My Little Elf

This has been done for quite a while, but I was waiting to post it until I got all the announcements in the mail. Here is my beautiful boy at three days old, wearing the elf hat I knitted for him the weekend before he was born.


I think he's pretty special.

Jumpstart

A few minutes ago, I was happily puttering in the kitchen. The washer & dryer were both going, the dishwasher was gurgling, and I was waiting for a piece of toast to pop up for a mid-morning snack.

David was asleep in his swing in the living room.

Wendy was sitting on the living room floor watching "Signing Times."



So imagine my surprise...shock...incredulity...horror...

...to see Wendy walk into the kitchen CARRYING David.

Thankfully, she had grabbed him under the arms & his head was resting against her chest.


But, oh, my heart. Not sure it needed that jumpstart this morning.

Wendy-isms

Lately, when I write it's all about David. That's probably a given when there's a new baby around; he's going to get most of the attention. Wendy has been adapting pretty well, all things considered. After a few bumps in the road (and by "bumps" I mean hysterical tantrums thrown at the drop of a hat) we're all getting adjusted to our new family situation.

Here are some recent happenings that made us smile:

1. On the way home from Grandma and Grandpa's house recently, David was upset and was screaming his little head off. Wendy patted him and asked, "What matter, baby?" and then said, "It okay, we awmosh home."

2. With no prompting at all, she has played "This Little Piggie" with her brother's toes. It sounds something like this: "Dis wiw pih-ie wen do market, dis wiw pih-ie day home. Dis wiw pih-ie das wosbeese, dis wiw pih-ie das un. An DIS wiw pih-ie dies wee-wee-wee, awl da way home." I've got to whip out the video camera sometime & record her doing this!

3. She knows the motions to some of her songs from Bible class. She won't sing along, but she'll ask me to sing & then do the motions as I sing. Her favorite is, "Roll the Gospel Chariot Along, " especially the part where you roll right over the devil.

4. Last night, after being a very bad girl, she turned things around and was exceptionally good leading up to bedtime. James praised her, and said that because she was such a good girl, she could take a book AND a toy to bed with her. (She usually just gets a book.) She was so excited by the idea, she didn't even care what her toy was...and she ended up choosing a Mr. Potato-Head arm. So last night we tucked in our girl, her duckie book, and a little Mr. Potato-Head arm.

For Your Viewing Pleasure...

I'll get some real writing done sometime. For now, let me give you the highlights:

• David is now just over 3 weeks old, and growing & developing very well!
• We had to switch to formula - just couldn't get breastfeeding to work for us. It makes me sad, but I'm no less his mother just because I'm not physically making the milk he drinks.
• I had to take him to the doctor yesterday for a slight procedure on his umbilical stump. Basically, instead of just falling off, the thing was decomposing in place. GROSS. He smelled like a dead mouse. It took the doctor about 5 minutes to make him all better - it was TOTALLY worth a 45-minute drive and a $20 copay.
• I'm still trying to figure out the best way to juggle a very active 2 1/2 year old and a newborn who needs fed/changed/held/rocked/etc. much of the day. It's getting a little easier.
• I think I've figured out my Moby Wrap for wearing David, and I think it'll be key in helping me to get stuff done.

So what's new with you?