tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32767990008038549592024-03-14T07:44:49.630-07:00brooke's excerpts & extractsa snippet of daily lifeBrookeShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16136802544133409709noreply@blogger.comBlogger249125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3276799000803854959.post-89615991475037962042015-03-08T18:04:00.001-07:002015-03-08T18:16:30.481-07:00Kiddie UpdateMy Littles.<div><br><div>Tripp, 15 months:</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPPV_jgoyGafG1fObEYUzC5L9GcvZWqMXEVcRtPvxwXOhxZN5mdEoC0CxFPn5pUeKANUjuFl76oRENvRH_V-7NwDPR_a0hT_l8d6WJpiqzKRRvW_a65hMfECNB0SncTHU9fN9e35-OCY0/s640/blogger-image-302687373.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPPV_jgoyGafG1fObEYUzC5L9GcvZWqMXEVcRtPvxwXOhxZN5mdEoC0CxFPn5pUeKANUjuFl76oRENvRH_V-7NwDPR_a0hT_l8d6WJpiqzKRRvW_a65hMfECNB0SncTHU9fN9e35-OCY0/s640/blogger-image-302687373.jpg"></a></div></div><div>Expert crawler. </div></div><div>Nervous stander. </div><div>Fruit, cheese and bread chomper. </div><div>Laugher. </div><div>Lover. </div><div>Snuggler. </div><div>Happy sleeper. </div><div>Car and truck racer. </div><div>Couch climber. </div><div>Cabinet hider. </div><div>Afternoon napper. </div><div>Stairway sneaker. </div><div>Toilet bowl finder. </div><div>Taiga tickler. </div><div>Book reader. </div><div>Marker eater. </div><div>Smile giver. </div><div>Daddy's hat wearer. </div><div>Heart stealer. </div><div><br></div><div>Charlie Ann, 3 1/2 years:</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9gdsuCNE3fqn-mdN8_ZRLLkxfC7fPcz1nO908C5SgJ_Uxm1s-vYuIspDyxv9EHklVAYGuqAjk1LAqxd5mK6LKt6wgNhmMhdpE8aJB4loncdIJcllJszHfWOtGm9ldDgP8vqgSwIdJw_k/s640/blogger-image--588347038.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9gdsuCNE3fqn-mdN8_ZRLLkxfC7fPcz1nO908C5SgJ_Uxm1s-vYuIspDyxv9EHklVAYGuqAjk1LAqxd5mK6LKt6wgNhmMhdpE8aJB4loncdIJcllJszHfWOtGm9ldDgP8vqgSwIdJw_k/s640/blogger-image--588347038.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirltOhssToREmaNgPStdp-au0XgYPi2mmFwmoBeQ7jmC7C0sUtcMwe1LO1tv0b_IJMeXsZILUBwQjSJBgD2fbCaGQuOHJRrnWQw79g_bdemRtMBYTLLN06taRxw_W0bk3tJZRvlz-pXiQ/s640/blogger-image--919930612.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirltOhssToREmaNgPStdp-au0XgYPi2mmFwmoBeQ7jmC7C0sUtcMwe1LO1tv0b_IJMeXsZILUBwQjSJBgD2fbCaGQuOHJRrnWQw79g_bdemRtMBYTLLN06taRxw_W0bk3tJZRvlz-pXiQ/s640/blogger-image--919930612.jpg"></a></div></div></div><div>Problem solver.</div><div>Self dresser. </div><div>Attentive listener. </div><div>Book reader. </div><div>Let It Go singer. </div><div>Twirling dancer. </div><div>Curious George watcher. </div><div>Daddy lover. </div><div>Outdoor adventurer. </div><div>Rule follower.</div><div>Deep feeler. </div><div>Do it myselfer. </div><div>Olive eater. </div><div>In the lines colorer.</div><div>Fabulous helper. </div><div>Brother protector. </div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Everything pink wearer.</span></div><div>Magazine flipper. </div><div>Perceptive watcher. </div><div>Hotel pool swimmer. </div><div>Fiery leader. </div><div>Tenacious avower. </div><div>Detail rememberer. </div><div>Expert puzzle piecer.</div><div>Beautiful inspirer. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div>BrookeShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16136802544133409709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3276799000803854959.post-28111866832054240942015-01-02T19:36:00.003-08:002015-01-02T19:36:53.819-08:00SOUPer SoupWinter swallows everything for a solid six months (insert black and white scream mask here) in the grand land on Lake Ontario. And when winter hits, it gives the ol' one, two punch with knee deep snow, plunging temps and grey, grey, GREYNESS. For. Months. On. End. My current fight-back technique is straight from the kitchen- armed with pots, measuring spoons, butter and a LOT of spatulas. Cooking and baking. That's how I fight <strike>fire</strike> cold with fire. And, when I'm in Narnia, I cook a lot of soup. I mean, A LOT OF SOUP. I'm actually thinking of hosting a soup swap party, where everyone brings recipe cards and a big bowl of their favorite kind... We'd use approximately 87 paper bowls sampling the soup spread, drink generous amounts of wine and soak up olive oil and pepper with the best bread, but anyway, I digress..<div>
So, soup. Chowders. Bisques. Stews. Jambalaya. Broths. Stocks. Curries. Chilis. Yep, I love all of that hot in a pot goodness. </div>
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1 pound Italian sausage</div>
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3/4 cup chopped onion</div>
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1 slice pancetta bacon, diced</div>
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1 1/4 teaspoons garlic, minced</div>
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1 tsp chicken base (or bouillon)</div>
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4 cups water</div>
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2 potatoes, cubed</div>
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2 cups kale, rinsed and julienned</div>
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1/3 cup heavy cream</div>
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Preheat oven to 300 degrees F.</div>
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Place sausage links on a sheet pan and bake for 15 to 20 minutes, until done. Cut each link in half lengthwise, and then into 1/2 inch slices. Set aside for later.</div>
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In large pot, over medium heat, saute onions and pancetta for 10 minutes, or until onions are almost clear. </div>
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Add garlic and saute one minute. Add chicken base, water and potatoes and bring to a simmer for 15 minutes. </div>
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Add kale, cream and reserved sausage, simmer for 5 more minutes and serve.</div>
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1 cup diced carrots<br />1 cup diced onion<br />1 Tbsp chopped fresh parsley<br />2 tsp dried basil<br />1 tsp dried oregano<br />1/2 tsp dried thyme<br />1/2 tsp dried crushed rosemary<br />2 bay leaves<br />1/2 tsp sugar<br />Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste<br />1 1/3 cups diced zucchini<br />1 1/3 cups shell pasta<br />4 cloves garlic, minced<br />1 can dark red kidney beans, drained and rinsed<br />1 can cannellini beans, drained and rinsed<br />1 cup green beans<br />2 cups slightly packed fresh spinach<br />Finely shredded Romano cheese, for serving (Parmesan works too)<br /><br /><i>Directions</i><br />Add vegetable stock, water, tomatoes, celery, carrots, onion, parsley, basil, oregano, thyme, rosemary, bay leaves and sugar to large slow cooker. Season with salt and pepper to taste, and cook on low heat 6 - 8 hours or high 3 - 4 hours.<br />Add in zucchini, green beans, pasta, garlic, kidney beans and cannellini beans and cook on high heat and additional 30 - 40 minutes, until pasta is tender. Stir in spinach and cook several minutes until heated through. Serve warm topped with Romano cheese.</div>
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1 rotisserie chicken, deboned and meat chopped</div>
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2 TBS butter</div>
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1 med onion, diced</div>
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1 cup celery, chopped</div>
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1 cup carrots, chopped</div>
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1 cup peas</div>
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1 cup corn</div>
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1 cup green beans</div>
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10 cups hot water</div>
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1 tsp marjoram</div>
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frozen or refrigerated noodles (i.e., Reames egg noodles)</div>
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1/4 fresh parsley</div>
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Freshly ground pepper, to taste </div>
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Saute onion and celery in butter in large stock pot or dutch oven.</div>
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Add remaining veggies and chicken.</div>
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Dissolve bullion in a cup or so of the hot water. Stir into pot. Add remaining water and marjoram.</div>
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Bring to a boil, reduce to simmer. Let simmer about 35 minutes.</div>
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Return to a boil and add noodles and parsley. Boil about 3 min (or according to directions on package).</div>
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Remove from heat. Pepper to taste.</div>
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1/2 medium cabbage</div>
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4 cups sauerkraut</div>
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1 lb stewing pork</div>
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1/2 lb bacon, uncured</div>
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1 lb kielbasa sausage sliced</div>
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1 large onion, diced</div>
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2 cloves garlic, minced</div>
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1 can tomato paste</div>
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sea salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste</div>
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Cut the cabbage in thin slices and boil until tender in a pot of boiling salted water.</div>
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Boil the sauerkraut in another of about 2 cups water. Strain and keep the sour water aside.</div>
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Saute diced pork. Set aside.</div>
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Saute bacon, kielbasa, onion and garlic together.</div>
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1 lb sausage</div>
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6 cups water</div>
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2 cups split peas</div>
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2 med potatoes, peeled and cubed</div>
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1 cup onion, chopped</div>
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1/2 cup celery, chopped</div>
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2 tsp salt</div>
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1 tsp marjoram</div>
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1/2 tsp pepper</div>
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Cook sausage until browned, drain. Add water.</div>
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Rinse peas, add to meat. </div>
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Stir in remaining veggies and spices.</div>
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Bring to boil. Reduce to simmer. Cover and let simmer about 1 hour, until peas are tender.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Spiced Kettle of Beef and Vegetables</b></span></div>
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2 lbs boneless beef chuck roast (stewing meat)</div>
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1/2 cup flour</div>
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1 Tbs salt</div>
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1/2 tsp pepper</div>
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1/2 tsp paprika</div>
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1 cup onion</div>
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6 cups water</div>
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1 clove</div>
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2 cans diced tomatoes</div>
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2 cups carrots, diced</div>
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1 cup celery, chopped</div>
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3 cups potatoes</div>
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1 cup peas</div>
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1 tsp sugar</div>
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2 tsp salt</div>
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1/2 tsp pepper</div>
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3 Tbs cornstarch</div>
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1/4 cold water</div>
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Combine 1/2 cup flour, 1Tbs salt, 1/2 tsp pepper and 1/2 tsp paprika. Dredge beef in spice mixture. Brown dredged beef in stock pot with olive oil.</div>
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Add onion, saute.</div>
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Add water. Put clove and pickling spice in mesh wire tea ball. Immerse in soup.</div>
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Simmer 30 min, covered.</div>
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Add veggies and seasonings. Simmer uncovered another 30 min.</div>
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Make thickener. Stir into hot soup.</div>
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2 cups coconut milk (canned)</div>
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4 Tbs curry powder</div>
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1 lb bacon, uncured, cut in 1 in strips</div>
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1 tsp sea salt</div>
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2 onions, chopped</div>
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2 garlic cloves, minced</div>
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2/3 cup water</div>
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3 cups cauliflower, cut in small florets</div>
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2/3 cup cashews</div>
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1 bunch fresh cilantro, chopped</div>
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In a large skillet cook bacon. Set aside</div>
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Add 1 cup coconut milk to stock pot with curry powder and sea salt. Bring to simmer. Whisk to combine.</div>
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Add cooked bacon, onion and garlic. Cook one minute. Add remaining coconut milk and water.</div>
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Boil a few minutes to reduce liquid. Add florets and cook 3 minutes, until just tender.</div>
