December

When mama leaves the room...Gus hops on my computer and Lucia makes her move on a paper bag (girl is half goat, I swear).

November

On the Road Again

Lucia at Three Months

Our sweet girl just keeps growing.

At her four month well-baby check up today, she was still topping the charts.

She's become so much more interactive, checking out her toys.

She wants to sit. She really wants to sit. I think the Bumbo gave her a new perspective on life, and she's no longer crazy about reclining.

If she can't sit, and mama's left her unstrapped, she'll go ahead and turn over.

So strap her in we must.

(We officially outgrew the swing this month.)

When she's not trying to escape, she's munching on her hands.

She hasn't succeeded in eating her fingers off yet, but she's giving it her best shot.

Unless she can find some dress to munch on.

She was baptized along with her brother this month.

And she spent a whole lot of time like this.

We love Luci.

Yes, we do.

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Gus in October

A few things this month...

He learned how to pedal his tricycle.

And ride a scooter.



He did some crafts.


He went to the pumpkin patch.



He got baptized. His take: "My hair got wet. I got baptized."

He colored.

He went for walks.

He had an explosion of imaginary play: He's cut up pieces of "dinosaur" for me for dinner (?!), shared his napkin ring "cup of juice" with me, and asked me to hold his "piece" and his "circle" for him while he rode his tricycle.

He hates this sweater. It's not itchy or stiff...I have no idea what the problem is. I think it's adorable. We are at an impasse.

He went trick or treating for the first time. At the first couple of houses he seemed confused that we were not going to go inside and hang out. But then he got the hang of it and didn't want to stop.

Outtakes

I've been trying to take more pictures of the kids lately. Partly because when I did last month's roundup, I was really scrounging--especially for pictures of Luci since she's usually on me while I photograph Gus. So I did a lot better, and I also ended up with some funny outtakes that are almost better than my "final" pictures...

This is what happens when your two year old sees you trying to take pictures of his sister.



If you weren't won over by his smile, he also has a tower he'd like to show you.

This is what happens when you try to pose a pre-sitting baby.

Alternately, this may happen.

This is what happens when your two year old uses his stool to get a hold of the camera (and has inexplicably removed his shoes).

This is what happens when you try to get a nice picture of your kids in their baptism garb.

And this is what happens when you're busy uploading pictures to your computer. (Yes, he's standing on a table with a lighter. Let's hope CPS doesn't read this blog...)

Lucia's Baptism

Agustin's Baptism

Lovely Luci is Three Months

Isn't this pic 80s fab? I mean, aside from the laundry at her head and my creepy hand?

Honestly, she seems older than she is. Partly because she's so big.

Photo credit: Gus.

At her two-month doctor's appointment, she was off the chart for weight. The doctor pulled out the WHO's breastfeeding girls chart, and she was 97 percentile. It's lovely not having to worry about whether she's getting enough to eat, but carrying such a large baby is starting to get challenging. Since she was over 15lbs, I popped her in the Ergo, but she wasn't quite long enough. The next week she was. Girlfriend is growing like a weed. I love it.

She's like a koala baby--she clings, usually to my hair.

She's also racing through her milestones and constantly startling me with what she can do.


She's used to taking her naps in the carrier while Gus plays and when I try to put her down for naps in something stationary, she's not pleased.

Sometimes she'll go for a nap in the swing. She developed this cute habit of grabbing the bar--koala baby!

And then this happened...!

Also, at the end of her second month, she decided that the carseat is not her cup of tea. She'll actually arch herself almost out of it when I'm trying to buckle her in. She does the same thing in the Bumbo when she's decided she's been in there long enough.

She totally loves me. She's just upset that I never get any pics of her in focus. Maybe next month.