Just a post to bookmark that I started weightwatchers and give a quick breastfeeding update on how things are the same and different the 2nd time around... read if you like!
Tuesday, December 29, 2015
Highlights from Aunt Sarah's visit
We had a great time with Aunt Sarah in town! I barely have time or energy to type text so pictures it is. Thanks for coming, Aunt Sarah!
Some good brother-sister shots
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| holding hands in the car |
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| Tummy time together... |
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| Eden: "I have to pat baby Emet" |
Friday, December 25, 2015
Eden quotes about Daddy's trip
Mommy (singing "Baby Blue"): Go to sleep, close your eyes, do not fear, Daddy's here...
Eden: No, my daddy's on a trip! My daddy's not here. Mommy and Eden are at my home.
Eden: I want daddy.
Mommy: Daddy's on a trip, remember?
Eden: No, lego daddy.
We miss you Daddy! Come home soon!
Eden: No, my daddy's on a trip! My daddy's not here. Mommy and Eden are at my home.
Eden: I want daddy.
Mommy: Daddy's on a trip, remember?
Eden: No, lego daddy.
We miss you Daddy! Come home soon!
Thursday, December 24, 2015
Toddler beds and smiles!
We have been having a pretty good week, all told - it's ridiculously rainy and flooding, I am pretty sure I have a mild case of mastitis, and Eden is acting VERY stubborn (which does not go well with mastitis). I have now purchased the Kazdin defiant child book :).
But we're having fun hanging out - we went to the zoo the other day with my college friend Ben and his fiance Ellen, debuting our double stroller. Eden has a new toddler bed and she's done well in it the past two nights. And I have officially organized the ridiculous amount of baby/toddler clothing we have for both boys and girls. We are very lucky to have hand-me-downs so we basically won't have to get any clothes for Emet until he's at least into 9 month size! Hopefully one of my family members or good friends will have a girl soon so we can share her hand-me-downs too.
Here are a few pics/videos, including my first video evidence of Emet smiling!
But we're having fun hanging out - we went to the zoo the other day with my college friend Ben and his fiance Ellen, debuting our double stroller. Eden has a new toddler bed and she's done well in it the past two nights. And I have officially organized the ridiculous amount of baby/toddler clothing we have for both boys and girls. We are very lucky to have hand-me-downs so we basically won't have to get any clothes for Emet until he's at least into 9 month size! Hopefully one of my family members or good friends will have a girl soon so we can share her hand-me-downs too.
Here are a few pics/videos, including my first video evidence of Emet smiling!
Tuesday, December 22, 2015
Updates for Daddy
Michael's out of town and out of contact on a spiritual retreat this week - something we wish we could do together but isn't really going to be possible for a while with 2 little ones!
Here's a pic of Daddy with the kids!
And here are some updates for him, and for the rest of you -
On Sunday I took both kids out by myself. This was a first! It was to a birthday party of one of Eden's school/synagogue friends and I knew there would be lots of friends there. Avery turned 3, and had her ceremonial first haircut (upsherin). We are doing this for Eden and Emet as well - we do not plan to cut their hair until they turn 3 years old. I can't believe that's less than a year away for Eden! Anyway, this party was a princess dressup party, so I got to order her a princess dress, and eventually she agreed to put it on - after seeing Gabriella in hers.
Thanks to Mindy (Robbie/Lily's mom) and Brooke (AE/Ariela/Ma'ayan/Naftali's mom), we survived the party! Here are some pics:
The rest of Sunday we spent around the house, re-introducing the famous piano mat, and doing a little tummy time (and screen time for Eden, unfortunately - but I was exhausted!)
Then Grammy and Grampy came to save the day! We gave her a bubble bath Sunday night and she loved it - we hadn't done that in a long time!
Yesterday we (Grammy and Grampy) put together the double stroller and IT FITS IN MY NISSAN LEAF! And it's really easy to fold, unfold, and change around the seats! Though - I get the impression it's nowhere near as comfortable as the BOB, and there's no cupholder/snack tray for the kids. We took it out for a spin in the afternoon -
Last night we had pizza with Eden's friend Maya and her mommy.
We've transitioned Emet from his rock n' play to bassinet (a hand-me-down from Robbie & Lily) and for the most part he had been sleeping well, feeding really only at 1 AM for the past few nights, but last night was rough, and he woke up basically every 15-20 minutes after the 1 am feeding! I hope it's not a pattern...
More general stuff:
Eden's mostly good, but we are seeing some expected emotional volatility of a two-year old... and she is continuing her obstinate resisting everything anyone asks her to do, plus wanting to carry her "friends" (little dolls) everywhere.
Eden: I want to take my friends.
Mommy: You can choose one friend to take with you. Which one would you like to take? Anna? Elsa?
Eden: Both.
Having tiny dolls strewn around and knowing she can ask for a particular one at any time is stressing me out quite a bit :). School has also said she has said she wants to go home a few times though seems fine in between. And another diaper rash flareup.
She seems to understand that Daddy is on a trip so she's not constantly asking where he is anymore, and I'm sure that is part of the reason she is a little sadder than usual!
She's learning how to say "g" and "k" - I have to admit I'm a little sad about this - our baby is growing up!
She also regularly says stuff like "my turn!"
Recent quote:
Eden (in car): Aunt Becky and Uncle Matt.
