8.27.06

The past four days have been BIG ONES for Anna-Kate!
- On Thursday she started crawling on all fours!
-On Friday she waved bye-bye for the first time!
-On Saturday she cut her first tooth!
-And on Sunday she was found standing in her crib after naptime! (and I forgot that now bedtimes are going to be a huge struggle of lay her down, she stands up, she cries until I come back, and lay her down again and then she stands up and so on and so on)

No wonder she's been a little cranky for a few days, she's had a lot on her mind! :)

This is the normal Anna-Kate, though, and we hope she comes back soon.


Maegan's final days of summer are here; she starts school on Thursday! We decorated her new school bag today, had 'unpack your backpack' night last week, and the girl cannot stop asking to go to school! We hope this means there will be no tears shed (by her) on Thursday. Mommy is another story.
Does she look like a preschooler?


Maegan is my little helper. She has been so good about helping me out now that I am watching Drew. Here is her latest fascination- helping feed the babies:


I got a few good pics (out of the 50 or so I snapped!) last week of the three of them. My favorites:




And here is poor lil A-K today, a little grumpy but content watching Baby Einstein:

8.9.06

well, finally i know that i have four people reading this blog! Thanks for the comments...it's nice to know i'm not talking into empty space :) (so- if you're reading this and not commenting, shame on you! take a second to let me know you are out there! lol)

We are healthy again! I've been better for awhile and Maegan is all better now too. A-K has a lingering cough that only seems to bother her at about 1:30 am, but other than that she seems to be great.

Some exciting things going on here- i've got a new job! I'm now Drew's babysitter, at least for the time being. Kelly was having a hard time finding childcare so I finally thought about it seriously and thought- hey, why not? If I can handle 2 kids surely I can handle 3 and i'm even considering taking on another kid or two! No, this is not a moment of temporary insanity. I think it's permanent.
So knowing that I'm going to have Drew here 3 days per week and possibly take on another animal or two, I had a great time getting the basement in order on Sunday. I cleaned the toy area and the tv area really well, and then worked on Maegan's art corner. So here's some pictures of those areas:
Art corner:



Play room:



Yesterday I opened the fridge and the tray of eggs came tumbling out, I must have left the cover of their little space in the door open. About four eggs came crashing down, breaking on my feet and the rug below my feet. Maegan said, "UH OH MOMMY! You're supposed to be CAREFUL." lol

Anna-Kate is currently fussing at me, because I am not holding her. This is a common theme here, she spots me from across the room and realizes that if i'm across the room then I can't possibly have my arms around her so she begins to cry as she inchworms across the floor. Here's the view from my desk: