Let's see.....

Which button do I push again? Theo loves to make his mobile start up now that I've flipped the control side to face him. I also put the aquarium fish in his crib for some entertainment!! I met my old co-worker Hope out for some sushi today in NO and Theo was a doll. He missed his nap entirely and was still all smiles. He started to pull my hair like crazy and rub his eyes, but never made a peep. What a good baby I have!!

ch-ch-changes

Lots of changes around here. Jack is nearing my dreams of sporting a faux hawk...... his hair was very short 2 haircuts ago and we're growing out the front/top half of his hair and spiking the front now. Looks adorable if I do say so myself!

Also, we had to lower Theo's crib and I went ahead and took the bumper pad out. That thing was a pain but Theo sure did love to look at it. Now that the crib is down low there is no way I can maneuver the mattress around to change crib sheets. We also put Theo in the walker and boy did he LOVE it. Maybe just b/c it's something new other than the excersaucer..... who knows. He's figuring out how to push himself forwards and backwards. I told Jack to watch out b/c Theo would be able to chase him around soon. Little Bit's 2nd tooth is pushing through and he's a grouch factory again. Poor thing :(

Ok, edited to add that I had to put the bumper pad back up! Theo got his leg stuck in the rail and was quite unhappy. He moves all around his crib and I'll just have to deal with difficult sheet changes.... :)

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!!