Mother's Day Gifts

Tuesday Buby painted outside it was so nice. Gifts for the grandmas.

Only recently has he started to mix colors. He calls it his rainbow.

His teacher told us last week that he's such an arty guy. We know.

The silly face he makes when you want him to look up.

Fractions

Lunchtime is the best time to learn a lot of things, including fractions. Yesterday Buby asked me for a sandwich with strawberry, raspberry and apricot jam. He's not really a sandwich guy, so I was pretty thrown by his request. He practiced spreading the jam with his tot-sized butter knife.


Later he called My Sweets to tell him he had "1/3 strawberry, 1/3 raspberry, and 1/3 apricot in the middle." We just use one piece of bread and fold it over for Buby, so actually 1/2 was peanut butter and the other half was split into thirds. But that's too much math for me. Ha.


During lunch I said, "Look at that. You're eating PB+J." He said, "What?" I said, "It's like a nickname for peanut butter + jelly." To which Buby replied, "Or how about PP+B. Haha. Or PP+BB, which sort of rhymes with bumble bee. Haha. That's my funny trick, Mom. I did that for you."

Well Visit

Bleu had her 12-month checkup yesterday. Poor girl got a standard blood test for lead and anemia and a shot in each leg. {We split her shots, so she'll get the last one later.} Her doctor says she's doing awesome! She'll continue on the vitamin she's always taken until she goes chewable at 3.


There's no need to give her whole milk while she's still breastfeeding, our ped says. It can't hurt her to offer it, but there's also no need at present. He agrees that juice at her age does not serve any nutritional value, so {as with Buby} we're sticking with water and milk until she's closer to 3. She has one big tooth and two more coming through.


Bleu has a variety of table foods that she loves. Her favorites so far: Steamed broccoli, diced carrots, sweet potatoes, cheese crumbles, 100% whole wheat/whole grain bread, Stonyfield Farms yogurt, pork, chicken, bananas, pasta, and strawberries. We're working on peas and others. Because of her reaction to peaches, we're supposed to introduce new foods slowly and watch.


Our pediatrician also recommends we keep her backward facing in her car seat as long as possible... until we reach the height/weight limits on our model Britax. Some kids resist eventually and others don't, he admitted, so it's just until Bleu fights it. They used to say 20 lbs AND a year. Now they are asking all parents to go longer. Every crash tests proves it's much safer, so that's good enough for me.



Bleu's 12-month stats:
Height: 30 inches; 90% tile.
Weight: 21 lbs, 7 ozs; 50% tile.
Head: 18 inches; 75% tile.

Is It Just Me

Or is she super duper kissable?

Buby Can Jump

But still, I'm thinking we should throw the poor kid a bone and lower the hoop a bit.

Over-the-Hump Day

All photos from yesterday.

It was perfect out. Not too hot, not too breezy. After school + lunchtime, I put Bleu down for her nap and hit the pavement with Buby. She slept while we got into the hula, the tricycle, the chalk, the bubbles, and the big ball.


As soon as we heard those raspy girl vocals through the monitor Buby + I raced upstairs to announce "Wake up, Sleepyhead!" We headed back out before dinner.

Here Buby is demonstrating for me how to properly chase him with the hula. Then he hopped aboard his tricycle and sped off screaching, "C'mon Mom... get me!" Nobody enjoys a game of cat + mouse like our Buby.

Bleu thinks she's a 3-year-old boy most of the time. Don't you know the first thing she did when I set her down in the backyard was climb UP the slide.

Mr. Smart

Party {gifts}

Beautiful bracelet from Grandpa J.

Original artwork of me, Bleu and cousin Grace holding hands.

Bitty Baby, her accessories and my mom's childhood doll cradle.

Original canvas paintings by cousins Sid + Lily. There's two of them.

Thanks to my sis-in-law Jen for taking these photos. There are LOTS more goodies I'll show in future posts. Like... the yellow Janie + Jack dress from Maureen. It's CRAZY cute! The J+J sunhat, which Bleu wears every day, from Aunt Mary + Uncle Bill. Swimwear from Ana Maria. The dress + puppy from Uncle B. The Harley cap Grandma DJ + Tom G. snagged in Ireland. Plus that precious pink ride-on horse.



The personalized Bleumobile wagon from Sid + Lil. The books, pretty short set and other lovelies from cousins S, P, + G. The Picture-Me puzzle, which Buby loves too, from lil' Billy. The laugh + learn purse from Jamie. The awesome outfits from Aunt Pat + Uncle Pete.



The white eyelet ensemble from Grandpa S. + Grandma June. The sweet box of summer fashion from Debbie + Jayson. The pool amusement from Reagan. Etc. Etc. We hope to wrap up the handmade thank yous tonight.

Party {candids}

Jamie, Grace, Reagan, Buby, Lily, Sidney, Spencer, Parker

Uncle Pete, Grandpa J., Grandpa M., Debbie, Uncle Mark, Aunt Jen,

Uncle Billy, Me, Grandma M., Uncle Mike, Aunt Mel

Party {prints}

I have a few more party posts up my sleeve. I have to get this in the scrapbook... she was so smitten with cousin Sarah and mesmerized by the magical glass door.

Photos taken 4.18.09.

Thrills + Frills

This made me giggle. She may have farming in her blood.

The battery-operated John Deere is Gilly's.

i heart

Photo courtesy of My Sweets.




Stone walls. This one is on a hill behind our friends' home, and it's just a gorgeous sight.

Push Car

Buby and his friend Gilly on Saturday evening. Quickly she realized she was doing all the work.

Refreshing

Bleu getting a lift to go down the slide.




Saturday after swim class, errands and a picnic lunch at home, Bleu + I went to a Pampered Chef party at my friend Alana's house. I'd never been to one. It was fun and made me think of all the mother-daughter showers in our future. Plus, there was this to-die-for watermelon/peach salsa there. That alone was worth the trip. The boys dropped us off and went fishing. Later we all played outside in the grass, failed to fly a kite, and drove home through the mountains with the Jeep top off. It was refreshing, just like the salsa. Both kiddos were out cold, so My Sweets and I pulled into an old-fashioned ice cream parlor and I jumped out to buy us dinner and shakes. Plain old vanilla for him, of course. A custom banana chocolate chip for me. Of course.