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Remove from heat. Stir in cashews. Garnish with cilantro. </div>
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***Follow the link to read about these previously posted amazing soups.***</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="http://brookelynsickler.blogspot.com/2010/04/creamy-chicken-mushroom-soup.html" target="_blank">Creamy Chicken & Mushroom</a></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="http://brookelynsickler.blogspot.com/2011/01/non-processed-cheese-broccoli-soup.html" target="_blank">{Non-Processed} Cheese & Broccoli</a></b></span></div>
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BrookeShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16136802544133409709noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3276799000803854959.post-31195074789864722312015-01-01T19:26:00.000-08:002015-01-01T19:26:04.762-08:00Tripp Turns ONE YEAR OLD<br />
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Tripp. Tripp. Tripp. My Little Boy. This past year has been a wonderful one with our little guy. He has brought new depths of joy and happiness like I've never known. I am so thankful for this little man's endless good days. His smile is contagious and that grin brings a new level of love to the Sickler household. <br />
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Tripp, at one year old, loves to crawl. He army crawls most of the time, but is beginning to do a little stiff-elbowed, hand and knee crawl. He is pulling up on anything 30in or shorter. He loves to climb the stairs and is faster than a toupee in a hurricane when the gate is left ajar. Tripp has figured out how to open kitchen drawers and about 50% of the time can manage the kitchen cabinet doors as well.<br />
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Tripp loves to clap, to wave, to point and to grab. He is working on those fine little motor skills while turning the pages of his board books--he shakes, he is concentrating so! He is quite busy with the books, and will occasionally let you finish reading one to him. But most of the time, if you start to read a book to him, he wiggles down, finds another book, scoots back and enjoys "co-reading".<br />
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His favorite game is putting small things into bigger things, dumping out, and then repeating. He plays with all of Charlie Ann's baby-friendly (and the non-baby-friendly, actually) toys, and tries to do everything she does.. especially coloring and magna-doodling. <br />
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Tripp is a chitter-chatter-chatter box. He doesn't stop talking. Even when I have soothed him to sleep, and as I am laying him down in his crib, he still is mumbling and smiling with his eyes closed. What a funny boy. He is saying a few words, like "stop, stop, stop", "all done", "daddy", "night-night", "Taiga", "mama" and "no, no, no, no". (An insight into his little world, maybe? Ha.) He is learning sign language for please, thank you, more and all done.<br />
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He is a bit picky on foods.. rather, I have let him be pickier on foods. Sigh, some things gotta give.. and when there is a challenge on eat this! vs. eat something!, I usually go to the latter. It's mainly just non-pureed meats and veggies that we have problems with. But he does pureed meat and veggies just fine... Hence, why we are still purchasing jars of 'chicken orzo' and 'beef with mixed veg'.<br />
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Tripp still nurses. Sigh. However, over Thanksgiving, with the help of our holiday company, Tripp has managed to take a soft spout sippy cup! Whoop. I have him on almond milk and occasionally cow's milk. He is not really into it as a substitute for nursing, but... baby steps? Also, he is successfully going to bed for Jarod or our holiday guests. Which is like... MEGA-RELIEF for this mom. It's like a pinch hitter. A pinch hitter that you want to write into your will. <br />
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He is <strike>LONG </strike>AVERAGE and SKINNY still. In the 60% for height at 30'', and 11% for weight at one ounce shy of 20 lbs. Ha. Tripp wears size 18 month clothes across the board. <br />
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Tripp is in the funny (not-so funny) stage of merging his two naps a day to one. Making for either a long morning or afternoon (whichever one didn't get the nap). His night sleep is good. When he is not teething or under the weather, he sleeps a solid 12+ hours. <br />
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And, at 12 months old, he has 12 teeth. Chomp.<br />
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Tripp is the cuddle bug of the family- still snuggling and laying on shoulders. He is so sweet.<br />
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<br />BrookeShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16136802544133409709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3276799000803854959.post-72048674685102290542014-12-26T20:39:00.001-08:002014-12-26T20:39:51.422-08:002014 ReflectionsLooking back. Looking forward. Reflecting. Pondering. Wondering. Hoping. Surviving. Wanting. Wishing. Waiting. <div><br></div><div>The year of 2014 brings many thoughts of tired days, interrupted nights, toddler angst, cold cups of coffee, weary parents, studying for the primary exam, disappointment, frustration, loneliness and slogging ahead, just to make status quo. Although there were a few sprinkles of rest, 2014 was tiring. </div><div><br></div><div>Jarod is in the thick of his PhD work. He is at the official mid-point of his five years here at the University of Rochester. As accurately described, it is too far from the start to be swept up in the romance of pursuing a PhD (or to quit!) and too far from the end to see the light at the end of the tunnel. It is now where the work feels insurmountable, where the new ideas are far between and the demand is wearing. It's been a hard year with all that has been required of Jarod. While we still know we are meant to be here, having daily faith and veracity to make it through has depleted us. </div><div><br></div><div>I took on caring for a sweet little two year old girl in July for 38 hours a week. Having three under three, five days a week, has proved daunting, to say the least. </div><div><br></div><div>Charlie Ann brings new challenges and new depths of patience and forces new creative methods of training. Her spirit is tenacious and her heart feels deeply. I admire her perseverance and strength. And I pray constantly that we are channelling her strengths to help her and lead her rightly. </div><div><br></div><div>Tripp has brought so much joy and happiness. He is the one thing that is thus far, simple and not complex, and I'm so thankful. His needs are straight forward and not complicated. And it's refreshing to know he is satisfied with cuddling, lunch or a nap. Tripp has been such a bright spot for everyone in the Sickler household. He is so expressive in his love for all of us, and it brings my heart deep happiness to see him make his sister and his daddy smile. </div><div><br></div><div>As the children are now one and three, we are moving out of the baby stages and into easier years. They are communicating better and becoming much more self sufficient. And although their demands are still very physical, there is much more rest and restorative sleep at night. I'm looking forward to having a toddler and a preschooler in 2015. </div><div><br></div><div>Jarod has only one more semester of class, and then he begins his writing proposal and dissertation work. Which, although the demands will be rigorous, he will have more authority in his daily schedule and freedom in his hours. </div><div><br></div><div>In 2015 I am hoping for a less reactive life style, and a more proactive one. One where I am thriving, instead of merely surviving the day to day. I am hoping to be able to rise early again in the morning, before children, and take a deep breath before beginning my day. I am so satisfied in this opportunity to stay at home with my little ones while they are so young. And even on my worst days, I still can feel my heart smile at the privilege to walk the journey with them so closely. In 2015, I want my home to show peace, contentment, joy and gratitude. </div><div><br></div><div>In 2015, I want more dates with my spouse, more high fives between us and more comraderie in our united efforts. I want to be more compassionate, more understanding, more sympathetic and more encouraging. He is a good, loving man and not many can say they married their first love. In 2015 we will celebrate seven years of marriage. I am so pleased.</div><div><br></div><div>My personal challenge for 2015 is to grow in my comfortableness of being emotionally available for my family, to swallow my pride and acknowledge my wants and my needs. To move away from militant task master and towards one who has freedom to enjoy and freedom to rest. </div><div><br></div><div>It is good to reflect, to ponder and wonder. It is good to take time to step back and observe. I am grateful for all that we learned and managed this past year, yet I am eager for what is ahead. </div><div><br></div><div>Cheers to 2015. </div><div><br></div>BrookeShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16136802544133409709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3276799000803854959.post-62702542691645786502014-12-24T08:28:00.001-08:002014-12-24T08:29:20.099-08:00Birthday Photos - Charlie AnnMuch celebrating was had on November 11th for Charlie Ann. <div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9LeophhP_ioIyOlDUlzdfgav3YPfZybKtPooKys0vqo6WldpJFbTzxQFIamt40tgsVGx0e9IjSb8XTpXkrkC2G2DIX59-boLT0K0vnGQcjpCI34uHDXmqmXtrfOF4TTGsxTWxDP_6rJo/s640/blogger-image-654832958.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9LeophhP_ioIyOlDUlzdfgav3YPfZybKtPooKys0vqo6WldpJFbTzxQFIamt40tgsVGx0e9IjSb8XTpXkrkC2G2DIX59-boLT0K0vnGQcjpCI34uHDXmqmXtrfOF4TTGsxTWxDP_6rJo/s640/blogger-image-654832958.jpg"></a></div>Waking her up and telling her she was THREEEEEE!</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKWlXiDZD_nrLRYz1LtoiJeZttlIhrJiMmZkLd25DFuEW_54J58hG6M1GXVLQmXE5ycydWo66YSMuO32OwVXxmg7zDDwirdkrE5q59lDvtLY6ORjB71kYOUwiE9jxRdV45HfhkqfoxToc/s640/blogger-image-2006686925.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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She's a gem. Happy three, Sweet Pea!</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUXgV9BiIw9HYvir01cT48Ch7KV_nI5AQasoUn4gPNOvRXhrsRuvbSOvo6Wbq6x6BzcFSDFXJTELhAo8G0k9aOR_WqVJHjsbH6eRYamxmlrf6BA1suxEGriifZwdjIg74-jYDrUQARaHo/s640/blogger-image-2134432029.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUXgV9BiIw9HYvir01cT48Ch7KV_nI5AQasoUn4gPNOvRXhrsRuvbSOvo6Wbq6x6BzcFSDFXJTELhAo8G0k9aOR_WqVJHjsbH6eRYamxmlrf6BA1suxEGriifZwdjIg74-jYDrUQARaHo/s640/blogger-image-2134432029.jpg"></a></div>(Also, obligatory birthday growl)</div>BrookeShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16136802544133409709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3276799000803854959.post-41267530620369437732014-12-22T07:59:00.004-08:002014-12-22T07:59:53.602-08:00Charlie Ann and the Big ThreeThree. Years. Old.<br />
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I know it's still a little age for a child, but in this household, 3 sounds like retiring age. How is it that my little girl is already three?<br />
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Celebrating Charlie Ann's birthday was bitter sweet for me. Sweet to see so many smiles and witness genuine excitement. Sweet to watch her understand and know what celebrating her birthday means. But bitter to know that two years old is a finished chapter. Bitter to watch her struggle with the inevitability of growing up (namely trying to fall asleep without a paci for the first time in her whole little life). Bitter because as the older she gets, the more I realize and experience that she is her own person, not always to be fixed and soothed and comforted by her mother. I don't always know what she needs now. She is more complex in wants and needs and personality. I can't always MEET her needs and wants and understand who she is and that is a humbling place to live. I know that these things are healthy places for all of us. But of course, adapting to change is always a bit prickly.<br />
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But speaking of this new chapter of THREE... <br />
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Charlie Ann at three is a smart little cookie, very aware, full of adventure, confidence, curiosity and compassion for her little brother.<br />
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Three year old Charlie Ann loves Curious George, duplos, playing outside, running and walking (never riding in the stroller), purple rain boots, the color pink, Minnie Mouse, tomato soup, cleaning up her toys, drinking from a glass (with no lid or straw), climbing in and out of her car seat and buckling it all by herself, taking showers and washing all by herself, swimming, making Tripp laugh and doing everything that Daddy does.<br />
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Charlie Ann is learning to share, to draw with pencils, to ride her tricycle, to kick a ball, to climb the climbing wall, to help with chores and to be patient.<br />
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Three year old Charlie Ann sings songs she knows and makes up new ones, has just started an interest in dolls and make believe/pretend play, teaches Tripp the hand motions to multiple ditties and tries to get him to talk and walk. Charlie Ann is very responsible and is very dependable and trustworthy. She looks after Tripp when I am in the other room, and I hear her repeating my phrases of correction.<br />
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My sweet Charlie Ann, thank you for making me a mom and bringing to light new depths of love and fear (and consequently faith) like I've never known! Thank you for continually refining my character and challenging me to face my own insecurities and frustrations (it's amazing how much kids can be a mirror! -yikes!)<br />
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BrookeShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16136802544133409709noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3276799000803854959.post-20577491096213130962014-11-17T10:50:00.000-08:002014-11-17T10:50:07.066-08:00Pumpkin CarvingBefore I take down the pumpkins and erase my "happy fall y'all" chalkboard sign, I need to do one last autumn update. Here are some adorable photos of Charlie Ann carving and painting her first pumpkin.<br />
