Up Sleeves & Up Pants

Jack doesn't wear short or long sleeves on his shirts, he wears up or down sleeves. This morning I asked him if he wanted to wear short pants since it is going to be hot again today. His response? "I want to wear up pants." Cute!

Technology Snag

Little Miss Lauren is already 5 months old! She is laughing and smiling all the time. She has even started shrieking in delight, but not to our delight. I swear she could rupture our eardrums some days! Today she had her first visit to the swimming pool as our temperatures here in Ventura neared 80 degrees. She might be my water baby because she didn't even mind when Jack splashed her in the face. She also seems to be teething. She gnaws on her fist constantly, even while I try to feed her rice cereal. It's messy, but fun. Jack loves making faces at her and she is his greatest audience. She will crane her neck around to see him from any angle. The other day she laughed hysterically while her talked to her in his Batman voice while wearing an Ironman mask. He loves her and she is his biggest fan. I love watching them together, warms my heart.

Jack is, of course, as adorable as ever. He had fun swimming today and we went to the park this morning. Yesterday we drew pictures on the driveway with sidewalk chalk and he went to school in the morning. He is becoming quite a character and is developing a sense of humor and good timing. Last night Daddy said, "Don't tell Mommy." And he joked, "Oh, Mommy....." His new favorite song is "Who Stole the Cookie from the Cookie Jar?" He likes to raise his shoulders and say, "Who? Me?!" Too cute!

As for the terrible month away from the blog I apologize, but I faced major technology problems. It turns out that the computer is destroying all my camera cards! At first I thought it was an old camera memory card, so I got a new one. But then that one was erased immediately, too. Hmmmm...so we tried a different camera and SAME THING!!!! All our photos for the last month have been deleted, so sad. But we've figured out another way to get around the problem, so today you get the blog again. We plan on being VERY busy during April, so plan on seeing photos from Big Bear, Palm Springs, Redondo Beach, Legoland, Oceanside, Daddy's grand opening of the Housing Authority's newest property and hopefully more trips to the pool and maybe a visit to Santa Barbara Zoo. Phew, it wears me out already :-)

4 Months Old

Little Lauren is 4 months old today! What did the birthday girl get? Four shots! Ouch! The good news is that her doctor said she is perfect (like we needed him to tell us that). She weighs just under 11 pounds (5%-ile) and measures just over 23 inches tall (10%-ile). She just started rolling over from her tummy to her back. And over the last week she has been laughing, kicking and flirting with Daddy like crazy. Tonight she gets to try rice cereal for the first time, so you can expect some more video of that to come soon.

I Hate Technology

Grrrr...It has been a week since our fun visit from Tutu and Grandpa Nick, but I've been struggling to get the pictures posted. If it's not one thing, it's another. A problem with the camera's memory card, my inability to get the photos uploaded to the Mac. Well, here are a couple of photos and there will be more as soon as I can get the &^@#*% camera to cooperate!

Needless to say it was a wonderful visit. Lots of cuddles (and a cozy fire), several rounds of the game Candyland (Jack won), and plenty of food (I do my darndest to fatten Paula up)! The cutest part of the entire weekend was when I told Jack that Tutu and Grandpa Nick had just arrived. His eyes lit up and he said, "Tutu and Papa Nick? I LOVE THOSE GUYS!" It made my heart melt. Thanks again for making the journey here. We look forward to our visit to Oceanside in April (Legoland, here we come)!

Cuddle Time

Lauren got some cuddle time with Daddy this morning while Mr. Jack was anti-social. He wanted to drink his hot chocolate in peace! He must've felt like Lindsay Lohan trying to duck the paparazzi. So Mommy snapped a couple of cute pictures of her other two favorite people. We are so looking forward to seeing Tutu and Papa Nick today. Jack has been planning for their arrival all week, telling me, "We play (fill in the blank with any variety of kid's games) with Papa and Tutu?" Yes, Jack, I'm sure we will!

Getting Big

Our little girl is getting so big. She has now slept through the night two nights in a row! She is smiling, babbling and even started laughing a little! Happy Monday everyone!

Chatty Lauren

Our little girl gets more talkative all the time. She especially loves to have full conversations on the diaper changing table. Tonight she was smiling and flirting with Daddy while I made dinner. How cute is she?!