Apparently babies go through growth spurts at 3 weeks, 6 weeks, 3 months and 6 months. This is a time when babies nurse like crazy to get enough calories to sustain their growth and mommas go crazy sitting in the same damn chair thinking about all the things they could do if their boob wasn't attached to a baby :)
Oh yeah, Ewan is going through a growth spurt!
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
A first movie
Eli saw Rugrats in the big movie theater with his Nanna and Poppy yesterday. I was skeptical that he could sit through the entire thing and I also worried about him getting scared, but he did great. I guess at the end of the movie, Eli started yelling, "No! No!" because he didn't want it to be over :)
Then when he got home he told me there was a wolf in the movie. I haven't actually seen this movie, but apparently the family dog chases off the wolf. At dinner, Eli asked me if a wolf would come eat Zula. I said, "No, honey, a wolf will not eat Zula."
He said, "If a wolf comes and eats Zula, then Wally will come back."
I'm not quite sure what to make of that statement...
Then when he got home he told me there was a wolf in the movie. I haven't actually seen this movie, but apparently the family dog chases off the wolf. At dinner, Eli asked me if a wolf would come eat Zula. I said, "No, honey, a wolf will not eat Zula."
He said, "If a wolf comes and eats Zula, then Wally will come back."
I'm not quite sure what to make of that statement...
Monday, July 12, 2010
Ewan likes his bath!
Ewan didn't cry at all during this bath and it seemed like he really enjoyed the warm water!
A festival in honor of lavendar
We went to a beautiful lavendar festival on Sunday, where Eli took a pony ride (loved it!) and we had yummy lavendar lemonade, lavendar snicker doodles and enjoyed the smell of lavendar on everything. Ewan slept most of the time. Eli played with his Poppy most of the time.
A funny outfit
Eli's been wearing just a diaper outside because it is so hot. Then, for breakfast one morning, he decided he was cold and would just slip on a raincoat. But no pants.
A weekend with Ewan
Ewan has been growing a lot, nursing like crazy! and keeping his eyes open longer and longer. He still gives us good 2 or 3 hour stretches of sleep but he also has times where he is awakr and not happy unless he is nursing -- usually evenings and mornings.
Sunday, July 11, 2010
A trip to the Portland Children's Museum
On Saturday, Eli picked up Poppy at the airport with Nanna. Afterward they made a special trip to the Portland Children's Museum, a place Eli had never been. He brushed a dinosaur's teeth, played in fun water features, pet baby animals, practiced being a veterinarian and cooked up some yummy food at a cafe. He came home exhausted and so happy.
Thursday, July 8, 2010
Water fun
Eli has been having a blast going in the sprinkler, going to the spray parks and generally trying to keep cool now that it has hit high 90s for the past 3 days. He especially loves to get wet with his friends!
A little fatty and a shot...
Ewan had a heel prick today (his PKU test -- can't remember what that is!). They weighed him. The goal is that a baby is back up to his birth weight by two weeks. For Ewan, that would be 8 pounds 2 ounces. He weighed in at .... 8 pounds 8.5 ounces!!! YAY, way to go Ewan!
Eli also went to the doctor today to get a Hep A shot. I was REALLY worried that he was going to be writhing around and I was going to have to sit on him or something similar to allow the nurse to give him a shot. But I pulled out a bag of M and Ms and put two in his mouth just as she gave him the shot and then he sat there eating the rest of the bag afterwards, saying to himself "That hurt...mmm M and Ms!"
Eli also went to the doctor today to get a Hep A shot. I was REALLY worried that he was going to be writhing around and I was going to have to sit on him or something similar to allow the nurse to give him a shot. But I pulled out a bag of M and Ms and put two in his mouth just as she gave him the shot and then he sat there eating the rest of the bag afterwards, saying to himself "That hurt...mmm M and Ms!"
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
A visit to the Oregon Garden
My mom and I ventured a bit further from home yesterday with Eli and Ewan and went to the Oregon Garden. Eli played in the sand garden, ran through the Hobbit Tunnel, steered a tree-house ship and had a picnic. It was a great outing, although I'm still not quite sure how it works when I am the only adult watching my two kids :)
Eli the photographer
Eli loves to take photos with our digital camera. He's only done it three times but his technique is getting better. For one, his fingers are on the lens less than one-third of the time! Here are some examples of his work.
