a treat for trips

a quick note about my new favorite snack for our adventures.  I buy them ahead of time, and at $3 it is usually cheaper than buying treats at our destinations.

the Disney Foodles Crunch Paks (Foodles) come in mickey mouse shaped trays.  we can usually find one with grapes, apples and cheese, or apples, cheese and pretzels at our local store.  

Disney Foodles Crunch Pak

I've taken foodles to museums all over chicago.  I also find they are great for airplane rides.  The mouse tray is a fun treat for jude and the cheese is pre-cut into bite sized pieces.   now if only they'd make one with chocolate and wine for me.

harry napping at MSI in the stroller

The other big news about oak park baby adventures is that harry will nap in the stroller.  we never had much luck with jude.  but i admit we tried to be home for most of his naps anyway.  

a few times a month jude and i enjoy an adventure or park while harry snoozes in the bugaboo.

sleepy baby!

I still use my nursing cover as a 'shade'.  I figure harry is very used to spending time looking at the reverse side of that pattern.

happy adventuring!

nine months of cute and crazy

nine months into life with two oak park babies and we are finally starting to sleep through the night.      mister harrison now goes to sleep about 6:30pm and wakes closer to 7am.  at least he has for more than two nights in a row. that's saying something for light sleeper man.

oh was i supposed to sleep?

i know babies like routine.  harry now seems happy when i take him upstairs for morning and afternoon naps, even if he protests a bit while actually in the crib.  the funny part is harry has decided that sleeping sideways by lying across the mattress is best.  so you have huge crib with little guy crowded into one side, against the rail.  when he moves at night we hear little thunks.

speaking of crowded, big brother jude is having space issues.

who me?

yes jude has decided that he needs to be in the same space as harry.  a frequent refrain in our house is "don't sit on your brother!"  harry takes it in stride while jude takes a walk to his timeout spot on the stairs.  fortunately there are many cute moments...yesterday the boys played 'hide and seek' with mom. as in, they lie on my bed on the pillows and pull the comforter barely over them while i lay next to them. that's 'hiding' and mom has to 'guess' where they are.  so cute!   jude also loves to play hide and seek with his babysitters. our 3 year old usually tells them where he will hide while they go count.

and speaking of counting, here are the numbers from harry's nine month check up:

25th percentile in weight at 19 lbs

75th percentile in height at 28 1/2 inches long

still growing into my carolina basketball body

our cute army crawler can now explore the exciting world of mashed up table food, water from a sippy cup, and whatever else he can shove in his mouth from the living room floor.

that's all from oak park baby world for now.

outdoor fun

the forecast says 70's for days so today we pulled out a bunch of the backyard summer toys and the hose. before we celebrate the temps, we have to celebrate harry and his new sitting up skills.

mom picked the hat

i learned today it is much easier to coo, cuddle and play with harry outside. jude was so into playing with water that he didn't mind mom giving all her attention to his little brother for a bit.

when we told jude the weather was warm this week his first words were "we can get out my pool!" its still a bit too chilly to swim but he had a great time filling dumping and floating his boats.

i hear kids in florida do this all the time in march

the warm snap caught mom off guard with jude's wardrobe. we avoided malfunctions, but we have only like 3 pairs of shorts that fit. usually we can wait til april to think about warm weather attire.

set for summer, please don't snow

kara is loving the chance to also take walks as she hides her black eye behind big sunglasses. harry is an even happier baby with all the fresh air and things to look at.

we still hear from him at night with a meal request, but we are making progress towards that long awaited goal of harry and mommy sleeping through the night.