Halloween Fun Part 2

Halloween Fun Part 1 took place in Winona a few weeks ago with all the little cousins and a fantastically decorated yard that Joseph just couldn't get enough of. And now available on a blog near you are pictures from Halloween Part 2. We actually are part of two neighborhoods, one Milwaukee and one Wauwatosa, and they both know how to do Halloween up right which means two nights in a row of trick or treating for Joseph and one big party for Jessica and Jay (Hannah and Leah don't know what they're missing yet).

Halloween Fun Part 1

Recent Events

10/16 - Hannah stands on her own without support
10/18 - The girls have their last bottle, all sippy cups baby!
10/19 - Leah has 102 degree fever AND her top left tooth breaks through
10/21 - Leah gets a rash all over and it was not the tooth causing the fever...Roseolla is the culprit!
10/22 - Hannah says "buh bye" as we are leaving the house (they both also say "more" now for more food)
10/22 - We take all the kids out to dinner (an event!). Girls stay awake past 7pm! (but go to bed at 6pm the next night)
10/23 - Hannah and Leah get fitted for first pair of shoes (seen in photos)

Just Joseph

So rarely is it just Joseph and me, but a few evening this week we've had some fun time after the girl's have gone to bed, and today we went to the dentist together while the girls were at daycare. He was pretty excited to get his teeth cleaned while watching Curious George. And he did everything he was told for getting xrays, floss, and fluoride. Apparently he listens better than some 6yr olds! (imagine my surprise) Our evenings have been the most fun (mornings never stood a chance....I'm always tired or rushed and typically there are either tears or poo involved) One night we looked out front and got to see all the Halloween decorations outside. Joseph is a HUGE fan of all the skeletons, spider webs, ghosts, and spooky things on display everywhere we go. (He also enjoys Old McDonalds. Not the song, but the fast food place. They have good hangleburgers there.) The other morning I was getting a bit frustrated with him because he kept talking like a baby while I was trying to get everyone in their jackets and out of the house, and like five times I asked him to stop talking like a baby, each time my tone getting a little more harsh and finally he said very calmly "Mommy, maybe I should just stop talking". So cute. And then I felt bad so on the way to school I told him if he was good that day that we could have a pajama party at night. So after the girls were in their cribs, Joseph and I put on our jammies, popped some popcorn, had some gogurt (threw an apple into the mix for added nutritional value, Joseph's favorite fruit) and watched a show (Franklin on Nick Jr). We topped it all of with a Franklin book followed by a Frog and Toad story before calling it a night. It's been a good week for Joseph, but tommorrow will be even better because Daddy comes home, and let me tell you, we are all pretty excited about that.

Hannah & Leah 1 Year Stats

Hannah Lu
Head: 46cm (80%)
Weight: 23lbs 3oz (80%)
Height: 31 inches (95%)
















Leah Rose
Head: 45cm (50%)
Weight: 22lbs 8ozs (75%)
Height: 30.5 inches (90%)

Hannah and Leah Turn One!

Has it been a year already? Even though it seems so long ago that I was enjoying my extended stay at Waukesha Memorial, the twelve months with Hannah and Leah as part of our family have gone by pretty fast. We don't need red nail polish on Hannah's big toe any longer to tell them apart, and even though early on I thought it was Leah who had a mark in her diaper area (which later turned out to be poo) it is Hannah who ended up with a birthmark on her hip. For now they appear to have Jay's hazel eyes, just like Joseph. (and in our family hazel means dark grey, with perhaps a fleck of brown or green. Quite the genetic mystery really). Leah is our first thumb sucker, and was more interested in that than she was her very first cake (my daughter? If I wasn't there I might not believe it) Hannah on the other hand demolished her first cake with such an urgency that we needed to take it away for fear that she would actually consume the entire thing (clearly she takes more after me, whereas Leah's interest in cake more resembles that of Jay). Our once itty bitty little baby girls are not so little any more! It's been a fun year watching them grow and interact with each other and everything around them. Can't wait to see what's next! Happy Birthday Hannah & Leah!

More Fall Fun

All Smiles

And what's not to smile about? We're down to one bottle a day (the it's 6am and I'm awake and hungry bottle), no more packing bottles and food for daycare (oh how we love that daycare has a kitchen), gone are the days of buying formula (this is the only scenario in which I think milk is the most amazing drink on earth), we take naps after lunch each day (that's right, all three kids sleep for at least one common hour each afternoon....sometimes two!), and we have made it a few weeks without any unexpected visits to the doctor (knocking on wood as I type). Truly smileriffic.