Aurora update

I haven't posted here in a while (*oops!*), so here is a long-overdue Aurora update.

• She still loves being worn, I am so thankful! The only problem is that my mei tai stash is going unused because she is up/down/up/down. So I sold a bunch and invested in buckle carriers. I seriously have a problem.
• Unlike Logan, she is a "I do it" kid. Logan was so happy to have us do anything for him, and Aurora gets pissed off.
• She loves sunscreen. She desperately wants to have some if anyone is putting it on. Weird, I hate the stuff.
• She is still obsessed with shoes, although will tolerate others not wearing any now. She used to insist everyone had shoes on. She throws stuff all the time out of frustration. This kid has a temper! It stinks because her consequences are different than Logan's and he doesn't like that so much.
• She is talking in sentences. It is unreal--Logan barely said anything intelligible before 2. It is so strange to have a verbal kid.

Amazing how different they are.

Today we are off to a bug festival at a botanical garden up in Encinitas. Our bug-obsessed boy is very excited!

Logan and Aurora violating my computer.

Another overheard

Upon learning that Logan, Aurora, and I needed to go back into the restaurant we had just left to get our house keys, Logan exclaimed:

Oh shucking whistles!

lol!

Overheard

Logan is playing nicely by himself with "robot" he built out of legos. I heard him say...

"Here is the peacemaker, here is the peacemaker!"

" What is the peacemaker?"

"The peace maker makes pieces and gives pieces to the other robots! Patoo patoo!"

For a moment there I thought he actually had a nice, non-violent robot in his army...

Merry merry!

Last night Don and I spent the evening wrapping and watching the new Star Trek movie. It was so good! A great Christmas eve. Today we had to wake Logan up at 7:45. This after him being totally out of control yesterday. I am happy we got to sleep in though.

After opening we ate pancakes and headed over to Coronado. It is a beautiful day and we totally could have worn t-shirts. Christmas always seems to be beautiful in San Diego!

Hope your day is a happy one!

One. Hoo boy!

The girl is one. One! Her birthday was low-key and lots of fun. She liked all her presents and especially the boxes/wrapping they came in. Logan was only marginally ill-behaved. He really likes to mash her head into the carpet, which obviously we don't condone.

Here she is the last day of under a year old...



And the big day...









And now the baby days of 2+2=Done are over. *sigh*

New dress

Here is a dress that I made Aurora last night. It will fit for about a day, but here it is nonetheless...





And here is Logan modeling the Max hood Don wore for halloween...

Best laugh evah

Baby Aurora's new laugh...

Steps and H1N1 vaxes

Aurora took steps! Last weekend she took her first three uassisted steps at our friend's house. Whoa! At 10 mths, 3 months earlier than Logan. We are so unprepared for a wobbly walker. Yay! and *sigh* I would like her to stay a baby a little bit longer. She clearly has other ideas.

Today we were told of a local H1N1 vax clinic where there was no waiting. What? We totally high-tailed it over there and everyone got shot. Logan was BY FAR the most offended, he really hasn't gotten over it yet despite the fact that it doesn't even hurt anymore. Regardless he informed me that I should get off his bed at night-night because I :gave: him the shot and he didn't want it. Oh well. I guess today I am horrible. I am ok with that. :-)

Overheard

On the way home from Ms T's yesterday Logan and I were discussing what days he and his buddy Ren are together at daycare. For the record, Logan and Ren go together on Tuesday and Thursday. Logan goes again on Friday and Aurora obviously goes all the days...

Me: So where do you go on Monday?
Logan: TeTe's?
Me: Let's try again.
L: School!
Me: That's right!
L: Daddy picks me up from school. I only like it when Daddy picks me up.
Me:Oh, you don't like it when I pick you up? Even from TeTe's?
L: No. I want Daddy to do it every day. Only Daddy!

Thanks kid. Can you tell he is going through a Daddy phase?

Sad Day

Well, it is a sad day in our house. Don has been closely following baseball as the PA team tried to make it to the top again. Oh well, next year! (I am not-so-secretly doing a happy dance that we can FINALLY watch something else, and that Gl.ee won't be bumped for the dullest game on earth...)

Here is how the playoffs progressed according to Logan:

Figgies smash up Colorado
Figgies beated up the Rogers
Figgies lose to the Ankies, poor Figgies.

As much as I dislike baseball, I sure am going to miss hearing Logan talk about the Figgies and their various opponents (who knew there would be a whole team of Rogers?).

Happy Halloween!

Says the bee and the dinosaur (dragon) with pink spots... I was a flower and Don was Max, King of all Wild Things...

New hair!

Big days

It seems as though life got infinitely busier with the start of school. Everyone execpt Aurora is attending class in one form or another. Logan started preschool two days a week (it is going well), Don is back teaching the night class and elementary school, and I am taking a serger class every Wednesday night. Add general life craziness and it has been pretty wild. And I can't believe it is October. Wha?

Aurora is growing like a weed and is starting to cut her first tooth. A bump on the gum confirms it, in addition to her surly mood of late. The kid is generally so happy that any crabbiness is noticed immediately. So now we have a reason! She also started doing the sign (we are teaching her basic sign language) for milk. Hooray! Now she can tell me when she is hungry. And last but not least she stood on her own yesterday for a couple seconds. She is barely a baby anymore.

Logan taught Aurora how to hold hands yesterday. I couldn't leave them to get a camera because they were on the bed (Aurora crawls off immediately). It was adorable and they both stayed still for a considerable period of time with hands locked. My heart melted...

Yeehaw!

Crafty

My latest project-a mei tai slipcover! I am pretty happy with the results. Next up is a full mei tai (which is a babycarrier that is kind of like a backpack with long straps that wrap around and tie instead of short padded buckle straps).

Also, on the sage advice of my Grammy and mom I signed up for a serger class this fall. My first class was last Wednesday and it went great. I met another woman who has kids the same age as Logan and Aurora and she also sews diapers. And lives a short walk from us. Go figure. We have already had a playdate and everyone gets along. Hooray!

In costume

Sore loser. Didn't win at candyland (for the first time, he usually beats us). And he is in his halloween costume just cause. It is a "dinosaur" that might look a little like a dragon, but don't tell him that!

Motion

*This is an old post - but good for historical reference :-)*

Aurora is constant motion (so is Logan, but that goes without saying). The girl is rolling all over the place and getting up on her hands and toes. And just now, JUST NOW, I saw her go on her hands and knees. This girl is determined to get at stuff and her current abilities are not sufficient. She is also starting to eat solid food in quantities that make me think some is actually getting past her mouth. Where did the baby go? Where?

Food, scars, general musings

Aurora started solid foods at 6 months. I thought it would be a big hit, since she seemed more than ready, but no. This is what she thought of avocado...



And then...



But in between bites was quickly back to...



Logan's busted chin scar is healing slowly. It will be a badge of honor someday.



We are also in the very slow process of redoing our bathroom. First we had the tub resurfaced, then Don painted (it used to be very orange), and this weekend he put down tile. I looooooove it! Grouting this week...





Last, but not least--more cuteness.