2011_04_28 Thursday

HAPPY 1ST BIRTHDAY TO ELISE!!!!

wow, has time flown by. I woke up just before 6:54am today and watched the clock tick to her actual birth time. I couldn't believe how many memories of her labor flooded back to me. She finally woke up around 8, and we snuggled, and I nursed her for the last time (9:10am). Jonathan came in and we sang Happy Birthday to her a few times; she seemed to enjoy that. He also brought in a bunch of bathtub cars and roads (that stick to the walls), and Elise chewed on them, offering them to me -- mouth-to-mouth. So funny.

He got himself dressed completely by himself this morning. I mean, he pulled open the drawers, picked out an outfit (blue sweats/red polo), and got it all on alone. I only realized what he had done when he went to the bathroom and had TWO pairs of underwear on. He's left them both on all day, refusing to take one off!

It's a crummy day, raining off and on all day! We made it to the ice cream store, though, to follow our birthday tradition! We all shared a 'birthday cake ice cream' with rainbow sprinkled. I had intentions of trying a new museum out, but with the rains and a sleeping babe, we'll have to try again another day.

While the little lady slept (11:30-3), Jonathan and I made a new playmat out of his ghost Halloween costume. I sewed blue felt into the face hole, making a lake. Now we just need to find paint for some roads. He put his train trees up as a forest and then mixed in Playmobile, Lego, and trains. I also have him some kitchen items (corks, chopsticks, etc) to use his imagination.

2011_04_26 Tuesday

First, Happy Birthday to Aunt Shannon!!!!

Today was Jonathan's first day of "soccer school." He did amazing. Coach Nathan basically works on techniques, skills, and developing coordination, not actually matches. J was just awesome. He listened, followed instructions, and tried all the things Coach asked of him. Plus, he was running for basically 45 minutes straight! I am going to love this!!!!!

And, here are some shots of Elise with her hairbow (I bought 17 non-slip teeny bows for her!). Her hair is still a bit too short. She's also taken to climbing on, and standing up on, Jonathan's rocking chair and then rocking. I can give her an angry face, and she'll sit back down...backward:

2011_04_24 Sunday

We spent Easter at Nanie's and Grandpa's, but not before the Easter bunny stopped by our dining room with some goodies. Elise wouldn't let go of the bunny ears for days and really tries hard to get them onto her head. Had a lovely visit:

2011_04_22 Friday

Today is the last day of 'free entrance to national parks week.' We tried out the Edison National Park. It's a neat complex, but it's not exactly kiddy-focused, including some stair-only exhibits. I thought Jonathan would really like the 'phone' that they handed out for the self-guided tours, but the novelty wore off very quickly. It was also too crowded for us to tour his home (we would have had to wait for a few hours to get in).

Here are also some shots of Elise taking a bath (and one of Jonathan being cute):

2011_04_21 Thursday

We got home today from our first sleepover! Jonathan slept over at Julia's. He wasn't too keen on actually sleeping in her bed, so at some point in the night, he climbed out, unrolled his sleeping bag, and snuggled into it on the floor! Once we all got up and ready, we went to their diner for b'fast and played at a playground on a river for a short time b/c it was just too cold/windy. The kids also painted birdhouses and watched lots of movies.

2011_04_19 Tuesday

Today, Jonathan got himself dressed. His pants were twisted on sideways, but they were on correctly. My little man is growing up too fast!

And, man alive, does he LOVE that bunkbed. He's constantly on the top bunk, where his little Legos are (and Elise can't reach him). His stuffed animals go up and down with him.

(he's still dry every morning!!)

2011_04_17 Sunday

Opa arrived today to deliver and construct the 30-year old bunkbed that we've been prepping Jonathan for for some time now. It didn't take very long for us to get it built, and Jonathan was really excited for it. I had forgotten how big the bed is, especially compared to a toddler bed! It eats up a lot of space, but Jonathan is so happy! We went to Bed, Bath, and Beyond earlier in the day to get a mattress pad and new sheets for him, all in an effort to make this the huge deal that it is.

I also took out all the foam flooring from his room. It doesn't really fit anymore. I'm hoping to use it in the basement 'playroom' when we're sure it's dry.

Around 9pm, Jonathan peeked out of his room saying that he wanted his car bed back. When I explained that you can only have one bed and that Opa would have to take the bunkbeds back home with him, Jonathan decided that he could manage with the new bed. And, we've promised the car bed to his babysitter, Andrea.

(PS. another dry night!)