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She got to stay up late and wait for Daddy to get home so we could all carve together.. hence why she is in her pajamas.<br />
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She was not really a fan touching the inside of the pumpkin.</div>
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Have you hugged your pumpkin today?</div>
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And of course, the most adorable and hungriest skeleton I've ever seen.<br />
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<br />BrookeShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16136802544133409709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3276799000803854959.post-34625337636210177482014-10-27T12:24:00.001-07:002014-10-27T13:09:23.899-07:00Tripp - 11 MonthsTripp's last "official" month as a baby. Gulllllllpppp. Someone stop the clock. 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That would be his meal of choice all day long if possible. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8kTpVYRgm3J1_oZvyACgD3M9d-pRkoWoFyzTtr9WRwBfWuVGJ8WxZdCJaHa5TRW_ozLSzPRf4y_BO1MbT5W4Bnio2b72E4NiK9vCeqbKGn_TXT13JnJiB1FRPplrCs1sEnFLXsBlenzo/s640/blogger-image--1576997658.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8kTpVYRgm3J1_oZvyACgD3M9d-pRkoWoFyzTtr9WRwBfWuVGJ8WxZdCJaHa5TRW_ozLSzPRf4y_BO1MbT5W4Bnio2b72E4NiK9vCeqbKGn_TXT13JnJiB1FRPplrCs1sEnFLXsBlenzo/s640/blogger-image--1576997658.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>New tricks and stunts: professional army crawler, pulling up to knees, clapping, signing "all done", sharing food and toys and *actually stopping* when being told "no" (ie, computer cords, {out of order} fireplace, chewing on bottoms of shoes, pulling up {and out} of baby tub, etc.) </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit18Y0X-4lbn3F7rT6SBUPiY500dSowAvo-9P217f_QdVKvc9DneUp_DMdAV5Aa4E_MM9scCGpQGLADyGLoQ85QjOTiyLQY5JhaFZvbusN6jZ-xDF0tUEX3bM4uZeUfs6f7VnD9V53trs/s640/blogger-image--1450439033.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit18Y0X-4lbn3F7rT6SBUPiY500dSowAvo-9P217f_QdVKvc9DneUp_DMdAV5Aa4E_MM9scCGpQGLADyGLoQ85QjOTiyLQY5JhaFZvbusN6jZ-xDF0tUEX3bM4uZeUfs6f7VnD9V53trs/s640/blogger-image--1450439033.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQqMKE5195ryqNXv_GRpP_pC2Ws_qRgHVmV2h8KFijgqWNv4LgdlYNgNYMeEj7CqSDsx-FLmSDo-en7hm0zF5DyPRPj-GEaZvaS3-aOyghyc4_w2o0GJNlal_vAKWcylM8VRwQszjs-k0/s640/blogger-image-2139694917.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQqMKE5195ryqNXv_GRpP_pC2Ws_qRgHVmV2h8KFijgqWNv4LgdlYNgNYMeEj7CqSDsx-FLmSDo-en7hm0zF5DyPRPj-GEaZvaS3-aOyghyc4_w2o0GJNlal_vAKWcylM8VRwQszjs-k0/s640/blogger-image-2139694917.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdTtwC33XJVs-GqHlINnppmPwBINyz41MV9KZhz7OhoMHJsG-hnTXMHsB37bU_4Sl6A9kApUQvWdIKM4zCc-x8Us4Zsqovw3zghBs6MRjZHsBauH4YclQwPwXYSQU0p0DSSi0jgcrgomY/s640/blogger-image-810089800.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdTtwC33XJVs-GqHlINnppmPwBINyz41MV9KZhz7OhoMHJsG-hnTXMHsB37bU_4Sl6A9kApUQvWdIKM4zCc-x8Us4Zsqovw3zghBs6MRjZHsBauH4YclQwPwXYSQU0p0DSSi0jgcrgomY/s640/blogger-image-810089800.jpg"></a></div>First carousel ride </div><div><br></div><div>Eating: Tripp does a pretty bang up job of eating big people food in baby size chunks. However, to make sure he's getting a fairly balanced and healthy compilation of foods, I still will purée some veggies and meats. Because, like I mentioned earlier, he'd just live off crackers, cheese and fruit in his little kingdom. He's like the perpetual baby shower food kid. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6C_4LbQXkvr3nntnaOlq_VkwIEhJaCwYwrbnGLUkkd3faOsuDhHuitPzNV1onYQxelY5aG_c_3_8jXQsvmabuEgonEUB46IeF7Q2maZbs6D-f7BvaSPPIW5WEZCQVVEl7cm7p2WZE-JA/s640/blogger-image--273319158.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6C_4LbQXkvr3nntnaOlq_VkwIEhJaCwYwrbnGLUkkd3faOsuDhHuitPzNV1onYQxelY5aG_c_3_8jXQsvmabuEgonEUB46IeF7Q2maZbs6D-f7BvaSPPIW5WEZCQVVEl7cm7p2WZE-JA/s640/blogger-image--273319158.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>Nursing: yep. Still luvvvvvvving it. Myself, ehhhh, can't wait til he's one!</div><div><br></div><div>Sleep: he's pretty good at it. Except when he's teething or has a cold. Both of which are happening as we speak, this week. Poor boy. I'm also thinking we are going to say good bye to that morning nap any day now. He seems to be able to take it or leave it nowadays, and it does get left a lot. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbVZaL1weGKfDKrg3UdIX5vjCOv9c-L3znGWtPRqLmJ9p_NgEmhXn-F8q_CNYwXw8sZMJM3Lr51i6Rbmfyp5qyKRa993eZJYHve9p5sfhnN6P1iZsODyt4l3RkW4HAY1zrlxv_sMCtjFE/s640/blogger-image-549817137.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbVZaL1weGKfDKrg3UdIX5vjCOv9c-L3znGWtPRqLmJ9p_NgEmhXn-F8q_CNYwXw8sZMJM3Lr51i6Rbmfyp5qyKRa993eZJYHve9p5sfhnN6P1iZsODyt4l3RkW4HAY1zrlxv_sMCtjFE/s640/blogger-image-549817137.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div>Sleeping on Mom</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7smphoXG_DyFRxcgj4q0aYaTUhKZk4mEw7aM1ELnpb0utA8cryRfaaXgc42QlpwXWLd8RRR8rF6c_byT0Xpilp4FSUpMiqp6dWnMMPdEG7t-8SAaDjOh1RZkR5uaYtX_65b7ASWNnnZk/s640/blogger-image-421186423.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7smphoXG_DyFRxcgj4q0aYaTUhKZk4mEw7aM1ELnpb0utA8cryRfaaXgc42QlpwXWLd8RRR8rF6c_byT0Xpilp4FSUpMiqp6dWnMMPdEG7t-8SAaDjOh1RZkR5uaYtX_65b7ASWNnnZk/s640/blogger-image-421186423.jpg"></a></div>Sleeping on Mom again</div><div><br></div><div>Size: Tripp is wearing all 12mon size clothes and some 18mon. This guy is SO LONG and skinny. The go to method is to roll the waist band of his 12mon pants in efforts to prevent him from crawling out of them. Silly boy. </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0cQMWqIaqbdH2EeJ0-u9howt0eUD6-wT_dfqCRYxy_mTgYMLf-dEvWn1RCajXwpTeJWplhyphenhyphenChE-1AsL3SZUR2zzS5Zr_yvWXU4F39bUEV2Yekpo8HzaMlzI8OCymplhagw5qs-Nt_ccI/s640/blogger-image-386145006.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0cQMWqIaqbdH2EeJ0-u9howt0eUD6-wT_dfqCRYxy_mTgYMLf-dEvWn1RCajXwpTeJWplhyphenhyphenChE-1AsL3SZUR2zzS5Zr_yvWXU4F39bUEV2Yekpo8HzaMlzI8OCymplhagw5qs-Nt_ccI/s640/blogger-image-386145006.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil8zzPOa96s6KT0JfafaVB0DM0Cazd-ZvNAyuA_uNxZ61ruHSVyo-n19X75Y61u1daSzzsw8Faa3Emx1QtPVNcZj7m1plLxiNvcJROlnjvUGX2kBYVWFcXlFzTHluHHwwtKUMjv6hRhk8/s640/blogger-image-1331289877.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil8zzPOa96s6KT0JfafaVB0DM0Cazd-ZvNAyuA_uNxZ61ruHSVyo-n19X75Y61u1daSzzsw8Faa3Emx1QtPVNcZj7m1plLxiNvcJROlnjvUGX2kBYVWFcXlFzTHluHHwwtKUMjv6hRhk8/s640/blogger-image-1331289877.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>We all love Trippy Boy!</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbCrjGfa-tVPOBWmjsH8PqQEKVC1kEcjd7VaFpau9Em0kzYTBqp3dnZLFiSkzGOGQi3KyRd2i30dmSvPNP52INOdvmmCQpQf5SDu69SJaHk2Z0y9yHC-qeWBHHhwy5jidhFVodHHz08n4/s640/blogger-image--1127653760.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbCrjGfa-tVPOBWmjsH8PqQEKVC1kEcjd7VaFpau9Em0kzYTBqp3dnZLFiSkzGOGQi3KyRd2i30dmSvPNP52INOdvmmCQpQf5SDu69SJaHk2Z0y9yHC-qeWBHHhwy5jidhFVodHHz08n4/s640/blogger-image--1127653760.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFEW14ZazhiSabvu-L-32qV2hZ0_vGuZ4xKPzK-EjfrswFMf1LykHxtsU4nf8lFPMGhEHKFWXrdW92kUkqlsADB_prxrR-B_cPJiZCeuszIciGua3_u3KBZKogBI6nuGd-FKUzy7rGDcQ/s640/blogger-image-232950262.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFEW14ZazhiSabvu-L-32qV2hZ0_vGuZ4xKPzK-EjfrswFMf1LykHxtsU4nf8lFPMGhEHKFWXrdW92kUkqlsADB_prxrR-B_cPJiZCeuszIciGua3_u3KBZKogBI6nuGd-FKUzy7rGDcQ/s640/blogger-image-232950262.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div>BrookeShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16136802544133409709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3276799000803854959.post-32807930426845397532014-09-30T11:46:00.000-07:002014-09-30T11:46:26.999-07:00Tripp - 10 Months!Another month passed last week, good grief!!<br />
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10 Months! </div>
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He was ready for his nap, so he's looking a little sleepy..but still happy!<br />
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<b>Likes</b>: Toys! (especially balls and cars that easily roll, wooden stackers and electronic ones with buttons that make noise), stroller rides, ergo rides, Taiga's ears and nose and feet, army crawling, Cheerios, his sister's singing, electrical cords and chasing the vacuum.<br />
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<b>Dislikes</b>: diaper changes, most veggies not disguised with applesauce, holding still and getting dressed. </div>
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<b>New tricks</b>: <i>Army crawling</i>... Everywhere!- Bring out the baby gates and remember to close doors. I am thinking this kid isn't going to be as containable as my other one. <i>Pointing</i>... So cute! He's really got that index finger working all the time. Going from <i>Sitting to Crawling...</i> So long being able to "keep" you still. Saying a lot of <i>consonant sounds</i> (d, g, m, b, p, w, t) on repeat.<br />
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And of course this new trick of <i>spoon balancing</i>.<br />
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<b>Eating</b>: well, we've pretty much moved on from most puréed foods. Tripp would much rather pick up bits and do it himself. And he's more prone to a wider variety of food if I let him do it on his own. This is a good thing because it's super easy to toss lunch on his tray and let him eat with the girls. It's a bad thing because my kitchen floor, booster chair, child and child's clothes are generally peppered with squished lunch. Needless to say, I'm mopping daily and changing Tripp's clothes two to three times a day. Also, I haven't been as strict with the four day wait rule either.. Oops. But on a plus note, we haven't encountered any more reactions, and we've crossed some big barriers (eggs, peanut butter, gluten, etc.)<br />
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Snacks from the floor are okay, yeah?<br />
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And chicken legs? Those are super okay, yeah?<br />
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<b>Firsts and other happenings</b>: First time in the pool! A little apprehensive at first, but he warmed up quick. This month Tripp went on another camping trip to the Adirondack Mountains (see previous post). It was quite a different experience taking a 10mon old, as compared to taking a 6mon old.. (ahem, belly crawling e.v.e.r.y.w.h.e.r.e) and the sleeping was definitely a miss on the second night. But we all survived, and much more fun was had than not, so I chalk that up to a SUPER successful camping trip with two littles. We also found a great board walk and pier about 5 min from our house, that's been the new "go-to" for the witching hour before dinner and bedtime. It keeps us all sane. Tripp is a growing boy (although because of a pediatrician debacle, I do not know his official size) and is completely in 12mon clothes (some 18 mon!!), is busting out of his size 2 diapers (but Mommy is cheap, and making him finish the box) and has three new pairs of fall shoes in size 3. </div>
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BrookeShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16136802544133409709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3276799000803854959.post-7670435563546950912014-09-24T10:53:00.001-07:002014-09-24T11:47:44.765-07:00Fall CampingThe mountains called to us this past weekend and we listened and obeyed. And it was good for everyone's spirit. <div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzABAho2shvTFrMHsRV7whPM3nnE9FiYOXhckiJGBa-m2p9B1nIuEGHYw5T48oxs-ZwB0sao46S7tKhBx1ql65UNjFXJoerZrTwOcSnPeQGBuxne5u_6sz2XkzrJnu-JEOD0LnvOL-NqE/s640/blogger-image-1642683318.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzABAho2shvTFrMHsRV7whPM3nnE9FiYOXhckiJGBa-m2p9B1nIuEGHYw5T48oxs-ZwB0sao46S7tKhBx1ql65UNjFXJoerZrTwOcSnPeQGBuxne5u_6sz2XkzrJnu-JEOD0LnvOL-NqE/s640/blogger-image-1642683318.jpg"></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX_Aq_8BmfT2HD5-3KeW9hrtJDKTcomOTyt2xOA05gJ4cn3fJxE6pO3yj0NrfF-t5g9CVgtr6gi8xte9DyenRhN-YDjNF0IYw8gDt4Gh0LGRnTvprrWxeXKf_P7yeqx7m286BcidLHeog/s640/blogger-image--385355409.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Aka, waiting for Dad to finish climbing. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Much good was had in the Adirondacks. Grateful. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div>BrookeShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16136802544133409709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3276799000803854959.post-17480987642610437242014-09-15T16:05:00.000-07:002014-09-15T16:05:06.175-07:00In Other NewsI know that for the past near year, I have only blogged about my children. And I love them dearly and nearly. However, there is more to me than my mother hat (which is on about 98% of the time). So, perhaps in order to reassure myself that there<i> is</i> indeed more to me than mom-dom, I am blogging about that two percent today. <br />
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That two percent is mainly focused on the capsule wardrobe and quilting at the present. I would like to clarify that I am <i>not </i>quilting my capsule clothes, however.<br />
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So, I am transforming my closet into a "capsule wardrobe". I stumbled across this concept about a month ago on the blog, un-fancy.com. Go <a href="http://www.un-fancy.com/about/" target="_blank">here</a>. Read that statement. Then print <a href="http://www.un-fancy.com/capsule-wardrobe-101/free-wardrobe-planner/" target="_blank">this</a> (free wardrobe planner). I love, Love, LOVE the concept of only having 37 items in my closet. 37 items that I love, feel good in and are "me." (It is by season, so for fall, I will have 37 fall-ish items of clothing-accessories and shoes included!) When I lived abroad in Finland, I had a mere suitcase full of winter clothes to last my entire six months there. And it was a VERY AMPLE amount... getting dressed was so E.A.S.Y. It was, "Do I wear sweater A or sweater B with pants A or pants B?" And now, I need more <u>easy </u>in my life. I am still in the beginning stages of the capsule wardrobe, and I will update my progress.<br />
