Productive domesticity!!!

My "big" girl's 1st cup of milk...not in a sippy cup

Pancakes--from scratch

Lentil Soup & Dumplings

Pinto Beans, Hoecakes, Onions & Collard Greens

I, Ducky, made three meals from scratch yesterday!!!! I'm very proud of myself and somewhat tired. I'm just glad it was enough food for more than one day so I don't have to do much today--works out well especially b/c my allergies have exploded...most likely due to the neighbor cutting his grass last night while I was outside getting the last of the laundry off the line. Yup, it was a busy day--cooking, washing clothes & dishes, and vacuuming! Off to rest during naptime and help my poor teething Zoey!

Never want to grow up...

My baby is 2!!!! I can't believe it...they just grow so fast. We had a nice quiet, rather warm day at home to celebrate. And she just loves having music of her own to listen to, dance to, and fall asleep to. She put herself in bed tonite--no fussing, no being told to lay back down, nothing. Now tell me why I didn't think of this sooner.

Looking forward to a busy week of making my house company ready and learning to cook a few things besides pb & j and bbq pizzas. I'll post pics of the finished products--no matter how good or bad they turn out... And my new & improved clothesline is up so I can catch up on laundry without having to leave home b/c the dryer is counteracting our poor tiny window air conditioners... someday I'll live somewhere w/ central air or maybe even somewhere that doesn't believe in temperatures above 70.

"I have a moose with a broken shoulder"--Tilly

Well, she has a "moose" and thankfully his shoulder is not actually broken, just bruised, due to getting slightly stuck. I just got back from the hospital for the 2nd time. The first time I had Zoey with me and they wouldn't let me in. So I brought her home and raced back so I could be there during visiting hours. Thankfully they didn't try to kick me out again. I got to keep Tilly company while Joey was out getting dinner and the baby was off being checked out. And then I met the "Moose" or "Tank" or whichever nickname they end up using. He is one big boy! And I think he might be longer than Zoey. His feet are definitely longer. It's been a long time since I've gotten to meet a baby in a hospital that wasn't mine so I had a lot of fun taking pics. Hopefully I didn't exhaust his momma too much.

Pretty Momma and Baby Anthony

He fills the aquarium!?!

The family -- minus sleeping Jenny

Mister Anthony

The diaper the hospital provides...and the actual size he needs!!!

Getting ready for the 1st diaper changing

And his giant foot!

Baby Anthony is HERE!!!!

He arrived this evening a few minutes before 7. I got to talk to Miss Tilly and she sounds tired but considering she just gave birth to a baby that weighs 10 lbs 11.6 oz and is 22.75 inches long she sounds great!

Pictures!

Sleeping Zoey!!!

First time in the bumbo and a cat inspection!

First use of the clothes line...cloth diapers too;)

View from back porch

New curtains in my kitchen

New curtains in my kitchen cont.

Playing rosy in our new dresses

Almost 2 and crazy Loggie Sue!!!

My darling little baby is almost two! I can't believe it! Two years ago this week we moved back home and it was brutally hot and I was very pregnant...so much has changed!!! We now have not one but two beautiful girls...and they continue to amaze me everyday.

Zoey is three months tomorrow and is laughing and cooing at anything and everything. She is going to be one of those annoyingly happy people I just know it!

But this post is about my Charlotte aka Lottie, Loggie Sue. She has grown up so much in the last few weeks. Her hair goes up in a ponytail now. She is talking more and sharing more of what is going on in her head. Her favorite word at the moment seems to be "Come". She still yells for us from the next room but it now "Ma, Ma, Ma" and then as soon as we answer she says "come". As in surely now you'll drop the dinner you are cooking for me and come running. Its rather cute in a somewhat annoying way.

She is a tiny mama. Loves her baby doll and takes care of it. Anything I do with Zoey she copies. It is so very sweet.

The other day she pushed her car up next to the desk that our tv sits on. So I asked her what she was doing. She very matter of factly answered "cwimbing" (climbing). And when I made the mistake of asking why, her response was "shoes", in a sort of 'duh! mom' tone. There is a dvd case on the desk w/ people wearing shoes, so for my crazy girly girl this made perfect sense to stand up to see them closer. She's only two...I can't imagine how she's going to be at 13 when it comes to shoes and clothes.

Tilly is so sweetly making her some t-shirt dresses to wear this summer. And she brought the first three over last week. Charlotte insisted on trying all three on before she would decide which one she wanted to wear. As her daddy says "such a girl!"

She has learned to jump. Only two inches off the ground but jumping it is. And she likes to play "ro"...sometimes its ring around the rosy and sometimes its roll the ball...

And perhaps the funniest thing ever...she gave her dolly a time out and told it to be nice...wonder where she had to hear that one...hmmm at least it stuck in her head somewhat

Sometimes I just have to remind myself how lucky I am...I don't always want to sell her to 'morroccan monkey farmers'...only sometimes, like when I want to be asleep. I just wanted to keep everyone updated...especially the girls in Seattle (I think that's where they are today) since she has gotten so big recently...

A belated happy mother's day to all the mommies!

Domesticity or something....

The girls and I have had a rather productive day so far. And I'm feeling slightly proud of myself so I thought I'd share. Charlotte did lots of little jobs this morning and it helped keep her crazy levels down a bit. She fed the dog, "helped" with the laundry, and picked up stuff off the floor for me. It was actually mostly helpful. Zoey slept in til 10 so we got a lot done before she was up. I even hung diapers out on the clothesline outside. It sags a lot more than expected so it needs to be fixed before I can use it for anything else. I also vacuumed and cleaned the kitchen. I even got a head start on dinner by making the rice and turning on the crock pot full of beans. Now if only my dining room would clean itself. Who knew that being the grown up and keeping the house clean was such hard work...but I am getting there. I'll post pics of my kitchen with its new curtains and my pretty backyard w/ clothesline once Zoey lets me put her down long enough to find the cord for my camera again.

Hope everyone is enjoying this lovely day! I've got my doors open to let in the wonderful, full of allergens but I don't care breeze! I figure my nose is already mad at me so what difference does it make!