the secret life of z's

powerless

from thursday at 5:27 pm to friday at 2:24 am
we were without power
(and my old friend- mr 102 degrees was still visiting!!)
we had bbq baked potatoes with chili
listened to the neighbors radio blast through our open windows
tried to call and text on the phone- unsuccessfully
read books by flashlight
and had the worst night sleep EVER cause
it was SO hot and there was no breeze
and i probably tried to turn on the fan 3 or 4 times
cause i would think, "the AC is out we will just use the fan."

102 degrees

Something about this heat makes me nostaligic...
i remember the week of my wedding and eating popcicles for dinner
or

sleeping many nights out on the trampoline cause it was so stinkin hot
or

recess at the "little school"
or
the millions of of pool memories and smelling like chlorine and burning eyes.

i think growing up without air conditioning

in a place where it can get to be 100 plus degrees

this intense heat feels like an old friend.

Today we went to the library
and then swam with the cousins and played match

(we played with a "tee" when i was a lad)

and Emily jumped into the pool with reckless abandon- in all her clothes (shoes and all)

it was awesome.

My new calling in church is with the 8-11 year old girls. what a group!!

from sweet to bizarro and everything in between

i know these girls will be quite the source of stories and laughs for me.

And i know it has been months since i posted.

but i have to let go of perfection and realize it is better to record something

than to record nothing perfectly
there is an adage in nursing
"if you don't record it, it never happened."
and life is happening.
and since i forgot to take grandpa to the dentist today,
i don't want to forget the good stuff. . .

elliot pumping milk for reecie

ps. i did put a bit of breast milk on elliots oatmeal this morning cause we were all out of milk .
jon and i had eggs.

2 months

2 chins

2 rolls in your thighs

almost 2x birth weight(12.5lb)

23.5 inches

wake 2 times a night to eat

like to eat every 2 hours- but mom tries to hold you off for 3

FYI: reece is EXACTLY the same size as elliot was at this age- good thing pictures are dated cause they look just alike too- but looking alike comes in handy cause i know my mom tried to pass off pictures of my siblings as myself many times.

1 month

weight:9 pounds
height: 22 inches

he looks so guilty...
but really he is a great baby
he eats and sleeps and poops and eats
and we love him to pieces
our reecie piecey

since you came 23 days early i told everyone
that i would try to not let you cry and hold you as much as possible since you were still supposed to be inside cooking for a little longer. you took LOTS of naps and slept most of the night right on my chest.

what's up?

ELLIOTS HAIR
remember that fantastic hair cut i gave him a while back
well it's growing out splendidly!

ELLIOT'S TEMPER
i have had to use his middle name a few times
and we now have an appointed time out chair

ELLIOT'S RULES
NO PLAYING IN THE STREET
NO CROSSING THE STREET
NO BALLS IN THE STREET

ELLIOT'S CHORE LIST
SETTING THE TABLE
PICKING UP TOYS- and dumping them out again
EMPTYING SILVERWARE- out of the basket all over the kichen
we hope to have him start on the lawn next month

ELLIOTS VOCABULARY
he is a parrot
he calls jon and i "babe"
and will repeat EVERYTHING
i guess i need to stop swearing

MAKE-UP
he loves it
we are wondering if and when we should worry about this
combined with the bra obcession...

ALL OF US IN THE SKY
we took a little trip to utah
more pics to come...

JONS AGE
he's finally 30!
such a young buck
and elliot got him his own elmo balloon to celebrate

SHAN'S WEIGHTno i am not pregnant
just eating WAY too many treats and
not exercising.

PENNY's STINK
poor pup needs a bath in a serious
serious way
but since i am not that great at getting the humans bathed
around here, she will have to wait even longer.

WHAT's UP with you???

1.5

wahoo!
i can officially go to nursery!
i am 23 pounds & 33 inches
i have 14.5 teeth
blueberries are my favorite
and i sing a rousing rendition of baa baa black sheep
i love to wear my moms socks and bras
and when my dad chases me around the house
i like to eat EVERYTHING with a fork
and be careful what you say, cause i repeat it all
plus i just discovered the "wonder pets" and think they
are the best ever and can even sing their theme song
and i also am working on my temper-tantrums,
i try to do at least 3 a day
my feet still turn in, but i don't trip over them quite as much
someday i might be in the olympics, cause i run so fast
(that's what the dr. tells my mom to help her feel better about the feet thing)
and there is still lots of sand in my diapers.