Spoke too Soon

Our conversation last night at the dinner table went something like this:

Me: "You know, I'm really proud of Isaac and how well he's adjusting to having Maddie in our family."

Ryan: "Yeah, me too. He's such a good kid."

Me: "I mean, sure, he struggles every once in awhile---like always trying to lay on top of her during tummy time, or shoving his hand in her face every time they're in the stroller together----but overall, he's such a good big brother. I can't imagine him ever doing anything to hurt her."

Not 30 seconds later (no lie), Isaac---who had been tickling Maddie's toes as I held her in my lap----opened his wide mouth and bit Maddie's chubby little knee. So hard that it left teeth marks.

Guess I spoke too soon.

At Least Someone was Entertained

Keeping Isaac busy and entertained throughout the day can be challenging. He loves to be outside but sometimes it takes me awhile to build up the courage to take both kids out in public on my own----just getting them into the van by myself takes exceptional skill (I'm working on it).

The other day I had the bright idea to get Maddie's exersaucer out of the closet, just to see how she liked it. It turned out to be very entertaining, though not so much for Maddie.

Playing innocently

A content Madelyn (though slightly oblivious to all the surrounding toys--I should probably give it a couple more months)

Going...going...

gone... About this time I decided to put the camera down and save Maddie

He has since dove head-first into the seat, where he laughs upside down and peaks through the leg holes saying, "hi mama, hi mama." I don't think Maddie is going to get much exercise in this thing until she can fend for herself more. Her brother doesn't seem to understand what personal space is just yet.

Seriously so Funny

My dad introduced me to a new blog the other day: www.seriouslysoblessed.blogspot.com It is a spoof on Mormon Mommy blogs. It totally mocks my life and everything I stand for but it is laugh-out-loud funny. Some of it is a little over the top but it's still my favorite new blog to read. I especially got a kick out of this post. I would pay money to know who is behind it.

On a more serious note, did you know that you can subscribe through lds.org to have different inspirational quotes sent to your RSS feed or email? Check it out here. Thank you for the heads up, Andrea!

Here are a couple of my favorite pictures taken on Maddie's blessing day while we were in Utah:

My sister-in-law, Becky, is an amazing photographer, so she took some pictures of all the grand kids while she was in Utah. Isaac is to blame for the chaos in this picture. Just after she got everyone positioned, he started to cry, and in doing so scared baby Addie and caused Ellie to frown. Carson and Natalee seem happy--too bad I cut their heads off in the picture. Meanwhile, Maddie is snoozing away, oblivious to it all.

It's hard to get our whole family in a picture together (since one of us is usually behind the camera), so even though this is just a snapshot, it's my new favorite family picture. Muchas Gracias, Jota.

Maddie's stats

Maddie had her two month check-up this morning. I was a little nervous about taking both kiddos to the doctor myself, but it wasn't as bad as my nightmares played it out to be. Isaac just played with the toys the whole time (except while they were giving Maddie her immunizations--he wanted to watch that and smiled a couple of times because it was her on the table instead of him) and Maddie was her usual, pleasant self (until they gave her the immunizations, that is, when she let out the loudest, saddest cry of her two-month-old life).

She weighed in at a whopping 12 lbs, 4 oz (75th percentile), and is 22.25 inches long (50th percentile). Just like her brother, she has a big melon---her head is 40 cm in diameter (75th percentile). This is what she has been doing ever since being calmed down after getting her shots:

We love our little chunky monkey!

You've got to try this New Snack

Buttery Salt and Cracked Pepper popcorn. My sister introduced me to this beauty while we were in Utah. I am totally addicted. There are 4 or 5 other flavors (like garlic and olive oil), but I'm pretty sure I'll never be able to deviate from the salt and pepper flavor. Why would I? It's perfect. I'm not even crazy about popcorn, but this stuff is absolutely addictive. It even comes in 10 convenient snack bags (though I could down 2 or 3 at one sitting). Seriously, you have got to try it.