Chub-sessed

I cannot help myself. I want to eat him up.

Bath Time

Pre-bath hangin'

Anna channeling her inner-80's. You can kinda see Isaac's dimples in this shot.

Ribs and rolls.

Pay It Forward

1. Be one of the first THREE bloggers to leave a comment on this post, which then entitles you to a handmade item from me (yeah for handmade!).

2. Winners must post this challenge on their own blog, meaning that you will pay it forward, creating a handmade gift -anything!- for the first THREE bloggers who leave a comment on YOUR post about this giveaway!

3. The gift that you send to your 3 friends can be from any price range and you have 365 days to make/ship your item. This means you should be willing to maintain your blog at least until you receive your gift and have shipped your gifts. And, remember it’s the spirit and the thought that count!

4. When you receive your gift, blog about it! If you are not one of the first three to comment on this post, you can still play along. Go ahead and start your own Pay It Forward chain, and encourage your blogging friends to do the same! It's all about paying it forward.

(Original post from Jen Ward)

Valentine's Day

A couple of days before Valentine's I had to take Anna to the doctor for a follow-up to her hospital stay for croup. She was, to say the least, very upset. Her stay in Primary Children's was all to fresh in her mind, I think.
Anna was crying in the car on the way there and we passed a Krispy Kreme shop. She stopped crying and whimpered, "Can I have a bagel, mom?" Anna can't keep doughnuts and bagels straight. It's endlessless entertaining to me to watch her try and figure out the difference. ANYWAY, I promised after the doctor we could stop and treat ourselves. I love the care she is taking while taking her first bite, as if she really wants to savor it.

On Valentine's Day we made heart pankcakes. (Isn't that a requirement or something?)

Jeff gave his best girl, Anna, a new Littlest Pet Shop. These are Anna's current obsession right now. (Anna's working on perfecting her camera smile.)

I made Jeff a special breakfast, his current obsession, Huevos con Chorizo. I can attest to the validity of the saying that the way to a man's heart is through his stomach. I scored some major points for this effort.

Jeff got me a book. Perfect. He took the time to pick out something unique and interesting and somethink I would love. It was great.

All in all, a great V-day full of love.

Oh yeah, Isaac got lots of kisses. Doesn't take much to please this guy.

Happy Heart Day

The Double Standard

My mothering diligence has backfired. Jeff and I usually correct Anna's two-year-oldness (i.e. whining, yelling, hitting, etc.) with some variation of "be kind."

"Can you ask kindly?"
"We only use kind words."
"Taking toys is not kind."

And so on.

Today I was not patient. I was sleep-deprived and generally grumpy. I got after Anna for something or other and she looked at me with tear-filled eyes (tears that I caused) and said, "Mommy, be kind. Be kind, Mommy."

And that's what we call guilt, folks.

4 Months

First, the stats:

18 lbs 9 oz -- 97th percentile
26 1/4 inches --90th percentile

head circumference -- 50th percentile

Second, some Four-Month-Favorites:

(peek-a-boo, crib mobile, the bounce-swaddle combo, Anna, nakedness)

Third, the Chub:

I'm completely smitten.