What's in a name?

Today we celebrated Kira's baby naming at Tot Shabbat.  As usual she was a perfect angel and Max was beyond excited/insanely hyper to see so many of his friends there.  Kira's Hebrew name is Pelaya Gilah which means "Joyous Miracle".  She was named after her great-grandmas Pearl and Gerry.  It was a beautiful ceremony, and as the rabbi said, Kira will not remember, but Max can tell her about it when she gets older.

All dressed up for her big day!

Always happy and giggling 

"Where is Max?" asked the rabbi.  In the bathroom!

Got a shot of all of us 

Max had another fun afternoon at the hotel pool.  Grandma told him that the hot tub is for relaxing, so that is what he did.

Nope.  Not cold.

TGIF!

Gator raft in the pool with Pa

Captain Feathersword in the house 

Snow much fun

Max had a blast playing in the snow today!

Yankee snowman vs. Phillies snowman

Snow day at the playground 

Kira was smart and she skipped the snow

She is already getting ready for summer!

Licking up every single last drop of batter 

Kira's four month check-up

It's all smiles and giggles until the nurse comes in with her four month shots.  Kira is 12.5 pounds and 25 inches long- nearly the exact same measurements as Max at 4 months old.

After school antics 

Max was excited to give the snowman near his school a new nose.

Good morning!

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".