Smiles and Superheroes

Update on Evelyn:

Evelyn has started smiling (like, on purpose!)! Haven't tried to catch it on camera yet because they're still few and far between and when they happen I'm busy letting my heart melt. Sometimes her mouth just hangs open, other times she gets a Jean Chretien style half smile, and occasionally she figures out how to smile perfectly. Watching her go through the motions makes smiling seem like a puzzle she's struggling to figure out.

A less fun experience has been caring for her first diaper rash. Poor girl. Not sure what caused it: Huggies disposable wipes we used on her while we were between washers? diapers may need stripping (they've been less absorbent this week)? the heat? Anyway, we've been giving her some naked time to air out the area a bit. It's a messy endeavor that's worked best while laying down on a towel in shady areas of the backyard and by providing longer stretches on the change table.

Yesterday I took Evelyn to her last midwife appointment. She's now 61cm long and 10.8lbs (was 54 cm and 9.3lbs at birth).

Some Evelyn pictures from the last few days.

Super dad calms mad baby

Love the little cape...

Evelyn and Isaac meet - they are one week apart

Sleepy from watching their parents play Magic all afternoon

Time to pack them up

New outfits as Evelyn now fits in her 3-6 month clothing

Pretty new blanket

Mistaking tummy time for nap time

Not enjoying tummy time

Getting her hair washed

One of her last baths in the baby tub as she's growing so quickly

Gazing lovingly

Update on Caleb:

Caleb's superhero camp is finished and he'd like to stay home the rest of the summer. We'll see how it goes because he's already starting to act bored again. We borrowed a ton of movies from Julia though and he has a playdate at the new trampoline park Saturday morning.

Wearing the crafts he made at superhero camp last week

He started off as Super A

But ended up as Super Bob

When Caleb read this to me he read "reward 100,000 ice cream scoops"

Talking to his baby sister

Update on Liana:

Liana's been awesome. She's still content cooking/baking, watching Buffy with me (college years now) and helping to care for Evelyn. She also picked up Fables again - graphic novel series based on fairytale classics that we're both into - which she had set aside since March Break. I stopped reading them myself as they're $15 a pop that I couldn't justify paying for only myself (for books that take such little time to complete). Now we're both ready and eager to procure volume 14. Also, we're thinking about registering for some raw food workshops.

Liana loves baby cuddles just as much as the next girl

Photobomb dog

Taking solo shots of Liana because we barely have any recent ones

And she desperately wants to replace the one used for her in the Family Member Profiles page (she thinks it's horrid)