Roundup

I really can't seem to find the time to blog anymore. Sadie is now really on the move and trying to pull herself up on everything, especially very unstable things like the glider and her exersaucer. Last week we had beignets with Jack, had Molly and her mommy and brother over to play, and played with Lawsy. Last Friday night the girls spent the night with Marme. Thanks so much! We went to Patois with Andrea and Mark. We had a blast and the food was so good. We slept till 8 or so on Saturday then vegged out and played Guitar Hero instead of doing the many projects we intended to do. The girls came home at noon and we were still in our pajamas. Peter went hunting with Gumbo Saturday, and came home on Sunday afternoon. Saturday night we went to Houston's with Katie and Peter A. I went to see Baby James and Jules on Sunday; he is still adorable.

This week Katie A and baby Jonah came to visit on Monday and the Saunders crew came over on Tuesday. On Monday we went to Wild Lotus for a toddler yoga class with a bunch of B's playgroup pals. B was really into it and was very serious the whole time. Yesterday Sadie and I made a Target run with the Carville girls while B was at school. I think we'll be able to walk again on Friday; it's just been too cold the last couple of weeks. Attie and Lawsy came by this morning to visit and S is down for a nap. Attie and I are getting excited about Mardi Gras and have started making our Mardi Gras plans.

Betsy:

--She is very nosy. She is always asking everyone--'What you doin?' and 'What you eatin?' and when I get off the phone she says, 'Who dat was?'

--Attie and Katie have taught her to say, "Throw me something mister!" and to sing 'Mardi Gras Mambo.'

--I guess I say 'Remember this?' to B a lot because lately she picks up various toys and says, "Nemba dis, Mommy?"

--I was washing my face with my Clarisonic from ML and Grandpa and B said, "Oh, dat's a face scrubba. It makes your face nice and clean."

--B likes to eat the same lunch everyday, and it doesn't seem very appealing to me. She always requests "a lotta turkey hot dogs, a lotta pretzels, a lotta grapes, and milk."

Sadie:

--She's a crawling champ.

--She shakes her head no.

--She has tried more table food--baked potato, pasta

--Sadie loves grabbing the laptop when I'm using it and pulling herself up and smiling. She cracks herself up

Pics from yoga:

Welcome to the World, Baby James!

James Christian Vaicius was born on Friday, January 9. He is 7 lb, 10 oz. and 20 1/4 inches long. Julie and James are doing great, and papa Christian and big sis Lucy are very proud. I met James last night and he is absolutely beautiful. I am so happy for the Vaicius family!

Here's a rundown of our weekend. On Friday night the girls and I went to Nacho Mama's with Gumbo, Katie, and Carville girls. Sadie thought it was so cool to be at a restaurant with everyone, especially Lawson. They sat next to each other and ate shredded cheese, tortillas, and puffs. Sadie liked putting most of it in her lap while Lawsy grabbed what was left on Sadie's placemat. On Saturday we went to Gonzales for Charlie's 3rd birthday party. B followed Charlie around the whole time and loved seeing everyone, jumping in the spacewalk ("jumpy jump"), and eating pizza and cake. After the party we stopped by Aunt Penny's for a minute and the girls got to meet Hydie; I can't believe they had never met her before. Next we traveled to visit the Stones and Hal. The kiddos were precious (as were Hal, Neila, and Calvert of course!), and B loved playing with them. Today we went to Philip's 8th birthday. B got to eat pizza and cake 2 days in a row, and visit with family. I am watching the end of the Golden Globes--my fave awards show.

Some pics:

8 Months Old

Sadie Boo turned 8 months old on Tuesday. I can't believe how fast time is flying by. Sadie officially started crawling yesterday. She is unstoppable. Yikes. She can say Mama and Dada. Betsy keeps telling her "Say Betsy!!!" We have started bathing the girls together--gotta get a pic. B loves it and the whole time she hugs her and says "we playin. we togevva."

On Monday B went back to school. At first she said she wanted to stay home and play with her toys, which is exactly what she did after Thanksgiving vacation. But then she started to get excited, and ended up having a great day. I wanted to walk in the Park while B was at school, but the weather was hot and gray and Sadie was very congested. I attempted to do an excercise video, but I think I scared S and she freaked the whole time. Sadie has not been sleeping lately, and it's making us kind of crazy. I am so tired everyday. We wanted to implement a tough love sleeping schedule, but lots of crying plus a stuffy nose is not a good combo. B goes down at 8 and we planned to put S down at 8 too. Unfortunately we've spoiled S they way we spoiled B when she was a baby. We put her down when she's asleep. Yes, I know it's awful and she'll never learn to fall asleep on her own if we do this, but even though we swore we wouldn't do it again we have done it. Oops. We got through it with B though, and she is a good sleeper. On Tuesday the Carvilles came over to play. The girls infected poor Lawsy with a cold so the sickies got to hang out and cough on each other. Yesterday Attie and I finally made it back to the Park to walk. The babies didn't quite know what to think and S fussed a lot. We went back to Attie's and the babies are really started to play with each other--S gives L lots and lots of hugs and sometimes she is a bit rough. Lawson is developing a little personality and is so precious--she can say "Hi" and is waving and crawling like a champ. I feel so lucky that my girls and Lawson get to spend lots of time together; they are like three sisters.

B is our little short order cook. At any time we can request that she make us a meal, and she complies. If she's in a bad mood this usually gets her back to her old self. She just made me some spinach soup and coffee.

As I have been typing this, Sadie is fallen over and conked her head (it happens a few times a day and she cries hysterically) and B is playing doctor and checking my ears and giving me a shot.

Pics later.

Dadadada

Happy Birthday, Grandpa! And Happy Anniversary, Bridget and Brian!

Sadie is now saying Dada, and is nearly crawling. She is scooting and rolling around like crazy.

On New Year's Eve during the day Attie and Lawsy came over to play. That night the Carvilles came over for tacos and the LSU game. We were pleasantly surprised by LSU's performance! On New Year's Day we started taking down the tree and de-Christmasing the house. This weekend was laid back. Both girls have colds (again), and B spent Friday day and night in Vacherie and came home yesterday. She had a blast--they went to the movie, to the park, and ordered pizza. She also got to hang out with her cousin Charlie. Attie and Lawsy came over on Friday and Peter and I ordered sushi Friday night. This evening we went to Bee's to exchange gifts with Bee and Dad. We have seen them several times since Christmas, but this was our first opportunity to exchange. Bee provided yummy snacks and we listened to Christmas music and pretended it was Christmas. Sadie ate some french bread and a bit of cheese. She's now eating oatmeal and fruit for breakfast, a veg and a fruit for lunch, and rice cereal and a veg for supper. I'm still nursing her. I nursed B till she was 9.5 months. Not sure how much longer I'm going to do it. I'm starting to introduce table foods slowly; she'll be 8 months old on the 6th.

If sometimes it seems like I give waaaay too much info on this blog, it's because I haven't kept up baby books for the girls because I put everything on the blog. One day I'll write everything down, but until then it's all here.

B is in bed, and Sadie is rolling around saying Dada and Mama.

Holiday Photos

For some reason Blogger has been reversing the order of the pics that are uploaded. So, the pics go from New Year's Eve to Christmas Eve.