Happy Halloween!

It's been a lovely, albeit chillier-than-expected fall. We've gone apple picking, picked out pumpkins, played in the leaves... and watched Iris start smiling at us! She's so beautiful when she gives us a big grin. She's gotten a cold recently, so she hasn't been sleeping quite as well (only giving me 3 hour stretches or so), but that's getting better.












October 31st was quite a day for us, happy and sad. While Iris and I went to her 2-month check-up at the doctor, Nick was on his way to his aunt's funeral. Iris got her first set of shots and was pretty cranky when she wasn't sleeping. I think I jostled her poor little thighs a bit. Poor sweetie. I dressed up Iris in a few Halloween outfits during the day (changes necessitated by her spitting up...). That did not make her any happier, alas.













This evening, we took both kids trick-or-treating. Felix was very proud of his skeleton costume. We dressed Iris up in Felix's old giraffe costume to show her off to the neighbors who've only met her once or twice. Felix kept wanting to go to "one more house," just like last year.

Felix: 3 yrs & Iris: 8 wks

7 Weeks In

It's been a month since the last blog post, and I figured it was time for a check-in.

Things have been going well on the whole. Iris has been getting big, bordering on chubby (so cute!). And we are finally getting some smiles out of her. Like Felix, she's most smiley when she's playing in the baby gym first thing in the morning. See? Occasionally, we have a rough day (which just means she's a little fussier/hungrier than usual - oh, poor me :o), but otherwise, we take a daily walk, we watch lots of Doctor Who, Iris has her tummy time and plays in her gym. She sleeps pretty well at night - giving me 4+ hour stretches regularly. I like this, I like this very much.

Felix loves playing pretend. Every time he tells us a story, it gets more and more involved. Police, cars, tornadoes, space travel, and dinosaurs all make regular appearances in his stories (sometimes all at once). He watches the movie Follow That Bird and wants a Snuffleupagus to be his best friend. Felix is also impatient and egocentric, like most 3-year-olds. This can make things difficult, but we're trying to find creative ways of handling the challenges.

October has been a month of visits. We've had Iris' dedication (with lots of family - see photos) and my grandma's wedding (with lots of family), plus pop-bys. It's been very nice!

Felix: 3 yrs & Iris: 7 wks