Pool time...

The pool is open so we have gone everyday over the weekend. Emmi will be taking swim lessons there this summer on Saturday mornings. It is amazing at the change from last year of only hanging out on the stairs to arm floaties this year. Here is a video of Emmi and Griffin jumping in the water.

Then here is a picture of Marli after swimming, hanging out in the grass by the playground. We dont take her in the pool yet.

Hi ho hi ho.....

It's back to work I go. This week was my first week and things went as good as they could. Last weekend we had fun hanging with Cousin Chloe who got a cheap last minute flight. And of course Memere was here to help put us on a good start to the work week.
Emmi got some painting supplies while Memere was here. She loves loves loves to paint.
Another big thing this week is Tuesday Marli rolled over from her back to her front. Then when Emmi got home from preschool on as we were watching her she rolled from her back to front and then back. This explains why she hadn't been sleeping so well since she is right back at 8+ hours of sleep now. Marli is also very talkative now. She is constantly cooing and smiling.

Jacob has been giving me some workouts to do so Emmi has to do them too. Here she is doing squats.

Mothers Day

We had a great day. Pretty relaxing and we started our garden of banana peppers, pumpkins, and tomatoes. Here is what happens when Emmi takes over the watering:

It is amazing how at the age of 2 1/2 the little things can become fun for her. She wanted to help empty the dishwasher so she got the task of silverware. She did a great job of putting everything where it goes.



Time has flown by as my maternity leave is fast coming to an end. This coming Monday will be my first day back. Luckily Memere will be here for the first couple days to assist with the transition. She always is such a great help since her trips coincide with key times for us. Cousin Chloe will also be in this weekend to help round out the week.

Marli is now in her crib at night. The bad part is her long stretches of sleep have seemed to gone away. She consistently is sleeping 4-5 hours the first block and then 4 the second block. We are keeping our fingers crossed for the 7 hour stretch to come back since otherwise we may be a tired household starting next week.

Operation Potty Training is well underway. Emmi has daytime and naptime peeing nailed. Yesterday she went #2 on the potty totally on her own. We have bribed her with a big present once she consistently goes so we may be shopping for a pink pool with big slide this weekend as that is what she wants.

Marli-Marl

So even though she is just over 10 weeks old she still has a slew of names.... Marli-Marl, Marli-Moo, Marli, Marleaux Rose, Moo. Today when we were at Trader Joe's when the cashier asked Emmi what her sister's name was she said Marli-Moo. I thought that was funny. Be on the look out for the birth announcements for Marli. Here are some more pics of her since she was neglected the first few weeks and of course Emmi:
Playing on her mat.
Laying on the couch.

This is what Jacob comes home to most mornings after he gets home from doing CrossFit.
We definitely have a photographer, here she is checking out the pic she just took of her sister.
Jacob took a pic of her taking a picture of Marli and I. Like MY headband??
Loves her Almond Milk, she has not had a glass of cows milk yet.

Marli & the family

What better way to entertain a 2 year old then let her take pictures so I could nurse Marli. Here is one she took of us as I will spare you all the random shots of stuff in the truck:
Here is not the best family photo from when we had been running errands yesterday:
This week is going to be the introduction of Marli to her crib. Going to start with naps since I have to get back to work soon.

Hanging Around

Life is still good.
Marli had her 2 month check up this past Thursday. She weighed in at 10lbs 14 ounces & was 21 1/2 inches long. Everything is good but I am headed to a Lactation Consultant appointment this coming week just to make sure all is well. I sometimes just worry since I am her solo provider so hoping this will set me at ease. She also has taken a bottle now that we got new nipples, FREEDOM for me. I took full advantage by riding bikes with the girls this week.

Emmi is pee trained during the day and naptime. Still working on the other thing but know it may take a bit. She has no interest in trying it on the potty so we are trying to get her to at least ask for a diaper when it is time. Or offer her the diaper if she heads to the infamous corner. We are definitely very proud of her since she has had great success everywhere we go. She has already learned how to go pee pee in the woods. When we were at the park with our friends Layla & Jack, Layla taught Emmi how to do it, which is great since the particular park has plenty of woods and it keeps us out of the port-o-potty.

Here are some pics on how we roll now as a family of two.
Emmi enjoying the slide:
While that happens, Marli nurses in her carrier. So glad we have mastered this.
While Jacob spent the day riding his bike, the girls and I went to lunch with our neighbor. Just Fresh had a kids day with activities which included a DJ, so here they are dancing.
Here is her attempt at hula hoop.

Easter Festivities

We colored Eggs on Saturday with the cousins and Emmi's boyfriend.


Then Sunday we had an egg hunt at the cousins and then had dinner here.

Later in the day Tinkerbell saw her prince.

Keep your fingers crossed as we are back at the potty training again. She has expressed interest so we are going with the flow since it had been lost since the beginning of February or so. She even went at Rita's which is an ice/gelati place. Huge stuff since she hadnt gone in public before.

Marli-Marl is also doing great. She has given us 4 nights now of at least 6 if not 7 hour blocks of sleep. For example Sunday night she fell asleep at 9:30pm and woke up at 3:30am. Then she woke up again at 7:30am. Definitely loving that and hoping she continues although it is not every night we will take it.