9:47...

...is when my babies and I woke up this morning, and not a moment too late. Haha. Then Paige enjoyed a bagel with pumpkin cream cheese while Cason watched.


Then she threw a tantrum that got a little ridiculous, and ended up in timeout. I set the timer for 1 minute, and she screamed for about 30 seconds, spotted a bouncy ball on the kitchen floor and instantly became the happiest child ever to be in timeout.

Then we did some tummy time.

Paige also talked to aunt Teetee on the phone later, and looked like a 14 year old while doing it.

Smooches and Naps

I finally got a picture of Paige giving Cason a smooch. He almost swallowed her face, because any time something touches his face, he assumes it's time to eat, which he's always up for.

Poor Jess stayed late again, 2 hours this time. So I was making tacos for dinner, and baking some bread, while Cason napped and Paige watched Mighty Mouse. I went into the kitchen to check on the bread, and came back within a minute. Paige had fallen asleep with her foot up on the vcr.

She was in the middle of twirling her hair when she fell asleep, apparently.

Twisty Slider

Cason this morning.

Paige loved the twisty slide at the park today. She went down like 20 times in a row. Every time she reached the bottom she smiled proudly at us and then marched right back to go again.


We made the mistake of letting her nap too late in the day, yet again. Only a timeout, followed by the Backyardigans and a fruit rollup could end her rage.

Here she is early on in her recovery.

Today was so nice and cool. Even chilly at times this evening. Cason got to hang out in footie pajamas all day.

We Doe

Paige gets SO excited to go anywhere lately. As soon as she sees us buckling Cason into his car seat she runs around looking for her shoes and saying "sheeooooo, sheoooo". Then she'll yell "we doe we doe we doe" as loudly and quickly as possible until we're out the door. If we DON'T go anywhere, she gets bored eventually and wants to go out and at least play in the car.

She likes to steer

and turn on every light in the car

I got two smiles from my Mr. Man this morning!

Gonna Tate a Bus Wide

Veronica and Dan got Paige a Doodlebops video for Jess's birthday. Ha. She LOVES it. There's a scene where they're dancing on a bus, singing about how they're "gonna take a bus ride". Paige was running in circles while the song played today, going "tate a wide" over and over. Cute. She's also getting into the habit of putting things into Gia's crate to be destroyed.













Cason had his checkup today. He's 22 and 3/4 inches long, and 11 pounds 14 oz. So just 2 ounces short of 12 pounds. Not bad. The Dr. laughs at how fat our babies get so soon.

"Ga-gummm"

"Ga-gummm" means "Knock knock" in Paige's world. I hope to never ever forget how it sounds when she says it.

She liked this today.













Look at HIM.

Nail Files, Baby Smiles, and More

While I was getting ready this morning, Paige dug around in the bathroom drawer. After finding the little baby nail files, and somehow knowing what they were for, she went looking for Cason so she could put them to use.













Later, while I was helping my mom with her math, Paige stole two pencils and did some writing on the wall next to the couch. Here she is helping me clean it off.













Then she watched a movie from INSIDE this laundry basket.













This sweet boy gave me his first smile that I was 100 % sure was a real one. I can't wait for more, so I can get a picture of it.













Here's a little slow break-dancing by Paige, to the end credits of Mulan.