March 29, 2007

Stayin Alive!

She's already up all night,
why not boogie down?

March 27, 2007

Zach's Shoe-Phone Conversation

I listened in as Zach talked on his BrownShoe-phone in the backseat of the car. Here's what I heard:

I’m gonna talk on da phone.

I’m Zachary.
I’m Lightning McQueen.
I’m Buzz.
I’m going to dah store.

Hallo?
It’s a nice day out.
Oh?


I wish I knew when this conversation took place. I'm only guessing 3/2007.

March 14, 2007

Zach's latest

Background:
The first time Zach seemed to notice me nursing Olivia, we were all sitting at the table having a snack. Zach had asked what Olivia was doing, and I told him she was having a snack too. This has since prompted several requests of snahk tooo? snahk tooo? when he sees her nursing, and...

Main story:
So, Scott's been on a work trip since Monday (it's Wednesday now). Needless to say, it's been a little bit busy around here.

As I was making dinner last night, Olivia was not-so-patiently waiting in her carseat on the kitchen table. Zach has picked up on my saying, "I know, I know" to console Olivia, and he was saying that to her in her carseat. So cute!

I glanced over my shoulder to see what they were up to, and Zach was perched on the chair looking into her chair. He had his shirt hiked up above his chest, and was saying, "Snack, Olivia. Snack," offering her his "boob." What a nice big brother!

March 12, 2007

3/12/07 - Zach Fever

Poor little Cakes. It's no fun being sick. Hoping Olivia can avoid this:

3/11 up til 11p?
3/12 see ella w/ cough, chewing fingers
3/13 runny nose
8:30p 100.4
8:45p bedtime, crying
9:00p put him to bed again, little crying, then sleep after 5mins (Olivia 98.9)

3/14 9:00a 100.5 (Olivia 99.0)
4:00p 101.0 (Olivia 99.5)
8:00p 100.4
9:36p (Olivia 98.7)

3/16 9:00a no fever
4:00p 100.9
8:40p 102.3

March 09, 2007

Visit from the Nelsons and Zinn Caulfields

We had a houseful when Caitlin and Becky brough the kiddoes and lunch to meet Olivia!

Click on the title to see some pics.

March 08, 2007

3/8/07 - Three Weeks Old

Don't squish her, Zach!
Pondering the big questions
Wondering what to get into next
A hat girl
Aww....
Hrmph?
Good, gentle brother
Click the title to view another album, if you're curious about even more photos.



March 01, 2007

Who Knew?

From the I-Never-Thought-I'd-Say-Such-A-Thing category, today I uttered the words,
"Let's go see if we can find that garbage truck, Zach."

Yes, the kids and I were on a Starbucks run (my first caffeine run since the babe was born!) this morning. Oh, we didn't go in the store; thankfully, there's a drive through close to us.

Yackety-Zach was in the backseat commenting on every tack-tuh and skoo bus we passed. Wayd duh tack-tuh goh? Waht ees dat? Wayd duh gah-buj tuck goh? Skoo kids? Ice keem? Wip keem? Stah bucks? Moh-cah? Wip keem? (Yes, they're all questions.)

Olivia slumbered through the whole monologue, and we were out of the house on a nice morning, so I thought we could take our time heading home. And that's when it slipped out: "Let's go see if we can find that garbage truck, Zach." And we did drive down a few streets looking for the blue sanition truck we had passed on our drive to the store.

* * *
We had another one at Pottery Barn Kids, and got called on it! As we left the store, we said goodbye to the stuffed toy Zach had tested out. A mom nearby said, "You wouldn't believe what you say goodbye to these days, do you?"

What have you said?