A quick update before bed

It's late on Sunday night (yes, we consider 9:30 late around here) and I know that I had better post an update because I probably won't get a chance tomorrow. The last few days have been pretty typical for Cub Central. Here is a quick run down of the past week's events, in no particular order: Zach is walking more and Emily has now started walking backwards (How stinking cute is that?!?!?). Zach's eating has been acceptable. He isn't eating as much, but he is managing to keep down what he's eating, so we'll take what we can get. I am still working on getting him to take the stupid sippy cup. I even bought one with a straw, but he just chews on that one too. The cubs babble like crazy. I can't understand a single thing, but I'm really starting to believe that they have their own "twin" language. They "talk" back and forth to each other constantly, and I just know they are planning their next adventure. It's a conspiracy! Steve is totally convinced that Emily said "daddy" when he got home on Friday. I was on the phone at the time, so while I can't confirm that it was a true "daddy", I will admit that it sounded pretty close to it. However, it wasn't "mommy", so that's all we're going to say about that. We have a busy week ahead of us. Zach has an OT appointment on Tuesday, we have a dinner date with Matt and Beth Ann on Thursday, and Grandma and Grandpa Bear are coming on Friday! The fun never stops here at Cub Central!

HAVE YOU SEEN THIS PERSON????

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Ok, so Dad really isn't missing, but he's working so much that he is definitely being MISSED! Poor Dad has been working everyday since Father's Day, including weekends. We sure miss him around here!

Zach's latest appointment

Zach saw the Nutritionist today and I am excited to report good results. He now weighs a respectable 18 lbs 9.8 oz (he gained 8.5 oz in 11 days). This puts him in the 3.16 percentile. His height did not change (28 3/4"), so he is now in the 17.35 percentile. She did give us some Duocal to put in his food if I think he can tolerate it. Right now I don't want to mess with anything because he's doing pretty well. We've gone 10 days so far without any "eruptions". I am still continuing with the half and half (half formula/half Vitamin D milk). She did warn me that he may not show any weight gain at his next visit since he is starting to walk. He'll burn more calories, so it is not unusual to even have a slight loss. I am hoping that he'll prove her wrong! Today little man gets a big thumbs up!

Flickr has been updated.

I have FINALLY posted some June pictures!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/littlemiracles3

Enjoy!

The difference between boys and girls.

My pictoral observation of the difference between little girls and boys as witnessed during their introduction to Saltine crackers earlier this month.



Emily's saltine. Notice the neatly nibbled corners and edges.






Zach's saltine. DESTROYED! Obviously it is more fun for him to play with his food rather than eat any of it.

SUNday

Today is SUNday...the SUN is bright, the air is thick, and it feels like a sauna outside. I took the cubs to Target this morning just to get them out of the house. Steve had to work and I felt guilty keeping them all cooped up. We left the house at 10:00 am and it was already dreadfully hot outside. Today was a level red pollution advisory. No doubt about that, it was hot, humid, with no breeze. The air actually seemed "thick" to breathe. It's going to be a rough Texas summer.

Emily is becoming a master walker. She can now turn, stand up to walk without pulling up on the furniture, and she even does laps around the living room. She is so darn cute, she just waddles around everywhere. She is so proud of herself and we're proud of her too. She is also picking up speed with her walking, but with that comes a little more unsteadiness. She has fallen a few times, and has a couple of bruises to show for it. Unfortunately those bruises are on her face. One above the eye where she hit a table, and two on the cheek where she hit Mommy's knee. Poor baby looks terrible.

We've been giving her some new foods. On Friday she tried some broccoli and white rice from Daddy's plate, and today she has some of the Gerber turkey stew with chunky vegetables. As expected, she did great!

Zach is doing pretty well with his new formula/milk mixture. He does pretty well with his solids but still won't eat anything with any chunks in it. I even tried Quaker oatmeal instead of the Gerber oatmeal and that was a big mistake. He also won't drink from the sippy cup. He puts it to his mouth and CHEWS on it. Mommy finds this very frustrating. Today I bought two new cups for him to try. Surely I will be able to find something he likes. Picky little man!

He has restarted his walking efforts. I guess he figured out that Emily is a little harder to keep up with now and crawling just won't do. Pretty soon both cubs will be running around the house. What a frightening thought!

Wicked

This morning I awoke to some wicked storms. The kind where the lighting flash and crashing boom are almost simultaneous. The windows rattle and it feels like the floor vibrates. Not fun. But the cubs slept right through it. Apparently we're in for some more of the same tomorrow. Just great.

Cub Central has had some minor adjustments recently. We have enlarged "baby jail" to encompass the entire living room. So now instead of having just a corner of the room filled with toys, the ENTIRE room is filled with toys. Our house now looks like a mini Toys-R-Us. It gives the cubs more room to play and explore but I'm still not sure if I'm crazy about it.