2010_10_31 Sunday

So, it's Halloween!!!! Elise's top FOUR teeth have started to pop through. We noticed them coming last Sunday night, as we were driving, and now you can definitely feel the sharp nubs. We had her 6 month doctor's appointment on Thursday, Oct 28, and all is well. She's squarely in the 50th percentile for everything. Nothing astounding to report on that front.

For Halloween, she was a spider and I was her web. Jonathan was adamant about being a "white ghost." So, I made costumes for us this year. We tried them out at our Whole Foods program and tweeked them for the big day. Jonathan did not like only having eye holes, so I cut out an entire face hole for him. Then we tried it out again at our village 'parade,' which was actually 'mayhem.' He preferred it, but I think the hole was still too small and kept slipping. And, today we visited cousins Bobby and Catherine to trick-or-treat in their area. He decided to be Spiderman (one of Bobby's old costumes), which still worked out nicely b/c it matched our spider theme, and was much warmer. He was a real trouper, having gotten up early, pushed through our 3+ hour adventure at the mall to get new phones, the 1 hr drive up there, and then running after his cousins for a good 3 hours.

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2010_10_25 Monday

Elise's top two teeth have popped through! I saw them today as she leaned backward to watch Jonathan. They've just broken skin, and they actually look more like canines than the front two, but we'll see as they come in more. Maybe that's what I've been feeling and why she was a real pill on the ride home last night!

2010_10_18 Monday

We went to the zoo today, and Jonathan rode George, the horse, for the first time. He was very brave and went with the nice lady who held onto him for the ride. Jonathan told her that he could see the parking lot where our car was from on top of George. He told me "I love George so much and I want to play with him." afterward.

2010_10_12 Tuesday

Today was mostly an uneventful day, buuuuut...

I picked up Jonathan from school as usual, but Morah Faygi asked to speak to me privately. I thought she was going to ream me for Jonathan's 'unusual' peeing. Instead, she said, "Jonathan knows his whole alphabet. I mean, he recognizes each letter. He knows that 'mom' starts with 'm'. I wouldn't expect that until the 4s [class of 4 year olds]. Jonathan is REALLY smart!" Oh boy did that make me beam. And, after all the house nonsense, that really made my day!

2010_10_06 Wednesday

Yesterday's school adventure was awesome -- no tears or wailing whatsoever!! I was so proud. He was, however, concerned that I needed to go "to the grocery store for apples." I don't know where he got that, but it was definitely on his mind!

This morning, Jonathan had red eggs and ham while I had blue eggs and ham. He thought that was pretty cool.