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The spring before last, thanks to my MIL and SIL, I was introduced into the wide world of sewing, in particular, quilting. Now I <strike>was</strike> am not a sewer (?).. at all. Remember this <a href="http://brookelynsickler.blogspot.com/2010/03/buttons-on-sunday.html" target="_blank">blog</a>? I made a few things over the past year: a rag quilt for Baby Tripp, a fleece car seat swaddle blanket, burp cloths and bandana bibs for presents, one pillow case, six place mats and six coasters. This is my sewing history. (The quilt my MIL & SIL started me on is sitting very unfinished in my sewing basket). Well, I feel like I skipped a million growing steps in the world of sewing and was plunged, head first, into the super hard stuff. Quilting is like the mecca of sewing. Everything (stitches, cutting, ironing, etc.) has to be <b>perfect</b>. And well, in the fine arts realm, I'm more of a "free spirit." Needless to say, quilting is very hard for me!! But alas, there are all of these <i>darling</i> fabrics and then, well, I'm completely sucked in... So I am a total newbie trying to tackle being a quilter. Maybe I like challenges? Maybe I just like pretty fabrics..<br />
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Here is what's happening. This is the fabric (love, Love, LOVE!)<br />
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<span style="text-align: start;">and this is the pattern. </span></div>
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<span style="text-align: start;">It is rated "easy" and I think I can do it. (Fingers crossed). </span></div>
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And then, in five years, when I finish the above quilt, this is next on my list,<br />
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<span style="text-align: start;">with this fabric. </span></div>
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Also, I am 3/4 of the way finished with my winter rag quilt... that one is actually only about 6 nap sessions away. (Nap sessions is how a mother measures time). Here's the rag pattern.<br />
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And this is my winter fabric:</div>
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That's the two percent these days! Yay, me!<br />
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<br />BrookeShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16136802544133409709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3276799000803854959.post-8239662221380116432014-08-20T11:31:00.001-07:002014-08-29T06:03:50.454-07:00Tripp: Nine Months<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Here we go, nine month recap!</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuJGYS9TuB4ELBtMAlcU1kI-OlbL2K2xGVh1ZTwzWry59PwFwPP-NKdc8lTpVnUdxythaQzfP9bZ4UIlQjSaXXVQWZXnHKDpplMwOXGOgYexpBcdaDVUp39ihOYhLdEE9SmOi6vt525x0/s640/blogger-image--1161276399.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuJGYS9TuB4ELBtMAlcU1kI-OlbL2K2xGVh1ZTwzWry59PwFwPP-NKdc8lTpVnUdxythaQzfP9bZ4UIlQjSaXXVQWZXnHKDpplMwOXGOgYexpBcdaDVUp39ihOYhLdEE9SmOi6vt525x0/s640/blogger-image--1161276399.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><b>Favorite Foods</b>: graham crackers and mangos</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7vFChbOzYm9xTToAMESuZkypkav7gmBmk1QlFzNUz7Pj9UOulibBI21TMzypMX95eeTZf3it3ZQ-_vdcc6o_rt847ecgsj-1FL4Rmv5zEAftJgFOzXJv9ZUt63UYlkIqqchu3mt95J1c/s640/blogger-image-655915342.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7vFChbOzYm9xTToAMESuZkypkav7gmBmk1QlFzNUz7Pj9UOulibBI21TMzypMX95eeTZf3it3ZQ-_vdcc6o_rt847ecgsj-1FL4Rmv5zEAftJgFOzXJv9ZUt63UYlkIqqchu3mt95J1c/s640/blogger-image-655915342.jpg"></a></div></div><div><b><br></b></div><div><b>Favorite toys</b>: First Puzzle, Little People, ABC 123 Puppy, and Play House. (Fisher Price, for the win!)</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgLCrL_5GKVc3BoFIi_RCRjjqrBBkim0R-zJ_P4lfFSHDZPx0HDDrUqfIA4yN7Ke7MWma__uagjelpH84PvQrnA0tUAlmA2YEgT8iYx9BntrTnqsIBw0oAXSDULz7UJjtFTsKsLDl8oP0/s640/blogger-image-673980704.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgLCrL_5GKVc3BoFIi_RCRjjqrBBkim0R-zJ_P4lfFSHDZPx0HDDrUqfIA4yN7Ke7MWma__uagjelpH84PvQrnA0tUAlmA2YEgT8iYx9BntrTnqsIBw0oAXSDULz7UJjtFTsKsLDl8oP0/s640/blogger-image-673980704.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD9IZZffhi9TC-CMY-0AZJtHk1JHeAE5pyNg6Gd-SRusqNcth7cMKMAYMdSO5f9yAi_hGJnuYxXPgBX898L6gaEFVmSlQLfH2XBEVzbd8hC6QyQDQ5t01V4WNxB1mf5owon-6-_1K6fhU/s640/blogger-image-1681220393.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD9IZZffhi9TC-CMY-0AZJtHk1JHeAE5pyNg6Gd-SRusqNcth7cMKMAYMdSO5f9yAi_hGJnuYxXPgBX898L6gaEFVmSlQLfH2XBEVzbd8hC6QyQDQ5t01V4WNxB1mf5owon-6-_1K6fhU/s640/blogger-image-1681220393.jpg"></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSCY-KAnkD3_0xRRvZpuI5cfV8Vp2-Lgf1ObP05nOHKbMjxMWshItv8ryYEswmX0bMZ-N1SeaQMr3LbaRIz30b7aFe3AYkwSA4b9jNFjZ4Bs756MdvCDBCK28CD7C0kvGISXybHC-v2PI/s640/blogger-image--965797635.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSCY-KAnkD3_0xRRvZpuI5cfV8Vp2-Lgf1ObP05nOHKbMjxMWshItv8ryYEswmX0bMZ-N1SeaQMr3LbaRIz30b7aFe3AYkwSA4b9jNFjZ4Bs756MdvCDBCK28CD7C0kvGISXybHC-v2PI/s640/blogger-image--965797635.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9qFX2fRUm-4k4zuR4DqdirBPL9mVdSfgu5Twe202c3yEjMTPd3RzL4UPne7Yr9ewhYOV8RqnFyUlj_9NquNdUuB_U4LiVGLq5BgL-Sp6H53x8ThHhDXA_QIC_10fHEALc0nkOVKsjObk/s640/blogger-image-392093166.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9qFX2fRUm-4k4zuR4DqdirBPL9mVdSfgu5Twe202c3yEjMTPd3RzL4UPne7Yr9ewhYOV8RqnFyUlj_9NquNdUuB_U4LiVGLq5BgL-Sp6H53x8ThHhDXA_QIC_10fHEALc0nkOVKsjObk/s640/blogger-image-392093166.jpg"></a></div><br></div></div><div><br></div><div><b>Favorite books</b>: "Garden Animals" by Lucy Cousins. </div><div><br></div><div><b>New tricks</b>: <i>sitting</i> (confidently, and able to withstand bumps and nudges with out tipping over from an eager sister) <i>waving</i> (a lot!), <i>pointing</i> (a little) and <i>scream squealing</i> (too much!) </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiwRZWkdUmsihOUlLDX-oNblETA9kdWNA_d3Ra_CjjjO5ifUcJTYMXFMg0yOZuTdE4uC8lvrPt9hhVXJdty4p6VIhnRmqNPwVhXcEvie_fiWjFw1fuWtFFgxyQBfEh4X-8bLuFPMm4ZQc/s640/blogger-image--1621052828.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiwRZWkdUmsihOUlLDX-oNblETA9kdWNA_d3Ra_CjjjO5ifUcJTYMXFMg0yOZuTdE4uC8lvrPt9hhVXJdty4p6VIhnRmqNPwVhXcEvie_fiWjFw1fuWtFFgxyQBfEh4X-8bLuFPMm4ZQc/s640/blogger-image--1621052828.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><b>New Sizes</b>: 9-12 months in all clothes, size 2 diapers and size 3 shoes. Weight, unofficial from my own scale: 18lbs. Height, unofficial from my own tape measure, 28in. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><b>New solid foods</b>: yellow lentils, carrots, almond butter<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">, sunflower </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">seed butter, spinach, cantaloupe, graham crackers, cinnamon, watermelon, pumpkin and chicken. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Unfortunately, he has his mom's sweet tooth--so I am mixing most things with applesauce :/ He is very much into solid food now and eats lunch and dinner meals regularly.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaDwIX8VNmcr-xOwMk278TlvlFkqlwhcovvUdMxVpLt1Do5_c_V0eUmUrHXi1H2J-xITOzLzHW5EO5gGiFJM5bHNQ03Vop6YBi-Wg0WVaTiT3TSCARqz6bhqxeQD32LIhZTNEa2S5C7fU/s640/blogger-image--1998467901.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaDwIX8VNmcr-xOwMk278TlvlFkqlwhcovvUdMxVpLt1Do5_c_V0eUmUrHXi1H2J-xITOzLzHW5EO5gGiFJM5bHNQ03Vop6YBi-Wg0WVaTiT3TSCARqz6bhqxeQD32LIhZTNEa2S5C7fU/s640/blogger-image--1998467901.jpg"></a></div><br></div></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><b>Sleeping</b>: this kid! It seems as though everytime I feel like we make forward progress in sleep routines, it barely lasts a few days before teeth, travels or a cold interrupts our progress. HOWEVER, the last four days have gone, on the whole, very well! As in 12 hour night sleep (with no mommy visits) and two 1-2 hour naps at 9am & 1pm. Maybe it's a new corner?? Hoping it lasts!!</font></div><div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><b>Nursing</b>: we are still going full steam ahead with the breast feeding. I have managed to cut it to 5-6 feedings in a 24 hour period. Tripp still does not do a bottle. While I'm very thankful for the ample supply and a good nurser, I am ready to have a little distance with this kiddo! </font></div><div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">Firsts: first trip to the beach! <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSZYEobyfwT1LqLpx07jBydSzPXYn8vbMUt3Z8s4NedWlqVxTSF_v24c1v18aLKt8rThutPDCJg9-VhY9vOmbk_XJ6VHD6mcqpYoF_1EOpxjkUzOCCV_Hks_JK42FMSSQXU3FuNgGTaUg/s640/blogger-image--81450828.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSZYEobyfwT1LqLpx07jBydSzPXYn8vbMUt3Z8s4NedWlqVxTSF_v24c1v18aLKt8rThutPDCJg9-VhY9vOmbk_XJ6VHD6mcqpYoF_1EOpxjkUzOCCV_Hks_JK42FMSSQXU3FuNgGTaUg/s640/blogger-image--81450828.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">First double bath!<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieGfHVTQQJNtHBXFVhBE_Sq6nW4cNaoYsteHzz9vXHkRAU6PeO3VWmPj95POlncT3AX5yN2jPekTfGc0QwIAigJ_5ZsPqAgmMwPE85g8-AeAVG6b_6VwkqdliqIardzqcXoEkACJ10O6g/s640/blogger-image--1659755471.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieGfHVTQQJNtHBXFVhBE_Sq6nW4cNaoYsteHzz9vXHkRAU6PeO3VWmPj95POlncT3AX5yN2jPekTfGc0QwIAigJ_5ZsPqAgmMwPE85g8-AeAVG6b_6VwkqdliqIardzqcXoEkACJ10O6g/s640/blogger-image--1659755471.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">First playground!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuCKbXmrLaJOKTwMdSMJAglMGTXC2q_FoOSI8RqYX0TICwEoUfcgd3AMz-TsX_5F9_9T7AiEkOvWAIKcdHaC44fL-oFEKvhYT3W2TFs22J7lskkRKRfHgUmU65AnAQKMyDngtWvM7J6Lg/s640/blogger-image--1637841753.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuCKbXmrLaJOKTwMdSMJAglMGTXC2q_FoOSI8RqYX0TICwEoUfcgd3AMz-TsX_5F9_9T7AiEkOvWAIKcdHaC44fL-oFEKvhYT3W2TFs22J7lskkRKRfHgUmU65AnAQKMyDngtWvM7J6Lg/s640/blogger-image--1637841753.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">First hike!<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWAkHvORTQWMrUfmCpThYldBot6EDGs2pgvrgGxpNUODv6y_C4txXatbYGdyVHS-0Zabl38cKRBZMzwdeaF65kmfKVcM_wkNAcNUBIguACywWZxvvsO7HIzoAdwVaWthdHV3OYcAK_qdE/s640/blogger-image-1383151257.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWAkHvORTQWMrUfmCpThYldBot6EDGs2pgvrgGxpNUODv6y_C4txXatbYGdyVHS-0Zabl38cKRBZMzwdeaF65kmfKVcM_wkNAcNUBIguACywWZxvvsO7HIzoAdwVaWthdHV3OYcAK_qdE/s640/blogger-image-1383151257.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIxtkdWP0hAUGd9gZHxsCpxwAKduION86dejcJ3XDzeIimokMztzyqpY69Bh6zY5gCTvIjiZKOYCckJmLfO0KbvavruMQNEHA6COG34Xpf98dXHFOT5GiOcuYQCosplhB_vsf_Nm5QnuM/s640/blogger-image--831518162.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIxtkdWP0hAUGd9gZHxsCpxwAKduION86dejcJ3XDzeIimokMztzyqpY69Bh6zY5gCTvIjiZKOYCckJmLfO0KbvavruMQNEHA6COG34Xpf98dXHFOT5GiOcuYQCosplhB_vsf_Nm5QnuM/s640/blogger-image--831518162.jpg"></a></div><br></div></div></div></div></font></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Sure love this boy!<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbMLyr-bod1w8zC2D64hbyoaMjWrMVhqQdkCK__Piv0vw3m4rufc_qvwoR9v9BN8jDn94DDBVhe10tgFFlV0M1KnSXlDbKgTnG0psRan-lybJaNxcbm8SKb-uSVmDrOFiT64REmy3DVAg/s640/blogger-image--2045433186.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbMLyr-bod1w8zC2D64hbyoaMjWrMVhqQdkCK__Piv0vw3m4rufc_qvwoR9v9BN8jDn94DDBVhe10tgFFlV0M1KnSXlDbKgTnG0psRan-lybJaNxcbm8SKb-uSVmDrOFiT64REmy3DVAg/s640/blogger-image--2045433186.jpg"></a></div></span></div><div><br></div>BrookeShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16136802544133409709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3276799000803854959.post-45335966944610883592014-07-29T19:33:00.001-07:002014-07-30T18:57:35.215-07:00Tripp: Eight MonthsEight months, Little Dude. Eight months. <div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieTpj0M3qkX0WTfZTyr-2oqkUkQNtgzqRPuAoq3972JckJ7aeJ-INqIvgKuwngVI4sP1l1a-im9TAoQV4aUIyOQQOCSe1kXBrzHBmCFJKpk1lSFv2UXuFts8SE1ZY38LmkTKyJGH0Sq04/s640/blogger-image-1862419371.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieTpj0M3qkX0WTfZTyr-2oqkUkQNtgzqRPuAoq3972JckJ7aeJ-INqIvgKuwngVI4sP1l1a-im9TAoQV4aUIyOQQOCSe1kXBrzHBmCFJKpk1lSFv2UXuFts8SE1ZY38LmkTKyJGH0Sq04/s640/blogger-image-1862419371.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>Likes</b>: toys!, Charlie Ann entertainment, knee bounces, outside, fresh fruit, Mommy, loud toy banging, tasting and biting all things in arm's reach, being held and exploring under couches, changing tables and cribs when Mommy isn't looking. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjga-Khperyn8fvQ689xtg1LsUNGJ83XBOfsG_963bB4kbnfbDu_RVDGW2LC9Qzyhz9SYrRx8ExC8_PWu_O6mlqBtzKIm7eqkWfnVSpoJsJqcjjKllbht3RhAdh-LrMua4XkdvoFz1HJhc/s640/blogger-image-538519519.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjga-Khperyn8fvQ689xtg1LsUNGJ83XBOfsG_963bB4kbnfbDu_RVDGW2LC9Qzyhz9SYrRx8ExC8_PWu_O6mlqBtzKIm7eqkWfnVSpoJsJqcjjKllbht3RhAdh-LrMua4XkdvoFz1HJhc/s640/blogger-image-538519519.jpg"></a></div><br></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Dislikes</b><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">: the outside baby pool, staying on the blanket on the wooden floors, veggies--especially sweet potatoes, waiting, diaper changes in the middle of the night and the baby swing. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFZXB1037KUn10tPI-7I2BSLGvO88WA85muXw1ZLKnYjZbVJXud6xQvYBaImm-Dij30gKYaB5WXRQ7gdHfTTqeVQamx3K-l2aj2XlM7ENm1PlKCfjZ5GhSkxh-kmBt2uiQJGjqoh2DaH0/s640/blogger-image--909701836.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFZXB1037KUn10tPI-7I2BSLGvO88WA85muXw1ZLKnYjZbVJXud6xQvYBaImm-Dij30gKYaB5WXRQ7gdHfTTqeVQamx3K-l2aj2XlM7ENm1PlKCfjZ5GhSkxh-kmBt2uiQJGjqoh2DaH0/s640/blogger-image--909701836.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>Size</b>: Tripp is in 9-12mon clothes, size 2 diapers and size 3 shoes. He is a LONG and SKINNY boy-- no more baby rolls for this guy. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEhgdGT3Q29X0iFjhLieSVRthRYLVA_H4a-a4YfFHZJm_-ij49WBceo8La5NZwmXD6CCKH946nEeHIcjaL3WYT06a_uLRSpCc2WVrML6EbW-9kuajI43igGtOxdvODY9p9lKFA-cOM6Qo/s640/blogger-image-83292741.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEhgdGT3Q29X0iFjhLieSVRthRYLVA_H4a-a4YfFHZJm_-ij49WBceo8La5NZwmXD6CCKH946nEeHIcjaL3WYT06a_uLRSpCc2WVrML6EbW-9kuajI43igGtOxdvODY9p9lKFA-cOM6Qo/s640/blogger-image-83292741.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">New food</b><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">: egg yolks, nectarines, plums, rice, peas, applesauce and 1 lentil tortilla chip (oops). </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">In general, he is improving with the solid food love. It's still unpredictable as to how much he'll eat, but he is eating a regular two meals (lunch-ish and dinner-ish) a day. He still makes miserable faces with most food, and can scope out those terrible sweet potatoes in an instant. But, on the whole, this past month is MUCH better than last month's appeals to solids. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnp-mdOGLH8lD7FOLql_0WbtC0NXloF-dOyxg_C6qJcMioc-gfRDHC17BgOKFE3qbttS_1jGHMl4bW1yN22a6-wdr8ziLMxWU62R5-hL9MsG38LPRFEpL2hUJUoXS6_IsYSEaMCjJ1lgA/s640/blogger-image--629705514.