Get these dumb wires off of me!

At least that's what I think she's saying in her mind. She did finally have the apnea monitor removed after six weeks of lugging that thing around! Thank goodness for technology, but what a pain!

Lukisms

Luke has come up with some great words and phrases. Many are regulars in our conversations now. He was running around in the backyard without shoes and I told him to put his shoes on. His response was, "If I step on a pokey, will I get a flat leg?" He also labels cars while we are driving around. There are big and small cars, slow pokes and fast pokes. Helen is the cutie-est baby in the world!

My Favorite Pastime

My kids think feeding Helen is my job, so I decided to measure how much time I actually spend "working." I was shocked to realize that I do spend about six hours a day feeding her! She eats so slowly that I thought maybe I should try using a faster nipple, but then formula dripped all over her chin, worse than with the slow flow, so I'm sticking with the slow flow and making sure I have a good book to read or something to watch while endlessly feeding her. I'm going to try rice cereal again next week. So far she eats just like Sariah did, I put some food in her mouth and she pushes it all back out with her tongue. Although Helen has added a nice gagging sound to the whole game. :) She is in the 90th percentile for weight, so I guess I'm doing a fine job, maybe I'm overachieving even, because she certainly isn't in the 90th percentile for height. Emily is my only overachiever for height!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

We arrived at Terry's house to find that many large clover-like weeds had grown in big tufts all over his backyard. They've been hunting for leprechauns nearly all day. :)

Leilani's Cakes

This is my birthday cake from my neighbor. She makes the most beautiful cakes! They taste even better than they look! The "frosting" is homemade whipped cream and the cake just melts in your mouth. She puts all kinds of different fruits in the center and on top. Strawberry and pineapple are my favorites. She made a big sheet cake for my friend's wedding and it looked like a stained glass window. Anyway, if you are ever in my neighborhood around your birthday, be sure and drop a few hints to get your very own Leilani Cake. :)

Sariah's Photography Skills

I have a problem with my camera sprouting little legs and running away. While most days I'm amused by pictures of someone's legs or nose, today I was pleasantly surprised by a great photo of Helen. The lighting was excellent, the camera was held steady and even captured the subject in the center of the frame, I didn't crop this! :)

Phantom Gardener

After some dumb car ran over our lampost and took out about a third of the bush, I decided to start removing the bush rather than trying to make it symmetrical again. I guess "someone" noticed my little chopping and filling of my trash can each trash day, and decided to finish the job.

All the Nancy Drew skills in the world could not uncover my Phantom Gardener! :)

I have great neighbors! :)

Bam Bam

Here a great Thanksgiving leftover photo. :) Luke is a little carnivore, he ate the whole thing!

Birthday Boy

Make a Smilebox greeting

Helen says...

"Please stop giving stickers to my siblings!"