Three weeks old today

Three weeks old today, originally uploaded by sbprovo.

Sally & Ella

Sally & Ella, originally uploaded by styro.

Ed, Pat and Little John

Ed, Pat and John John, originally uploaded by styro.

daddy and john

daddy and john, originally uploaded by sbprovo.

Rock a bye baby with a bear on his bottom. E likes to shriek in pretend fear, "There is a bear on my brother's bottom."

First shoes

First shoes, originally uploaded by sbprovo.

JP models his first shoes.

Uncle John

uncle john, originally uploaded by sbprovo.

I had to post this because my brother fears that he will appear on the internet snuggling a baby, so here it goes. This is John Butler of Farmville, Virginia. Babies like him and he just doesn't know why.

Napping with Papa

Napping with Papa, originally uploaded by sbprovo.

Little John encourages everyone to just lie down and take a little nap. Maybe it is that new baby smell.

Ella takes her Brother on the Road

Ella takes her Brother on the Road, originally uploaded by sbprovo.

Sweet Feet

Sweet Feet, originally uploaded by sbprovo.

Here is where Ella's adventures begin

Here is where Ella's adventures begin, originally uploaded by sbprovo.

blue butterflies and swarms of goldfinches

On the Road

On the Road, originally uploaded by sbprovo.

Ella and John took a morning hike.

Click on it!

"Click on it" is Ella's answer to all computer woes. She just wishes she was more adept at letters so she could type in pbskids.org by herself. That would just set her free. She recently found the colonial williamsburg site for kids and now wants her own corset. Well, Christmas is coming.

In case you don't know, click on a picture in the blog to get to my Flickr photos. I'm going to try to put all my pictures there and get them organized somehow. The move to digital is dangerous in that the pictures seem to exist in this netherworld. Since John was born I got out all of Ella's albums and realized that I hadn't put a single picture in a book since her last birthday. One of my first trips out of the house with the baby was to Target to get two nice scrapbooks for them and to print a hundred photos off of my camera that I've been saving since last November. J also fixed our printer that has been down for, oh, a year. E has been printing pages from Seven Little Monsters to color. We'll never have to buy a coloring book again.

After the bath

After the bath, originally uploaded by sbprovo.

I'm two weeks old today

I'm two weeks old today, originally uploaded by sbprovo.

Dr Samples

Every little kid in Dublin was at the pediatrician today getting their last minute health certificates for school. JBP has gained four oz since last week and his bones are healing. He got his blood drawn from his big toe, and it hurt Ella more than it hurt him. His red blood count was a little elevated, and that is why he is so pink and has a tendency towards bluish feet and hands. The doctor said that it is fine and will slowly diminish over time. I think we can safely transfer him to a more local pediatrician now for his one month check-up.

Ella went to Hand in Hand this afternoon and is so tired right now. J is giving her a bath and we are hoping for the seven-thirty bedtime tonight. She requested candlelight at dinner tonight, that and "Jerry" (Seinfield). Tomorrow we are starting to eat at the table every night.

Ella and John

Ella and John, originally uploaded by sbprovo.

Date Night

For those of you who know that I've seen one movie in the theatre this year and haven't slept through the night since 2001, you will be surprised to know that I went on a date last night. With my husband. We went out and painted at one of those girlie pottery painting places and had dinner at an indian place. We painted a big long platter of fruits, vegetables, and dragonflies. J was quite afraid of the painting and said that he hadn't done an art project since middle school. This is just not true because every year I get a three foot tall homemade Valentine complete with poems, cut out hearts and red glitter glue. We were inspired (somewhat, I hope) by little John's first vist to the farmer's market yesterday and a swarm of dragonflies in the pasture across from our house.

Speaking of my one movie this year, we got a great baby gift from Uncle Joe and Aunt Ren, a year of Netflix to keep this date night thing going as the little ones snooze away. J is such a moviegoer, and has been known to go to more than one movie in a day. We were pretty spoiled in Portland by the number of moviehouses we could visit without even getting in the car. Now we can just walk to the mailbox. Thanks guys.

Roanoke Star

Roanoke Star, originally uploaded by sbprovo.

Not a diet for the weak

I lost 27 pounds this week and gained several bra sizes. Why am I not a supermodel?

Wake Up Time

Everything's A OK, originally uploaded by sbprovo.

John isn't so interested in Sesame Street.