Morning lesson

These two early birds spend a lot of quality time together in the morning.  "Let's teach her how to roll again!" Max screams while rolling around on the floor, while Kira watches with delight.

Please let mommy sleep for a few more minutes..how about a few more seconds??

Speaking of sleep, we are trying to wean Kira off the swaddle.  She sleeps so well when she is wrapped up tight, but since she already rolls onto her side, the time is coming to get rid of her mermaid tail.  Her unswaddled naps were a bit shorter than usual, but pretty good considering the change.  And clearly she does not want a pacifier.

Baby girl date with Celia 

"I look like a snowman", Max said with a carrot held up to his nose. There is a snowman near his school that is missing his nose.  Max feels just terrible for him, so we are going to bring a new nose for his frozen friend tomorrow.  If we remember.

Happy Monday

Max and Kira both woke up at the same time!  Granted it was 5:30am, but they were both in great moods.  Max was excited to put on his boxers.  "I look like daddy!", he announced as he climbed into mommy and daddy's bed.  "And I have to lay on this side, like this," he said as he took daddy's place.  If only he could sleep as late as daddy.

Kira catches an occasional glimpse of the General's programs, but at least she gets some tummy time in simultaneously.

Imagine how much Kira will like the jumperoo when her feet actually touch the floor!

Max went número dos on the potty at school, earning himself some Skittles for the first time in several days.  He enjoyed them!

He even shared some with daddy! 

Sunday's song

Max enjoyed some pre-sunrise piano playing and singing.  He likes to scream-sing, but he was not in the mood for mommy's tunes during bath tonight.  He was reenacting an episode of Mickey Mouse Clubhouse where Mickey goes in a submarine, so mommy was trying to teach him, Yellow Submarine.  "The song is over mommy.  It's over!"  Very subtle.

Laugh-talking-screaming Kira's head off

Kira, what long legs your have.

Oh, there she is!  In the "space" Max made for her.

This is the court that Max built- complete with benches, hoops, players, a buzzer, and a human coach!

Kira is 4 months old!

Kira's favorite four month old pastimes include: smiling...

...laughing...

...smiling...

...trying to roll over...

...Biting her fists (while also trying to roll over)...

Which one of us is 4 months old?

One man band

Goodnight, Friday night

Kira helped put Max to bed, which was immediately followed up by Max helping to put Kira to bed.  "No! She isn't going to bed, she's going to her crib!!!!" corrected Literal Max.  

Double bath-ish

Max was very excited that Kira and he were both wearing Sesame Street shirts. Kira's diaper leaked all over her shirt by 8am, but Max was adamant that she power through and keep it on.  Ironic request coming from the boy, who just yesterday, handed his mother a diaper full of poop while she lay sleeping in bed at 5am.  Better still, Max's prideful explanation: "Mommy, I picked up this brown poopy off the floor with my hand".  

Playmat for two

All American

The perfect new pjs for a big patriotic boy who wears underwear!

Caught red, white, and blue handed with playdoh in his mouth!

Early, early morning reading session

Happy baby, super soaked bib 

Head, shoulders, knees, and toes: The Tutorial

Kira was really congested today, but while she was awake (which was not that much) she giggled a ton and almost rolled over.

Kira loves

...her brother 

Max brought Kira 'white blankey' and when he decided he wanted it back (one second later) he was nice enough to fetch her another blankey.  Because the kitchen floor is clearly the best place to cuddle on the floor with blankeys.

Kira loves her new sunglasses...

And her mobile mobile...

And her Bumbo 

Max was coaching daddy in the locker room.  He has quite an imagination and daddy is quite a good sport 

"Look at this boo boo on my foot on my foot, Kira!  I'm a bad boy. I think she's gonna cry."  *Max determined that he was bad because he stepped on a car and cut his foot.  And he was sure Kira would cry because his injury was so severe.  But she just smiled, as usual.

First thing this morning Max asked mommy if his jersey was dirty.  Yes.  Always.  She had slipped it into the laundry basket with full intentions of taking it right back out should Max's temper errupt.  Instead, Max said he would wear his rocket ship shirt since the jersey was unavailable.  It worked out perfectly, because, as he explained last night, he would need to wear his rocketship shirt to retrieve his balloon in the event that it went up in the air.  Where balloons tend to go.

TGIM!

Kira says, Thank goodness it's Monday!

Late night Max update- because it was just too sweet to not record for posterity-

Max: (after being in bed for over an hour and a half) Mommy!  Mommy!  Mommy!

Mommy: Yes, Max?

Max: Where's my football blankey?

Mommy: (thinking, you never ask for that, but thank God I know where it is) Here- do you want it on top of you?

Max: (with a huge smile and half closed eyes) Now I am so warm.  I am so warm!

Mommy: Goodnight, Max.  I love you.

Max: Thank you SO much for wrapping me up in this blankey.  Thank you so much.

Not rolling yet, but she sure likes when her mommy pushes her over.  Really, she does.

Working on it...

Target date for three! (Plus their two chaperones). As Sadie guessed correctly, baby Kira was home sleeping.  

On the way to Target Max spotted Chick fil A...

Max: Mommy, is that Chick fil A open? 

Mommy: yes

Max: So we can go there after Target. 

Mommy: (nada)

While walking into Chick fil A...

Max: I'm going to get a balloon and if it flies up in the air I will put on my rocketship clothes so I can get in my rocketship to go in the sky to get it.  And I will put on my rocketship clothes!  And I will go in my rocketship! (Repeat monologue x10)

Sporty love

After realizing that Max likes to use mommy's camera she decided to offer him the chance to use it in exchange for a few smiles.  Or one.  Max, however, has a bigger end game in mind.  End of the year game that is.

Mommy: Max, if you smile for a picture I will let you have a turn with my camera.

Max: I don't want to use that one because Santa is bringing me my own camera for Christmas.