Follow Up

I took Jess' advice. Shampoo, conditioner, comb through, leave in conditioner, scrunch. Better no?



I tried again with the Emilia/Matilda pictures. I think I got a better one that Rick can use for his desktop.



Today, Emilia's best friend Lillian came over.

Look Ma!

Look I'm holding up my head!


Oh, I'm getting tired.


I'm done. I will just lie here and look cute.


Now I'm sleeping.


Emilia was dawdling so much at bedtime, that I told her she had five more minutes, then I ran downstairs and made a pizza. Then I read her three books and put her to bed. I can make pizza magic.



*I did make the dough in the afternoon.

My Babies at One Month

Spelling

Emilia's into letters and reading right now. Everywhere we go she asks me what signs say.

She also loves typing on the computer. This is her spelling her name.

Hair

Emilia has the most unmanageable hair ever. Sometimes if I don't bathe Emilia everyday, or if she's been running around outside with her hat on, her hair can get really messy.

But sometimes, like last night, I bathe her, use leave in conditioner, and then brush her hair before bed. And it turns out looking a little better. Like this.




Pony tails are a must.

Sleeping

How are you sleeping? That is a common question. My answer is: I sleep like this. For much of the night. Sad, but true.

Look how cute she is!

Because I know you're wondering - the vegan burgers turned out really well.

While Rick liked the vegan burgers, what he really wants is a picture of both Emilia and Matilda that he can use as his desktop picture at work. Trying to frame a nice picture while your one month old AND three year old stay still is next to impossible. Here are my best efforts at the Emilia/Matilda photos.






That was last night.
This morning Emilia and I did a puzzle together.

Last night was pretty bad. Matilda didn't settle down until about 4am. I spent much of today dozing, while Matilda slept on my chest and trying to capture a smile on camera when she was awake. I was not successful, and all this lack of productivity means my kitchen looks like something out of an episode of Hoarders.


This is Matilda today. Not smiling.

Emilia came home, we played Hide and Seek, and she put on shows for me.



Now I'm making some vegan burgers. Now that I'm not pregnant anymore I'm off the animal products. I've never actually made these before. Hopefully they're good. Rick hopes they're good too.

Morning Time

Mornings were getting a bit chaotic in the Neuman household. Lots of whining and crying, so I made a morning routine, and now everyone's happier.

Today's Routine:

4:41am - Wake up time for Emilia. I know. I know. It's early. But we're working on it. More on that later.

4:42am - I go into Emilia's room, and give her my iPhone, and tell her she can play quietly in her room until the alarm goes off. The alarm is set for 5:45am.

5:45am - We get dressed for daycare, and have potty time. At this point, Emilia always asks "Is it a weekend day?", because on the weekend, she gets to stay in her pajamas and watch a movie downstairs.

6am - Downstairs to watch an episode of Dora, and eat breakfast.

6:30 - 7:15am - Playtime. Today this meant building a block house for her toy rooster.





7:15 - 7:30am - Get dressed for daycare and head out the door.

This last bit is usually the trickiest part. There is often resistance. But that's not my problem. I wake Rick up at 7am, and he does drop off. However, Rick started school this week, and last night he was up late doing work, so I did drop off. So...in order to convince Emilia to get dressed, I told her we were going to put on "Getting Dressed Music" and dance while we put on our things. Worked like a charm. We put on our outdoor clothes in record time to the music of Glee. "Hey Soul Sister, ain't that mister mister on the radio...."

Rolls and Muffins

Matilda has crazy rolls. She's really going to love this picture when she's seventeen.


When Emilia got home from daycare we made some banana muffins. I get the recipe from the cuisinart breadmaker book. I give Emilia her own little bowl, and she puts random things into it, and mashes everything together. That is my trick for keeping her from putting random things into my bowl. It mostly works. She did manage to put a tea towel into my bowl when I wasn't looking.