February 21st - Feeding baby

This morning Jack wanted to play with his baby so he sat up in the rocking chair and asked for the boppy pillow. I asked if he was going to feed the baby and this is what he did.

February 19th - A visit to the zoo

Monday was a school and work holiday so we went to the zoo. We had a great time and saw lots of great animals. We saw flamingos, antelopes, zebras, a rhinoceros, turkeys, otters, deer, porcupines, an eagle, tropical birds, a raccoon, prairie dogs, Atwater prairie chickens, ducks, llamas, cows, a pig, goats, elephants, giraffes, koalas, lions, meercats, and many more animals I can’t remember the names of.

February 19th - Bedtime for baby

Jack has enjoyed playing in our bed lately. We pretend to sleep and he yells “Wake up Mommy” or Wake up Daddy!” just like they yell “Wake up Jeff!” on "The Wiggles" - a TV show that Jack loves. We read a book with a one-eyed monster that falls asleep and he yells “Wake up monster!” Last night we were reading a book called “Away in a Manger” which reads through the song lyrics. Partway through the book he yelled, “Wake up Jesus!” We just cracked up!

February 11th - One or the other

I can get one boy smiling at a time, but I can’t get a picture with both of them smiling. They are cute nonetheless.

February 11th - Cool dude

Jack has enjoyed putting his sunglasses on lately. More often than not, he puts them on upside down. We tell him he looks like a cool dude.

February 11th

Jack took a couple of Charlie’s new fuzzy socks out of the hamper and put them on his hands. Then he took the lingerie laundry bag that I wash all the baby socks in and put it on his head. It is a nice look, isn’t it?

February 10th - Bath time and bed time

We tried giving the boys a bath at the same time tonight. It was cute, but Charlie just isn’t quite ready yet. We will likely wait until he can sit up on his own before trying a dual bath again.

February 10th - Sesame Street Live

We went to go see Sesame Street Live, Elmo Makes Music today with Jack. It was good fun. After the intermission, Burt came out for a disco number in a white suit like John Travolta. A bunch of characters danced to “Do the Hustle” and then Burt did a Saturday Night Fever solo to the Bee Gees. It was very cute.

February 10th - Motor skills

Charlie has been working on his gross and fine motor skills. His trunk muscles are getting a workout staying upright in the saucer, although a couple of blankets help him out. His fine motor skills are getting a workout as he tried to grab the toys around the saucer.

February 10th - Where'd Grandma Go?

Jack loves to wear our shoes around the house including my fuzzy pink slippers. This morning, he grabbed his step stool and took it to the front door. He looked out the window saying, “Where’d Grandma go?”

February 9th - Holding Charlie

February 9th - Mardi Gras parade

They had a Mardi Gras parade at school today. Ronny went to go be with Jack, who is often uncomfortable when there are big events at school. The kids took a turn around the playroom and the cafeteria. The other kids and teachers handed out beads.

February 8th - Stitches

Jack fell at school yesterday and hit his mouth. His mouth was cut inside (top and bottom) and he had a cut about an inch long on the outside right below his lip. Ronny went and grabbed Jack from school and I met them both at the emergency room. I got the call from the school at 3:41pm and we didn't get home until 6 hours later. They ended up giving Jack an IV and sedating him so they could give him some stitches.

The drugs they use to sedate kids are related to LSD and Jack was tripping a bit. I held his hand while they put him under but sat across the room while they stitched him up. (I thought passing out next to my injured son’s gurney would be bad form.) Ronny stood above him and Jack started saying "Daaaddddyyy" really slowly like he was in a dream state. “Daaddddyyy” A bald nurse stood next to Ronny for a while and after he left, Jack said, "Oooone Daaadddddyyy." I guess when the bald nurse was there, Jack thought he saw two Daddies.

The doctor put 4 stitches on the outside of Jack’s lip and 1 stitch on the inside. As soon as Jack started coming around, he started moving his tongue over the inside stitch, which was gone in a matter of minutes.

This morning we went to see a pediatric dentist to get his teeth checked out. Jack wasn't very happy to be examined or get x-rays, but we made it through alright. His teeth were just fine. Then it was back to school for Jack. He was so excited to see his teachers and the other kids, he was practically hyperventilating. We sat with him for a bit while he ate lunch and then told him we have to go back to work. As we were walking out the door, he shouted, "Bye guys!"

February 4th - A visit to the park

The weather was beautiful, so on Sunday we went to the park for a little while. Jack's rosy Charlie Chaplin moustache is a little road rash from running around in the street the other day.

February 3rd - My Aggie boys

After the great picture posted a few weeks ago with my boys in their University of Minnesota duds, I decided it was time to get the boys in their Aggie-wear. I got Daddy in the act too. Charlie was a willing participant, but Jack was a bit cranky. In your mind, picture Jack yelling, "Get up! Get up!" with the second picture below. Charlie is looking at him like he is thinking, "What is your problem, bro?"

February 3rd - Jack and his baby

Last summer, Grandma sent Jack a baby doll to get him used to the idea of having a baby around. Sometimes Jack gets very attached to his baby. Here he is in the rocking chair with the baby and doing puzzles with the baby. He also tossed the baby in Charlie's crib and turned on the mobile for baby to watch. He twirled each animal as they went by telling baby what they were, "Red bird... blue turtle..."

February 1st - Brothers

I had Charlie on the floor on a blanket so we could practice him rolling over. He refuses to nap more than 35 minutes at a time and I think it will get better when he can sleep on his tummy. Of course having a baby sleep on their tummy is a no-no these days unless the baby can roll over, so roll-over training has begun. Jack went for a "walk-a-stroller" with Grandma and had to join Charlie on return. Below, you can see Jack's look of amusement and surprise when Charlie happens to grab his shirt. Grandma and Mommy laughed pretty hard.

February 1st - Smiley Charlie

Charlie is quite a smiley baby. His previous picture postings don't reflect his happy nature as much as they should. We get a lot of these big smiles!



Sometimes he finds his fingers, which at times are quite tasty and other times cause his face to scrunch up like he sucked on a lemon. This time he looks a little startled.

January 31st - Jack is sick :(

January 27th

January 22nd - Fun in carseats