The Precious had a doctor's appointment this morning - first one since his 2nd birthday, and this with a new doctor ("doptor"). He's been complaining off and on for weeks about his tummy, so we went to check it out. Nibblet slept the entire time (1.5 hours!) in the Moby, and other than being crabby about the stethoscope, Andrew did great, so the outing was not undoing of me that I feared. Doctor Herrmann is having us take all lactose out of his diet for the next couple weeks, so we'll see if that makes a difference. The photo at the top is Andrew showing off the awesome Spiderman tat he got at the end of the visit. Can you believe how old he looks?
I may have to revise the "laid back" label I gave Elsbeth a couple weeks ago. :-) I knew making such a comment at 2 weeks was dangerous. But you know, she's only 5 weeks now, right at the brink of what the books warn is an infant's fussiest time, so I'll refrain from any new labels for the time being. I'll just quote Phil and say that she's "more particular than Andrew was at this age." Here are a few things she has shared with us recently:
- The car seat is the devil
- Being changed (diaper or clothes) is the devil
- Being put down is the devil
- Waiting more than 3 seconds for food when hungry is the devil
It's really not that bad. She is nearly always able to being comforted with some combination of being held, rocked, given food or a pacifier, so no hours of crying so far. Just days where she requires my arms most of the time and dramatic car rides, and still not loads of sleep.
But look at how cute she is! She's totally worth it.
Apparently hats are also the devil.
Cool thing: Andrew's caterpillar Mike hatched from his cocoon! I really didn't think it would happen, but I was hoping. Andrew was so cute, checking in on him from time to time, waiting for "something with wings" to appear (I wasn't quite sure what might come out). So when Phil looked in the jar a couple days ago and saw a moth, we were so excited! This is Andrew and Daddy on the front porch freeing Mike, who flew across the yard and into a tree. Very National Geographic.
These days Andrew sometimes has opinions about what shirt and pants he wants to wear, but he always has an opinion about his socks, sometimes changing them 2 or 3 times a day. He tends to gravitate towards colored, stripy numbers and often pairs them with shorts.
And here's my girl at 5 weeks. Look at those wide eyes - she's waking up! I'm eagerly anticipating her first real smile.
And here's my girl at 5 weeks. Look at those wide eyes - she's waking up! I'm eagerly anticipating her first real smile.
