Sunday, March 25, 2012

Three Months


Our sweet baby James is three months old today. 






* James has found his hands and loves to nibble at them.  He loves his pacifier too.  He just needs to learn how to keep these items in his mouth on his own.
* He can now track the dog and the cat's tail as he/it walks across the room.  Simon loves to sneak in licks of James' head whenever he gets the chance. 
* James is still not sleeping through the night.  Not even close.  He sleeps for a few hours while Joshua holds him at the beginning of the night and then in two hour stints (if I'm lucky) in the bassinet next to the bed the rest of the night.  However, he falls back asleep rather quickly.  The key is to swaddle him well so that he cannot break loose.  Once a hand gets out of the swaddle and finds its way to his mouth, he screams with frustration. Even though I would love if he slept more consistently, I'm not feeling as exhausted as it seems like I should.
 

* We love his smiles and his love for Alma. All day long he watches her intently and, when she goes up to bed at night, he spends the next few minutes searching the room for her.  And Alma adores him as well and still wants him to be part of everything we do.  We are so lucky to have such a loving and helpful big sister around to help us take care of him.

His silly baby faces are still one of my favorite things about him.

Saturday, March 17, 2012

Happy St Patrick's Day!

And, no, we won't tell you what he is wearing under the kilt!

Friday, March 16, 2012

Simon's Adventures


He left our house after the sanitation fellows accidentally unlatched the gate, ran two blocks away and was collared and leashed by some folks, was taken to the police station where an officer took him home for the night to play with her dogs. Guess the person who was taking all my calls at the police station just didn't know about Simon. Craigslist was the hero as someone eventually contacted me because she noticed a Craigslist posting that matched my listing.

Joshua got him from the police station before he got any prison tats.

Simon Update: Still Missing

This morning a kind woman called to say that she saw Simon running in the street (at New and Elizabeth Streets) at 12 noon yesterday so she pulled over and -- with the help of some high school/college gals --put a collar and leash on him. Then the girls took him and said that they would report him as missing. However, none of the agencies (police, vets, shelters) have heard of a missing dog. The kind woman didn't get the contact information for the two who actually took the dog. It has been over 24 hours since he was found; one would think that he would be reported by now.

If anyone sees our pup, please let us know! Our two-year old is missing her best friend! Thanks!
Alma may be the only two year old who is excited to look at Everyday Food.  She loved all the asparagus in this month's issue.  Another fun magazine game we play is "Where's Martha?" with the Martha Steward Living Magazines because you can always find her in there a few times.

Thursday, March 15, 2012

Missing Dog

Simon went missing.  If you are in Bethlehem and see him, please let us know! 
Asleep on Daddy's shoulder