Short and Stout

Yesterday Levi had his four month check-up, right on his four month birthday. These few months have flown and I am already seeing so many milestones passsed. He's a baby now, no longer my helpless newborn. Sunday night he rolled from his tummy to his back for the first time. Now when I lay him down for tummy time he automatically flips himself and then lies grinning at the ceiling over his accomplishment. At his appointment he weighed 15 lb. 7 oz. and was 24 inches 'tall'. That puts him in the 63rd percentile for weight (a nice average size) and the 18th percentile on height. Looks like he'll be our little dumpling baby for some time to come.

We need to talk. (bubby's serious face)

Morning grins and messy hair.

Pumpkins, Squash, and Cuties!

Its been an interesting week here to say the least. On Tuesday morning I went to put Levi in his crib for a nap and threw out my back in the process. I'll spare everyone the details, lets just say I've spent a lot of time lying on the floor, lying in bed, crawling around.....you get the idea! Aaron was my hero once again and has taken a couple days off work to take care of our babies, since mommy has been unable to do so. Today I feel much better and after being cooped up in the house almost unable to move it was nice to take advantage of this beautiful weather and take the kiddos to a nearby farm. I think it was more than enough movement for me, but a nice outing and Rebecca had so much fun picking pumpkins for out front stoop.

Bubby likes to play!

Here are some pics from this afternoon. Levi (a.k.a. bubby) likes playing with his snap together rings and baby gym.

Lesson Learned

Two lessons were learned this evening as I put the children to bed.

1) Do not let four year olds take glow sticks to bed as a cool night light.

2) Aforementioned glow sticks are filled with non toxic glowing liquid.

It was before nine and both the children were sleepy/asleep. Woohoo! Aaron tucked Rebecca into bed as I tiptoed Levi into his room and lay him down. Before I could tiptoe back out of his room I hear Rebecca... "Guys, come here!" I tried to hush her, but when I turned around I was surprised to see her coated in glowing green goop!!! I called for Aaron and began wiping her off with my hand, thinking this stuff was going to burn a hole in her skin, she begins crying as I try to wipe her tongue with a washcloth. I passed the clean up job to Aaron and ran to the kitchen to call poison control...Rebecca was complaining of it burning by this point. Thankfully, poison control assured me that although it stings, (she's not the first child obviously) it isn't harmful. Rebecca was pretty freaked out by her glowing clothes and bedding so everything had to be changed and to finish cleaning her up we had to wipe her down in the bathroom with the lights off (this stuff is invisible with the lights on), which got her even more upset, so Aaron had to hold a washcloth over her eyes, to keep her from seeing herself glowing and I was trying to wipe up all the glowing spots. LOL What a night! I was amazed at how it must have sprayed when she bit into it....glowing specks were everywhere on her bed, pjs, arms, face, etc.! All's well now and we will shortly be off to sleep ourselves. I feel sorry for Rebecca because this was the second traumatic event today. This afternoon she was stung twice by a yellow jacket hornet at the park when we attempted a picnic. Its just not been her day......

Before & After

One of the things I love about our house is the fact that there is so much for me to change and play with. The colors up when we bought the house were livable, so I've been able to take my time in choosing how to redo rooms....which means I always have something to paint, and I LOVE to paint!!! This weekend we tackled the master bedroom. New blinds that fit inside the window frames, a few new pics for the dresser, and a fresh new color make it feel like a different place. The before and after pics.....I just wish the sun were shining today so this paint could really show itself off, its such a great icy blue/grey.