Dance Moves

Loved that in the middle of our usual Saturday night dance party, Jackson pulled the move I've been teaching him for months. He galloped around like a horseman, whackin his tooshie - - - out of the blue. I mean ZE'cmon people - this IS what life is about.

True Love

There's just nothing that compares to when your little baby is laying on their back, smiling up at as you talk to them... and then all of a sudden, they stretch out their little baby arms, grab your cheeks and pull you toward them. True love.

Milestones

While it was never as important to me as a smile, belly laugh or first step, there IS something to be said about rolling over. I remember giving Jackson his requisite "tummy time" from a day old... with promises of early "roll over, crawling and walking" from hospital nurses in my head. Well... Jackson didn't roll over for quite a while and as a new mom, it very much stressed me out.

When Juliet came along I could tell she was strong from the start. She sits herself up, grabs the bottle/spoon right out of my hand and NEVER stops moving. So was I really surprised a few weeks ago when I left her on her back and found her on her stomach?... Not really. Nor have I positioned her or coaxed her to try and do it again.

Well, all of a sudden, Juliet has gone from nickname: "Itsybitsiest Prettyitiest" to nickname: "RollyPollyOllyiest". My goodness - play-gyms should be much bigger for baby girls.

Accents

Not only does 'Jackson speak' reflect some German influence: "ZE c'mon", he also has a slight Boston accent as well.... *as we're driving*... "Caaaah!"