Apologies

Once upon a time I gave my sister-in-law Dana a hard time (in jest) because she never seemed to dress her child in clothes.

Then I had a baby who threw up. everything. after every meal. And I now realize how much easier it is to clean off skin (just wipe it up) than to change his nasty clothes 4 times a day. So Dana, I'm sorry.


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Mommy love

Lola: "I'm so cold"
Me: "I'll go get your jacket"
Lola: "No. I just need some of your good warm mommy love".


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Allen at 3 and 4 months

Better late than never.

 



Allen at 6 months

How fast can time possibly fly by?? "Little" Allen is now 6 months! Just a hair under 21 lbs (95%) and 28.75 inches (99%).  He LOVES his solids - so far we have tried squash, carrots, green beans, bananas, avocado, pears, and oatmeal.  He completely rejected my homemade green beans and squash - but then lapped up the jars of Gerber like it was going out of style.  He is super social and loves smiling and flirting when we are out and about.  Genuine belly laughs are easy to get and he's generally a very happy baby.  He is not yet rolling over - but the doctor attributes that to a combination of his sheer bulk and his laid back personality.  That's a lot of weight to be throwing around if you are pretty content just lying on your back :)  He is sleeping through the night (finally!) and taking decent (although erratic) naps.  Unfortunately the erratic napping is mostly due to Lola's schedule (school drop off, pick up, dance class) so there's not much we can do about that. He's a little dumpling and seems to grow more delicious by the day!

 

 

Puppy love

Cue the melting of Aunt Dayshay's heart.


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Eviction notice

The princesses have moved into the dollhouse.



The dolls have been kicked to the curb, along with their furniture and pets.


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Remember when

Remember when I told you I was making homemade babyfood for Allen and I said "we'll see how long this lasts"?

Well it lasted about 3 weeks.


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Meteorology 101

Lola: OH NO! Where are the stars?
Me: Don't worry honey, they're up there - you just can't see them tonight.
Lola: Why do I can't see the stars?
Me: Because they are hidden behind the clouds.
Lola: Why are they hidden behind the clouds?
Me: Because it's a cloudy night and there are a lot of clouds in the sky.
Lola: Why it is a cloudy night?
Me: That's just what the weather is tonight - sometimes it's sunny, sometimes rainy, sometimes cloudy.
Lola: But why is it cloudy?
Me: (sigh) I don't know sweetie - maybe it's a low pressure front that has moved in. (I don't actually know what a "low pressure front" is - just grasping at straws). 
Lola: Why is the low pressure front moved in?
Me: Lola, I DO. NOT. KNOW.  I don't know anything else about weather honey, I'm sorry.

Pause. Silence.
She's given up.  I can finally take a breath.

And then.
Lola: Why you don't know anything else about weather?
Sigh.

Marching Fourth

Time continues to fly by around our household.  Ben has only 20 weekdays left of arguably the most difficult rotation in his residency program and on top of that he finally succumbed to the cold/virus/grossness that the kids were swapping back and forth. 

Lola is in full birthday-mode and can't wait to celebrate on Wednesday with her dance class, on Thursday at school, on Saturday with Gigi and Poppy, on Sunday with the other kids in the ortho program, and on Monday when Rivi and Papa arrive.  Phew.  She continues to amaze me everyday.  Last week she asked me what 'copasetic' means (swear.  I had to look it up.) And tonight she did one-to-one correspondence counting up to ten items (in a book - it's not like we are actively testing her on this stuff :)  Lola talks NON. STOP.  There is literally a constant commentary coming from the backseat of the car and I can't talk on the phone for 2 minutes to anyone without a barrage of questions about who, what, and why.  "Why" is her FAVORITE question, and she doesn't take "I don't know" for an answer - even if I legitimately don't know. (See next post).  She has a great sense of humor, loves to tell jokes and laugh, and talks all the time about being kind, sharing, taking turns, taking care of others, and doing a mitzvah (kind deeds).  She and Ben got me a birthday cake today and she was so excited to give it to me - I love that we are instilling in her an appreciation of doing good by others. 

Allen has found his toes and loves holding them whenever he doesn't have sock on.  He CAN roll from his tummy to back, but opts not to demonstrate too often (it's a lot of bulk to be throwing around!).  He is getting so good at manipulating things with his hands - putting his paci back in his mouth, picking up Sophie the giraffe, grabbing rattles or loveys.  And he loves to snuggle and be held.  He wakes up crying in his crib and INSTANTLY stops the second he gets picked up.  Last night was the first night that I let him cry through his middle of the night feeding (which is usually around 2:30 am) and it went better than expected.  We'll see what happens tonight!  He has starting eating a few solid foods - namely oatmeal, squash, and bananas.  I'm trying to do homemade babyfood this time around.  I figure since he gets the shaft in so many other ways, it's the least I can do (we'll see how long it lasts!)

Accomplishment

This is huge. (Referring to the ability to bathe them at the same time. . . not my linebacker of a son). 

Save the Date!

It's a good thing I put him in this shirt today because it won't fit tomorrow!