Super Grace

Grandma, thanks for the awesome toy. Grace loves it. In fact, she puts on the crown and cape, cuddles the wand and says, "I love this present." July 2010 Album.

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Rockstar

Pee Pee Party

Max came over for a playdate today, and he and Grace closed themselves into the bathroom and took turns sitting on the big and small potties. They closed Chrissie and me out and then proceeded to hysterically laugh and talk to each other. As the hysteria rose, Chrissie and I peeked in to see what could possibly be so funny. How about a clogged toilet? They had some serious fun unraveling the entire roll of toilet paper into the bowl. We made it just in time before it flooded the bathroom.

Various Playing Pics

Princess or Pirate?

Grace loves to dress up - in jewelry, as a princess, as a pirate, anything. Her imagination is in overdrive these days. Mine is, too - trying to create new get-ups from various things in our apartment.

Princess Grace and HRH Max

Not only do they dine together, they do their own landscaping.

Nate Update: 6 Months

Nate went to his 6 month check-up today and weighed 18, 0.5 oz, measured 26-26.5 inches long and had a head circ of 43.5. That puts him at 50% across the board. Below is a pic of Grace at 5 months on the same scale.

Friends

Grace and Laura have taken class together since they were 9 months old. Here they are dining together after class and anticipating their graduation from Free to Be Under 3 in a few weeks.

Tuesday Pic Fix

Weekend in the Hamptons

We had a great time with the Immermans this weekend. Lucas, 13 months, kindly shared everything with Gracie and Nate. We did a lot in two days - visited The Cowans and Mannings, saw the Klein family and hit the beach. Good times.

Natural Born Eaters

Seriously. From the day he was born, it was obvious. And then it became more obvious when Nate starting eating food at 4.5 months. Now at 6 months, in additional to eating baby food, Nate loves the texture of real stuff: blueberries, grapes, watermelon, you name it. He even tried hamburger - loved - over Fourth of July. The kid loves to eat and does so with serious enthusiasm. Grace is like that too. Tonight we took the kids to a Japanese restaurant, and Gracie gobbled up Ikura (salmon roe) sushi with chopsticks while Nate nibbled on sushi rice and chewed edamame shells like farmers chew straw.

Sense of Humor

Grace's sense of humor is really emerging, and I have to say she's pretty funny. Lately, she has been substituting opposites in songs. For ex, we have a song about washing our hands that goes "take some soap and take some water, and wash them till their clean..." She's been saying milk instead of water, dirty instead of clean, etc. And each time, like a little ham, she looks at me - out of the corner of her eye and with a crooked smile - to see how I react. She cracks herself up before I even have a chance to say, "Nooooooo." What's funny is that she tries to make me laugh the way most adults make kids her age laugh. She's also been expressing physical humor like disappearing into her room and then casually strolling out, face covered in stickers.

Fourth of July

Being in Philly over the fourth of July has become a tradition. It's always fun to be back there for our anniversary. Although it was our fifth, the kids had lots of firsts this weekend: Nate tried some hamburger, Grace stayed up for the fireworks, swam in the big kid pool, made it her mission to eat dessert before lunch and even won a dance contest. Oh - and she only wanted Daddy this weekend. Thanks to my parents for all their hospitality - and babysitting! Great weekend.

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Nature Nate

Nate loves taking nature walks with Grandpa - or anyone, for that matter, who will let him inspect everything outside: trees, plants, leaves, water, flowers, dirt, you name it. He's definitely an outdoorsman already. Being outside instantly makes him happy and calm.