James and His Food Fun

Let's take a moment to look at a few of James' adventures in eating. Like true documentarians, we only observe while our child forms a variety of eating disorders!...
Here is James on the 29th of February. We looked away for only a minute, turned around and noticed that he had emptied all of the Parmesan cheese into his bowl. That bowl was empty before he filled it up. We stopped him around mouth-full five.
Next we find him trying his best to take down an entire box of Cheerios. Only Mommy's fast work kept him from a healthy overdose.

Last but not least is James' attempt at scarfing down a whole block of sharp cheddar cheese. While we were proud of his willingness to "go for it" we knew that his intestinal track would not forgive him for quite a while.

James' Bath Time Fun

I just couldn't resist throwing this up on the blog. I was very careful not to show off James' "bottom half" so everyone can watch without covering part of the screen or turning away. Enjoy James in all his cuteness!

Livie's Tummy Time

Best Buds...So Far

We could not be more proud of James and Liv. They seem to really like each other too. These were just so cute we had to post them.

Livie Smiles

No words needed, well except for maybe...How beautiful is she, huh!?

Murphy's Throw In Towel and Admit Defeat to Winter Ails

This photo was taken in the midst of a week that we would rather forget. Teri and the kids came home from California (in what was supposed to be a fun filled vacation, and instead turned into a week where the kids competed to see who could throw up more) sick with what seemed like the flu, except that it stuck around for two weeks with both kids. Teri only had flu like symptoms for a day or so, but when she arrived back in Nashville she got an upper respitory infection. The next day I came down with it too, and we have both spent more than a week recouperating. All said and done, we have all been over 101 degrees at some point, taken five trips to the doctor, and spent a total of probably three hours standing in line at Walgreens filling various prescriptions. Fun, fun, fun.

The First Month At A Glance

Here are a few shots to see how Liv has grown in her first four weeks...

day 4... pondering what's ahead


day 19... doing her best Chabad dance


day 23... holding on to her magic carpet


day 31... sorry, but yes you look puffy in that