Worry
Eli often says that he is worried. Nana offered to take him to a movie. He was excited until she said she was going to look at a map. "Why," he asked. "So we don't get lost," she replied. He spent the next half-hour worried that they were going to get lost. No amount of reassuring worked. "I'm worried," he said repeatedly. "I'm worried we are going to get lost." They never did make it to the movie...
Michael took Eli to a wedding in Walla Walla, Wash. this weekend. It was a good Dadda-son trip after the chaos of bringing home a baby brother. But Eli was clearly confused about the whole marriage thing. He kept asking Michael about the wedding and marriage. I had told Eli that Momma and Dadda were married. Then Eli asked Michael if he was married. Finally, Eli told Michael that he was worried he would end up married after going to the wedding. Michael told him two other people were getting married, and that Eli could/would get married when he was older. Michael explained that two people who love each other get married. That's when Eli asked Dadda if Dadda would marry him!
Michael took Eli to a wedding in Walla Walla, Wash. this weekend. It was a good Dadda-son trip after the chaos of bringing home a baby brother. But Eli was clearly confused about the whole marriage thing. He kept asking Michael about the wedding and marriage. I had told Eli that Momma and Dadda were married. Then Eli asked Michael if he was married. Finally, Eli told Michael that he was worried he would end up married after going to the wedding. Michael told him two other people were getting married, and that Eli could/would get married when he was older. Michael explained that two people who love each other get married. That's when Eli asked Dadda if Dadda would marry him!
Monday, July 5, 2010
A good baby
Ewan is quite the amazing baby. He cries for mainly two reasons: he's hungry or he needs to burp. Other than that, life is good for him. He has periods where he is just looking at whoever is holding him or he is looking out the window at the light. He smiles a lot and Michael even got a real laugh twice -- a full "Ha Ha!"
I forgot how absolutely tiny newborns are. And it is so funny to me how Ewan keeps his legs tucked close to his body, even when I pick him up. You'd think his legs would dangle down, but it looks like he is in a permanent yoga pose. I can't remember how long that lasts....
I forgot how absolutely tiny newborns are. And it is so funny to me how Ewan keeps his legs tucked close to his body, even when I pick him up. You'd think his legs would dangle down, but it looks like he is in a permanent yoga pose. I can't remember how long that lasts....
Playing soccer
Eli, Ewan, Dadda and I took a walk to McKinley Park tonight. Eli wanted to bring his soccer ball, so we kicked the ball all the way there and then Eli and Dadda kicked it in the field. It was out first walk as a family of four!
(In case you are wondering why Eli is still wearing his doctor's shirt, he refused to take it off! He loves it!)
A construction doctor!
Eli mixed it up a little this morning while he played with Nana (and Nana held Ewan!) I thought it was so funny when I went in there and Eli had his doctor's outfit on and a construction hat on his head. Plus, he put the fireman's hat on Nana.
He told Nana she had a broken foot and he took her sock off to "fix it." Then he proceeded to pound her foot with the hammer from his tool kit. Nana should have asked to see his medical license before allowing him to perform surgery!
Sunday, July 4, 2010
Loungin'
Babies have it tough. Nurse, sleep, whine a little and get held, rocked or bounced on the exercise ball.
Dr. Casper
Eli got a dr. kit from his parents when he came to visit his baby brother in the hospital. He loves to tell us we are sick so he can "fix" us. If you ask Eli your blood pressure, he says "2, 4, 5, 6!" In the second picture, he is delivering bad news to his Nana.
Friday, July 2, 2010
Teeth
Eli has two books about teeth. Both of them talk about the first set of teeth falling out.
Today, when Eli woke up from nap, he told me that he didn't want his teeth to fall out. He worries about things like this a lot. I told him it was no big deal; it wouldn't happen until he was 6. That wasn't enough. He kept worrying about it and telling me that he didn't want his teeth to fall out. So then I told him we would figure out a solution. He said, "Yeah. If my tooth falls out, you glue it back in?"
