A Fun-filled Week!

Laura and Will Will at Natural History Museum and (R) Julia and Will

Above Will in another Tree, Julia in front of White House, and Alex worn out on the couch....

Riding the Metro and eating Lunch


Below- Blueberry Picking

Lots of hours in the pool!

Saturday night Dave, Laura, Julia, Alex, and Claire arrived from Florida. We have had such a great time that I have not been blogging at all. We spent lots of time at the pool, in DC, and playing hours of Scrabble and Rummikub. We love them all so much and miss them terribly. They were all very impressed with Will and he loved the kids all around him. Today he was very cranky after they left, and expected me to entertain him the whole day. Julia is going to be an excellent Mommy some day, she helped do all the baby tasks very eagerly and she was very capable. Alex was very into knights and legos and we have some castle legos, so he was thrilled. Clarie is 2 and a half and was very cute with the baby and explaining that she was no longer a baby but was now a big girl, and described all the ways that this was true. Very sweet! All in all a wonderful few days and reminded us once again how much fun it was when we were all a big family in Madison.

It's all paying off....

How Time Flies! 4 days old

For the last 2 days I have been putting Pudd to bed at the first sign of sleepiness and it seems to really be working. He lays there and talks for a while, then all of a sudden screams for about 1 minute and then immediately collapses into a peacefull slumber. I find that kind of amusing. He discovered just today that he can roll over and over to get to another area of the room. He made it about 15 feet today all in all. He still seems kind of surprised when he rolls from his belly to back though. He was all smiles this morning for a long time, and I was thinking this morning what a relief it is to be madly in love with him after the rocky start we had. I was watching this couple on a Baby's Story on TLC and they were so sticky sweet in love with their baby immediately, and had no issues breastfeeding, just loved being sleep deprived, instead of sleeping they would just stay awake and look at the baby. They sort of made me want to puke. The more I talk to people the more I realize that this is not the norm. Sleep deprivation stinks, breastfeeding is hard at first, and the kid is cute, but is like a very demanding, completely helpless house guest, that is planning on staying forever! What no one tells you also though is that in a few short weeks it all gets soooo much better, you get in your groove, and you can't imagine life any other way ever again. I love seeing Will changing but I am a little sad that it is going so fast! I am taking the time every day to stop and enjoy the stage he is at right now because all too soon he will be a big boy who will stop wanting to hug me in public because it's not "Cool".

A One Ring Circus!!!

We tried Will out in his new bath seat tonight. He loved it but slid around an awful lot, so I think we will wait awhile to do it again. He looks pretty happy though!

Backpackin' Adventures A Comin'

Today we went to the Consignment shop and bought a backpack for Pudd. He really likes it, and only pulled my hair a few times and spit up on my neck once! It will be really nice for the DC Metro. Going up and down escalators with a stroller is such a pain.

Get It?

Rant against Craigslist.....

Pudd feels my pain!

I want to gripe for one moment about people who say they want your items on Craigslist and then never show up! I am just not selling there anymore!!! I would rather give things away to someone who needs them than to deal with the hassle! Arrgh! Will however does not know the stress of this and is doing great! He is back to his full nights sleeping and is growing in leaps and bounds. Soon he will reach the weight limit on his infant car seat and then I have to figure out what to do when he falls asleep in the car.....

Flying William!

Will is reaching the age where rough-housing is becoming fun. He loves to be held up high, and thinks it's hilarious when Jason holds him under his shoulders and butt and tosses his butt in the air. Today he also learned that he can drop toys off the highchair tray and Mommy will pick them up over and over. He ate a lot of prunes this morning so I may stay home tomorrow in anticipation of what's to come.... He is also very resistant to being alone now. He wants to be where the action is at all times. He is sleeping through the night again after his recent growth spurt so we are really counting our blessings. Otherwise, it's hot and miserable here in Maryland. We are basically living in air conditioning all the time. I can't wait for fall to come back, but that won't be for a while yet. Ugh!