Thursday, July 31, 2008

Yummy in the tummy

Jack had his first taste of food last night. He tried a smidge of rice cereal.

At first...he looked excited...


Then he opened his mouth...


and...

YUCK!


It was not a hit. Maybe we'll try again in a few more weeks.

Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Monday, July 28, 2008

What's up CRAZY?!

As many of you all know, Roo is still not potty-trained. Ok, maybe I've failed as a mother, but I really don't think so. :-)

I had a mom offer me the book, Toilet Train in Less Than a Day. I decided to email her and see what it was all about. Later, I headed over to her house to pick it up. **Keep in mind, I do not know this woman.

I was expecting a normal interaction...that was not what I got.


Me: Hi, I'm here to pick up the potty training book.

Her: Oh, ok. Here, can I interest you in the potty seat? Do you have undies? Because I have some that I need to take back to Babies R Us. If you're going there, maybe you can return mine for me.

M: Um, no, we already have all of that stuff.

H: Oh that's too bad. You want to know what the real issue is? You have to show your child who is boss. You know? It's not up to them if and when they train, it's up to you.

M: Ok?

H: If my son doesn't want to go pee on the potty, I will put him on the potty. If he tries to get up, I will spank him on his bottom, right there.

M: *thinking* wow, issues much?

H: Really, it's about control. Who's running your house?!


The conversation went on and on from there. It was really sketch. She went on and on about how she has 4 kids and she's trained them all and homeschooled and blah blah blah. Later her son came out to ask her a question. That went like this...


Her: Blah Blah Blah. I'm awesome, I'm a control freak, call me mommy dearest. (Ok she didn't say that, well atleast not verbally)

Her Son: Um, excuse me mom...

H: Hmpht...Son, you need to give me eye contact. Shut the door and try again.

HS: *Shuts the door, opens it again* Um, excuse me mom...

H: You need to pause and give yourself a second. Close the door and try again.

Me: *thinking* WTF lady?! You are NUTZ!

HS: *Shuts the door, opens it again* (pause, pause, pause) Um, excuse me mom...can I look up the movie times for this weekend?

H: No, that was not important enough to interupt me. Close the door and go inside.

*Son closes door*


At this point I'm like, get me the hell outta here. This is crazy. I was backing down the stairs and she kept following me. Down the walkway, she's right behind me. It was 15 of hell. It was 15 minutes out of my day that I wish I had back!

I seriously felt completely berated but left thinking WHO THE HELL ARE YOU?! What's up CRAZY?!

Sunday, July 27, 2008

Train is a comin' oh yeah

Today was a really special day. Ok, not really special, but REALLY fun!

We decided to take the light rail from the end, all the way into town. The Lynx train was awesome! We drove about 10 minutes to the south end of the track and parked. Bought our tickets and boarded the train. It took about 20 minutes to get downtown, which is about the same as if we'd driven but we didn't have to worry about parking or any of that mess.

We got downtown and ate a quick lunch at Brixx. Roo colored away as J and I ate. She decided to eat on the road later (meaning: riding in the double stroller). Jack was an angel as always.

The real reason that we found ourselves downtown was because The JellyDots were playing at ImaginOn. We'd never seen them before but heard they were great kids singers. They were! They were a little bit rock for the parents and super clean and fun lyrics for the kids.

All in all, it was a great day! One of the best days we've had in a long time! Here's some pictures and a video of the girl rocking out.











Friday, July 25, 2008

Baby Kisses

Jack started going in for the kiss today. See video :-)


Thursday, July 17, 2008

Checking in...



We had a great trip down last night and every one made it in one piece. Roo and Jack went to bed at about 11 pm! I couldn't fall asleep until after 1! Ugh...

Here are some pictures from today.

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Hi-Ho, Hi-Ho, Off to the beach we go...

We are headed to the beach today. I'm not sure if I'll get to blog while we're gone, but here are some pictures until then.







Tuesday, July 15, 2008

I can't remember her name...

