No, thank you!

A few Fi-isms of late:

At childcare, another child was poking her in the head. She turned to him and said, "No, thank you." He persisted in poking her in the head. She said, "I said 'No, thank you', I don't like it!". The teacher stepped in and praised Fi for such clear communication, and stopped the poking.

In the car, the sun came out (for about a minute). "It's too bright, mama, too bright!!" Oh boy.

In a similar vein, I had Fi try on some of her clothes for an upcoming trip to CA. I put some shorts on her with a tank top. She looked down at her bare legs and said, "Need pants mama!". I tried to explain that shorts are pants you wear when it's hot out - but then had no clear explanation for what "hot out" means. She'll have to find out.

Latest family portrait

Yep, we're a family of four now.

Owen - first weeks

He has gained 3.5 pounds in 3.5 weeks. If he keeps this up, he will outweigh his two year old sister by the time he is four months old. I know, I know, it's just a growth spurt and he will stop nursing continuously sometime soon. But soon ain't here yet....