March 28, 2015

Kira is 5 months old!

Kira has continued to be a pure angel baby this month.  Now that she rolls over, she spends less time on the playmat and more time happily bouncing in the jumper or hanging out in the Bumbo seat.  She loves to eat, both enormous bottles and baby food.  Just this week she started to eat breakfast, lunch, and dinner.  Kira's transition from swaddle to sleep sack has gone extremely well, and she has consistently slept through the night (and later than Max) for a week.  Her newest "trick" is spitting and smiling about it; she makes spitting adorable.  Truly.  



Kira's urge to roll has made taking these pictures a bit more challenging.




Photo shoot assistant


Max was SO good during his first time to a bowling alley.  Of course, he did have an incident during one of his turns and required ice, but that is par for the Max course. Everything is a contact sport where he is involved.  

Daddy was very strict about bowling rules and keeping score.  He did not count any frames in which Max's ball hit the bumpers, so according to daddy, Max bowled a 5, throughout the course of 1.5 games.  No where to go but up.



Max did a great job waiting his turn and he gave mommy the biggest good luck kisses before her turns. Kira enjoyed herself, too.

"Beat up me!"
"Knuckle me in the belly, daddy!"

Triple nap

5 months old and 3 squares daily 

March 27, 2015

...and it's cold again

Yesterday we were in flip flops and shorts and today it is back to coats and [hysterical crying and screaming over wearing] pants.

Morning giggles 

Wow, mom, now that you cleaned your camera lense these zillions of pictures are much more clear.

Watching with anticipation as mommy whips up her next infant delicacy- apples and banana.  It was a hit!  Kira slurped spoonfuls for lunch and dinner.  

Just a little summer fashion show to pass the time on this cold and rainy afternoon. 

Bundled back up for the playground.  This is Kira's expression every time she sits here to watch mommy put on the baby carrier- she gets so excited!

Fake sleeping.
Max always wants to be a part of Kira's bedtime routine.  But wants no part in his own.

Real sleeping. 
Mommy always wants to remember, and greatly appreciate, what an amazing sleeper Kira is.

March 26, 2015

Hooray for shorts weather

The sun was shining bright this afternoon so we raced (very cautiously drove) home and changed Kira into a summer frock before she outgrows it, which will likely be before summer.  Max came home and put on shorts, just like he does everyday.

"Look she's holding my hand," said Kira's loving brother.  Both kids slept through the night (which is AMAZING) but of course Max woke up a couple of hours before Kira.  At 5am he said the wolf was going to blow down our house.  Good thing it is made of bricks.



Max said these carrots were, "so yummy!".  Mommy thought, "yes!!!!"

Shorts and ball- Max's favs 

Max's shirt is so obnoxious.  And even more true. 

Kira's skin has never seen so much sun.  Ever.  

Bjorn cam 

Kira is quite entertained by Tessa. And her outfit leaves nothing to the imagination.  How about a diaper change and bigger pants, mom?!?

Snack time with Sadie 

March 25, 2015

Spring is in her hair...

...but not in today's air.  It was about 40 degrees at the playground this evening and Max kept his sweatshirt on for a full 40 seconds, too.

Full bloom hair do 

Top notch security over here 


Kira's messiest meal yet! She very literally tried to stuff her face.  Every time the spoon went in her mouth she immediately jammed her fist in to push the food down.  Pretty sure she is not allergic to sweet potatoes, time for a new food tomorrow!


March 24, 2015

Sleep opposites


Max slept until 8am!  May have something to do with the fact that he was WIDE awake from 2am to 4:30am.

On the other end of the sleep spectrum, Kira took a 4 hour morning nap!  


Rolling action all day long

Bowling with daddy 


March 23, 2015

Double the bubble fun

After the dinner, came the double bath.  Timmy asked if was going to sleep here, too.  The real question is- 'Is Max going to SLEEP here?'

Kira is ready for summer!! Mommy and her girl went thrifting (a real fancy way of saying that we went shopping at Goodwill) and found this adorable blankey, swim suit, hat, and lots more for a steal.  Second hand swimsuits are totally acceptable when you wear a diaper underneath.  

Now that she can roll over, this is Kira's new hangout position.  She has not learned how to roll back over yet, but this is a good angle for draining drool and spit-up.

Kira's new thing is sticking out her tongue and spitting. But always with an underlying smile :)

Car inspections are so fun!

Max woke up at 5am, so after a long two hours of waiting, he had to hold Kira the instant she woke up.  She was barely awake yet and was probably wondering where Max's pants (SHORTS!!!!!) were.