Today I decided to talk to Erin about earthquakes-what they are and what to do if one hits. After all we live in an earthquake prone area. I told her to get under the dinning table if she is near it and hold on to the table leg. If she is not near the table than cover her head and try to be as small as possible. I made her demonstrate both moves. Oh, I also told her not to touch any power lines and stay away from anything that can fall on her if she is outside. Now, how did her 3-year-old mind interpreted "things that can fall on you" is another question, I should probably follow up on the matter. Anyhow, when papa came home he decided to quiz her about it.
Andrew: Erin, mama told you about earthquakes today. Erin: Ehhhhhhh! Mmmmmm... Andrew: What do you do in an earthquake? Erin: You die!
Now where did that one come from. I recall passing no such morbid earthquake related info to her. I think we will repeat the lesson tomorrow.
On Saturday we all went to see "Tangled". I loved it, it turned out to be a classical cute Disney story, that turned original Rapunzel into a happy fairytale. This time Andrew did not have to keep his foot on Erin's chair to prevent it from folding underneath her. (When we saw Toy Story III this was exactly what he did so that she would not end up stuck between the back and the seat of the chair, ha ha). Erin liked the show, though how could she not with a popcorn and Sprite (my bad! I had to take her to the bathroom twice) by her side.
Now Danny....This was his first time in the theater and he LOVED it. He sat on my lap (even though it was his nap time), giggled, laughed and did sorta clapping thing with his cute little handsies. He was particularly amused by the horse and the inn scene. Now that was a surprise. I guess we can take him to movies with us.
Danny got his first taste of rice cereal and was not impressed. That might partially be because Andrew let him taste the liquid part of our chicken pot pie we were having for dinner. Mmmmm! Little dude smacked his lips at that food offering, rice cereal -not so much. I've tasted rice cereal before and the flavor is comparable to wallpaper glue.
It has been a long winter. On the way to the library on Saturday Erin began chanting "We want spring! We want spring!" I am 100 % with her on that one. Especially after last night, when I had to chase Pook's sled blown away by the wind. I ran outside into the dark wearing sleepers (without socks!), but in my coat. That wind was insane! It carried me on the ice for good 40 feet before I caught the darn contraption. On the way to the back door the sled acted as a sail and pulled me to the right and left until I finally pushed the door opened and fell into the house. My feet were numb and my face was stiff. I recovered in about 10 minutes.
Erin has been going outside without me this winter. She seems to have been finding things to do. Rolling in the snow has been her favorite, oh! and of course sledding. She also likes eating the snow, but no worries! I told her not to eat the yellow snow. When snow outside melts, Danny and I also go outside, otherwise our stroller gets stuck. We even got to visit a playground this week.
Danny was torn between whether to giggle because he was finally outside or protest because mama dragged him outside in this freezing weather. Erin and Danny are wonderful to each other. Danny follows Erin with his eyes around with nothing short of adoration in his eyes. Pook has a special gift of putting a smile on his face. Hers is frequently the first face he sees in the morning when she barges into our bedroom to wake me up in her theatrical whisper "Wake up mama! I need kakao (cocoa)" He grins at her and giggles and then they hold hands through his crib bars. This is where you say: "AHHHHHH!" Here is a shot of Danny adoring his sister.
We took Little Monkey for his 6 months appointment this week and here are the stats: Weigh 13 lb 14 oz (bellow 2%) Height 25 3/4 inches (a little bit over 18 %) He is a tiny little guy finally wearing 3-6 months size clothing, but his growth is consistent and that's the most important aspect. He is doing great developmentally, does everything he should at this age and more. Danny Boy has very strong little legs and stands on them at any opportunity, not by himself of course. He babbles and giggles all the time, loves to chew everything and drool on everybody (especially when the holding person is dressed to impress).
Erin's new thing to do is play Curious George games on the computer. I can't pull her away from them unless I dangle a cake in front of her. This has been helpful to me as I again began translating for JewishGen.com. I deal with the Russian Empire vital records. Love it! Andrew's job is going great. He recently had to travel to Kansas on an adventurous business trip. He and his companion were 5 minutes late for return flight boarding ! So they had to rent a car to drive for two hours to another city (is there more than one city in Kansas? ba dum tss! this one is for you Suzi) to catch another flight. Somehow they managed to arrive home earlier than originally planned. Go figure!
To sum it all up- Life is Wonderful (minus the freezing temperature outside)!
Ta ta for now!