This has become Roo's standard answer. Has she become my mother already?! My mom never could keep up with who's who.

We met some new friends yesterday at the park. I quizzed her about 50 times (just for fun) and she STILL can't tell me the names of the two kids we met! :-) She did have a FABULOUS time.

Sometimes she even calls me "daddy" and J "mommy."

I think it's because she's too busy keeping up with the names of all of her babies. Silly girl...

Monday, July 14, 2008

Look-a-likes

One of our favorite shows is Jon&Kateplus8. It documents the trials and tribulations of a family of 10.

The story goes something like this...

Jon & Kate got married and had twin girls. When they wanted to have one more baby, she ended up pregnant with 6! 3 Boys and 3 girls. All of the kids (twins and 'tups) are fraternal (meaning none identical). This makes it particularly easy to tell the children apart, especially as they get older.

The kids are Cara, Maddy, Hannah, Aaden, Collin, Alexis, Leah and Joel.

There is one girl that has always tugged at my heart strings. It's Alexis. Quite honestly, we all (me, J, Julie and Sue) all think she looks just like Roo.

Whatchu think?

Thursday, July 10, 2008

Haiku To Trader Joe

Oh how I love thee
Fresh, clean, organic and cheap
Free range ecstasy

Friends are fun!

Roo had a neighbor friend Reagan over this morning to play on her playset. They had a BLAST! Reagan and her mom stayed over for about 2 hours! I swear it's the longest the girls have played with out fighting since they were both babies. :-)

Maybe we are on a nice "get-along" jag. They even took turns pushing each other on the swings!






Sleep glorious sleep!

Yesterday, Jack had his 4 month well visit. All is well with him. He weighs 13 lbs 10 oz and is 24.75 inches long. He's 25th percentile for height and weight. Peanut.

The ped said that since he was getting close to 14 lbs, he should be sleeping better and better. So far, we're at a stalemate with that. He is no longer sleeping my the bed with us, but he is still in our room. He generally goes down at 8, sleeps until 1 or 2 and then fed and out until 6.

Last night was a wonderful night! The doc suggested that I clusterfeed him in the hours before bedtime. I fed him at 530, 630 and 730. By then he was completely zonked out. I put him to bed and he slept until 4 am!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I fed him, put him back down and he got up for the morning at 7:45. HORRAY! One awesome night down.

Monday, July 7, 2008

4 Months!

Jack turned 4 months today!

So far he:

  • has rolled over 2 times
  • is in love with Roo
  • loves to laugh and is quite ticklish
  • wants to sit up and will cry until you hold him upright
  • is now only waking once in the middle of the night
  • weighs about 13 lbs (10th to 25th percentile) and is 26 inches (75th percentile)
  • has a bit of baby chick fuzz but mostly in the back
  • loves baths and swimming
  • has too many clothes :)
  • still sleeps in his bassinette in our room


Friday, July 4, 2008

Happy 4th!

We had a very happy 4th! We hope you did as well!

We woke up to sweltering heat, just in time for our city's 4th of July parade. It's a perenial favorite and enjoyed by all. We walked up the street to the main drag in town and ran into some friends from the neighborhood. The kids all sat together and the parents talked.


Here are some highlights from the parade...

J and Roo (playing shy)


Jack enjoying the show



Roo and her friends

Beautiful horse from a local stable



Here is a clip of my favorite part of the parade every year. Listen!

The night ended for Roo at 10:30! She couldn't sleep and was terrified by the fireworks! Maybe next year!

Thursday, July 3, 2008

Today is FUNNY Thursday!

I just thought I would share some of my favorite YouTube videos today. :-)

He kicked him in the penis

Charlie Bit Me!

He's Gonna Kick My ASS?! (my nightmare)

Jack's First Belly Laughs (Sadly not my Jack)

Laughing Twins

Talking One Month Old (watch her eyebrows)

Brian and Katie's Wedding Dance (no, we don't know them)

Hey Jude

Evil Eye Baby