We are so, so excited!!! I barely know our itinerary... but I know what time our flight leaves, and I know they are picking us up at the airport with a carseat in the car. So, I've got the basics down.
It has been a whirlwind of a past month. We had Oliver, visited several doctors, I got really sick, we celebrated Lucy's birthday with a swim party, more doctors appointments, a Sip and See for Oliver, and a baby shower for my dear college friend. It has felt crazy busy. And here I thought it would be quiet for a bit after Oliver was born. Silly silly.
Although there have been a few moments of quiet, here and there.
This post turned sort of photo-heavy when I realized I haven't gotten the chance to post all these fun photos!
I was experimenting with dramatic lighting the other day during nap time.
Everybody's nap time -- can you believe that? All three kids were asleep for a solid 45 minutes, and a couple of them slept even longer than that. It was amazing. So quiet.
A friend was getting rid of this chalk board/easel. Isn't it cool?
The kids really like it, and our homemade chalk paint fits perfectly in the little holder!
Lucy's been practicing drawing the letter "L" and Elliot loves saying, "Eeeeee" whenever he recognizes that letter.
I draw it a lot. Lots of "L's" and "E's" these days.
It's fun to see him recognize a few letters here and there, and Lucy is getting very good at recognizing them!
Have I mentioned Elliot has regressed in the area of pacifiers??
My nephew Jack came over the other day, and he and the kids had a blast building towers and knocking them down.
He's so good with them. He's grown up a lot in the past year. I am amazed every time I see him. He is becoming so responsible and considerate!
He's lots of fun, and the kids love it when he comes over.
I love it when Oliver sneezes.
Newborn sneezes are so stinkin' cute.
This is our laser thermometer. It's so fun to use in the kitchen while cooking. I saw Elliot using it on Oliver the other day.
I got out with ALL THREE KIDS all by myself this week!!! YES!
It was an overly-ambitious outing. It consisted of getting all the way up to McKinney for a combination photo-shoot and playdate at a park and sprayground. For those of you who don't have kids or for whom it's been a while... let me remind you what getting out with three babies/kids looks like--
1. Sippy cups
2. Snacks that can double as "lunch" for the car ride home
3. Diapers/clean underwear
4. Extra outfits for everybody
5. Towels for everybody
6. Sunscreen/mosquito repellent
7. Portable potty for the car
8. Toys in equitable portions for both "big kids"
9. Shoes for both "big kids"
--it looks like gathering all that stuff while holding a newborn and with a 1-year-old clinging to your leg and a 3 y/o crying that you didn't put ice in her milk.
I am still impressed with myself for not forgetting anything. It only happens maybe once a year that I don't forget something.
The kids were not super impressed with the photo shoot until they were allowed to eat their watermelon and cookie. That brought some smiles.
The sprayground brought smiles from Lucy and intense horror from Elliot.
Not sure why he was terrified of the jets of water spraying from the ground, but he was. He wouldn't let go of my hand while we were in the spray ground's vicinity... which made nursing Oliver very challenging, logistically.
We made it home in one piece! Poor Daniel started that morning scrubbing expletives off our fence (some hoodlums had spray painted it the night before) and most of the day getting a passport re-issued for Oliver (since the post office misplaced the one that should have arrived several days ago). It was a sad day for poor Daniel.
I just realized I never posted these photos. They are some of my favorites from this newborn period. This one particularly required 3 adults spotting and supporting the kids, plus me to photograph it. But I absolutely love it, and given their young ages, I don't think they could have done better.
I'm hoping to continue blogging through our trip! But we'll see...
Wow, too many compliments to post! I still can't believe you caught that magic shot with the three of them like that; brilliant! And super congratulations on the solo outing with them, though wow, the hoodlum spray paint thing doesn't happen often, does it?? Why would they do that??
ReplyDeleteUf... I don't know! These teenagers... no, it doesn't happen often. Not sure how they picked our alley. It was unfortunate :(.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the kind words -- miss you! :)