Corinna is 5 months old today!

Welcome sun! For the first time in ages, we are having a sunny day. It still managed to rain a bit this morning, but with any luck we'll be done with rain for a little while. Jake had his very first school field trip to the zoo this morning. Aidan had his last full day of preschool and Corinna turned 5 months old today!

Corinna's fifth month was pretty exciting. She went on her first long car ride...a trip to Syracuse to meet her babci, grandparents, and cousins. Little Miss McGrabby tries to grab whatever she can reach...our drinks and food are her favorites. She rolled over, too! And now that she rolls over, she LOVES grabbing her feet. They have become a built-in toy! She is enjoying baby rice cereal more than oatmeal, but finally more is staying in her mouth than falling out. She likes holding the spoon and trying to feed herself, she gets pretty angry if she can't hold the spoon. Hopefully not a sign of things to come! She is still sleeping wonderfully (keep those fingers crossed). She really likes to be outside, so trips to the park with her brothers are pretty cool. And she LOVES her brothers. A few times recently she's been fussy and we couldn't figure out what was going on, but we put her closer to her brothers and the smiles returned. She's doing more and more each day, it's so cool to watch. I know she'll be sitting soon. She can balance for a few more seconds here and there. That must be a great feeling--to sit up on your own--finally. I do keep putting ridiculous little hair accessories in her micro-thin hair. But I can't resist. The cuteness....She's also an official thumb sucker now and puts herself to sleep hugging her bunny "Bun-Bun" and sucking her thumb. As opposed to her brothers who screamed incessantly to sleep, this is a brilliant twist.

Corinna Rolls Over

Last month Corinna rolled over for the first time. Took a stab at an all-digital scrapbook layout. What fun!

Welcome Snaily

This weekend brought the official start of the "can I go in the pool, mom?" season. The water was frigid, but spike couldn't wait any longer. So, he grabbed the boys and jumped in. They lasted about 5 minutes before purple lips and shivers took over. Yet, they couldn't wait to get back in. Clearly I question if they are truly related to me as I could barely watch.

It was a rainy day like any other, but a few fridays ago, Jake happened on a cute little snail in the driveway on the way to the bus. He made Spike PROMISE to save him until he got home from school. He did and we've all fallen a little in love with cute little snaily. BTW--Snails poop more than any other animal in the world I think. It's amazing what comes out of this tiny guy. Snaily is a sweetie and really likes cucumbers and hiding under the leaf in his terrarium.

Meeting Babci and Cousins!

What a weekend of firsts. Corinna's FIRST road trip (she did great!) She met her babci for the first time and 3 of her cousins for the first time. She also rolled over for the first time! She waited until everyone was looking and the camera was nearby and she went for it! We also met a bunch of friends at the playground for a huge group playdate. Oh how times have changed, we used to catch up at a bar, and now we're catching our kids at the park.

We had such a great weekend that we extended our stay and still managed to miss all the memorial day holiday traffic (phew!) We played hard and slept well. Fun, Fun, Fun.

Giggle Girl

Corinna was cracking up at the boys today. Her first super big belly laughs. They were just running up and screaming in front of her, and nothing was funnier.

Corinna is 4 Months Old Today!

You know that saying "Her smile lights up a room"? That is so true about Corinna! Her gummy little adorable smile is just amazing. Everywhere we go, she smiles at everyone and they are instantly in love. Everyone tells me they want to pinch her cheeks. She's such a good baby, we are so lucky. For the most part she's Miss Happy go Lucky. She was fighting off a cold (in this house? Could you imagine?) and she was off a bit earlier this week, but she's doing better now. What a month she had. She ate her first real food, some delicious baby oatmeal mixed with breastmilk. Now, I kinda forgot that I mixed it with breastmilk when I tried to entice Corinna by showing her me eating it. I got a little grossed out having some of my own breastmilk, but I got over it. She found the whole eating experience interesting. She tried it, she loved to hold the spoon, and she tried to keep it in her mouth to no avail. She is young to try food, but you should see her stare and Spike and I when we are eating. She follows the fork from the plate to our mouths. At her last check up she was 17 pounds and 25 inches long. Almost the exact same measurements as her brothers at the same age. She also totally discovered her thumb. She loves to suck her thumb (gets that from mommy). She can calm herself down instantly, and boy, thumb goes in, eyes close..it's awesome for nap time. She helped us celebrate Spike's birthday and her first mother's day! She's looking forward to meeting all her family and friends in Syracuse Memorial

Happy Mother's Day

Aidan performed a little Mother's Day song at preschool yesterday. It was adorable. He couldn't sit still, he was dancing in his seat. Well, we'll just call it dancing ;-)

His project said "I love my mother because....she cooks me dinner." I think he forgot to add the part where he refuses to eat the dinner and whine at the table. But it was so sweet regardless. And I got lots of hugs. It was a surprise and he wouldn't say a word before class.