31 weeks

Today I'm 32 weeks. Baby is the size of a jicama, my stomach a watermelon.  In these photos I'm 31 weeks. I've moved into the third trimester, don't have gestational diabetes after passing the second screening with such flying colors that my doctor said I could have as much cake as I wanted, and can no longer run after Eliza which is sort of a problem since she enjoys trying to escape down the sidewalk or into the school parking lot.

We're spending our Memorial Day weekend close to home with plenty of friends and playdates scheduled.  Hope everyone is enjoying their long weekend!

The Classroom Birthday Celebration

For the first time, Cap and I had the opportunity to witness the birthday celebration in Addie's classroom, sneaking away from our own offices in the middle of the afternoon. Addie as the birthday girl was the earth. Ms. Amy, her teacher, lights a candle representing the sun. For each year of her life, a new candle was lit as Addie walked around the sun and the kids sing a song about the earth going around the sun. Very cute. Afterwards, Addie handed out fruit popsicles to her classmates. She was the last one to get one but the first one finished. So much like her parents!

The Big 5

Adelaide is FIVE today!

Recently she's been telling people she's four and a half and three fourths. She's so excited to be five and knows everyone in her class who has already had their fifth birthday. Usually I have to bribe her with candy to get her to take a photo but when I told her she cold paint her hand, she was game. She totally got into these photos and did her own poses. This one she called the peacock.



We celebrated Addie's fifth birthday on Saturday with a party in our backyard for 12 friends. We ate pizza, made ice cream sundaes and then after sunset we cozied up under blankets on the grass to eat popcorn, drink chocolate milk and watch Tangled on the big screen. Perfect.












Earlier that day we had her swim lesson as usual (and Eliza's first lesson but more on that another time). Addie got the Swim School Birthday Treatment which she tried to hide from underwater but James, her instructor, wouldn't let her get away so easily.



Happy Birthday Adelaide! I love you!

20 Months

20 months. Over the last month Eliza has really jump made a giant leap towards being two. When she feeds herself it's now more likely to end up in her mouth than on the floor which is appreciated by us and the rug. Two word phrases are becoming the norm like Poo-poo Ew, Bath hot, Daddy's shoe. She's left-handed, can hop and run like the wind, and boy oh boy does she want to do everything her big sister does.

This also means refusing to sit in her booster seat for meals. We used to let Addie eat at the coffee table but for the sake of our rug (and because it's just a terrible habit) both girls now eat at the dining room table. So grown up!

Saturday Eliza starts swim lessons and will join in the after swim routine of a trip to the donut shop. Whatever Addie gets Eliza wants. Eliza also seems to have much more of a sweet tooth than Addie. Addie doesn't really like most desserts. She's not interested in cakes, cookies, pies or pastries. Candy? Now we're talking. Eliza loves chocolate ice cream and can wolf down a cupcake like a champ. And everyone likes chocolate donuts.

Mother's Day

I hope all the Mothers in my life had a lovely day. Now I know how much we deserve it!

My day started with Cap getting up with Eliza letting me sleep in. Only problem is that my body doesn't like that plan anymore. I'm lucky if I can sleep past 6:15. Once something wakes me up (usually Eliza) I can't go back to sleep. Still, lying in bed is a luxury so I did that until Addie wished me an exuberant Happy Mother's Day.

Cap took Eliza with him to get delicious bagels which I devoured toasted with butter and cream cheese. I used to eat them that way when I was in elementary school in New York and, I must say, it's darn good if not highly caloric. We spent the morning at home and the girls gave me their hand-made presents - carrot seeds in a decorated pot from Addie and a picture frame from Eliza. I opened cards from my family and Cap gave me a subscription to Sunset magazine and an enormous bouquet of gorgeous flowers.

I got to nap too - another luxury. Then Addie and I made chocolate cupcakes and we all headed out with a picnic lunch to Roxbury Park for the afternoon. Eliza got stung by a bee and was a total trooper. The good news is that she isn't allergic. After the park it was bubble bath time for two very dirty, sandy girls and take-out for dinner.

Thanks to my family for treating me like a Queen for a day. Next year though I wouldn't say no to a full day at the spa all by myself.


My loveys

The Buff-flies

We adopted two caterpillars again this year - Apple and Strawberry. Here are they are in their caterpillar stage about 2 weeks ago. I thought they'd like the colorful Clinique bonus gift bag as a backdrop. Strawberry, who was Addie's, emerged from her chrysalis first on Saturday followed by Apple the next day. Fearing what would happen after too long in captivity, we released them from their shoebox bungalow this morning before I left for work. Neither flew away so after a while of watching them just chill, we left the box and the buff-flies (as Eliza calls them) to their own devices. Tonight Addie inspected the box to make sure they had flown away. She discovered that Strawberry had left part of his caterpillar self behind when he made a chrysalis. "My caterpillar left his head!" I told her it was probably his bum since they hang upside down which she thought was pretty funny. "My caterpillar's bum fell off!"