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnp-mdOGLH8lD7FOLql_0WbtC0NXloF-dOyxg_C6qJcMioc-gfRDHC17BgOKFE3qbttS_1jGHMl4bW1yN22a6-wdr8ziLMxWU62R5-hL9MsG38LPRFEpL2hUJUoXS6_IsYSEaMCjJ1lgA/s640/blogger-image--629705514.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>Nursing</b>: On average, Tripp still nurses about 6-7 times in a 24 hour period- upon waking up, before naps/bedtime and twice in the night. I know that nursing is a wonderful, beautiful and amazing thing, but I'm over the awe of it. Perhaps it is because Tripp refuses a bottle and I am so, so tired of being on demand-- it is exhausting. Kinda like motherhood in general.. Ha. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXCQt7RR2IAGdhg-S1pe4bHKYQbVLLQIyRFETPMVG2RMKD4JxaJgvXMSte3qc_MC2oR9T14IXea1u69BrSEK5ngFHXHZ7BGzo07UD-jqLbNiwQ0LpuaubyLYzbuQcykokXhoBIrwpkIeI/s640/blogger-image--1205970476.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXCQt7RR2IAGdhg-S1pe4bHKYQbVLLQIyRFETPMVG2RMKD4JxaJgvXMSte3qc_MC2oR9T14IXea1u69BrSEK5ngFHXHZ7BGzo07UD-jqLbNiwQ0LpuaubyLYzbuQcykokXhoBIrwpkIeI/s640/blogger-image--1205970476.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>Sleep</b>: Tripp is officially a twice a day napper. His morning nap is super reliable, you could set your watch by it. If this little guy isn't sawing logs by 9:15am, look out! His afternoon nap depends on the end of his morning nap, but generally it's 1pm. Bedtime is 6:30pm and wake up time is 6:15am. I am so thankful the sleep has shook out successfully. Of course not all days are text book, but I'd say 80% percent of the time, sleep happens successfully. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis2Y7Oz1I4ppe0Z-H_xz22U-K5J7iECCBw_u_ZXtpxH07vUx_iWUWaWzkuedIqA6Vc8Og2qMRdLT_GVPOEaqXIraIBh54JV-r0cUPPNHijmmb6I8JIjLfG6iXmRDOGLPeJ_Wb3WbXup3Y/s640/blogger-image--982488388.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis2Y7Oz1I4ppe0Z-H_xz22U-K5J7iECCBw_u_ZXtpxH07vUx_iWUWaWzkuedIqA6Vc8Og2qMRdLT_GVPOEaqXIraIBh54JV-r0cUPPNHijmmb6I8JIjLfG6iXmRDOGLPeJ_Wb3WbXup3Y/s640/blogger-image--982488388.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>New tricks</b>: <i>maneuvering everywhere</i>. He twists, wiggles, rolls, pushes and spins his way from Point A to Point B with no problems. <i>Waving</i> (!) it's so sweet. <i>Saying "dih, dih, dih, dih"</i> when he is happy and excited about something. I love how he says his little "dih" phrase with such certainty and authority. <i>Almost sitting</i>! It's not quite there, but at least he's now bending at the waist. <i>Riding in the stroller sans car seat! </i>Like a pro. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWUWBBmFG_SwqHvpko6rjY2Gg4GBPP94-gaUcZ3Ss1HP0sXNfhq8FuGdigOtoiz1_qCKu7c-Xwfy5Aqm85ZCSJkrnCjWJcmb271W_Mf3qi0M-5AXPAz_ZwHD962KyHkSqTI9kA1cdeNd4/s640/blogger-image--752732802.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWUWBBmFG_SwqHvpko6rjY2Gg4GBPP94-gaUcZ3Ss1HP0sXNfhq8FuGdigOtoiz1_qCKu7c-Xwfy5Aqm85ZCSJkrnCjWJcmb271W_Mf3qi0M-5AXPAz_ZwHD962KyHkSqTI9kA1cdeNd4/s640/blogger-image--752732802.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9GlvSnTAHELjc9AQ0juRB-iMlOLuuk6h4VduSWXCEz3Z8VXHl__88AnHMLH62-skQRxfNZX7FcO1XiWi-EKlJIKtf_S7-B0fCq0_VRxXOnuTxstzapr6ixWW5zRM8GWRKwYhVNB_aV08/s640/blogger-image--461034080.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9GlvSnTAHELjc9AQ0juRB-iMlOLuuk6h4VduSWXCEz3Z8VXHl__88AnHMLH62-skQRxfNZX7FcO1XiWi-EKlJIKtf_S7-B0fCq0_VRxXOnuTxstzapr6ixWW5zRM8GWRKwYhVNB_aV08/s640/blogger-image--461034080.jpg"></a></div><br></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">In other news, Tripp is very much the <i>happiest baby on the block</i>.. Or all of Rochester. He is one smiley and cuddly little guy. I can't imagine our life without him. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHYgFqqX5grB2AwgXxCIo79B2tLKPgV_Tfc4hwV27kfZUjnnqLPrJcsMVND3ZrhzIJYFcSpsYlzzoRtGaoz6liHXCMuSswkt4su1p8LfTjV1bh22FukD4ZvJKJCBF1hcWGfnm1qvk7GNg/s640/blogger-image--249927011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHYgFqqX5grB2AwgXxCIo79B2tLKPgV_Tfc4hwV27kfZUjnnqLPrJcsMVND3ZrhzIJYFcSpsYlzzoRtGaoz6liHXCMuSswkt4su1p8LfTjV1bh22FukD4ZvJKJCBF1hcWGfnm1qvk7GNg/s640/blogger-image--249927011.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-PCCCk2J4VgGPIqOWc0_PEjz9emvFTSFp9FneaC5xseygqLzXTCDKlZ9bPSvYhUJgwLwUKjBS5inmYUPrF5X9RSLnneDlUlio80aEmhzc3itEoCo5YP7KUpjyrxTzaruKXZxdO0vOrGU/s640/blogger-image--889815223.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-PCCCk2J4VgGPIqOWc0_PEjz9emvFTSFp9FneaC5xseygqLzXTCDKlZ9bPSvYhUJgwLwUKjBS5inmYUPrF5X9RSLnneDlUlio80aEmhzc3itEoCo5YP7KUpjyrxTzaruKXZxdO0vOrGU/s640/blogger-image--889815223.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN1YxXE6VqXtNwolnwAJXBIRum8D3gvPZZ4v1D9h7qtWPiyKP6_L_4IX3zhCKrl7y_fgTCeuMbUkTCOqU2zRAOJcw_ojOJaXS7bRIGBrUEeNyd4HJyuNpxzKfDD4rUq2R9Ii2ylcnluws/s640/blogger-image--1827479782.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN1YxXE6VqXtNwolnwAJXBIRum8D3gvPZZ4v1D9h7qtWPiyKP6_L_4IX3zhCKrl7y_fgTCeuMbUkTCOqU2zRAOJcw_ojOJaXS7bRIGBrUEeNyd4HJyuNpxzKfDD4rUq2R9Ii2ylcnluws/s640/blogger-image--1827479782.jpg"></a></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div>BrookeShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16136802544133409709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3276799000803854959.post-60292513004174173792014-06-24T10:59:00.001-07:002014-06-24T10:59:52.620-07:00Tripp: Seven monthsSeven months old! Too fast, too fast, slow down! <div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPCNb6d5krOu4YToyI_FvbkG8tMV_zCJwhYszb93hgGntaaY39gMKdk_4CJirfZQLTwrMFtEq2KfevvueJ3Mb87d5WoGZ87La_CySc6b73lOjIlO8IB8A7R2fwzTPBVacQnLxXHZOMV_0/s640/blogger-image-697228251.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPCNb6d5krOu4YToyI_FvbkG8tMV_zCJwhYszb93hgGntaaY39gMKdk_4CJirfZQLTwrMFtEq2KfevvueJ3Mb87d5WoGZ87La_CySc6b73lOjIlO8IB8A7R2fwzTPBVacQnLxXHZOMV_0/s640/blogger-image-697228251.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">My sweet little snuggle boy, 7mon and 1day. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>Loves</b>: being held; giving big, open-mouth kisses (kiss in the cave!); mommy; outside; bathtime; chewing on EVERYTHING; being rocked and rolling, rolling, rolling. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPPiZLM7KaOFxxTqWBZ6KMUOyhZq7JJyPTxbA37Ug-dV6_2VGbBsMDVEmQl4msn-OTlnhjgY8XQmQssQ2VlkQDHQoDVzjDnoKPvnr3xgPRieFuW2m-J6k2-tWtFcMH34cvtQDyR7dRdTo/s640/blogger-image-1536421335.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPPiZLM7KaOFxxTqWBZ6KMUOyhZq7JJyPTxbA37Ug-dV6_2VGbBsMDVEmQl4msn-OTlnhjgY8XQmQssQ2VlkQDHQoDVzjDnoKPvnr3xgPRieFuW2m-J6k2-tWtFcMH34cvtQDyR7dRdTo/s640/blogger-image-1536421335.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYy73rmtTBvHsTLDR_Bv_Do3ia60UPmexra6x3Qq8c22owM5mF1x5z4xT_kdD2j0ek7a2ZSl3vAKxCRCpNbhhWuVj6WKal68oHi1f-9vlVWLLIzLfs_98gaMU2fdIFc_YKuTcqMyYSUZs/s640/blogger-image--792069969.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYy73rmtTBvHsTLDR_Bv_Do3ia60UPmexra6x3Qq8c22owM5mF1x5z4xT_kdD2j0ek7a2ZSl3vAKxCRCpNbhhWuVj6WKal68oHi1f-9vlVWLLIzLfs_98gaMU2fdIFc_YKuTcqMyYSUZs/s640/blogger-image--792069969.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxgALKrjPO2-ZMzMQgZ29zKZgpkuVOLKqBG7j20jDkutROgjnddB2dotkGeBdR1zszECflHD8isHtP1IR6H8si0HOSuADyQ_3Q3UwUflzZyKeIugCpZ5P-__SjpCNS6mazucKYQXdm680/s640/blogger-image-915092639.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxgALKrjPO2-ZMzMQgZ29zKZgpkuVOLKqBG7j20jDkutROgjnddB2dotkGeBdR1zszECflHD8isHtP1IR6H8si0HOSuADyQ_3Q3UwUflzZyKeIugCpZ5P-__SjpCNS6mazucKYQXdm680/s640/blogger-image-915092639.jpg"></a></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>Dislikes</b>: 18+ hour car rides; most solid foods (besides plums and mangos); getting stuck under the furniture while rolling; the Johnny jump up; beards; and being awake past 5pm. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>Foods</b>: I'm not sure what happened, but Tripp up and decided he was over the initial excitement of solid foods. So much so, that the only new foods we tried this month were <b>acorn squash</b> and <b>prunes. </b>Im not sure if it had to do with being sick, teething or what, but one would have thought feeding a spoonful of sweet potatoes was pure torture. The only time of day in the past week that he's been interested in eating anything solid is dinner time. So, I'll probably need to chat with the pediatrician, but this whole milk/dairy allergy is really throwing me for a loop as far as additional food to feed him besides fruits and veggies. And, he also acts as though ALL solids make him uncomfortable and constipated (hence, the daily prunes). </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1uC-9hZ7lAu4UxeM25C2iH0dwFmntOEzovuPZrdM_ktEgB9ZHwo-8OmvcM8QAFv7NM4Os4SkkzKzt7TEpoWwavabsl8aHIItDh5To2ukPJnv4-EEcN3dECxKBh7ADHl-HoJWceBJl1Cs/s640/blogger-image--553775826.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1uC-9hZ7lAu4UxeM25C2iH0dwFmntOEzovuPZrdM_ktEgB9ZHwo-8OmvcM8QAFv7NM4Os4SkkzKzt7TEpoWwavabsl8aHIItDh5To2ukPJnv4-EEcN3dECxKBh7ADHl-HoJWceBJl1Cs/s640/blogger-image--553775826.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Mango love</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYYmzJIa4OOc_EFIPK4BJkVinnBs-9tYHNM3DMVv_zEYF4HY6HRDJINBEfRdJyUChckRY4sZuxnvRB1SCN6Jlu7rjWqLQap6klgARMwWQL-u0GgB5gTiklRr1c7Ip4cZXYjvtvO5gkYPI/s640/blogger-image--1771210008.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYYmzJIa4OOc_EFIPK4BJkVinnBs-9tYHNM3DMVv_zEYF4HY6HRDJINBEfRdJyUChckRY4sZuxnvRB1SCN6Jlu7rjWqLQap6klgARMwWQL-u0GgB5gTiklRr1c7Ip4cZXYjvtvO5gkYPI/s640/blogger-image--1771210008.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">No dairy love. (A closed ziplock bag of cheese touched his face) </div><br></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNv-4x8iq_kTeBxMhegGHyYs9OPlh90E6PcwNqboEj6Uz8qHl3bUR4JTmImBEt9N8K82Ta2oACBxtolG_tHTlOgKKPR8b9dFlptLiyWQlYX3OTbKMn4qYCByfsZuFd_2NCcoz4ekCHuGc/s640/blogger-image-1999180745.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNv-4x8iq_kTeBxMhegGHyYs9OPlh90E6PcwNqboEj6Uz8qHl3bUR4JTmImBEt9N8K82Ta2oACBxtolG_tHTlOgKKPR8b9dFlptLiyWQlYX3OTbKMn4qYCByfsZuFd_2NCcoz4ekCHuGc/s640/blogger-image-1999180745.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">(Sick with a cold and still smiley)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij9zd2F_zZRbPlEa5W8O2DQWx9a1wo_DK1WsSNvCMAZ5ZAd8rklB1LiJSWcBysL0n2G9Pn8SfHiER__ck0tst79H9znvsdNCGfptJuK74Ad2El7Xo-Q95JeW7KwPLFt8tAXXMBSHIukwk/s640/blogger-image--1143631507.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij9zd2F_zZRbPlEa5W8O2DQWx9a1wo_DK1WsSNvCMAZ5ZAd8rklB1LiJSWcBysL0n2G9Pn8SfHiER__ck0tst79H9znvsdNCGfptJuK74Ad2El7Xo-Q95JeW7KwPLFt8tAXXMBSHIukwk/s640/blogger-image--1143631507.jpg"></a></div>(Sick with a cold and no smiles--he had a temp that bounced between 100-102.7 on most of the drive from NY to Oklahoma) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb-prS0-2ws9W46KGrZA3ggmHSZDdD4sZKqqVbIn5thV9iz22JK3RLV2IWZb-G7Tyjn6wOlnJCAqRX4vQFgGbG1PjNUBf0N5r85zHgSX4yHm-WOb9w-_VQrhwQQ_efoq84ABm0fNfJ0Rs/s640/blogger-image--1231101154.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb-prS0-2ws9W46KGrZA3ggmHSZDdD4sZKqqVbIn5thV9iz22JK3RLV2IWZb-G7Tyjn6wOlnJCAqRX4vQFgGbG1PjNUBf0N5r85zHgSX4yHm-WOb9w-_VQrhwQQ_efoq84ABm0fNfJ0Rs/s640/blogger-image--1231101154.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">"Seriously, Dad?" </div></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>Sleep</b>: sleep is improving, folks! He's doing his 12 hour night sleep with only one wake up (after 10 hours of solid sleep). Yes! Finally. And naps are definitely becoming more predictable in time of day and duration. He's a three-naps-a-day kid, generally at 9am, 11:30am and 2:30pm. Sometimes, he even gives me a fourth nap. Each nap is at least an hour long and the boy seems rested and very happy. I'm so thankful! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrIOxPecz2MCgmItGPjChr0hNDmfbSOWJCQzpqs1B-o63ciXJwy3iggKiH4Sv5k69Aqf3OxWj9KfebxenNPAQW3YPDDDP5hWrSIqA2wlUC6bpRZwReRsdo1D5UXH2ty_bC2MLGj3zgHwE/s640/blogger-image-822210931.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrIOxPecz2MCgmItGPjChr0hNDmfbSOWJCQzpqs1B-o63ciXJwy3iggKiH4Sv5k69Aqf3OxWj9KfebxenNPAQW3YPDDDP5hWrSIqA2wlUC6bpRZwReRsdo1D5UXH2ty_bC2MLGj3zgHwE/s640/blogger-image-822210931.jpg"></a></div>Poolside with Uncle Austin</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_p8onFs470w-U9TBEDKLZbFzB7oPouczxqERdxjC0HRlZzyuPuQJW676uWH7GoK-Y_A-BFM3-1KDINsnBGq9FO4hzuFptyaX0xwDOLpC9qA90DSukSEX1Duyd3Ox-ut4UFXAhi2eIObs/s640/blogger-image-608504396.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_p8onFs470w-U9TBEDKLZbFzB7oPouczxqERdxjC0HRlZzyuPuQJW676uWH7GoK-Y_A-BFM3-1KDINsnBGq9FO4hzuFptyaX0xwDOLpC9qA90DSukSEX1Duyd3Ox-ut4UFXAhi2eIObs/s640/blogger-image-608504396.jpg"></a></div>Just reading the Atlas..</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisXhZQRKTY_OR6yxaDrzgi9AiTrnJKGpEDQZDgl41HaK7uT1V4QapGi36wpnwlvRbkiyHpjyZdLtwZXwVqcCXcITK6QLprUqXol0atX2k00nhXEn1M-gP0t5BKqcqMQ5mXtnSHCG_MJ6s/s640/blogger-image--1676318510.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisXhZQRKTY_OR6yxaDrzgi9AiTrnJKGpEDQZDgl41HaK7uT1V4QapGi36wpnwlvRbkiyHpjyZdLtwZXwVqcCXcITK6QLprUqXol0atX2k00nhXEn1M-gP0t5BKqcqMQ5mXtnSHCG_MJ6s/s640/blogger-image--1676318510.jpg"></a></div>...With my mouth. </div><div><br></div><div><b>Tricks</b>: he's a rolling machine and is very good at 180 degree turns while belly up. The dude has his father's flexibility; he hates bending at the waist, and rarely likes to "tripod" to practice his sitting skills. He is very skilled at inserting his paci and prefers wrong side in, so as to better scrape off the cute design with his teeth and gums. He is determined and excells at twisting and reaching (and inserting) anything within a 24" radius of himself. He also has discovered his feet and prefers the taste of his left toes. </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUkz39YeWeH8zB8Oo_JMdKk6JtauQYQu1JVdzFDfNHB6sDcK3hRBI0F7XVeNkSPMlfyO776HB8Q5hIZ9acX88DIbvT-QGJ_mfeNefpPteShhQJVkzDi8ipQdaSguDnbVvl8CLcMQ4ZgiA/s640/blogger-image-1505530592.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUkz39YeWeH8zB8Oo_JMdKk6JtauQYQu1JVdzFDfNHB6sDcK3hRBI0F7XVeNkSPMlfyO776HB8Q5hIZ9acX88DIbvT-QGJ_mfeNefpPteShhQJVkzDi8ipQdaSguDnbVvl8CLcMQ4ZgiA/s640/blogger-image-1505530592.jpg"></a></div>Time for the walker to get a second use! Glad I listened to my mom and didn't get the pink one with Charlie Ann. :)</div><div><br></div><div>In other news, the boy crossed his first state line! And many state lines, at that. Apparently, Jarod and I have deemed 6 1/2 months as the perfect age for cross country travel (CA was 6<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"> 1/2mon old when we drove our UHaul from </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">California to Missouri). We drove to Oklahoma two weeks ago and Tripp (and Charlie Ann) both did well, all things considered. </span></div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU0itmrp9EbFz12Lp0XxoUD4pAkVb47B02w9-eDwXImq4siD0SQoQzg3CBIhwTYJoxJkIcmgifGUWEoCZbwjdYQEsqfGVD9R0o7hIcMjLmC6O6RCJk3mwWh6tN7FxpHXGVmTnDGJPgLJs/s640/blogger-image-1054357709.