Mommy: What about Aunt Becky and Uncle Matt?
Eden: I want to hear the music of them.
Her current favorite music is Rabbi G and Marshmallow Avenue :)
We miss you, Daddy!
EDIT: forgot to mention, Emet is smiling now! He's smiled several times at Grammy, and at Aunt Becky and Uncle Matt, and a little at Mommy when I did Daddy's little eye trick that worked for Eden :) no photographic evidence yet though...
Here's a pic of Daddy with the kids!
And here are some updates for him, and for the rest of you -
On Sunday I took both kids out by myself. This was a first! It was to a birthday party of one of Eden's school/synagogue friends and I knew there would be lots of friends there. Avery turned 3, and had her ceremonial first haircut (upsherin). We are doing this for Eden and Emet as well - we do not plan to cut their hair until they turn 3 years old. I can't believe that's less than a year away for Eden! Anyway, this party was a princess dressup party, so I got to order her a princess dress, and eventually she agreed to put it on - after seeing Gabriella in hers.
Thanks to Mindy (Robbie/Lily's mom) and Brooke (AE/Ariela/Ma'ayan/Naftali's mom), we survived the party! Here are some pics:
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| Eden with her friend Gabriella. Eden really likes Gabriella - when we saw her walking in she said "I want to go to Gabriella's house." She pronounces it "Gab-y-lella" |
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| Eden and the birthday girl, Avery! |
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| When you ask Eden who this little girl is, she'll say "my sister!" I'm guessing someone told her they looked like sisters or something. We had never met this girl before :) |
The rest of Sunday we spent around the house, re-introducing the famous piano mat, and doing a little tummy time (and screen time for Eden, unfortunately - but I was exhausted!)
Then Grammy and Grampy came to save the day! We gave her a bubble bath Sunday night and she loved it - we hadn't done that in a long time!
Yesterday we (Grammy and Grampy) put together the double stroller and IT FITS IN MY NISSAN LEAF! And it's really easy to fold, unfold, and change around the seats! Though - I get the impression it's nowhere near as comfortable as the BOB, and there's no cupholder/snack tray for the kids. We took it out for a spin in the afternoon -
Last night we had pizza with Eden's friend Maya and her mommy.
We've transitioned Emet from his rock n' play to bassinet (a hand-me-down from Robbie & Lily) and for the most part he had been sleeping well, feeding really only at 1 AM for the past few nights, but last night was rough, and he woke up basically every 15-20 minutes after the 1 am feeding! I hope it's not a pattern...
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| For a nice 15-minute nap during the day - like his sister he's not a great napper - at night he's swaddled in his baby burrito sacks |
Eden's mostly good, but we are seeing some expected emotional volatility of a two-year old... and she is continuing her obstinate resisting everything anyone asks her to do, plus wanting to carry her "friends" (little dolls) everywhere.
Eden: I want to take my friends.
Mommy: You can choose one friend to take with you. Which one would you like to take? Anna? Elsa?
Eden: Both.
Having tiny dolls strewn around and knowing she can ask for a particular one at any time is stressing me out quite a bit :). School has also said she has said she wants to go home a few times though seems fine in between. And another diaper rash flareup.
She seems to understand that Daddy is on a trip so she's not constantly asking where he is anymore, and I'm sure that is part of the reason she is a little sadder than usual!
She also regularly says stuff like "my turn!"
Recent quote:
Eden (in car): Aunt Becky and Uncle Matt.
Mommy: What about Aunt Becky and Uncle Matt?
Eden: I want to hear the music of them.
Her current favorite music is Rabbi G and Marshmallow Avenue :)
We miss you, Daddy!
EDIT: forgot to mention, Emet is smiling now! He's smiled several times at Grammy, and at Aunt Becky and Uncle Matt, and a little at Mommy when I did Daddy's little eye trick that worked for Eden :) no photographic evidence yet though...
Monday, December 14, 2015
Annie's birthday -
Some pics from this weekend below - Annie's birthday party mostly, and this pretty one of her in our friend's front yard after a Shabbat Tish Satsang program-
End of Hanukkah!
Hanukkah is over! Some pictures below (including a gratuitous one of Emet sleeping on my brest friend).
Eden's in Jewish preschool, which is probably why this conversation went the way it did...
Mommy (to Daddy, referring to a chocolate Santa we got as a gift, which I had devoured before dinner): You can have the last latke, because I ate Santa.
Mommy: Eden, do you know who Santa is?
Eden: Yeah!
Mommy: Who is Santa?
Eden: ... the lady.
Mommy: Do you know what Christmas is?
Eden: Yeah!
Mommy: What is it?
Eden: ....
She covers her eyes for candlelighting because that's what we do for Shabbat - we don't actually do this for Hanukkah candles but it's pretty adorable that she does. She knows both of the candle blessings, which is pretty neat! Maybe Michael will post the video of that later-
Emet's bris
Thanks to Uncle Matt for recording:
And here's a family picture from the bris - don't tell anyone we're all sitting in the women's bathroom (well the lounge outside it).
Emet - early pics
Emet was born on a Wednesday morning...
Met his sister Wednesday afternoon...
Came home Thursday...
And celebrated his first Shabbat the next day...
Welcome to the world Emet! Though during all these pics, you did not have a name :)
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