Tuesday

Liam arrived at 8 and had his first bottle. He is such a good guy to wait so patiently! Brian got a call and could take Raina to school after all. The pavers still haven't arrived! Bummer...
Liam was perfect all morning...cereal and mixed berries for breakfast, 1 1/2 hour nap, ride in car to pick up sister from school, lunch of mixed berries and a new treat, apples and carrot mix. Hmm. Didn't sound that great, but he liked it. Ate about 1/2 of it. 6 oz. bottle. BM after lunch.
Now he's in his little cart. Raina had watermelon (her grandpa spoils her) and string cheese and peach yogurt and cookie for dessert and milk. Now it's Dora time before nap.
Raina had a dry diaper before nap but isn't napping. She's serenading the world with her various songs. Liam had the world's biggest bm so I'm washing his shirt.

Monday morning

Wow...didn't realize till now that I missed two days last week...too much excitement around here! Raina's beautiful dress is perfect for her by the way. She ate a little yogurt and some oat squares in milk and had orange juice. The boy finished his bottle and then gobbled down his cereal with pears and his next bottle about 9:40. He went down for nap about 10:20. He was very gentlemanly and laughed when I laid him down and pulled the shades. Grandpa and Raina left for kindermusik about 10 and went out "the back way" since they are tearing things up and a big truck to haul the stuff away is part way down the drive. They have a cutting tool to make precise rectangles and then a forklift takes them to the truck. We all went out and watched a while on the back porch since they started just off the concrete up by the shop. Great fun!! The guy told me it should only take half a day to tear up and the paving crew would come tomorrow. Then we have to stay off of it for a few days.
Onward to lunch. Liam ate a whole sweet potatoes and finished off his breakfast fruit, so he's had two whole canisters today! He laid down about 1:45.
Raina had apple sauce and peanuts and mac and cheese and milk. She has had a hard day on diapers...she won't pee when she sits on the potty. Then she gets up and pees in the diaper. I don't know why or what to do. I just shake my head and change her rather noncomitally. She seems happy with it. (She also says on Friday she's having a birthday party, so go figure what she's thinking.) We put up some Halloween decorations for fun and got out orange plates to eat on. She had fun looking at our old Halloween stuff. She watched one "High 5" and is going to read books after she goes potty with grandpa. Maybe he'll have more luck.

Wednesday Wahoo!

Grandpa decided to make another Wed. fun day and he and Raina are off to Monkey Joes. She showed me how she's going to jump real high! She ate a bowl of oatmeal squares with milk, some raisins and half a banana. Liam finished off the bottle that came with him and then at 9:30 had bananas in his rice cereal and about 5 oz. more bottle. Then he went to sleep about 10.
He got up about 11:30 and played until lunch at 12:15. Raina and grandpa got home after a fun-filled morning. Monkey Joe was actually there! And played on the slides...Raina was a little awed. Grandpa let her eat a Mickey D. chicken wrap on the way home and she ate it ALL. No fries, no book, no box...just a chicken wrap. Then she ate an apple (cored by the machine) and had some milk. And 5 chocolate chips. We are baking after nap. Daddy is here with a big delivery truck. Grandpa and Raina are going to see him and then napping. Liam just laid down at 1:50. More later...
Raina baked cookies and had a popsicle after a 1 1/2 hour nap. She took some home for mom and dad and has a special box for school tomorrow with 12 Dora napkins for the kids. She helped with everything.
She pooped and pooped in diapers....blah.

Tuesday...3 days and counting

Liam arrived about 8:15 and grinned at me and sat in my lap for about a half hour. He didn't want to lay on his mat, but was quite peaceful with me. Then he fell asleep! I didn't want him waking up ravenous, so I fixed a bottle and he drank about 6 oz. and didn't burp well because he was asleep again. He is down now. More later...
He woke up at 10 or so, I changed him and we played a little, and then he went back to sleep until a little after 11. He pooped well and then ate a little after 12. 6 oz. bottle, peaches (one whole) and the rest of his squash from yesterday. He seems fine. Rolled back to front to back twice today.
Raina had applesauce, mac and cheese left over from yesterday and peach yogurt and milk.

Monday, Monday...

Liam was hungry by 9 and ate cereal, mixed berries, and 6 oz. of formula. He about fell asleep in ecstacy while drinking. That boy does enjoy his food! I put him down for nap about 9:30.
Little girl was in a cantankerous mood. Didn't want to eat anything. Finally drank her juice and ate part of a banana and a bite of cereal. I made her great oatmeal with chocolate chips (on our diet because chocolate chips are dark chocolate mono-unsaturated fat or MUFA). She would not even try it! So that was the mood. She wet her diaper (which she hasn't done in weeks) before leaving for Kindermusik. She did try to help grandpa clean with her own mop and put stickers on grandma and watched a little of a show about reading. So all was not bad... She definitely has her endearing side, too!
Raina enjoyed Kindermusik with grandpa and got a piece of cake at the post office's grand opening in Piedmont, next to Fred's. She ate some mac and cheese and yogurt and milk and apple. Very little of the first two. Liam ate all the rest of the mixed berries with gusto and about half a squash and 6 oz. When he woke up from about 1 1/2 hour nap, he had another bottle and then smiled and played. Raina slept about the same amount and watched "high 5" and danced with the dancers.

Library day

Kidsd had GREAT night...not a creature was stirring...Liam slept till a little after 7 and Raina till bout 7:45. Liam seems much better today. Woke up in a good mood. Drank his bottle on the porch with grandma. Then we went swimming. Liam sat on the side in his chair and amused himself while we splashed around. Raina wore her swim diaper and seemed happy that way.
Liam had pears and cereal and ate it all and a 6 oz. bottle about 9:15. Raina and grandma and grandpa had waffles with strawberries and a couple choc. chips on top...yum and in the flat belly cookbook. Orange juice too. Raina has pooped already in her pull-up...sometime she'll get it!!!
We're off to the library now and Liam is getting ready for a morning nap.
Great time at the library...alphabet books and lots of dancing around. Raina was very good!! Went potty and washed hands before lunch nicely. Dora yogurt and peanut butter sandwich.
Liam slept well and ate vegetables and banana stuff and his bottle. Rainy day but fun. Played on the porch...blocks and Liam in his cart. Also a tunnel of sheets.
Both kids have pooped twice. Hurray for poop!

Thursday

Liam arrived abou 8 a.m., asleep in his seat. He woke up shortly but was not happy. I cuddled him till about 8:30. We gave him a bottle but didn't try the high chair and food because he was so fussy... just wanted to rest, He slept fitfully from about 9:15-11:30 and I took his temp under his arm and it is OK. I'm getting his lunch ready now. very congested and wants to be held
He ate about a half a pears and his bottle at lunch. Still very congested and fussy. He didn't want his spooned food, although I thought that would be easier on the stuffy nose. I've suctioned his nose many times. He's down for a little nap now.
Raina had a good day at school, Be sure to look in the backpack announcing Open House next week. She played basketball at school because they didn't go outside. That's about all I got.

Adventure Day!!

We left about 8:30 for NC, all excited about picking apples high up in the tree. We stopped to feed Liam cereal and peaches and bottle and then continued to Skytop Orchard. Raina ate most of a big half of a bagel with creamed cheese and about 3/4 of a Dora yogurt, besides additional juice. It was a little drizzly, but we dressed up and had a blast picking a half bushel of cortlands. Then Raina played and played in the little houses and the swings and Liam refused to go to sleep. He talked and talked and looked around and I finally gave up and just sat and played with him. Another baby was there...8 months old...who looked smaller but made the same noises and they kind of grinned at one another. Raina went potty twice quite well in the porta pots there and grandpa thinks she may have pooped a little. Go figure. Liam yelled part of the way home and then fell asleep to the new Kindermusik CD. We ate lunch at home and got down to naps by two. Liam had a large, welled formed BM after his lunch of mostly peaches and bottle. He really wasn't into his mixed veggies, but I think it's because he was tired. Raina had eaten a large part of 3 apples, but managed to eat some cheese, finish her yogurt, have some milk and a popsicle. She was a little dismayed we didn't stop at McDonalds. She was quite articulate in explaining how good the chicken and french fries are. She tried to yell a little when we said no, but then cooperated like a big girl. Disappointments do happen.

Tuesday

Liam, Raina, and Brian arrived early today...about 8 a.m. Everyone was in a good mood. Raina gave me her pack...thanks esp. for the socks...and yes, we were running low on pull ups. She ran around the yard with Sophie for a while and then investigated the shop with her dad before leaving on time for school. Liam and grandma read Goodnight Moon and Maisy Takes a Bath a couple times each. Liam seems to like rhyming sounds. Grandpa departed for Samaratin House and Liam had breakfast--cereal and pears and 6 oz. of formula. He was REALLY ready by a little before 9 and let me know. He almost fell asleep drinking and didn't burp well because he was zonked.
He slept about 2 hours and then got up and played in his little cart. He scooted all the way across the room! Forward!! He had a whole carton of squash and some of banana and 6 oz.
Raina had another "great day" at school. She played outside and went to her locker quietly so as not to wake up the babies. Hmm...

