It's for his own good

Poor Jack. He has an infected hiney. He had a little procedure done on New Year's and has had to have medication applied every day since (guess who was assigned that task????). The infection is still working it's way out of his system but in the mean time we've had to put the cone on his head so he can't lick (obsessively).


He wore this cone the other day and refused to move. He wouldn't come to me when I called, he wouldn't lay down or walk anywhere! He was very confused. But it made for a few good laughs!

Saturday in the Park

We finally had some semi-nice weather on Saturday! We needed it! So we packed up the 'bute (that's our new Mazda Tribute, by the way) and headed to our favorite park for some fresh air and fun.

Clementine loved exploring the toddler sized big toy, swings and slide.
Here she is steering the ship:
And swinging, of course:
We had such a good time out in the 48 degree sunshine!

She's Crafty!

I LOVE that Clem gets to be messy, rowdy and crafty at school. Her teachers do such a great job letting kids be kids! I also LOVE that our refrigerator is already covered in art projects!

Here's her finger painted school bus:

And her finger print painted autumn tree:
Her finger painted pumpkin:And handprint painted turkey!

One new skill Clem is working on at daycare is using a spoon independently. It's so cute to see all the babies lined up at the table eating breakfast with their spoons and bibs! At home, Clem hasn't quite got this whole spoon eating down yet. She's tries her best but it doesn't always go as planned.

I love that she holds her spoon in one hand and shovels mandarin orange slices into her mouth with the other!

She's got the idea--but got the handle in her mouth!

She thinks this is pretty fun!
When all else fails...

I am in Love

Last night my sister was admitted to the hospital for an induction. That little man has gotten so comfortable, he didn't want to come out--even though Sissy's blood pressure and swelling had gotten a little scary.
She called me at 6pm to say she was admitted and they started making progress. She was going to rest for awhile but would call me if anything changed.

This morning I got a call at 5:30. "Can you come down?" she asked "because he's already here." !!!!!!!!!!!!!

She had woken up at 1:00am to move positions, her water broke and things went so quickly from there she didn't have time to call anyone. He was born at 4:00am. That means she was awake for THREE HOURS OF HER LABOR!!! I'd like us all to reflect on my very long, grueling and exhausting 21 hour labor a year ago. I didn't even know labors that short were possible! That's ok, cause look at the super adorable nephew she gave me!

He is 8.5 lbs and 19 inches long. He is practically perfect in every way! Except for one thing--he came into this world the same day (Cam and) I came down with food poisoning! :( Oh, this is the worst! I can't go see him until I'm all better. No freshly baked newborns for me to snuggle and kiss!
He hasn't gotten a name yet but check Sissy's blog for more details later.

Last week my mom came up for a visit. We did lots of shopping while she was here and, of course, snuggling with Clementine.

One morning we got up, got dressed and hit the road early to go to the Whatcom Children's Museum. Turns out, the Children's Museum is closed until September! Oops! So instead we took pictures with Clem.

Guitar Hero

Last weekend we were desperate (DESPERATE I tell you!) for something to do. Sharing an 800 sq. foot apartment with a toddler feels like living in a shoe box!!

We tried the park for a little while but it was bloody freezing out there so we came back and tried to conjure up some entertainment.

Cam and I decided to have an impromptu family jamboree.

Clem bopped her head and sang along.
She tried to put her own spin on the music, too.
She was really rockin' out!

I don't know why Cam is wearing his work jacket in the house but these pictures set my heart all aflutter!