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU0itmrp9EbFz12Lp0XxoUD4pAkVb47B02w9-eDwXImq4siD0SQoQzg3CBIhwTYJoxJkIcmgifGUWEoCZbwjdYQEsqfGVD9R0o7hIcMjLmC6O6RCJk3mwWh6tN7FxpHXGVmTnDGJPgLJs/s640/blogger-image-1054357709.jpg"></a></div>Midwest Grandma Love! </div><div><br></div><div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">Looking forward to the next month, Little Man. Love you!</font></div>BrookeShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16136802544133409709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3276799000803854959.post-82612682683935329422014-05-23T17:49:00.001-07:002014-05-26T18:14:38.383-07:00Trippy: Six Months Old<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwgbgEnphyLtI0NfCYTLB3Q-hzx1vsbXN_DTy74bCzs4z06hI7XTxVDZLDzorsPJkrZYuu4XzwAfLm9pijV8rwnWTWM1DiJsRodzMr0UMsuj2nWZfV3A1pAkRARWYl6CGLR_q99OLmPGg/s640/blogger-image-1808461771.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwgbgEnphyLtI0NfCYTLB3Q-hzx1vsbXN_DTy74bCzs4z06hI7XTxVDZLDzorsPJkrZYuu4XzwAfLm9pijV8rwnWTWM1DiJsRodzMr0UMsuj2nWZfV3A1pAkRARWYl6CGLR_q99OLmPGg/s640/blogger-image-1808461771.jpg"></a></div>My little boy is already six months! I have such a love hate relationship with this growing up business... Sigh. <div><br></div><div><b>Tripp's likes</b>: the post-diaperchange hip wiggle (gotta get that on video soon), eating solid foods(!), rolling and rolling and rolling, putting <i>everything</i> in his mouth, his playmat, outside, snoozing in the (fake) Ergo and cuddling with Mommy. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Svyoly0qpcpsnv6TJN8to5NrDbGZjXkRh47y-tUOzwxEoCGyjlkF3eOdcSXlL7te8D63C1I-sEkR9RoFyWcA_oqhsSU57HoaRvllmQv7vUmXsclyp6iey_DF-UhDaLDVLd-m6jDkCLw/s640/blogger-image--685409977.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Svyoly0qpcpsnv6TJN8to5NrDbGZjXkRh47y-tUOzwxEoCGyjlkF3eOdcSXlL7te8D63C1I-sEkR9RoFyWcA_oqhsSU57HoaRvllmQv7vUmXsclyp6iey_DF-UhDaLDVLd-m6jDkCLw/s640/blogger-image--685409977.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This silly face. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyAyLHrR7v_NDwz48P45ivpaGwSKfsdUjUIJxN5Uc7llE5U34pbwrUdUy5KwbmpLMwlWSZonl3VRtC0JGsd44Ax8kbdJe2CkDkHaux1rLXTyx28tPT0EWwNnEegi_-0kghI_bcdc_4sq8/s640/blogger-image-1707210800.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyAyLHrR7v_NDwz48P45ivpaGwSKfsdUjUIJxN5Uc7llE5U34pbwrUdUy5KwbmpLMwlWSZonl3VRtC0JGsd44Ax8kbdJe2CkDkHaux1rLXTyx28tPT0EWwNnEegi_-0kghI_bcdc_4sq8/s640/blogger-image-1707210800.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Mall shoppin' while Dad was outta town. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipQSnTUJb93hRxH3SstjoitqUuYWNUhKr9U4W0p1sUdFYR5XNiWZoXng4l6JbZpQPOa7XP6RMDGoGW3a3-phRTsvoqDkO6I5koAjdEPxSaYT29lQR35KD4ud3QHx1TmgPG7iIe5Jta2ow/s640/blogger-image--801888329.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipQSnTUJb93hRxH3SstjoitqUuYWNUhKr9U4W0p1sUdFYR5XNiWZoXng4l6JbZpQPOa7XP6RMDGoGW3a3-phRTsvoqDkO6I5koAjdEPxSaYT29lQR35KD4ud3QHx1TmgPG7iIe5Jta2ow/s640/blogger-image--801888329.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">First park visit of the Spring Season. </div></div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX37fSIXAr57TTmoFcWJTdfm2Rhi5M4Go32hiVrD9swkXZd5uvXPvvw0GT4JKsr9ZAObgqNOppC2jMBegn8UkoxM5xaUJ6mi53gPo5ZEByToLxbxd4JmX0cmi4z6030N9EJakwmfYx8lg/s640/blogger-image-355714348.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX37fSIXAr57TTmoFcWJTdfm2Rhi5M4Go32hiVrD9swkXZd5uvXPvvw0GT4JKsr9ZAObgqNOppC2jMBegn8UkoxM5xaUJ6mi53gPo5ZEByToLxbxd4JmX0cmi4z6030N9EJakwmfYx8lg/s640/blogger-image-355714348.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Swingin'.</div><br></div><div><b>Tripp's dislikes:</b> sharing bath toys and washcloths, new teeth, car rides over 2 hours long, beards, putting himself back to sleep in the middle of the night and pacifiers when he's not sleepy. </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYOz5NNuYggciY3TxoLLB3gSm6CMk63E86eqokTBjfSNi6jRxP40EAkb4nbYTZYO6OtbuFTyrosZBKKKXba10D7XjZN5WythgwEO7LslqVRIYBDMO8TEqBfaGlzExBoABwmvvGsoXuZRY/s640/blogger-image--630095930.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYOz5NNuYggciY3TxoLLB3gSm6CMk63E86eqokTBjfSNi6jRxP40EAkb4nbYTZYO6OtbuFTyrosZBKKKXba10D7XjZN5WythgwEO7LslqVRIYBDMO8TEqBfaGlzExBoABwmvvGsoXuZRY/s640/blogger-image--630095930.jpg"></a></div><div>Trying to escape. </div><div><br></div><div><b>Also this month</b>: Tripp took his <u>first camping trip!</u> He had a ball! (See previous post for details on that trip). </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyKC9yNlpplizhy-9IdOUZv7BACEhddARhUvLx7rwto3fUq3xy8C6TliVm0BCBaqRCWpjO_bKvtAcmXsBFa8VcX589mmLWBuS-IroqjPWtgHont7bwKI3rd6W1Xlz883bYx5aqdvcb1DQ/s640/blogger-image--2031218607.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyKC9yNlpplizhy-9IdOUZv7BACEhddARhUvLx7rwto3fUq3xy8C6TliVm0BCBaqRCWpjO_bKvtAcmXsBFa8VcX589mmLWBuS-IroqjPWtgHont7bwKI3rd6W1Xlz883bYx5aqdvcb1DQ/s640/blogger-image--2031218607.jpg"></a></div>Hangin' out in the tent. </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFTST5OMu59S5FHZ_aaNrpofeNCc0R8cOkLvJ0S47Eck9yueVu8Ami3V-IOjEJm9uXu9kYqj1_u-pBsFCKk4WlgzpZPM2pPIF7Rqz67Bv90dUss4rMkfAosCXuDgm8VDe8Ta0gp5kSG7w/s640/blogger-image-196251488.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFTST5OMu59S5FHZ_aaNrpofeNCc0R8cOkLvJ0S47Eck9yueVu8Ami3V-IOjEJm9uXu9kYqj1_u-pBsFCKk4WlgzpZPM2pPIF7Rqz67Bv90dUss4rMkfAosCXuDgm8VDe8Ta0gp5kSG7w/s640/blogger-image-196251488.jpg"></a></div></div><div>Sister's sippy cup is really cool. </div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJNp2nwLxuOM0XY7jsmDR69fZZPoRbiv5lHsHQ2pBdmA5cx2IpoQ8GdWxh7xaACDoFQ6yMmNvz4C-Lv5_VA7RAJgNadTfA1pnTAAAVSM9ho_tuIc2-CukSUXTkvA-JaEYXkgCt5TIS7eE/s640/blogger-image--930291808.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJNp2nwLxuOM0XY7jsmDR69fZZPoRbiv5lHsHQ2pBdmA5cx2IpoQ8GdWxh7xaACDoFQ6yMmNvz4C-Lv5_VA7RAJgNadTfA1pnTAAAVSM9ho_tuIc2-CukSUXTkvA-JaEYXkgCt5TIS7eE/s640/blogger-image--930291808.jpg"></a></div><div>Campin'. </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcSyXq2m3mAONsO9rvGQ5M0r00x1ePZNiqK9m7iNu9FheWNsWT11WTZXA2z2RhJq0z-y87_rhuPnlONjeVeW4PeWaWnf1L_Zk4U2tMy-oY5WEBPvFyvdIWIReO3WOwVYnpZypyKPGuOhI/s640/blogger-image--288857882.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcSyXq2m3mAONsO9rvGQ5M0r00x1ePZNiqK9m7iNu9FheWNsWT11WTZXA2z2RhJq0z-y87_rhuPnlONjeVeW4PeWaWnf1L_Zk4U2tMy-oY5WEBPvFyvdIWIReO3WOwVYnpZypyKPGuOhI/s640/blogger-image--288857882.jpg"></a></div>Enjoying the view of his blanket at Lake Placid. </div><div><br></div><div><b>New tricks:</b> rolling back to belly, putting his pacifier in by himself, grasping and passing objects from hand to hand, stellar hand and mouth coordination, blowing raspberries, knowing his name and saying 'mamamama' when he's hungry or upset. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidEfziZKDpqVdsQFP7DijGIiAD_KO0jO6gq7rDp4ynqbyU8af4j1HlP1aOlXfF2F1MzZaMF9C299L8XZkWHEq9NQr_eyX_ayhmbBw6my9lSF-B1HLovBXgs2evktsq2nEHts0g_QjvbJQ/s640/blogger-image-1653006626.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidEfziZKDpqVdsQFP7DijGIiAD_KO0jO6gq7rDp4ynqbyU8af4j1HlP1aOlXfF2F1MzZaMF9C299L8XZkWHEq9NQr_eyX_ayhmbBw6my9lSF-B1HLovBXgs2evktsq2nEHts0g_QjvbJQ/s640/blogger-image-1653006626.jpg"></a></div>The I-Just-Rolled-Over face. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div></div></div><div><b style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Sleep: </b><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">a bit hit or miss these days. In other words, unpredictable and inconsistent. Tripp goes to bed around 6pm, and wakes up between 1 to 4 times a night. Sometimes he goes back to sleep with a reinserted paci and simple shushing, other times it takes a full on nursing session or the standing baby bounce-n-jiggle.. However, now that he's 6mon old, we will be on a mission to sort out this night waking business. Mommy can't take many more interrupted nights of sleep! Naps are just as scattered.. We were doing better about two weeks ago, but then we went camping and got two teeth, so we are back at square one. </span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuoUhQc7LH2rHYcO_ZOvtbwKLw0x7yx0c07fFm1c7GbXLtcxEW5l7hLgs3vZB2xaTEa7f3Zz9lVFBwe8Uk6PxET7lo8aEFZ3BrTiCVxHzix1pe8UHkdOBMO5li1fGqOnOGuJdFmHXJcUs/s640/blogger-image-855175183.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuoUhQc7LH2rHYcO_ZOvtbwKLw0x7yx0c07fFm1c7GbXLtcxEW5l7hLgs3vZB2xaTEa7f3Zz9lVFBwe8Uk6PxET7lo8aEFZ3BrTiCVxHzix1pe8UHkdOBMO5li1fGqOnOGuJdFmHXJcUs/s640/blogger-image-855175183.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><b>Eating</b>: we started solid foods! This part of baby life is easily the best! I love making Tripp's baby food, LOVE IT. </div><div>I started two weeks prior to him turning 6mon old, as he was beyond ready. He has had <i>bananas, avocados, oatmeal and mangos</i>. And he loves it all! I had heard that boys eat a lot, and now I can vouch for much truth in that statement. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm32F2voWikVOufsIAi_AyF9dn2Xn239TJIagMj6Fsgde2Iv4nd4_fgUevoBaT0C8FI8U-lZyXIpzWB9efb_G-iO7DTRQ_qZT59l5LufHpjsmZilFpREJzVeSotwMOSALbO7c7uTuPmi0/s640/blogger-image-1521496944.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm32F2voWikVOufsIAi_AyF9dn2Xn239TJIagMj6Fsgde2Iv4nd4_fgUevoBaT0C8FI8U-lZyXIpzWB9efb_G-iO7DTRQ_qZT59l5LufHpjsmZilFpREJzVeSotwMOSALbO7c7uTuPmi0/s640/blogger-image-1521496944.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>I sure do love this little man.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvmpCM42OHbY7z6XNgX273lUdleUvXIHaQyerBT49xl3kFFsqmNy6KL5O1YHiBi2gvX3B7cqKZpbQgBXefj6GIDCiIpOFhh9AKqWHsOg8VyYsIl2sUJgIq0T6AudSooKdbk07bRLvjA_I/s640/blogger-image--575892065.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvmpCM42OHbY7z6XNgX273lUdleUvXIHaQyerBT49xl3kFFsqmNy6KL5O1YHiBi2gvX3B7cqKZpbQgBXefj6GIDCiIpOFhh9AKqWHsOg8VyYsIl2sUJgIq0T6AudSooKdbk07bRLvjA_I/s640/blogger-image--575892065.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><br></div>BrookeShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16136802544133409709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3276799000803854959.post-80261890689935508532014-05-15T19:42:00.001-07:002014-05-17T10:50:47.739-07:00Campin'Taking a five month old and a two and a half year old <i>anywhere,</i> I mean camping,<i> </i>for five days is a gamble. This time around we came out on top. I am so impressed and so in love with my little family. <div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcwPepckjq4lRgwdccgI7OpE_5r5kHGJTFnwX2gI2h6uHT9FNZiD80-9d8XmihaDBnX-5Cs3UFsgU_jrMkkS0O6281zSbnXNAYS611xUko6y2jlDtsT6Htu4G8bfROTflMhQYEr4tL7PQ/s640/blogger-image-523426516.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcwPepckjq4lRgwdccgI7OpE_5r5kHGJTFnwX2gI2h6uHT9FNZiD80-9d8XmihaDBnX-5Cs3UFsgU_jrMkkS0O6281zSbnXNAYS611xUko6y2jlDtsT6Htu4G8bfROTflMhQYEr4tL7PQ/s640/blogger-image-523426516.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>Camping and being outside are two things that Jarod and I are quick to agree on and can do well together. So to celebrate the end of his semester, we threw our tent, some sleeping bags, a dog and the two cutest kids I know, into the Pilot and headed north east to the Adirondack Mountains. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidxaJtH503HOe2uKPWIi7HJQXF5HGox8mB9v_yzGZunTxSTYVAuVWHwSccatQRdkp3OgR_goQJ09UBXeHUNX8ZxJCLX-Y1MEbU2db4lTFXs81ZB2KpElI4l4Tq0xYAkUbfNU3u2S4lUbs/s640/blogger-image-2024804221.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidxaJtH503HOe2uKPWIi7HJQXF5HGox8mB9v_yzGZunTxSTYVAuVWHwSccatQRdkp3OgR_goQJ09UBXeHUNX8ZxJCLX-Y1MEbU2db4lTFXs81ZB2KpElI4l4Tq0xYAkUbfNU3u2S4lUbs/s640/blogger-image-2024804221.jpg"></a></div></div><div>It was a laid back, low key, low expectation family trip. We ate meals around the campfire, went on a few hikes, saw a waterfall, played in the river, had a fox visit, learned to poop by trees, ate a lot of "golden bwown" marshmallows, played in the dirt and pine needles, weathered rain and wind, and watched Daddy climb "waaaay up high". Charlie Ann had some of her cutest sayings thus far.. Including, "I so excited!" "A lottttttta times" "woasted mashmawwows". Completely adorable. She was genuinely thrilled about every part of the trip. Tripp was a trooper too. He was teething most of the time, which meant more nursing through the night, but otherwise, he loved being outside too. </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh9kW5YdlsqvSdjag4rOdbzAoA51fW6LT4Ve7cCORwF5tqC9dGyw4a4zgKCAqqarFgr7KZOctqCLD_txoGikNYPeuVFEcTbiYQovRZopNzk-zj9lxPpId919SLMLe9cVKu5Tt4m2fYlW4/s640/blogger-image--1385136081.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh9kW5YdlsqvSdjag4rOdbzAoA51fW6LT4Ve7cCORwF5tqC9dGyw4a4zgKCAqqarFgr7KZOctqCLD_txoGikNYPeuVFEcTbiYQovRZopNzk-zj9lxPpId919SLMLe9cVKu5Tt4m2fYlW4/s640/blogger-image--1385136081.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKMxD7oUNiN_VFTXMCAK9L8boe3AUhV04AklSPvqNEL3SGyg-Ak98TVisJNOzqc2Tv8ZISXoAYUAm0dd9Siv6RiDTQ8p0ktfkCUb4qMHtz4UtPdnv6S9tEM91coOd4Y8XwGF-hLhFJxIw/s640/blogger-image--116364637.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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BrookeShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16136802544133409709noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3276799000803854959.post-43396933513620764722014-04-26T13:36:00.001-07:002014-05-01T18:03:13.135-07:00Charlie Ann: Two and a Half<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Charlie Ann at two and a half years old is best summed up in this quote: </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us..." -A Tale of Two Cities</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I love this child more than I ever imagined possible. Her smiles, her tears, her tantrums, her squeals of delight, her humor, her joy, her naivety, her wonder, her happiness. We ride out the storms of a child who is expanding her freedoms, her choices, pushing her boundaries and trying to make sense of her little world. It is a beautiful thing and very messy thing. And I wouldn't trade any day, even the ones when I am counting the minutes 'til Daddy comes home, for a day without her. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Charlie Ann, at two and a half, is very different than her two year old self. She has replaced Elmo love, with Minnie Mouse love. She used to not get enough of "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie" (or whatever book) being read to her on repeat for weeks on end, now it is the complexity of multiple, ever-changing, library books, that she reads to herself. She has discovered choice, and preference, and opinion. She is verbalizing her world to us. She is figuring out cause and effect. She is growing up. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Sleepy, silly and sick - most of Spring 2014</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Chores and learning responsibility (and also learning a lot about bubbles and water and making a wet mess) -February 2014</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Playing and Potty Training - most of Spring 2014</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Painting and painting, snow day after snow day -March 2014</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Muddy Puddle Stomping - March 2014</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">More Spring Snow -March 2014</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Nervous feelings about Butterflies -March 2014</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Silliness (and Potty Training) -April 2014</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">First Braids -April 2014 </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Conflicted over Bugs -April 2014 </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Swimming lessons, the best thing to happen to this girl since sliced bread -April 2014</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Daddy, Her Main Squeeze -Palm Sunday, 2014</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Thrilled about Veggies and Hummus for Dinner -April 2014</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This Face -April 2014 </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">She is brave and dramatic and careful, she is kind and giving and protective, she is smart and logical and determined. My little two and a half year old Charlie Ann. </span></div>
BrookeShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16136802544133409709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3276799000803854959.post-60344123721110887042014-04-25T19:23:00.001-07:002014-04-25T19:23:32.989-07:00Tripp: 4 Months and 5 Months!I'm not quite sure how two months have slipped by... Babies? Toddlers? Potty training? Nap training? Baby laundry? Cooking? Nursing? Cleaning? Oh yeah, that's how two months has slipped by.. <div><br></div><div>But back to catching up on the last two months of my sweet baby boy. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikWYQYxr1cliV4hfxZ5TYah1Y-LAXon6k9jMnPxjtQqTOBAUYj9vHH0_IiFafp-KK1BX_z5aetN7mdLHWU3rbcEq9_nmQRNQa0BpIRJc432LSVXhQmLapIvHlqiInH2KlomBDFM2_xx-4/s640/blogger-image-876776307.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikWYQYxr1cliV4hfxZ5TYah1Y-LAXon6k9jMnPxjtQqTOBAUYj9vHH0_IiFafp-KK1BX_z5aetN7mdLHWU3rbcEq9_nmQRNQa0BpIRJc432LSVXhQmLapIvHlqiInH2KlomBDFM2_xx-4/s640/blogger-image-876776307.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>Month Four</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieviDqIDTEApofl2jarvKU3w8s3qAPRyxlL-zG-v9Z2pumZSF5-4sFPwtsnHIyK2xxViBRlbXPM7ZRkfo2VfStc98zv03NTUyKyOdmYYsgGG7xHeJESnvZdIRAwq3A0S_3EXMXYKHV6oQ/s640/blogger-image-746742183.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieviDqIDTEApofl2jarvKU3w8s3qAPRyxlL-zG-v9Z2pumZSF5-4sFPwtsnHIyK2xxViBRlbXPM7ZRkfo2VfStc98zv03NTUyKyOdmYYsgGG7xHeJESnvZdIRAwq3A0S_3EXMXYKHV6oQ/s640/blogger-image-746742183.jpg"></a></div><b>Month Five</b></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>Stats</b>: 14lbs, 25in, size 6mon clothes, size 2 diapers and size 2 shoes. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxCtevbZoeMs5Z-xAcTIwgFyN64E0_PJjxjAk5o7Y7YzDFI7IWN3ngLa4ucbdt-MLxUTPCtVLo9gPZOhRRrcG_ZNdtQ3jyaYuO6gIgRvuotv_4nuhz6DLDT_YZLDK2tovs2g3yau4-FIs/s640/blogger-image--1925850152.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxCtevbZoeMs5Z-xAcTIwgFyN64E0_PJjxjAk5o7Y7YzDFI7IWN3ngLa4ucbdt-MLxUTPCtVLo9gPZOhRRrcG_ZNdtQ3jyaYuO6gIgRvuotv_4nuhz6DLDT_YZLDK2tovs2g3yau4-FIs/s640/blogger-image--1925850152.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><b>Likes</b>: Toys! (Owl Book, Elephant Teether, Zebra and Lady Bug car seat toys), play mat, his sister, being held, snuggling, Mommy, bath time and being outside. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2jKTAevrfsE7cB6Xfcd3pXUc4cJxRiRdg2IYfvkzExAyKjzsRpNgHpI_59TiSRS2eQbRYi7jvg2xPudb4fFmujFyMswr3lIDTjGxchqag3KJBKXDNRt17pIM6E-OGnxenk8Ab7Au9ESM/s640/blogger-image-1490555804.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2jKTAevrfsE7cB6Xfcd3pXUc4cJxRiRdg2IYfvkzExAyKjzsRpNgHpI_59TiSRS2eQbRYi7jvg2xPudb4fFmujFyMswr3lIDTjGxchqag3KJBKXDNRt17pIM6E-OGnxenk8Ab7Au9ESM/s640/blogger-image-1490555804.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkvFEecSXAX68r3xUclJU0uph0fsgtZHtCflz5htfcyQUHEo79kmGhy0eO6cAJq9Mk1PoYHw0wrdhdYNxua9pTvaJ1PsQeVWEeVPQ_TcrGjqynP5bY4pMx9HWEXTPXvb8ZjyzLJjMoVv4/s640/blogger-image-102395350.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkvFEecSXAX68r3xUclJU0uph0fsgtZHtCflz5htfcyQUHEo79kmGhy0eO6cAJq9Mk1PoYHw0wrdhdYNxua9pTvaJ1PsQeVWEeVPQ_TcrGjqynP5bY4pMx9HWEXTPXvb8ZjyzLJjMoVv4/s640/blogger-image-102395350.jpg"></a></div></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>Dislikes</b>: being set down, beards, the Bumbo, pacifiers when it's not sleep time, bottles and being swaddled. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJU9LaRstX6u4HHlb4qxwW0QoRWjPzbLug6uKPFMOzDPEablYXpWa8P5WuxM2LwVSe5-B8EjRWyUatjqpPdOLZyhVLQzpQUmvhcgFzwCzudylku_CAZL8hddvRj_8WRI2cJCRYhYAqn_w/s640/blogger-image--2059850030.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJU9LaRstX6u4HHlb4qxwW0QoRWjPzbLug6uKPFMOzDPEablYXpWa8P5WuxM2LwVSe5-B8EjRWyUatjqpPdOLZyhVLQzpQUmvhcgFzwCzudylku_CAZL8hddvRj_8WRI2cJCRYhYAqn_w/s640/blogger-image--2059850030.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>Tricks</b>: lots of baby chatter-squealing, talking, singing, general baby orca sounds; rolling over!; knows his name; laughing; grabbing at everything and putting it all in his mouth. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmYliKqfHKNHb4roV4yd9kRkEyOCUuTDFWg9fTcWH0SZpQH3fiYD7z2km5Et3k03vvW795VpBtrQPNQU7TNkhZB1aimqsbrPRjmS9hsGpy7p_4xS2uuSPWd0LQylxHTPJhMMdqFHsgPw0/s640/blogger-image-329479877.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmYliKqfHKNHb4roV4yd9kRkEyOCUuTDFWg9fTcWH0SZpQH3fiYD7z2km5Et3k03vvW795VpBtrQPNQU7TNkhZB1aimqsbrPRjmS9hsGpy7p_4xS2uuSPWd0LQylxHTPJhMMdqFHsgPw0/s640/blogger-image-329479877.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNsNBLwWHNSaNDT033_0vnbezObsetAejW8i_3xR-bG-j24IuJ-0s0pp5PyiBKHOdqXKmgcFv7WZUtOLrRSdyiu_EZhOBCJgk6ediJvv8zND3nlUV7LTXd-va9E9NiXhRMSr9DSf3e7pQ/s640/blogger-image-608312026.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNsNBLwWHNSaNDT033_0vnbezObsetAejW8i_3xR-bG-j24IuJ-0s0pp5PyiBKHOdqXKmgcFv7WZUtOLrRSdyiu_EZhOBCJgk6ediJvv8zND3nlUV7LTXd-va9E9NiXhRMSr9DSf3e7pQ/s640/blogger-image-608312026.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxdjdJXK6VI8JCPlP7ATzqSIB6p08eLTlRFkcxxiDghff6FQjPG_9V9b4uDcWQkf8OiBBVf7O_f0D4hFui5jAEKGCJ_JG5p44F-xbfwcTqIM3_UMIiUR4aQ96m18P9aiBtiS8070iLnlk/s640/blogger-image-1934563054.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxdjdJXK6VI8JCPlP7ATzqSIB6p08eLTlRFkcxxiDghff6FQjPG_9V9b4uDcWQkf8OiBBVf7O_f0D4hFui5jAEKGCJ_JG5p44F-xbfwcTqIM3_UMIiUR4aQ96m18P9aiBtiS8070iLnlk/s640/blogger-image-1934563054.jpg"></a></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>Feeding</b>: we are still nursing on demand and it is working wonderfully. Right about the 3.5 month mark, I felt like my milk supply was decreasing. But between pumping, adding in some extra feedings, and using this fabulous product, MotherLove, that issue quickly resolved. He nurses at least once (sometimes twice) at night, and frequently throughout the day. He is still good at nursing in public, however he is just starting to be distract-able. On a down side, Tripp does NOT like bottles. We are trying every trick in the book and every bottle on the shelf. We will prevail! This mamma needs him to take a bottle :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikqyf6AL21yPbHJch9EFGvbt6LqNlvcjIJqbGh8sZ1Jpz92Wfl3N2IelzaA0La9OnmYDp15mq1HvkdPGrCnoV4AgJ-GZkeLEhRPO9motmlpY8MqKp8z0Nif-xih5ehgh4BufSLe3W0ZAo/s640/blogger-image--410654.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikqyf6AL21yPbHJch9EFGvbt6LqNlvcjIJqbGh8sZ1Jpz92Wfl3N2IelzaA0La9OnmYDp15mq1HvkdPGrCnoV4AgJ-GZkeLEhRPO9motmlpY8MqKp8z0Nif-xih5ehgh4BufSLe3W0ZAo/s640/blogger-image--410654.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1PUDB8fMAG4OSSk55M8Mul6LQ1j2pij2icqcOY1MvMW6_FxrjB_NAF6E9IWekyeg5LHFkTqLn3sjeQJvvy2ntafCSzXEV9JwYD1T5HvOQBTw57zVOV3gPtUzty_XGZxoDnAUXAMxGv94/s640/blogger-image--1341545178.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1PUDB8fMAG4OSSk55M8Mul6LQ1j2pij2icqcOY1MvMW6_FxrjB_NAF6E9IWekyeg5LHFkTqLn3sjeQJvvy2ntafCSzXEV9JwYD1T5HvOQBTw57zVOV3gPtUzty_XGZxoDnAUXAMxGv94/s640/blogger-image--1341545178.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>Sleeping</b>: Tripp is the easiest baby to put to sleep. It's one of my favorite parts of our days together. We swaddle (thanks to the amazing Woombie), nurse and rock to sleep. Actually he's asleep before I ever start rocking him, but I just can't not rock him. It's adorable. Even though he is five months old, he still curls his knees up under his belly and nuzzles into my neck like a new born. I may not have any more babies, so I'm breaking all the sleep rules and savoring this little guy. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Tripp goes to bed around 6:30pm and is up for the day around 7am. He wakes up twice (generally) to nurse, about 1am and 5am. Daytime sleep is still fairly scattered and unpredictable. He usually does a 45min-1hour nap around 9am. Another similar snooze about noon and recently, he has done a big 2-3hour sleep fest in the afternoon. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtowtp8xFnKZsoc7083iNKMnL-gFAsyFmL6yt1AKm0AlWGFWiANcxYWNmnPCEAbwdGwCXZ7mqvZBqFNcLG_fsXrnHGffOqeKoFBGEsM9KScfmWIWVuTrUMfPSJu9YQ9s-f5BCzgXBDI8Q/s640/blogger-image--1226962512.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtowtp8xFnKZsoc7083iNKMnL-gFAsyFmL6yt1AKm0AlWGFWiANcxYWNmnPCEAbwdGwCXZ7mqvZBqFNcLG_fsXrnHGffOqeKoFBGEsM9KScfmWIWVuTrUMfPSJu9YQ9s-f5BCzgXBDI8Q/s640/blogger-image--1226962512.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>In Other News</b>: Tripp's first tooth made it's appearance on the bottom right. It seems that another one is on the way as well. Bring on the teething tablets, amber necklaces and Tylenol! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Tripp is the happiest, sweetest, most enjoyable baby ever. He laughs and smiles all day long. He plays well by himself and is easily entertained by his sister. This little boy just fits right in to our crazy. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNoYqrU-x5LEszqWib-_tVAjZXck5-1ZBtaqNLVn3nSsI1H8_OjNq4mGDxZDDs01xulwN2M9btaBLT7NEjraxWQHzOcRWKkznJh_nuk96bYJG6HHciWo1B25wNz3t8YRIuHsBnn_suMeI/s640/blogger-image--1097427266.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNoYqrU-x5LEszqWib-_tVAjZXck5-1ZBtaqNLVn3nSsI1H8_OjNq4mGDxZDDs01xulwN2M9btaBLT7NEjraxWQHzOcRWKkznJh_nuk96bYJG6HHciWo1B25wNz3t8YRIuHsBnn_suMeI/s640/blogger-image--1097427266.jpg"></a></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div>BrookeShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16136802544133409709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3276799000803854959.post-60926851083636649232014-03-24T17:31:00.001-07:002014-03-24T19:08:31.742-07:00A Comedy of Evening Events<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica;">For approximately one hour, it is a pure comedy of events in my home. Things go from happy and content at 5:44pm, to pure pandemonium at 5:45pm.</p><p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica;"><br></p><p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica;">--And scene--</p><p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica;"><br></p><p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica;">Simultaneously, both children have entered into the depths of starvation and sheer exhaustion, with no forewarning. Mother springs to action. Child A is scrambled into booster chair, Child B is picked up and held by Mother, who then magically produces a meal, with one hand, in under 3 minutes. Child A has suddenly exited starvation mode and has entered elephant-toy-banging-on-tray mode. Child B cries and is not impressed. Mother reminds Child A the rule about no hands in milk. Child A remembers. Child B does not care about said rule and cries. Mother takes Child B upstairs, reiterating rule loudly over roar of bath tub filling. Child A remembers again. Child B is undressed and de-diapered. Child B is instantly full of joy. Child B coos for bathtime. Mother adores after Child B's coos. From downstairs, Child A interrupts loudly and desperately in conflicted tones about needing to poopie on the potty. Mother cries out consoling words, including, but not limited to, "hold it", "one minute", "three whole M&Ms". Child B is given the once over in .34 seconds. Child B feels jaded. Child B is gently set aside. Mother bounds downstairs. Child A is rushed, bib on, to seat. Child A sits. Alas, false alarm. Upstairs, Child B is not dry, chilly and telling the whole house about short baths, while lying on damp towel in parental units' bed. Child A is returned and buckled back in booster seat. Mother offers more consoling words, including, "almost done", "one minute", "finish please" , "spoon, not hand." Mother hastens upstairs. Protesting Child B is toweled off, lotioned and pajama-ed. Child A announces her completion of meal. Mother and Child B go downstairs. Mother holds grudge-bearing Child B, and scoops up Child A, carrying both upstairs. Child A states, "Two babies!!" Child B is placed back on parental unit's bed. Child B does not find this amusing. Child A attempts (to no avail) a second poopie, is de-clothed, and placed in tub. Wailing Child B is plucked from the misery of soft, cushiony bed. Child B is nursed. During nursing session in Child B's room, Mother frequently asks Child A random questions. Child A responds. This dialogue helps Mother to know Child A is not drowning. Child A has another poopie panic. Child B, halfway through dinner, is laid in bassinet, exuberantly upset about stopping, mid meal. Child A is unsuccessful, and placed back into the tub. Child B finishes nursing, is rocked, swaddled and put down for bed. Child B is too tired to object and flutters eye lids close. Mother tip toes out of room, avoids squeaky sections and silently shuts door. Child A gets hair washed, bath toys away, dried off, teeth brushed, ears q-tipped, jammies on, hair detangled, books read, glow worm charged, lights off, sound machine on, songs sung, prayers prayed, good nighted and door closed. Child A sings off pitch version of Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star through bedroom walls. Mother sighs. Mother steps lightly, avoiding creaks. 