Monday, September 14

Hurray for Mondays!! A new start...kids arrived about 8:20. Raina helped make oatmeal and then wouldn't eat it. So she helped make a cream cheese bagel and ate about 3/4 of a large half and her cup of oj. We found some socks, a little small, but I wondered if they'd want them in stocking feet for Kindermusik (or I guess that was the gym thing, or was it both?) Anyway, she played with her "lovely" kitchen and made soup and tea and then washed the dishes. She went potty like a big girl before leaving with grandpa about 9:50 for Kindermusik.
Liam has quite a nose-ful but has been sucked and wiped and was a happy little guy. He ate his rice cereal with bananas and about 5 or 6 oz. of formula. He had a small, fairly firm bm. He ate at about 9:20 and went down for nap when sister and grandpa left. H rolled over several times on my bed while I was playing with him and actually chuckled when I made noises at him! He may have a runny nose, but he's eating and cheerful so far.
Well...afternoon. Raina had a great time at the class. Yes, they took shoes off, but grandpa said most were barefoot. Grandpa forgot the bag he took and then thought she was in the wrong class. I went over after my board meeting, got the bag and talked to the teacher. She said it was for up to 3 1/2 and that Raina was great in the class. (also grandpa had a good voice...poor grandpa with all the yuppy mothers) She has a bag of things to show you, with books and such.
She had some cheese crackers, grapes, yogurt (ate it all) milk and 3 vanilla wafers for dessert. She was good most of the time for grandpa.
Liam was super until it got close to lunch. He cried a bit of the way from church to home ( we had a problem getting me to my board meeting on time) but then ate up a storm. A whole jar of corn and sweet potatoes and lots of bananas and almost 6 oz. of milk. He is sleeping now. Has woke up and gone back to sleep. Raina is down for her nap.
Raina slept over 2 hours...no bm. Liam had three bm's and slept about 1 1/2 hours and drank his 4 o'clock bottle like he'd never seen food before.

Friday...the basics for the day...
Liam...ate cereal when he got here (nineish) and drank the rest of the bottle plus about 2 oz. more. He slept for about 2 hours. He ate about half a carrots and the rest of his pears (from them mixed with cereal in the a.m.) and about 6 oz. of formula. He stayed awake in the shade while we swam and went down to nap at 2. No b.m. yet.
Raina...went to the library for story hour and loved the dancing part. She claps and turns and swings with real rhythm. She played on the computers, manipulating the mouse to click when the page was to turn on the story she looked at. She was quite enthralled. We read several books together and she played with some toys and then had o.j. and came home. Twice went potty well. Once pooped in diaper...loose! Ate a lot for lunch...watermelon, mac and cheese, milk, vanilla wafers. She seemed hungry for once! She loved swimming (as we did) ;although it was a tad chilly, it was still good. She went down for nap about 2.

Wednesday...everyone arrived shortly after 8. Liam greedily sucked down his bottle. Raina, on the other hand, was offered a variety of cereals, chose oat squares and then ate about 4. She drank a full glass of orange juice, but wouldn't eat anything else. Even made her grandpa pare an apple and then ignored it. She was a little grouchy, but used the potty and left to play at the zoo with grandpa. Hopefully she will be in a little better mood (and not demanding "my show now"). Liam asked for breakfast early and fell asleep during his bottle. Ate a lot of cereal mixed with pears and then a whole 6 or 7 oz.
Liam got up about 11:30. He had drooled a lot while asleep and seemed warm to me. He wanted lunch soon, so he ate early. He had almost a whole carton of squash and the rest of his pears and 6-7 oz. Then he fell asleep sitting up in grandpa's lap! I put him down about 1:30. He doesn't seem just right...I don't think he has a fever, but he just seems out of sorts and overly tired.
Raina and grandpa had a great time at the zoo. There was no program today ( I don't know how I messed up) but they saw everything and grandpa said it was better than a program because hardly anyone was there. They stopped on the way home to stock up on what Raina will eat. She ate a whole DORA yogurt, cheesey crackers and a banana and milk for lunch. Then she had a cookie. She almost pooped in the potty...actually went in the bathroom and then pooped in her pants. Weird. She almost made it!!!! Now she is reading in bed.

