Everybody loves Bubbles

Especially Chuddy!  Got Air?

Puppy Love

These two have just discovered each other.  They are in love!

Poser!

Look who figured out that you're supposed to smile when the camera comes out!

The Boys are Back

Powerskating has started...lookout, the two amigos are gonna be fast on the ice now!

Sickie-boo

Avery is sick again.  We've had 4 or 5 nights in a row now of her not sleeping.  Literally, up crying most of the night.  The only way she gets any sleep is for me to sit in the rocking chair with her propped up on my shoulder.  She refused a couple of bottles yesterday, so off we went to the walk-in clinic this morning.  You know it's not good when the doctor takes a look and says "Oh, I really wish I had a student with me".  She's got a really bad ear infection and he said we're lucky her eardrum didn't rupture.  Poor Boo!  She's on Zithromax, which is nice because it's just once a day for 5 days...but it stays in her system and keeps working.  Though, she's working on developing a nice cough now.  Hopefully the zithro will work on that, too.

Spring Cleaning

It's that time of year again!  Yes, it's a garbage can full of dog fur.  Yellow and brown.  It's time to blow coat...ohhhh how I love spring.  Between the dog fur tumbleweeds and muddy pawprints...it's just heaven!

Two of a Kind

Glee!

Yes, Glee started again last night...YAY!!!  And today, I had two very happy babies in my home, who were more than willing to share their interpretation of the show's title.

8 Months Old

Eight months have flown by already!  Avery is 18lb 3oz and 27.75" long.  Sitting up on her own, rolling easily from back to front (although hating life when he lands on her tummy and can't get back over!).  She's clicking her tongue (we call it the click of approval) when she likes something, says "Mama" with meaning, and can easily grasp things in her fingers.  She'll put her own soother back in her mouth but she won't even bother with trying to hold her own bottle.  Why try when you have servants to do that kind of thing for you!? 

Half alphabet

See the 2nd & 3rd lines there?  I was informed tonight that it is the "half alphabet".  He went through the alphabet and wrote down every other letter "so half are missing, Mama!".

Coming up on 8 months

The morning started out like this...

And then progressed to this

She stayed there for 30 minutes!!!  Absolutely shocking!  Then, she was happy and cooing with strangers at the doctor's office, fell asleep on the way home, napped for an hour, and then had another 30 minute nap mid-afternoon.  She visited with Nanny & Papa for maybe an hour (?) and didn't so much as whimper!  WOW.  I never thought this would happen for Avery!! 

I don't know whether it's the fact that she's finally taking some solids & cereals and is on a regular feeding schedule (FINALLY), whether it's because she can sit upright on her own, or what.  She is starting to sleep better at night (a big thank you to whomever is in charge of that!), she is starting to nap during the day (she quite often takes 2 short naps (30 minutes or less), and she is starting to be HAPPY!!!  [picture me doing a very big and very goofy happy dance here]

We have a winner!

Logan was awarded a gold medal at Carnival today for being the skater of the year in the 3-6 year old category!!! He was beyond thrilled to hear his name announced and hear everyone cheer for him as he skated up by himself to accept his award. What a huge confidence booster for our little guy!

This is what makes it all worthwhile

How could it possibly be a bad day when this greeting starts it off???

Siblings

I didn't grow up with a sibling relationship, so I don't know what it's like.  But it sure is fun to watch it happen!  We have been SO lucky with Logan...despite our fears that he'd been an only child for so long, that he'd hate having a sibling...he has been a perfect angel with Avery.  And that's saying a lot.  He has only complained a handful of times, and this was a pretty rude awakening for him.   Avery has put in a lot of scream time in her life!! 

My first soup!

So this is a second post for today.  I made my first attempt ever at homemade soup.  We had a spiral cut ham for Easter dinner, so I decided to save the bone and try my hand at ham & navy bean soup. 

One of two chef's helpers of the day.

Soooo tasty!! 

Superman is in da house

Pure. Delight.

Carnival Practice

It's that time of year again, folks!  The year end carnival is coming up this weekend.  Logan and two of his best buddies are cowboys, skating to Achy Breaky Heart.  We had the dress rehearsal last night and ended up stuck at the arena for 2.5 hours while things got figured out.  And these three little cowboys were the only ones who showed up.  All the rest were girls.   And...a special announcement is coming in Saturday's post...

Just another day

That's one strong bunny!

Ok, so Logan only has a Radio Flyer trike, which he's waaay too big for now.  We'd also been discussing getting a swingset at some point for the kids.  The result?  A pretty darn lucrative Easter morning for two little kids.  Logan has been begging for this bike for weeks on end, talking about it non-stop.  He barely even shot it a glance on Easter morning.  He's so cautious and wary of things - he told me he's afraid to sit on it because it might make him hurt himself.  He also wanted to make sure that the swing set was small and that I wouldn't make him go on the swings.  Poor dude.  I'm sure this means that Avery is going to be a real dare devil and I'll be having one panic attack after another once she's on the move.

Doesn't play well with others :(

Poor Avery.  I don't know what to do with this little girl.  She cries and cries and cries when anyone other than Mama or Daddy tries to talk  to her or pick her up.  Perfect example...she sees Aunt Wally pretty often, and this is what happened when Aunt Wally tried to play with her at Easter Dinner.

Monkey on my back

I had cleaning that I wanted to get done, and of course, Avery just wanted me to hold her. Soooo...despite weeks of thinking about doing this and then chickening out because I was too nervous to try it...I got TJ to help me wrangle Avery into a back carry in my BabyHawk.  I'm pretty positive that I didn't have her in there right, but we got a few things done anyway.  I think it's hilarious how teeny tiny she looks next to Mama's big head!  Don't mind me - I wasn't wearing any makeup and I'd been cleaning the house so my hair looks scary.  Oh well...Avery looks cute!

Eggciting times!

We got together with Logan's best friend Nick and his family to do some egg-colouring with the boys.  I think the mommies were more excited than the kids!  It was a lot of fun, and the kids had a blast!

(yes, we are still trying to wash glitter out of his hair!)

Take our pictures, Mama!

A little song & dance

TJ downloaded a version of the alphabet song a while back - at the end, the singer decides to try it backwards.  Apparently this inspired Logan to try it, too.  He set out to learn the backwards alphabet, and he has reached his goal!  Umm...I learned it through listening to him practice, so he's a few years ahead of me on that one!




No, he doesn't have to pee!  He always dances while he sings.  I have a video where he sings through without any trouble at all, but the bow at the end of this one makes it the clear winner!

Here's the other one...

Light up the Night

What grandparent could say no to the constant nagging of a not-too-subtle 4 year old who would LOVE to have some shoes that Light up the Night?  Apparently not Logan's!

Playing Catch Up

Ughhhhhh.  I have a bunch of photos to catch up with.  I've been out of service for the past week.  I had what I thought was a nasty stomach bug that hit me hard.  However...it's been a week since I first started with it, and nobody else in the house has gotten sick.  Just me.  (Thank goodness, though!). 

So for today, I'll post a pic of the evolution of drinks.  I have been a diet-coke-aholic for years.  I would crave it, it was the only thing that truly quenched my thirst, etc.  Since I got sick, I've had it twice and after I drank it I wished I hadn't.  Right now, my staples are apple juice and ginger ale (not at the same time). 

My diet for the past week, with the exception of 4 meals, has been water, apple juice or ginger ale, dry toast, crackers and chicken noodle soup.  The actual illness only lasted 3 days, but I have had this constant nausea since then that has been nagging me.  Oh well...seems like it's improving my habits, anyways.