Jenny and Jim

Thursday, April 23, 2009

cheap entertainment

OK, here I go, embarrassing myself again.

We have 2 kinds of high chairs, a bouncy seat, a bumpo chair, an exer-saucer, an inside swing, 2 slings, a wrap, a mei tai, a backpack, a crib, a playpen, and an outside swing. And here is where my baby ends up:

In the laundry basket. Its great. He can't fall down, lose his toy, eat dirt...(in my lame defense: all, except one sling and the backpack, are borrowed, hand-me-down, homemade, or thrift store/garage sale)

Of course, the big one likes it too:

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

giant

Here's a picture of our ridiculously long son.

less diapers (not diaper-less), weight loss, indian food,

Laura has been taking naps soooo nicely lately. no fuss, no playing, no whining. AND, its been without her diaper. Very exciting.

I cooked a real meal the other night. With a recipe and everything! I tried 3 new dishes - all indian food. They were pretty successful, actually 2 were delicious. Dal (split peas) with curry sauce, Black-eyed peas in a coconut milk curry sauce and a tangy coleslaw. The slaw OK, but the other 2 were great. it felt good to cook again. Of course last night, we just had leftovers and tonight was spaghetti again, so its not a habit again or anything, but maybe someday. Here's the recipes http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/06/and-then-i-moved-into-the-refrigerator

I have lost 8 pounds in 2 weeks. I started counting calories using this website http://caloriecount.about.com

I added some to my goal since I'm nursing and apparently, all I needed was some self control because it seems to be working well. I hope it continues.

The wrap

My friend Michelle lent me her wrap when Adam was born. It is so wonderful. About 12 feet of soft, beautiful material that you can 'wrap' around you in various ways to make spots for your baby. I know I've put pictures of it on here before, but here are a few more. Aunt Kim even wore it last week and I really thought I got a picture, but now I can't find it.

Painting the house (with water)

The weather has oscillated between beautiful and windy/cold the last few weeks. On one of the beautiful days, Michelle and Odin spent the morning with us and used up almost my entire arsenal of outdoor activities. Sandbox, playhouse, wheelbarrows, easter eggs, water painting, outside snack. Guess I could have pulled out the bubbles and chalk, but we were pretty well beat by then. It was a fantastic morning and exactly what Michelle and I needed (a break). Odin and Laura are at a great age to play together and it is super cute to watch them having conversations and playing.

Jack and Jill

The newest babies in our household were born. We (I) named them Jack and Jill.

Sitting

Look at me. I can sit!!!

(I'm also scooting forward centimeters at a time, but my mom refuses to admit it.)

Thursday, April 16, 2009

Bva - part Deux

Trust me, Adam saying "bva" over and over isn't near as cute when he wakes you up every 2 hours at night to tell you again and again and again! OK, maybe someday I'll think its cute, but not quite yet.