6:45. </p>BrookeShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16136802544133409709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3276799000803854959.post-62358006049429321792014-02-25T12:00:00.001-08:002014-02-25T12:00:57.509-08:00Tripp: Three Months Old<div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Trippster is </span><b style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">three months </b><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">old!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjWQfuZqzgPkek2Eq3YXeDW5mQFl7Uf-HA9nVccZKzEWsZ5MeZpWFcsw35ukYrFUFggkM8ny2JRFrldhv2x3D873P4TWVkwuw2uOK9XgqgGl1NveIJcN-hnMjwx-x9BJVmUqhd5Ps9oDI/s640/blogger-image-2019477698.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjWQfuZqzgPkek2Eq3YXeDW5mQFl7Uf-HA9nVccZKzEWsZ5MeZpWFcsw35ukYrFUFggkM8ny2JRFrldhv2x3D873P4TWVkwuw2uOK9XgqgGl1NveIJcN-hnMjwx-x9BJVmUqhd5Ps9oDI/s640/blogger-image-2019477698.jpg"></a></div><br></div></div></div></div></div>If I could sum up little Trippy in two words, it would be <i>fat</i> and <i>happy</i>! I love him. He is a such a sweet boy who is still so easily consoled. Looking back over the past month, our little guy is just growing up and changing so quickly. <div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSY60z5TBv3pTgsXoRz2a9AMGfpv_h0M7sMUyIkZ53Bcp_8YtpivmJJEvZ4JSmcIAbr1FBeEz7rKc-QbG6rgkoDfRZpOAPCOqbd80UUcDpV-wA5LonbVZNMg2M1Xxxo0uEI5hRvns_fMk/s640/blogger-image-1934321354.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSY60z5TBv3pTgsXoRz2a9AMGfpv_h0M7sMUyIkZ53Bcp_8YtpivmJJEvZ4JSmcIAbr1FBeEz7rKc-QbG6rgkoDfRZpOAPCOqbd80UUcDpV-wA5LonbVZNMg2M1Xxxo0uEI5hRvns_fMk/s640/blogger-image-1934321354.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeeFygnkterQsUyAV3Hk9wRRKG4pGo72pX5mDrHd1cMStKl_lMTW9y8AMukuFtLSPtNCm_aMS5BH1-4X_xn-Ha9q_JoRqBphtuku7SfUagpcvU30C3WcfYZLzqCLpwL2jmglHjKOAbxwY/s640/blogger-image--754979837.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeeFygnkterQsUyAV3Hk9wRRKG4pGo72pX5mDrHd1cMStKl_lMTW9y8AMukuFtLSPtNCm_aMS5BH1-4X_xn-Ha9q_JoRqBphtuku7SfUagpcvU30C3WcfYZLzqCLpwL2jmglHjKOAbxwY/s640/blogger-image--754979837.jpg"></a></div></div></div><div><br></div><div><b>Eating: </b>Tripp is eating every 2-3 hours during the day and nursing so very well. However, the past few days we have had a slight battle of the wills with nursing on the left side. During a few nursing sessions, he has not liked starting on the left. So strange! We can do dinner on the right and dessert on the left without a hiccup, but switch the order and he has thrown a few fits. But, with these battles, he is learning early that Mommy wins every time. :) At night, he gets up at least once to eat, and sometimes twice. But he is all business.. Eat, burp and right back to sleep. </div><div><br></div><div><b>Sleeping: </b>we have definitely achieved consolidated night time sleep. Yes! He is down for the night by 7:30pm. We do a bedtime routine of bath, salve, jammies, nurse, a little rocking and into the bassinet drowsy, but not in a deep sleep. He then gets his arms swaddled, his paci and a receiving blanket by his head to snuggle into. I cover him, fill the humidifier (it's SO dry here) and turn off the light. And he's snoozing before I close the door. I am amazed nightly at how easily sleep training comes to this kid, or maybe it's second kids in general. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_vPGE61BimOk7Nh6BJ2JWGjcF8l2VJObNS-eu6Ti8uMP-h_ZiZGpINhl41UcmS9BYTdoIcR8IAtanPix0fj5VHpZAh9HFHgzLtOBYMhjPxN3LmjTQ5GdPuRjkWvWhBnWU1CQ58NYmNfg/s640/blogger-image-690245174.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_vPGE61BimOk7Nh6BJ2JWGjcF8l2VJObNS-eu6Ti8uMP-h_ZiZGpINhl41UcmS9BYTdoIcR8IAtanPix0fj5VHpZAh9HFHgzLtOBYMhjPxN3LmjTQ5GdPuRjkWvWhBnWU1CQ58NYmNfg/s640/blogger-image-690245174.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">(Tripp left, CA right) - little sleepers </div><br></div><div>Unfortunately, daytime sleep is not quite as orderly. We have established a few habits, the first being right back to a nap after a 45min awake time in the early morning. The second is another late morning nap, and the third is always both kids napping after lunch for quite awhile (at least 1 1/2 hrs). However, on the whole, it seems like most daytime sleep is a lot of 45min naps, but we are working on stretching those longer and consolidating the frequency. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTHv8zcvQ-KiEEXIevHLal5scAgziq4tayYPyGxflws2yjB3qkLUYZbuGodLSrA_FIPz31Viv6dGULRu_cZujFDm3PHIkwDjlOEI23EoiR27QeMEVS_E7h6rpho4lOhTWuHFED3yxkH48/s640/blogger-image--1687867252.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTHv8zcvQ-KiEEXIevHLal5scAgziq4tayYPyGxflws2yjB3qkLUYZbuGodLSrA_FIPz31Viv6dGULRu_cZujFDm3PHIkwDjlOEI23EoiR27QeMEVS_E7h6rpho4lOhTWuHFED3yxkH48/s640/blogger-image--1687867252.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><br></div><div><b>Likes: </b>baby talk- we have ALOT of "goo goos" around here; the bouncer- chats all morning to that little monkey; baths; being bundled up; being propped up on the couch; sister's kisses and hugs; his room; being held; and mommy. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfi9bvLNXhIHtSKertC3zHAfU-0ojU8KWq89QvjktpefVxqb53m5uYl1dSF29xrKGFJSfv_e-j7Yz82dD8xTC-HXCagmDwIkFlCOueYXhGJlwhZEw28SgeNwq-SFIISMDRGD_LrvGaVj4/s640/blogger-image--847285630.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfi9bvLNXhIHtSKertC3zHAfU-0ojU8KWq89QvjktpefVxqb53m5uYl1dSF29xrKGFJSfv_e-j7Yz82dD8xTC-HXCagmDwIkFlCOueYXhGJlwhZEw28SgeNwq-SFIISMDRGD_LrvGaVj4/s640/blogger-image--847285630.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiukZQDCswLzQv7heNbLnMfqj1mvJprxrjHx4ybevCaaPUnvr_ayyC5UJttIe3wXCApf9bgtpRPATTFF3re-KNptJrCkgizcKYkvccjrG9iPoiIgLmwwMgEygU1OEE521-Zk17kxe0OWAI/s640/blogger-image--47614742.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8mP2cGKBpjKwHs2RsFGMd91HojjaUj2N_f4ZnYr_v1v04mL0vfn1QvGfCR1ro8UpOUvfp4UFn-SpUFp-hPztbIJ5swI8UvCR4lsSGernDFNOp1bKXiXTLRxVlPNHxDaiJEE9eDgdgDbM/s640/blogger-image--1313843738.jpg"></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><b>Dislikes: </b>stoplights/waiting in traffic while in the car seat; being naked after a bath; hats; getting salve on his head; going to sleep for daddy; lying on his stomach, the time between 4:30pm and 7:30pm. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAStPcaqrbe_DufBE4DlsYiw1S6ea1ReOFdwMwl0q1NbR9Fgceq7gpw8WiNRGwsld7UJ787kUk57RKxBeWoPCN2PHk_LlhWLgFal3VPGrkG4lCfWlBuVVgPfhBUG05M-xIEhtnuhpymIg/s640/blogger-image-925134257.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAStPcaqrbe_DufBE4DlsYiw1S6ea1ReOFdwMwl0q1NbR9Fgceq7gpw8WiNRGwsld7UJ787kUk57RKxBeWoPCN2PHk_LlhWLgFal3VPGrkG4lCfWlBuVVgPfhBUG05M-xIEhtnuhpymIg/s640/blogger-image-925134257.jpg"></a></div></div><div><br></div><div><b>What else happened this month:</b> a strange ten day period where Tripp spit up a lot after each feeding; we re-discovered the necessary use of swaddling his crazy arms for all sleep times; we had Tripp's two month doctor appointment and first immunizations; we found a pretty good fix for the cradle cap situation (dang dry winters here aren't helping); our first true cold; we also had good friends from Colorado spend five days visiting and helping with all things kid and baby. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhczCwIWSrJ7k4YO8OtnLy9ehXD9Qd3dxaT39tixs4oJyFXZ6uf-Vmz_NHYe63gVe493B0Wl_DENTUjoanFx6U-E0VQH8fEZRuJY57gPxb6DFYqpdntsontyOQuzpAGZYJT-aZx2GLj0qA/s640/blogger-image-739689912.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhczCwIWSrJ7k4YO8OtnLy9ehXD9Qd3dxaT39tixs4oJyFXZ6uf-Vmz_NHYe63gVe493B0Wl_DENTUjoanFx6U-E0VQH8fEZRuJY57gPxb6DFYqpdntsontyOQuzpAGZYJT-aZx2GLj0qA/s640/blogger-image-739689912.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>It's been a good, good month! We've been blessed with so many hand me downs and gifts, we found a much cheaper disposable diaper that does a fantastic job, and are really getting into the groove <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">as a family of four. Tripp is a great addition to the fam and we are so happy to have him. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuhUfNe1YbfBCBzegagasIQWsjyheHo99qFO_8JiCxDWpSHAO1AF-tenZUa9J4II4dXBjCo6GPc4Ul2K876dl9ExuzvjAH8l_-ZJej3dOVWltSyt0IUdUvUCiHzlOQrpfVM20A_IyZmRM/s640/blogger-image-1327465671.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuhUfNe1YbfBCBzegagasIQWsjyheHo99qFO_8JiCxDWpSHAO1AF-tenZUa9J4II4dXBjCo6GPc4Ul2K876dl9ExuzvjAH8l_-ZJej3dOVWltSyt0IUdUvUCiHzlOQrpfVM20A_IyZmRM/s640/blogger-image-1327465671.jpg"></a></div><br></span></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div><br></div><div><br><div><br></div><div><br></div></div></div></div>BrookeShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16136802544133409709noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3276799000803854959.post-27621895354018000562014-02-10T17:57:00.001-08:002014-02-10T18:04:25.983-08:00Sibling Sentiments<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqTeo3bk5lVXfRH48TBXAKG-CK7Wi3vtGGK42NSG0URsX9zDuitIlF0YkICUBkhOzATmrBRHqHHP3AZ4UrTvSQYHverpMLHFr4TF02g7MaOuqLIa2QZwoVjWrJD3Y7JemT3M0Ra4HNV9k/s640/blogger-image--1279045157.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8ywPWZngctYRJ5u1zealPBvyRsb9YHG1b9UcHqAmD6BbkfHRb3exu8yV23B26YnILwjHtowEFlFpjCqd5IkmvKkL7YWU0AR6CkWYNOsWz3r57uvn_cNh0ECO3oRrWkCKNoiAuHdY50fs/s640/blogger-image--884507190.jpg"></a></div>Most days I can't believe I have two children, let alone two children who love each other. Every day Charlie Ann gives Tripp at least 88 kisses and hugs. And if Tripp is fussy, as soon as Charlie Ann goes to talk to him or shows him a toy, he quiets down right away. His little smile at his sister is adorable. And it's quite cute when she calls him Pippy. I just love these two. And I'm so blessed that they love each other. </div><br></div><br></div>BrookeShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16136802544133409709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3276799000803854959.post-85321724317489033982014-02-07T11:36:00.001-08:002014-02-07T11:57:12.116-08:00Tripp's Room<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div>Tripp's bedroom is 95% finished.. And he's not even 12 weeks old! Ha. <div><br><div>Here's a few pictures from this morning.</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB9BPVqsmv6zmR7PUtl3cl1YGe6dRPsu5lbPqHnxDx3-eUTIf8jQlVV2r6HCqoGecC3-JrQARgVBAAq3-NBH30r2j2-TBS-D4xEHs0I4CxQ8NDITASRd0Nf5fQy_ACn6l4i57p4C9Z4tI/s640/blogger-image-147466784.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB9BPVqsmv6zmR7PUtl3cl1YGe6dRPsu5lbPqHnxDx3-eUTIf8jQlVV2r6HCqoGecC3-JrQARgVBAAq3-NBH30r2j2-TBS-D4xEHs0I4CxQ8NDITASRd0Nf5fQy_ACn6l4i57p4C9Z4tI/s640/blogger-image-147466784.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">A panorama attempt. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiff7Efc7KZtQT7TCFZmQHBxkzYnfLensF2970mC5ZNBb0xtaPP48NbvMn991CxcWoDm6u78p88UBhW3Snt6bapfkn7Gl6n5mH_uH-zYrSzJpAz707hJXsn-f7KpsuahpK0qzObi8f4GlY/s640/blogger-image--1065733744.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRLLKdIP-rmHjn8azm0B38pmI7vY8rKGpRI5CyQgtE34acmVW5158oemP9eknhCZ0FX3Xk7emOCoxyAIaypYzNSOgwO2Ne3Dl5o6K_1AeJoNQe-pWHhmtuAJxt-5v2xK8Cqv0JR6xsgBM/s640/blogger-image--874404181.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">(He'll get CA's full size crib in a few months.) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih85Wsjkh588c125-47MAbK3tRK6oPjcgsE2OV1NACtC6nqyay5gmaVh5nF82TINJsQTzLOMZgCDt8MUKImsMU_ZRcLgzy478WUCtQCyTOUXScWtnYLpUt6ue7qP1Y0j_WpHvWO57OJnY/s640/blogger-image--934469553.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih85Wsjkh588c125-47MAbK3tRK6oPjcgsE2OV1NACtC6nqyay5gmaVh5nF82TINJsQTzLOMZgCDt8MUKImsMU_ZRcLgzy478WUCtQCyTOUXScWtnYLpUt6ue7qP1Y0j_WpHvWO57OJnY/s640/blogger-image--934469553.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmXC_2Dkg3lDy-KUd-hVX9p3bsOQ2skqjpbFu9z4aG7aDox_nxp_xkXbccdI7W4yYDHXoPBsrbV-usHzo7915XCEKZS3DwLft_H_Wigtb3H-egmdyXQoyZ0ud-cVWPvDl5593xUIcA-a8/s640/blogger-image-972288536.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmXC_2Dkg3lDy-KUd-hVX9p3bsOQ2skqjpbFu9z4aG7aDox_nxp_xkXbccdI7W4yYDHXoPBsrbV-usHzo7915XCEKZS3DwLft_H_Wigtb3H-egmdyXQoyZ0ud-cVWPvDl5593xUIcA-a8/s640/blogger-image-972288536.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">New bicycle drawer pulls on my old desk/changing table. </div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh628ztwV9P4eZeWPJSI0gbXKW4aH1YJ5vTRN9gQzXbraZsa7VNdYI-MLbopOlCWnuUfTV6ZpspHfUS-OOEK-h4mYEZkydUkwQ9CISudAvADhyphenhyphenQLKYflTeRXPkG6_UFcxbhzpFviBq6iwg/s640/blogger-image-342446762.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh628ztwV9P4eZeWPJSI0gbXKW4aH1YJ5vTRN9gQzXbraZsa7VNdYI-MLbopOlCWnuUfTV6ZpspHfUS-OOEK-h4mYEZkydUkwQ9CISudAvADhyphenhyphenQLKYflTeRXPkG6_UFcxbhzpFviBq6iwg/s640/blogger-image-342446762.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1wDGJEgzBqCv01AYdIhFiq2UNuf2t8Hq46yPS8SgLOJ1PdpwAgYxARaX2pzXSwQvI2eC3Y4Fp9WuvV7JmjytvyfXO7CzwSE3Jg8y3tgyvNINGKcpS-uavfJe95z-deCoJg9HUXBqE8L8/s640/blogger-image-908453671.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1wDGJEgzBqCv01AYdIhFiq2UNuf2t8Hq46yPS8SgLOJ1PdpwAgYxARaX2pzXSwQvI2eC3Y4Fp9WuvV7JmjytvyfXO7CzwSE3Jg8y3tgyvNINGKcpS-uavfJe95z-deCoJg9HUXBqE8L8/s640/blogger-image-908453671.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">My giant bicycle decal FINALLY arrived yesterday! I ordered it at the beginning of November. Mercy! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">It's definitely not out of a catalogue or</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">anything, but we love it and it works for us :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTnvpIuxoKLeVtSVfNjp_qmp8_z8lu7f98kIwYHxAnl9MrQX4wEAF7yILqR5D49OMiBXBThujuyD3RmuaYOqRIM_L_GmZOq2HLq_CsURsZ3h98BrjMmT928a1OXShvrshPjw1JzimwxyE/s640/blogger-image-652870618.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTnvpIuxoKLeVtSVfNjp_qmp8_z8lu7f98kIwYHxAnl9MrQX4wEAF7yILqR5D49OMiBXBThujuyD3RmuaYOqRIM_L_GmZOq2HLq_CsURsZ3h98BrjMmT928a1OXShvrshPjw1JzimwxyE/s640/blogger-image-652870618.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG7PF1nFtuaMRvmVJQLH6wlq6BtQvUYeWjy47K8L8Z6upnBW3JChAhQfcgX4Hx6F1nRRseMgnua22zX2Rv4XSNLS_AiY_MyGQNyuHBehiZcuGhZee3hjQs2cb-EXoHxna1Pfnsc0hNZng/s640/blogger-image--1879800642.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG7PF1nFtuaMRvmVJQLH6wlq6BtQvUYeWjy47K8L8Z6upnBW3JChAhQfcgX4Hx6F1nRRseMgnua22zX2Rv4XSNLS_AiY_MyGQNyuHBehiZcuGhZee3hjQs2cb-EXoHxna1Pfnsc0hNZng/s640/blogger-image--1879800642.jpg"></a></div>See? He loves his room! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Oh, and the remaining 5% is to put the pictures in the frames, and hang this fabulous Aplinist ABC's print. Maybe next week :) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div></div><br></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><br></div></div>BrookeShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16136802544133409709noreply@blogger.com0