gotten a washcloth out to wipe her down, but set it on the table where Maggie couldn't see it. When she was done, she said "You get a washcloth! (but she pronounces it like 'washclosh')" I grabbed the washcloth from where it was. Grandma Geri made a joke to Maggie that was "Wow! He got it FAST! It's a miracle!", to which Maggie Replied: "No, It's a washclosh!"

Henry, meanwhile is sleeping. a LOT. we're not used to a baby sleeping this much. I'm typing this at 8 PM monday, and aside from nursing time, he's been sleeping the whole time. I'll put up more pictures soon.

We've been getting gifts galore. Karen and Jack brought by some clothes, Holly's Aunt Janine sent a lovely knit blanket, and I've gotten two bags of stuff from folks at work. Holly was saying for months that Boy's clothes were'nt as cute as Girls (tanks, cammo and superheroes vs. flowers, pinks and princesses). But I think she's comming around.

Ahh... fatigue. Goes with parenting like Peas go with Carrots

Holly and I have acknoweleged the fact to each other that we're tired. Henry is doing his darndest to sleep through the night. I think he may be faring slightly better than Maggie was at her age. Of course, I'm sleeping for most of his feedings during the night, so Holly may have a different opinion.

Thankfully, Maggie has been consistently sleeping through the night for several months. But she still gets up early. Today (Sunday), she was up at 5:50 AM... while Henry was still sleeping. Not too convient for a pair of parents who spent the evening nursing, changing diapers, changing onesies, soothing, etc. So with my birthday comming up, I think I'll ask for Caffiene. in any form.

Henry is opening his eyes and looking around a lot more. I often wonder what's going on in that little head of his. I keep trying to get a picture of this, but, much like his sister, he can't really keep a good pose for more than a half a second. Oh well.

If any of you see Holly and Maggie on TV in the next week, don't be suprised. We put her in the TV commercials for my employer, buying a gift card with Maggie. You only see the back of Maggie's head and Holly was still pregnant when we taped it. She's saving big money.

Maggie adjusting well

Maggie has adjusted very well to being a big sister. When Henry was born, despite it being WAY past her bed time, she did very well. Her schedule got thrown off for a few days, but has returned to normal. She still gets over-tired occassionally, but she loves Henry. The night he was born, she said "I like this baby!"

She also picked up on his middle name quickly. We didn't even try to hammer it into her. She just started calling him "Henry Patrick" on her own!

Guess I'll join the 21st Century...

Lots of people are doing this Blog thing. So I guess we'll enter the fray today, June 8th, 2007. We are the Sollbergers. Dad (Reid), Mom (Holly), Maggie, and Henry. We're your fine upstanding, patriotic, healthy normal American family. Maggie enjoys coloring, reading, blowing bubbles and talking. Holy cow does she like talking. Henry is only a week old, but seems to enjoy nursing, pooping, looking around, and being an insomniac.

I read a few other blogs from friends of ours (Mike & Shannon, Megan & Chris, Kim & Drew) who use blogs to let everyone keep up with their lives more easily. So I hope that this can do that as well. I'll periodocially give updates on our family, but also random thoughts to hopefully please you. So if you got a link to this blog, that means you're pretty special! Classify yourself as a FOR (Friend of Reid... or Family Member of Reid... I guess that would be a FMOR).

So stay tuned for further updates.