Tuesday

Liam arrived happy and drinking his morning bottle about 8:20. He finished most of it and then flirted with the grandparents before laying on his little mat. He turned over both ways and then got tired of that and went to his car/chair. He pushes himself into corners and then yells for help. He likes to get in front of the TV. Turning it off so as not to ruin his eyes.
At about 9:30 he ate his cereal with strained peaches and his bottle...almost fell asleep drinking! I changed him and put a little grease on his chin... he seems to have rubbed it a little (looks like rug burn) He fell right asleep...guess the big weekend wore him out too!
Liam slept almost two hours. Lunch at 12:30 was a whole carton of carrots, peaches and about 5 oz. of his bottle (we don't push it if he seems done). He rode around in his car thing while we all watched Little Einsteins for a half hour.
Raina came home happily from day 2. She made a ladybug. It has her name on it...she says that it says "Raina had a great day" so things must be good. She talked about the slide at playground and said Ms. Payne told her to use the stairs and not climb up the slide. She also said they had circle time and sang Old Mcdonald. She seems very happy about school although doesn't say much. She ate peanut butter on crackers, half a banana, apple sauce, milk and a cookie. Also some scraps of mozzarella cheese because we were eating it and she thought it looked fun.
Down for naps at 2 (so grandma and grandpa can get a 15 minute nap too!!) Just prior to laying down she had a big poop (hurray, I guess) so she is better that way and didn't poop at school.
Both slept about an hour and a half. Liam had a 4 o'clock bottle. Raina pooped again in her diaper, but used the potty all the rest of the time. Raina had a snack of juice and a popsicle. Now we are thinking about going outside to wait for mom.

Hey, Thursday! "Raina had a great day!" is what her smiley face said in her backpack. She seems happy but tired. The only thing she really said she did was play on the playground. The car pool line is a hoot. Everyone lined up and the teachers check the numbers and then bring them out one by one. I was early so I was third in line so she didn't have to wait long. The fun part was being a contortionist and buckling her in from the front seat.
Liam was great this morning for grandpa. Ate a lot of cereal and then slept for 2 1/2 hours. He ate some chicken stuff for lunch with his fruit and has been on his tummy (and rolled) and is in his little cart now. Raina likes to roll him around and he seems to like it too. Added bonus of having them together here is that they get to be together. He really responds to her!
We are going to walk soon I think. Uncle Tom called in the middle of lunch and Raina didn't eat much...a few strawberries, milk, and a half a pb sandwhich. Grandpa had made her noodles with butter and peas but she wouldn't touch them. Oh, well. Grandpa is in there trying to get her to poop. Ha, ha. My hairdresser said her mother set the three year old on the potty one morning and wouldn't let her off till she pooped and then gave her a full sized Hershey bar. I don't think we want to go there. I think it will come eventually when we least expect it.
Oh, cousin Frost is 25th percentile weight and 3rd for height at one month. Grow Frost, grow.
This blogging thing is fun!!!

Today is Wed. 9/2...Got the kids to our house about 9 and fed Liam cereal and bottle. He really didn't like his cereal today, so only ate about 6 mouthfuls. He loved his bottle, though. Napped about 1 1/2 hours while Raina and grandma went shopping at Food Lion. What a great helper!!! She also pointed out things that she wanted as birthday presents...markers, hair bands, etc. She ate some chocolate chip bagel and hot chocolate this morning. Lunch was pears and mixed veggies for Liam and he gobbled them down. Along with his bottle. Then he played in his chair thing and we went out for a little walk around the warehouse while Raina swang and played in the tree house. She ate half a banana and some quesadilla and some muskmelon and milk. Down for naps at 2.

OK 9/1 is not as fun. It started out fine...we fed both kiddos breakfast about 8 or a little after. Liam ate a big bowl of his stuff with bananas for flavoring. Raina had cheerios and a banana and a few raisins. Liam's bottle was 7 oz. Then we all went for a walk to see the horses. All went well! Then Liam went down for a nap and Grandma went to knit. Well, I guess Liam woke up early and demanded to be fed about 11 and Raina wanted lunch and Grandpa had a few hard minutes. Now all is well and Liam had almost a whole turkey thing and the rest of his bananas and about 6 oz. of bottle (he chose not to finish it all). Raina has gone potty twice very well but the last time she missed the toilet a little so poor Grandpa was on clean up. So grandma is happy, but grandpa has had a hard day. It's tummy time now and as soon as they start to nap, grandma is going to try to get her portfolio turned in....maybe hurray!!!
Liam and Raina both took good naps and grandma went to turn in her portfolio
Liam had 6 oz at 4 and gulped them down! Raina had oj and crackers at 4
Now Raina has pooped her pants only a scant 5 minutes after going potty quite well. Rats~
Liam is content in his little moblile think. Grandpa has batteries in it now so there are some weird noises.