Today marks two weeks that we have been in our new home in New Canaan. Everyone is settling in very well and the kids seem to be growing before our eyes. Pack did his business on the

"big boy potty" this week and Elizabeth will sit up on her own, with some cushions around her. Pack slept in his own bed all night for the first night since we have been here and he will start a 12 week swim class on Monday. Elizabeth is being baptized on Sept. 26th and family will be in town in two weeks to celebrate. Today was a rainy day, with a high of 63, our coldest day yet, and Patrick made our first fire in the fireplace. We have been enjoying it! And this morning, we went to an estate sale and picked us a boatload of goodies for a fraction of the cost. Found a Baker Louis XIV chair for 175 and an All-Clad Wok for 15! More treasures to be had, but those were two finds. Very exciting. Pack was pleased. They had doughnuts at the front door, and of course he sampled one...or two.

Swimming

Yesterday we went over to Lizzie's friend's pool with Elizabeth and Pack. The water was perfectly warm for everyone, love a heated pool! After playing in the pool for a bit Pack started putting his whole head under the water and holding his breath! He was so excited that he practiced this for about thirty minutes! What a treat. Thanks Jessie.

Rolling Over

Elizabeth rolled over last week Thursday, at 16 weeks, from her back to her belly. She rolls to her right! We are still in Wisconsin this week. Pack and Elizabeth went to go see cousin Charlie at the Mequon Fire Department. Charlie treated us to a nice lunch and then gave us a personal tour of the Fire Station! And on Friday, Auntie Elizabeth took little Elizabeth and Pack to the Milwaukee Zoo with me. We rode the steam engine and we saw elephants, giraffes, hippopotamuses, hyenas and cows.

July 2009

No time to start blogging like the present. We have been in Wisconsin since the end of June, enjoying the perfect summer weather. Elizabeth had her 14 week check up today with Dr. Dorrington, my pediatrician from when I was little. He complimented her on her beautiful eyes, how strong she is, saying she has advanced motor skills. She weighed 14lbs 1oz, which puts her in the 80th percentile for weight and the 90ths percentile for height (25 in) and 85% in head circumference. Elizabeth is desperately trying to roll over from front to back.

Pack made up a rhyme all by himself last week. It started with a walk to the park where he saw a plastic lawn ornament of a Canadian goose, which lead to Goosey Loosey stories. Pack's rhyme went as follows:

Goosey Loosey went in the hay.
Goosey Loosey was okay.
And Goosey Loosey had a niiiice day.