Holy birthday parties!

Jack did a double header of birthday parties today. First, we went to Sam's party at a petting zoo in the country. It was tons of fun and Jack fed all sorts of animals, even baby goats with a bottle! He went on a hay ride and then got cake & ice cream.

We headed immediately over to Tank's birthday party at the Fire Station. The firefighters gave the kids a tour and demonstrated the hose, siren and other cool stuff. The kids all got hats to wear. Jack had a blast and got more cake!

In other news, Jack has been sitting on the potty on a regular basis and consistently peeing. The poop issue is another story..... but we'll get there right?! We went through a few pairs of underwear this weekend to let him "get the connection" and he has. Now we're doing pull-ups and just sticking him on the potty after he drinks and about an hour after that. One day soon we'll ditch the pull ups and go cold turkey........ yikes!

Theo, Theo

He's a mess!!! He loves to eat food now. My 40+ oz a day drinker has dropped to maybe half of that now he's eating us out of house and home. He eats 3 square meals a day of babyfood/table foods. He's also getting up on all 4's and rocking back & forth. I fear he's going to bust out with crawling any day. I'm not down with that! I've been there and it's overrated. Jack is going to spaz once Theo can get into his toys, especially his small things like cars and puzzle pieces. I think it's all going to go straight to his mouth! Life is going to get interesting really fast around here......

Corks n Canvas

Some friends of mine and I went to a place called Corks n Canvas tonight and drank wine and painted. It was a blast! I haven't painted since Freshman year in HS (I won't tell how long that's been... many moons). I'm going to hang my masterpiece in the living room since the colors compliment the paint in there. We did all of the work ourselves and had an instructor at the front of the class demonstrating how where to apply shading, etc. I can't wait to do another class soon!!

2 Connors and the zoo

Here's a hodgepodge of pictures from today. I have a close up of Jack's gash..... not too big, just deep. He sports all sorts of cool band aids now. We also have Theo wearing his baby Brad Pitt hat this morning. The hat is 12-18 months and is already getting tight. My kids' heads are just huge. Lastly, we went to the zoo again today. The weather has been just delightful and we're making the most of it before the heat comes. We walked all over the zoo and saw tons of animals today. Last time we stalled out in the play area for a long time! Theo and Caitlin became fast friends. She shared some cheerios with Theo and he loved them. I gave him a biter biscuit to pass the time in the stroller and he loved it. Got insanely messy, but he was content! We met up with Connor C. and Connor B. today and the three boys had a great time together. Jack and Connor B. have been friends since before they could walk so it's neat to see them pal around together now that they're big boys. Both boys are sleeping and it's 7:15 pm. The mark of a great day!!

Jack's first stitches!

Well, it was bound to happen sooner or later..... Jack smacked his head on the bed frame tonight and got a nice little gash above his eye. I knew by looking at it that he'd probably need stitches..... just as Theo was screaming for his bottle and it was getting dark out. Fun times. Luckily my friends Bob & Jen called at that moment and told me to come over. They watched Theo and directed me to an urgent care that got us in and out in about 45 minutes! Not bad at all. Jack got 4 stitches and was very brave. He'll go Monday to have them taken out. Soon we'll be on a first name basis with the ERs around here......... Thanks Bob & Jen. Y'all were a lifesaver!!

Rocket launcher

Jack loves to play with the rocket launcher in the backyard. He stomps his foot and sends it into the air. It's gotten stuck on the roof of Gigi's house and our back patio, but for the most part, it goes well. Theo still loves to watch the bubble maker do its thing. I know the days of sitting still are going to be short lived...... he's already getting up on his knees and rocking back/forth. I so don't want him to crawl!! I've been there before and know how overrated it is!! He he.

On a side note, Jack surprised me this afternoon by picking up sidewalk chalk and writing letters. Totally unassisted and unsolicited. He knows quite a few and can write his name with a little help. Smarty pants!

Thumb, shumb

Theo has a deep love for his thumbs. He LOVES to suck them, day and night. Now that he's teething though, they just don't cut it anymore. Perhaps sucking has been replaced by biting and I know that's gotta hurt! Lately he's loved to chew on the nunu and hold it in his hand, but up till today, if you put it in his mouth, he'd promptly spit it back out. Today for some reason was a good day to chew on it inside his mouth, and in he kept the offensive nunu. And kept it and kept it. Throughout swing time, game time, and play time. Maybe we've turned the corner? I'm hoping so b/c in my mind it will be easier to wean a nunu than a thumb...