The baby gang

Penny is so lucky to have so many little friends here to play with.  We try to get together as often as possible so the babies can all hang out, and the moms too!!  Penny’s friends are- Jack (3 months older), Jona (same age), Isidora (3 months younger) and Lucas (3 months younger).  Here are some pics of Penny with her friends from early play dates (from September) to one of our most recent play dates (2 weeks ago).

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Stubs

After much debate, I decided to make this post.  I feel horrible, but I feel our story must be told.

 Meet Stubs-

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Stubs is now a happy baby, fully mobile and smiley with the use of one hand.  What happened to the other hand you ask? I tried to cut Penny’s fingernails.  It was all going well, until she moved.  Then Penny became Stubs.  (I cut the tip of her thumb).

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Thankfully my background in nursing really helped (helped me go running over to Sara’s asking what should I do????).  Penny was a trooper though.  She only cried for a brief moment, then stared at Sara, Marcus and I as we looked at her thumb and put a bandage on it.  To prevent her from getting at it I put a sock over her hand and found a long sleeved onesie that had mitts on the end of the sleeves.  Folded said mitt over the sock, and voila.  STUBS!!!!!

What a difference a month makes!

Penelope and I have been having Daddy-Penelope day most of today (except when I had to go to work), and I am just amazed how how big she has gotten in just the last month.  You probably remember this picture from Jan 15th.

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And this one is from today!

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What a BIG GIRL!!

Starting to Crawl

It’s a start

Penny, Leyna and I headed off to the beach this morning for our first run with the running stroller (I’ve been using it all along, though not for running).  I can’t believe it’s taken me almost 8 months to run, but hopefully this is a start.  We walked/ran 3 miles, though I do have to admit to probably more walking than running, but it’s not all my fault.  Leyna dog is out of shape too, and I had to pull her at times to keep up with me.  Penny really seemed to enjoy it and ended up taking a little nap at the end, so Leyna an I relaxed on a bench while she slept.  

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