New routine

Our babies are growing so fast. Eliza has been wearing sundresses all summer, and some of my favorites are getting too short! She's 38 pounds now and 38 inches tall.

Ezra is 15 pounds and is such a good baby! He loves to snuggle. His hair is growing, but he's got this one hair in the middle that's an inch longer than all the others. I guess it's the first hair he ever grew in utero. So cute!

Last week school was closed and the 3 of us spent the whole week together. We had playdates, baked an apple pie together, went to bouncy castles, Chuck E Cheese, etc. Then on Wednesday we spent the night with Grammy & Papa. Eliza helped Grammy make a chocolate pie and all the grandparents got to watch Eliza swim. The next morning we headed out to the lake and Eliza and Papa went in a paddle boat and she swam in the lake a bit. She had a really good time, but she isn't really a "lake water" kind of girl. Nope, we like our chlorine over here.

To celebrate the end of summer all 4 of us had a 3 day weekend at a resort near Bandera. It had a water park, horseback riding, smores by the campfire, a cowboy who did rope tricks, hundreds of deer, golf, all sorts of things. It was a great little getaway and Eliza learned the phrase "You know what?" Chicken Butt." from a 5 year old. Apparently this is hilarious to children and needs to be repeated ad nauseum. Her giggles are pretty contagious though.

This week I went back to work and both kids went to school. I love that they go to the same school and they're so close by. Eliza is taking ballet again, along with fitness, music and Spanish. Ezra is taking Drooling 101. Actually he loves watching the other babies and he gets a ton of individual attention. When I pick him up, he's like, "Hey, it's the Milk Lady!"

Other than being very tired, S and I are feeling super lucky. Can't wait to spend the whole weekend snuggling my babies.

10 weeks

Ezzy Bez (where do I get these nicknames?!) is 10 weeks old today. He is really turning into quite the little charmer. He smiles all the time now, even on command. I can't wait for his first giggle. He rolled over from back to tummy last night, so he can go both ways now, but he really isn't doing either regularly. (Which is fine with me. I was impressed with his skills but I'm in no hurry for him to grow up so fast! I say that like he's driving a car or something.) Speaking of growing up, he's 14 pounds now! And he's grown 3 inches since he was born. So that puts him at the 60th percentile for height and head circumference and 90th percentile for weight. I must be making buttermilk up in here. It ain't skim, that's for sure. He's also cooing now and that is freaking adorable. It sounds like he says Ellie (our nickname for Eliza) a lot, so of course she's thrilled about that. Despite the fact that she's still up in his business constantly, when she's not, he just stares at her. Can't decide if he's in awe of her or just trying to keep tabs on when she'll make her next attack...

Worth the Wait

Remember that recital back in May that I was so worried about going into labor and missing it and then Eliza refused to perform? Well, turns out they had another recital for the end of summer session. Not only did Eliza get really excited about it (despite having to wear black again) but she was amazing! I was frankly pretty surprised at how long she could remain focused and how detail-oriented she was! And of course she flashed plenty of proud smiles and took a bow at the end. Watching with pride as your kid does something much better than you ever expected has got to be one of the best parts of parenting.

Kickin' it with the birthday boy

Today is Scott's birthday! Eliza made him a card and wrote out "Scott" "Dad" and "I love you" easy peasy! (I told her how to spell some of it, but she knows how to write pretty much all the letters!) Last night she asked me how to make a present. She wanted to make him a wrench because he "loves wrenches." Cute. Ezra didn't get Scott anything. What a slacker. His cute little smile just might get him off with a warning though. Plus he's sleeping for 4 hour stretches, so I guess that counts. ;)

Happy One Month!

Ezra turned one month old yesterday. He's also started smiling socially over the past few days. The first time I asked him if he remembered being upside down in my tummy for 2 months and he smiled at me. The second time S and Eliza were dancing around the living room to Adele and he was giving me this look like, "what kind of crazy family did I end up in?" then he smiled. He's smiled for S a few times too, usually when he sings to him. Hopefully we'll get a video or picture soon!

The Ezra side eye

Ezra's 2 week check up was yesterday. He already weighs 9 lbs 1 oz! When the doctor was examining him, Ezra peed all over both of us. Then when the nurse did the PKU, he peed on me again. This is why I carry an extra shirt in the diaper bag. :) On Sunday Ezra had his first bottle of pumped milk. Eliza and S were happy to feed him, and I was happy to have a glass of wine. He took the bottle with no problems. Tonight Ezra rolled over from tummy to back! I think Eliza was 3 or 4 months old when she rolled over, so I was surprised. He definitely can't sit still. We didn't get it on video, but all 3 of us were there to see it! It's hard to tell much about his personality at this point, but when he's awake, he often has a skeptical face, with a wrinkled forehead. And quite often when his sister is in his face, he gives her a "what the heck?" face. I call it the Ezra side eye. It's pretty funny. When he makes this face I think he looks like my brother, Zac. Actually, mom says I was up in Zac's face a lot when he was a newborn, so maybe it's not a coincidence.

the purple mary's

While driving home from school...

Mom: "This is a song I liked in high school, it's by a band called the Cranberries"

Eliza: "Cranberries!? That's not a name for a band!"

Mom: "What's your band gonna be named?"

Eliza: "The Purple Mary's"

Well done kiddo.