At the end of the conversation, it dawned on me that this was the perfect opportunity to get him to brush his teeth. I told him that his teeth wouldn't fall out if he brushed them twice a day and made sure to get his back teeth (always a huge problem!) I know it is terrible to lie to your child, but I thought just this once it might work out because by the time his teeth are going to fall out, he will be excited about the tooth fairy and all of his friends' teeth will be falling out :)
Today, when Eli woke up from nap, he told me that he didn't want his teeth to fall out. He worries about things like this a lot. I told him it was no big deal; it wouldn't happen until he was 6. That wasn't enough. He kept worrying about it and telling me that he didn't want his teeth to fall out. So then I told him we would figure out a solution. He said, "Yeah. If my tooth falls out, you glue it back in?"
At the end of the conversation, it dawned on me that this was the perfect opportunity to get him to brush his teeth. I told him that his teeth wouldn't fall out if he brushed them twice a day and made sure to get his back teeth (always a huge problem!) I know it is terrible to lie to your child, but I thought just this once it might work out because by the time his teeth are going to fall out, he will be excited about the tooth fairy and all of his friends' teeth will be falling out :)
Funny things...
Eli says the funniest things these days. And he also surprises us with those grown-up things he says.
Since he started saying, "For God's Sake!" when he was frustrated or in difficult situations, we have tried not to laugh because we don't want to encourage it. And Michael has convinced him that what he was saying was, "All dogs' sakes!" so now Eli says that! It is just as funny and not nearly as offensive :)
Last week while Michael and I were in the hospital and Nanna was watching Eli, Nanna asked Eli is he wanted to sit on his potty. He has not been interested in it at all. He said "No." Nanna asked him when he would use the potty and Eli said, "In 2 weeks." Nanna said, "Well, don't you want to practice?" Eli said, "No. Don't need to."
Last night, we put a huge comfy chair in Eli's room so that we could read to Eli while I had Ewan with me. It is perfect for two kids and an adult. We had to move Eli's dresser into his closet and I asked him if that was OK. Eli didn't answer. I thought he was bummed about it (2-year-olds like their sameness. Things that change are difficult for Eli!). I crouched down and said, "Eli, do you mind that your dresser is in your closet?" He looked and me and started to walk away and then said, in just the same way I would, "It's just fine, Mama."
This morning, Eli asked his Nanna if she would help him get Baby Moshi (his doll) out of his crib. Nanna started walking up the stairs and when she got to the top, Eli yelled to her, "Turn left! Turn left!" so that she would enter his room.
Then, just now, Eli came in while I was nursing Ewan and picked up his stuffed fox on the floor. He said, "I love fox." I said, "Yes, fox is soft and cozy."
Eli said: "Some foxes are not soft."
I said: "If they are not soft, what are they?"
Eli said: "Black and shiny."
Since he started saying, "For God's Sake!" when he was frustrated or in difficult situations, we have tried not to laugh because we don't want to encourage it. And Michael has convinced him that what he was saying was, "All dogs' sakes!" so now Eli says that! It is just as funny and not nearly as offensive :)
Last week while Michael and I were in the hospital and Nanna was watching Eli, Nanna asked Eli is he wanted to sit on his potty. He has not been interested in it at all. He said "No." Nanna asked him when he would use the potty and Eli said, "In 2 weeks." Nanna said, "Well, don't you want to practice?" Eli said, "No. Don't need to."
Last night, we put a huge comfy chair in Eli's room so that we could read to Eli while I had Ewan with me. It is perfect for two kids and an adult. We had to move Eli's dresser into his closet and I asked him if that was OK. Eli didn't answer. I thought he was bummed about it (2-year-olds like their sameness. Things that change are difficult for Eli!). I crouched down and said, "Eli, do you mind that your dresser is in your closet?" He looked and me and started to walk away and then said, in just the same way I would, "It's just fine, Mama."
This morning, Eli asked his Nanna if she would help him get Baby Moshi (his doll) out of his crib. Nanna started walking up the stairs and when she got to the top, Eli yelled to her, "Turn left! Turn left!" so that she would enter his room.
Then, just now, Eli came in while I was nursing Ewan and picked up his stuffed fox on the floor. He said, "I love fox." I said, "Yes, fox is soft and cozy."
Eli said: "Some foxes are not soft."
I said: "If they are not soft, what are they?"
Eli said: "Black and shiny."
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