A must read.

If you haven't please take a moment to read the blog, written by friends of ours, "Fresh Picked by Flynn". We have a link to this blog along the right hand side of our blog. Or, click here: www.freshpickedbyflynn.blogspot.com

I didn't ask you to read this to make you sad, but to make you appreciate what you have a little more. So give your little, or big, baby an extra squeeze and I love you tonight, because no matter how difficult they might be or how much they make you want to pull out your hair sometimes, nothing could compare to what our friends have had to go through this week.

Happy Valentine's Day!

Happy Valentine's Day everyone! Or, as my husband calls it, Happy "love" day. Madeline had a Valentine's Day party at school today. She made a hat, as seen below, she made a butterfly and a special I L U heart for mommy and daddy and sister Lucy. Parents were welcome to her party and so I went. Pink Jello snack, a special book reading and a game of musical hugs made a perfect way to spend my Valentine's Day. I am still waiting for flowers from my husband ;-)

We also started Lucy on rice cereal today. Now I'll always remember when we started her. It's a little earlier than when we started Madeline, but the doctor would agree that she's more than ready.

We hope you and your family had a special day...or, a special night!

xoxoxo

Ahhh, warmth.

Madeline's got her shades and her purse and she's ready to go! A few weeks ago we went to the Como Zoo Conservatory. It's a lovely tropical climate and a nice break from the house and the mall. Flowers, fish, plants and trees and other interesting things to look at. Madeline enjoyed the Koi ponds specifically. She liked them so much she stuck her finger into the pond and one of the fish decided to taste it. She never again went within a foot of the pond the rest of our visit, in fact, she would peer over the ledge to see the fish, but with her arms and hands hugging her body. "Fishies bitted me!"

We took a little break on a bench and behind us was a lovely chalk board of words that she started reading from- very educational. She was reading about a Tamarind-"The tree of life".

And then, on our way to the car, she decided to eat snow. Where does she learn this stuff?

Lucy's 4....months

At 4 months old Lucy is 17 lbs and 26 inches long. She's starting to roll over and has a strong will to sit up on her own soon, too. She is a very oral baby, something Madeline was not, so this is new and interesting to us. Everything goes into the mouth....everything. Her bouts of fussiness are minimal now, as they related to gas. She's generally a happy baby that just wants attention- sounds normal to me. Today, though, we're on day 3 of an ear infection and a touch of what the doc believes to be RSV. It's sad to see her and hear her so congested. Lots of TLC, warm steamy baths and Vicks. Other than a few tears when she can't breathe or when I'm cleaning her nose, she's just happy and smiley.