3 months

Nadia is three months old. Growing so fast... I think she weighs somewhere between 14 and 15 pounds. Some of her latest accomplishments are...
*holding/shaking rattles and links
*rolling over from tummy to back (2 times)
*playing in her pack-n-play contently
*first trip to the zoo
*mastering the bouncy chair
*discovering new (loud) sounds she can make
*eating every 3 to 3 1/2 hours, and still once at night.

tool time

LJ is fascinated with Handy Manny and has a set of his "tools" that he loves to play with. I was sitting on the sofa reading a magazine and listening (off and on) to him play with his tools, which all have their own name I might add. I look up to see him over by the front door playing with the boxes we have stacked from the UPS deliveries. Usually he is climbing the boxes but today he was using his tools to try to open them. Now, I'm thinking there's no way he'll be able to get the box open... it has (had) three sturdy strips of tape on it. Well I was way wrong. I look up at him about 5 minutes later after hearing something fall on the floor. Oh my goodness how did he accomplish this! I walk over to see loads of paper envelopes scattered on the floor. He says "Mommy, I got Daddy mail!" Yes you did son and now we'll get it back in the box. Guess he's learning some useful things from watching Handy Manny after all.

the mess

the accomplices -Turner and Felipe

the culprit

"On Top of Spaghetti..."

Spaghetti used to be almost a weekly meal at our house... that was before we ate with an almost 2 year old who is still mastering the art of using utensils and before we lived in this condo with a silly carpeted dining room floor. The builder obviously did not have young families in mind when carpeting nearly the entire floor plan. But we love spaghetti and this is the best way I've found to let LJ enjoy it. I just make sure I don't vacuum the floor that day until after dinner.

What's Yours is Mine

Since Nadia has arrived, Logan has insisted on trying out all of her baby things. He's been in the bouncy chair, the swing, the crib (figured out how to climb in on his own, although he doesn't try this on his own crib), the pack-n-play and her travel bed. I constantly remind him that he is too big but his fascination still lingers. He's even curious about the nasal aspirator and asks me to do his nose as well, which he finds very funny.

Here are a few examples:

1 Month and Then Some

Nadia is 5 weeks old now. So it was time for her first monthly photo on the famous lion chair. I had to plead with Logan to share his chair with his sister for a photo. Thankfully they both cooperated. What a happy girl she is! She smiles at us when we talk to her and Logan especially gets a kick out of her attempts to talk to us. He then imitates her sounds... so cute.Nadia - 1 Month

Logan - 22 Months


Here's a short clip of her coos.

life with four seasons

We had our first decent snowfall a few days ago so Logan was able to ride in his new sled. He had a blast and was not ready to come in, even if his fingers were cold.