Hello from cloudy and drizzly Boston, MA. The Team is finally reunited..."and it feels so good" (thanks Peaches & Herb!) So before we plow through multiple loads of laundry--the glorious result of Mr. Anders' two-week trip--I wanted to post a quick update on our past week. We've had three big firsts...first "parent-teacher conference", first artwork and first solid food. I may have jumped the gun with the last of these "firsts" but my curiosity got the best of me. :)
After ice painting, experimenting with warm/cold water
and learning to hold things...wow, what a workout for E!
Easton's been attending daycare at the CDC since June 6th and this was Room 10's first round of parent-teacher conferences we got to participate in. One of E's caregivers, Miss Patty, had put together a really cute binder of all the observations they'd done with him and filled out a really long and detailed report about his development. I was really impressed by all the actual documentation they keep. Patty explained all the "lesson plans" they follow in the room and how Easton is progressing right along the expected timelines. She told me that he's always happy and smiley and enjoys interacting with people. One of the things we talked about was how Smallz has started to do "raspberries". I felt like a total moron because what the hell is a "raspberry"? She told me it's when they stick their little tongue out and make a farting noise. I had no idea the act had a name!! I can't wait to find out what I'm going to learn next :)
Miss Diane
Miss Patty
Miss Liz
The artwork...yea, this must have been a multi-day project because Easton came home on Wednesday looking like he'd played in purple Easter egg dye and then on Thursday he had orange paint all over his clothes...here's the result. Simply magical if you ask me ( :p - raspberry)
Kid's got talent
Let the fridge populating begin!!
Our last first...solid foods! Oh joy...the messiness, the hilarious faces...the new discoveries to be made in his diaper! So as I mentioned earlier, Easton is 17 weeks old...will turn 4 months on Tuesday so I figured it was time to see what the little guy thought of some new tastes and textures. It was just as much fun as I'd thought it would be. We started with some rice cereal and when mixed as the box directs just ends up being a soupy mess so I just stuck that in his bottle and moved on...enter pureed carrots! Saturday's adventure in veggies wasn't as entertaining as today's. Easton took a little more active role in mealtime today and, of course, I took photos and videos of both so enjoy... (bummer but I'm having trouble uploading his actual first bite from Saturday...I know, I know, you're all crushed...the clips below are funnier anyway).
If he had his way his first solid
would be cotton
Intrigued by the spoon that keeps
moving towards his face
Hey Mama give me that thing, I can
feed my dang self...
I can get with this carrot thing
If you don't get that camera out of my face...
Yo, I'm REALLY diggin this
And I'm full...have fun with the laundry, Dad
So needless to say, it's been a great week. Now it's time for me to pack my suitcase for my trip to DC. It's a quick one, leave tomorrow back on Weds. I'm looking forward to this one because tomorrow night I'm going to crash with the Sandness crew. I haven't seen Polly since Feb and it's been over a year since I've seen Mr. "No excuses, just queso" and the kiddos. Hope you all have a fabulous week :)
From the archives...2004, I think!! Love this woman :)
Easton Douglas Anders - 3 days old More pictures @ http://www.our365.com/ He's here, he's here!!! Jace and I welcomed our son Easton Douglas to the world this past Saturday, April 16th at 4:22 PM and we couldn't be more proud. It was an awesome experience...not so much in the "incredibly cool, can't wait to do it again" context but genuinely in AWE of how mother nature and modern medicine can work together to ease a woman and efficiently deliver a baby. Before I tell you all a little bit about our story (again, no worries, I won't blast all the nitty gritty across your screen) I must say a HUGE thank you to our staff at Winchester Hospital. Though I know not a single of of those doctors, nurses and other staff members will read this they will forever hold a special place in our hearts for the outstanding service and love they showed all three of us!! They exceeded any expectations Jace and I might have had and just had to throw that out there. ...
Jace has been in MN since Thursday braving the cold with Team Franchise at the 2011 US Pond Hockey Championship . The team made it to Sunday again this year but unfortunately couldn't get by the "Pulled Hammies" this morning to advance to the finals. Better luck next year, boys! :( So, since he's been gone I've been catching up on projects around the homestead since it's been so damn cold outside. On Thursday night I scanned in about 80 old family photos that I had received over the years from my Aunt Kathleen. I decided to do this because I'm building an online baby book for mini-Ma$e and you can add pictures - thought it'd be fun to add some old family photos. Anyway, I won't overload you with too many but here are some of my favorites...the rest can be viewed here . Moving on... Friday started off with another snowstorm - excellent. Hanscom was open for business...well, that is, for everyone ex...
We just got back from Trunk or Treating at Easton's daycare...how flippin' fun (and pretty roarsome as Henry Hugglemonster would say). Mr. Blondie waiting for the trunk or treating to begin! Still figuring out that the chocolate must be unwrapped first. No hurry to explain :) Homeless Lion with a Market Basket bag. Score one for the parents. Some pretty creative pumpkins!
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