Sunday, July 29, 2012
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Liam At School
Liam loves school and always has. From the pictures below, taken from his school portfolio, it's not hard to figure out why.
One of the first pictures we ever got from the school was of Liam laying on his tummy with a piece of paper and paint in front of him. He was about four months old and couldn't even sit up, but they had him painting! That's continued into the preschool class that he is in now.
Since his transition to preschool last month, LD has been learning to write his letters. Look closely and you can see that we might have an aspiring doctor here.
The sandbox has long been LD's playground fave. The proof is in our vacuum cleaner bag, which is now home to at least half of the sand from that sandbox. Here, he's poking around the cover and asking his teacher where the water came from.
Saturday, July 21, 2012
Panopticon
Our poor little bug confined in his circular prison.
Don't feel too badly for him. He's needed some way to exercise his legs for a couple of weeks now.
Don't feel too badly for him. He's needed some way to exercise his legs for a couple of weeks now.
Thursday, July 19, 2012
What to Expect When Your Kid is 4 Weeks Old?
Expect to lose your mind and think that it's a good time to take down a wall in your kitchen.
We've been dreaming of taking down the walls that separate the kitchen from the living and dining rooms for quite a while. However, removing whole walls means new cabinets, rearranging (and probably replacing) appliances, new floors, etc. Plus the wall between the living room and the kitchen is the main load bearing wall in the house and the furnace and water heater chimneys run through it, so that's going to take some planning (and we'll probably get a new and more efficient furnace and water heater). And, oh yeah, some dollars too.
The project remained very much in the dreaming stage with a timeline beginning when at least one of the kids is out of daycare (if not both) and we aren't shoveling most of our disposable income toward that.
When Gav came along, though, space that was already tight became kind of impossible. Either three of us were crammed in there while a fourth (oh, who am I kidding? while DAMIAN) tried to cook or three of us had to be elsewhere and D was left alone to slave over dinner.
This is getting really long.
Short version: we realized that we didn't have to take out both walls at once. We could take out the non-load-bearing wall now! This weekend! Why not? The baby's only waking up three times a night! EASY!!
After some talking and measuring and idea-bouncing, we decided to only take out the upper half of the wall (to avoid losing cupboards, having to reroute a furnace intake, redo the floors, etc.).
Before:
Stupid wall. Even looking at it now, I can't think it's anything but stupid. Why is there a wall there?
Whoop. There isn't now!
D did the bulk of this over Memorial Day Weekend. At the time, we joked that it was the hottest weekend of the year. We were so naive then.
But anyway, he spent several hours in the 100-plus-degree attic rerouting couduit to move the light switch from the marked-for-death wall to another.
He did an AMAZING job. It's such a big difference.
During:
And after!
We've been dreaming of taking down the walls that separate the kitchen from the living and dining rooms for quite a while. However, removing whole walls means new cabinets, rearranging (and probably replacing) appliances, new floors, etc. Plus the wall between the living room and the kitchen is the main load bearing wall in the house and the furnace and water heater chimneys run through it, so that's going to take some planning (and we'll probably get a new and more efficient furnace and water heater). And, oh yeah, some dollars too.
The project remained very much in the dreaming stage with a timeline beginning when at least one of the kids is out of daycare (if not both) and we aren't shoveling most of our disposable income toward that.
When Gav came along, though, space that was already tight became kind of impossible. Either three of us were crammed in there while a fourth (oh, who am I kidding? while DAMIAN) tried to cook or three of us had to be elsewhere and D was left alone to slave over dinner.
This is getting really long.
Short version: we realized that we didn't have to take out both walls at once. We could take out the non-load-bearing wall now! This weekend! Why not? The baby's only waking up three times a night! EASY!!
After some talking and measuring and idea-bouncing, we decided to only take out the upper half of the wall (to avoid losing cupboards, having to reroute a furnace intake, redo the floors, etc.).
Before:
Stupid wall. Even looking at it now, I can't think it's anything but stupid. Why is there a wall there?
Whoop. There isn't now!
D did the bulk of this over Memorial Day Weekend. At the time, we joked that it was the hottest weekend of the year. We were so naive then.
