My friend Michelle brought us dinner
tonight (yummy!!) and tonight was the first time Lex and Dylan
really played together. Normally they play independently
(parallel play, as it’s called), but tonight they chased each
other around the house and played hide-and-seek, toddler style.
It was so funny and they were both laughing so hard.

Lex has become a big fan of hide-and-seek. He
and Alan play a lot. He is very good at the counting and
seeking part, but not so good at the hiding. He’ll put his head
down and count to twenty, then run around the house saying
“Where’s daddy?” He’ll look under and behind things, narrating
the whole way “Not under the table,” “Not behind the chair,”
“Not under the ball.” Yeah, he looks in fairly unlikely places
sometimes :) Then, when he sees Alan, he gets all excited and
says “THERE’S DADDY!!” Very cute. When it’s his turn to hide
he’ll tell Alan where’s he is going to hide and then get very
concerned if Alan doesn’t find him right away. Or else he’ll
hide somewhere, like in the closet, then start counting and
come out when he gets to ten or twenty. I don’t think he fully
gets the concept of hiding :) Needless to say, Alan does most
of the hiding and Lex does most of the seeking when they
play.

Lex had crackers with dinner tonight. When
one ended up in the rough shape of a fish he announced “there’s
a fish” and began swimming it around the edge of his plate.
Then he swam it right up to his face and said “hello fish, how
are you today?” Then it swam around his plate a few more times
and right into his mouth!

We took Eve to our new pedi for her first
real checkup. It’s actually the same woman who saw her at the
hospital. When we got there Alan looked at a picture on the
wall and said “Hey, that’s my boss!” Turns out they are married
:) Small world, huh? Anyway, Eve is up to 8lbs 10oz, far
exceeding the “regain birth weight by 2 weeks” goal, and 20.5″
long. She’s a champ! Everyone keeps commenting on what a big
girl she is and she just looks so tiny to me — compared to Lex
anyway. I swear he doubled in size over the weekend. It’s
especially noticeable when he’s on the changing table because
he is as long as the table is and I think his thighs are almost
as big as her belly :) He has been having a rough day today. I
think it’s a combination of the cold and being overtired from
the weekend. He cried off and on all morning, for no real
reason, and pretty much passed out when we put him down for
nap. Hopefully he wakes up feeling a little better.

We had a great “welcome baby” party for Eve on
Saturday. It was actually a “welcome baby/1week/Dad’s bday”
party. Lots of people and food and presents. Lex took awhile to
warm up to everyone then had a great time running around, and
Eve slept through the whole thing. She didn’t even help open
presents! We are now fully stocked on pink stuff. I did the
pinkest load of laundry ever today. The lint trap looked like a
fluffy pink cloud :)

In the first couple of days, Lex was so
often encouraged to “come see the baby” that it would seem he
is taking the suggestion as literally as one could. He
regularly walks over to Eve when she is accessible around head
height, leans in so his face is within a few inches of hers, and
with his cute, high-pitched, happy-voice, says “See? …
See?”

He will repeat this three or four
times before moving on to other activities. These other
activities often include sweet little kisses, mildly
over-enthusiastic hugs, and most recently, trying to pick her
up or, “hold the baby,” as he says. Obviously, we are trying to
tame the last two for the short term, but so far, Eve has not
complained beyond a few subtle grunts and squeaks. She appears
to be an easy going soul, which she will need if the peace is
to be kept as they get older. Don’t get me wrong: Lex roles
with the punches as well as any toddler I have ever seen, but
he is a wild man to the core, and I wouldn’t have it any other
way.

When I first saw Eve’s eyes by the
hospital light, they appeared to be a very dark blue, almost
black. Now that we have had a few chances to see them open for
longer times in the daylight, there is a clear ring of brown
around the pupil. They are mostly still dark blue, but could be
turning to hazel. If you never noticed Tessa’s eyes, they are
hazel with brown around the pupil: one has more brown than
hazel, the other more hazel than brown, which causes them to
look like two different colors in bright light. So, there might
be an off chance that this one is Tessa’s. ;p

Lex’s favorite song is called
Bank Job by Barenaked
Ladies. Almost every time we get in the car he
requests it. Just recently he started singing along. It’s so
funny. He sits in his seat, bopping his head back and forth,
and sings along for the first few verses. So funny!

Eve and I went in for her 4 day checkup and
lactation visit today. All is well. She’s eating like a champ
and weighed in at 7lbs 14oz (8lbs 3oz at birth, 7lbs 9oz at
discharge). Babies are supposed to regain their birth weight by
2 weeks and I suspect she’ll be there by tomorrow!

We are settling in nicely here. The first
night was a bit rough because Eve wanted to nurse every hour
and I was exhausted!! But I took a few naps the next day and
she slept much better the second night (milk came in by then so
she was more satiated). Alan took Lex to gymnastics yesterday
and we all went out grocery shopping in the afternoon. We gave
Eve a plug in the car and at the store. A little earlier than
recommended (they say wait 2-4wks), but I figured it would be
ok since she is such a great nurser. I mentioned that at the
lactation appointment today and was told that it was a-ok :)

Lex is adapting well (so far) to Eve’s presence.
He likes to point her out and poke her and he gives her little
kisses. We’ve taken to reading stories while I nurse. Lex will
bring his books and sit next to me and turn the pages. It’s
sweet. Sometimes he wants baby doll to read with us. Alan is
home now for a few weeks too, which is a HUGE help! I can’t
imagine doing it alone. He took Lex to storytime today and
takes care of the bathes and hauling Lex up and down the stairs
and all that good stuff. And he takes care of me :) We’re a
lucky little family.

I added a few
movies to the YouTube box down the side and here is a cute one
of the whole family at the hospital.
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHxOzl28O50]