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| Thanksgiving Day. Savannah has pink cheeks from the steroids. |
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| Playing with cousins |
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| Jammies at noon. Sick kids is the worst. |
Poop. Oh the poop. Owen was doing great and then regressed and started making "messes" whenever I couldn't keep a watchful eye on him (like when we were out visiting some friends from St. Louis or at the pool with dad). And in between those times he would hold it for days (we call him the bum of steel). Of course this was going on in the middle of croupiness so we were all a hot mess.
I've always told Dan we could get a pet if he could find something that doesn't shed and doesn't poop. So far he hasn't found a candidate that fits the bill. BUT if buying a 14 cent gold fish will help motivate my non-pooper, I will welcome it with open arms! Owen picked out the black goldfish (who knew there was such a thing) and the black rocks to put inside the bowl. (He's on a black kick. It's hilarious.) He gets to feed Dorothy after taking care of his business in the toilet. (Dorothy is the name of Elmo's fish, in case you were wondering.)
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| This kid has clocked SO MANY hours sitting on the toilet. So glad he's got it figured out now. |
After a diet of fiber and laxatives we got things moving again and now he's doing great. Savannah decided that Owen couldn't get all the attention for the #2's, so she learned how to let loose in the bathtub. Even if I waited until she had messed her diaper before putting her in the tub she still managed to produce some floaters. I was cleaning up poop so often that one on particular occasion I couldn't remember if I had washed my hands afterward or not. Gross. Let's just say we're all grateful to have that messy month behind us.
My itty bitty baby turned one! She is still so little that it's hard to remember she's hit that milestone. 16 pounds - a mere 4% on the charts (up from 2% at 9 months). She is letting her personality show which is fun when it's cute, and frustrating when she's showing her independent side. She only uses a binky for naps and bedtime and when she started throwing it on the ground and making me come to give it back to her I decided it was time to be done. I didn't make it 24 hours before I caved. That girl was determined to never sleep again without the bink. So for now we are tying it to her pajamas and maybe when she's 12 or something we'll work on getting rid of it again. ;)
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| We had way too much fun with the birthday tutu! |
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| Pink frosting with crushed candy cane. December birthdays CAN be fun! |
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| I had a hard time choosing only a few pictures, so I went crazy. |
The next picture has nothing to do with Savannah's birthday, but if I suddenly turn up dead in the next few weeks you can blame it on THE BIRDS! They live over by a canal not too far from here, and when winter hits they scour the neighborhoods for food. Our walnut trees provide a feast! This picture doesn't do it justice - there are usually 3 times as many. They sit in the trees and knock down the walnuts, then they will pick up the walnuts in their beaks and fly up high to drop them on the concrete. If they break open on contact, a flock comes running to get a piece of nutty goodness (it's actually kind of cool to watch - crows are smart!) But they are SO LOUD and of course they drive the neighbors crazy. They usually only come for a couple of hours each morning, which meant that we got to pick up anything left over each day after they left. It took about a week of scavenging before they had picked our trees dry. If you have any tricks on keeping crows away, let me know!
Merry Christmas to one and all! If you're lucky I'll do my Christmas post sometime before Valentine's day. :)