But anyway, he spent several hours in the 100-plus-degree attic rerouting couduit to move the light switch from the marked-for-death wall to another.
He did an AMAZING job. It's such a big difference.
During:
And after!
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Birthday in Michigan
Like Christmas in Connecticut with 100% less Christmas AND Connecticut!
We had a fantastic weekend in Michigan visiting with family, introducing Gavin, and celebrating LD's 3rd birthday.
We had a fantastic weekend in Michigan visiting with family, introducing Gavin, and celebrating LD's 3rd birthday.
Bowling with Andy in Mimi and Poppa's hallway
"ExPLOding GOLDmine!!"
This is his second piece of cake.
The big moment.
Heart melting.
Back home, we showed off Morton Arboretum to Aunt Jessa, Uncle Greg, and Andy.
In the tadpole pond.
Spinning the giant granite water sculpture.
June
Ok. Yeah. I know.
I promised an update once Gav had his two month well check.
Here's the thing, though: that was the day before we went to Michigan for three days. First time traveling with baby and preschooler. I had to prepare for a stay in a hotel, at grandparents, a visit to the beach, and a dish to pass. (See how I linked to that recipe for those of you who loved it?) There were all sorts of crazy packing and to-do lists swirling in my head and OMGDONOTFORGETTHEFREAKINGFRUITSNACKS.
So there was that. Then when we got back, I couldn't find the info sheets from the pediatrician with his stats (and I do not remember. LD had his 3 year while Gav had his 2 month. Chaotic doesn't begin to describe it.)
But! Dear readers, for you? I will make something up.
Gav is 24 inches long. For real. Nice even 2 feet was easy to remember. He weighs somewhere between 10 and 50 pounds. I'd guess on the lower end, but sometimes when I'm hauling him around in his car seat (in 100-degree heat), I'm pretty sure it's closer to 50.
Totally healthy and growing. His weight was still around 50th percentile and his length around 80th. Took his 4(!) shots like a total champ.
As for LD, he's also doing great. He's caught up on the percentile charts and is close to 50th for height and weight (he has always hovered in the teens and twenties).
Aaaaaand, pictures!
I promised an update once Gav had his two month well check.
Here's the thing, though: that was the day before we went to Michigan for three days. First time traveling with baby and preschooler. I had to prepare for a stay in a hotel, at grandparents, a visit to the beach, and a dish to pass. (See how I linked to that recipe for those of you who loved it?) There were all sorts of crazy packing and to-do lists swirling in my head and OMGDONOTFORGETTHEFREAKINGFRUITSNACKS.
So there was that. Then when we got back, I couldn't find the info sheets from the pediatrician with his stats (and I do not remember. LD had his 3 year while Gav had his 2 month. Chaotic doesn't begin to describe it.)
But! Dear readers, for you? I will make something up.
Gav is 24 inches long. For real. Nice even 2 feet was easy to remember. He weighs somewhere between 10 and 50 pounds. I'd guess on the lower end, but sometimes when I'm hauling him around in his car seat (in 100-degree heat), I'm pretty sure it's closer to 50.
Totally healthy and growing. His weight was still around 50th percentile and his length around 80th. Took his 4(!) shots like a total champ.
As for LD, he's also doing great. He's caught up on the percentile charts and is close to 50th for height and weight (he has always hovered in the teens and twenties).
Aaaaaand, pictures!
Blurry little thumb-sucker.
Gav finds running with mama VERY stimulating.
Speed Demon (would be more convincing if the trike didn't have a parent push handle)
Looking a little like Uncle Graham
Life will wear a brotha out.
On the big slide at Taste of Wheaton.
Crabby butt.
Saturday, July 7, 2012
Beggin' for Bacon
You'd think we never fed this kid. Not only do we feed him, but he'd already eaten--no exaggeration--SIX PIECES OF BACON.
Plus a bonus video of Liam spelling, making a joke, and sighing over the difficulties of being 3. Or maybe he's fending off a heart attack after all that bacon.
Plus a bonus video of Liam spelling, making a joke, and sighing over the difficulties of being 3. Or maybe he's fending off a heart attack after all that bacon.
Thursday, July 5, 2012
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