Miss Chatterbox

Aubri has the best big cousins ever, who love her and spoil her. She spends lots of time with them, and Jose and I have been noticing her copying phrases the big girls say. Like when I took her potty she said, "I hear a tinkle tinkle!" She told me herself that Savannah says that. I'm pretty sure Savannah also taught her  "Look out a monster....ahhhh!" This week she also told me "Dude, check this out!" Don'w know where she learned that one!

We have started practicing her letters and she can recognize most of them.  She points out letters all over now. "Look my letter A for Aubri!" She is a pro at spotting A for Aubri, B for brother, C for cookie, M for Marlene and Mom, J for Jose, Uncle Jesse and Jasen (sometimes she says J for Daddy instead of Jose),  
and my favorite mistake she makes "K for Uncle!" She means K for Karlos her uncle.

This morning we ran to Trader Joes (still Aubri's favorite store). Ezra decided he was very hungry, so before we drove home I nursed him in the car. Aubri did a great job keeping herself entertained and was pointing out all the letters she saw in the big Trader Joes sign. She read "T" and we said for tiger and Tapia. Aubri said, "Tapia for your name!" 

I replied," No, my last name used to be Tapia now it is Velazquez." 

"Why's it Velazquez?" 

"When I married daddy I got to change my last name to his name."

Aubri floored me and made me laugh out loud when she said, "I'm going change my name at Hawaii!"

"Your going to change your name in Hawaii??"

Aubri said, "I'm going to change my name and get married at Hawaii!"

We better start saving! (I think she came up with that because she has seen pictures of a wedding we went to in Hawaii).

A recent conversation heard in our house after the rodeo....

Me: "goodnight my little cowgirl!"

Aubri: "goodnight my big cow mommy." Should I be offended? ;-) 

And today...

Me: I love you Aubri

Aubri: I love you Mom. We are best friends now!

I can't believe how fast she is growing. In 7 weeks she will be 2 1/2!!

NO WAY!

Both my kids are napping at the same time! Not sure if this has happened before! To top it off, I'm not even tired because Ezra slept 4 straight hours. AND when he woke up a 2nd time Jose got up with him to change his diaper and the two of the fell back to sleep together! One happy Mommy.

Or should I say one happy "big cow mommy" since that is what Aubri called me last night? (Context: I told Aubri "Goodnight my little cowgirl!" and she answered, "Goodnight my big cow mommy!") I could only laugh at the innocence of her statement, that really was kinda cute.

How cute is my little cowgirl?

We "snuck" in to the kids rodeo since it really is only open to schools. Before we went  I called the rodeo contact person (found his number on the website) and he said I would have no problem getting in.  Glad we did!

2 month Stats

Ezra had his 2 month check-up and first shots.  Apparently my little "Chubster" isn't so chubby! He is 11lbs 2oz (Aubri was 10 lbs, 14 oz at this time) and 23 inches long. That puts him at the 34th percentile for weight and 51st for height! The doctor said "he is skinny, but skinny is good." I don't think I'd go so far as to say skinny! I love squishing his little rolls!

He continues to be a great, happy baby. He naps great during the day- and now stays asleep in his car seat if he fell asleep in the car!! At night he only sleeps the first 3 hours in his bassinet and then gets his way of sleeping next to me.

Awhile back we felt a little hard bump on the back of his head. We asked the doctor about it, and while he doesn't seem concerned he wants Ezra to get a skull x-ray.  I wish I would have asked more questions because I'm trying to weigh the risks of being exposed to x-ray if it is a cyst like the doctor thinks. What would treatment be if it is a cyst? Is there any other possible concerns? What else could it be?" UGH! Why didn't I ask more while at the office?

I can't believe 2 months have gone by already. We love you Ezra and love what you have added to our family!

At the Zoo

Since before Ezra was born, we had promised Aubri that she would go to the zoo once he was here.  We intended to take her on a trip there during Jose's paternity leave. His last week of paternity leave came, and we had a full schedule.  He ended up not being able to go with us, but my heart was set on going (I might have been a little more excited than Aubri to go!).

My parents were happy to go with us, so off we were! The day was gloomy and cold, but it didn't slow us down. The zoo was pretty empty so it felt like we had the place to ourselves

 Aubri was insistent she wanted to see the giraffes first. Even though they were the farthest away we headed there.

 She would not pose for a picture without trying to be funny!

 Nana holding her hands down so she wouldn't lift them up!

 For a fee you can feed the giraffes. Aubri said she wanted to do it and Papa paid for them. Since she is nervous feeding goats at Avila Barn, I had my doubts. In line she was jumping up and down and waiting for her turn! She was so excited!

 She bravely walked out to meet the giraffe.

 And then wanted no part in feeding him!

 She didn't seem to mind being close to the giraffe, but was not putting her hands near him!

 Since it was cold, and he was sleeping so well, Ezra never got out for any excitement! This is the only picture of his little face from that day!

 Aubri may have liked the baby ducks more than any other animal!

 One baby duck nipped her finger and she did not like it!

 My little monkey hanging around. We loved watching the Tamarins. The dads carried tiny babies on their back!

 "Fla-mean- go!" Aubri said this new word over and over liking the way it sounds. It reminded me of Buddy the Elf saying "Francisco!"

Aubri started asking to go back when we were still in the parking lot leaving. She tells me all the time that she wants to go back with her friends Ella and Canaan, and wants Daddy to go next time.

New Blog

Just wanted to point out that I've started a little "side blog" It's ok to cry over spilled milk

It was created by popular demand (translation, one student requested it), as a way for me to share some of the articles I come across in my continuing education of all things pregnancy, birth and baby related.  Since there is so much to cover in the 12 weeks of Bradley Method instruction, I can't always get to all the extra stuff.

I plan on updating it often, but no promises! For now there is a few posts about the TIME article controversy (extreme breastfeeding photo highlighting attachment parenting) and a few other things for my pregnant students.

Feel free to take a look if it interests you!

Oh Aubri

Another crazy thing Aubri has said...
Just this afternoon our conversation went like this:
Aubri: "Bye Mom"
Me:"Bye? I'm not going anywhere."
Aubri:"I want you to leave."
Me:"Huh?? Why?"
Aubri:"I want to be here myself. I want to live alone."
Ok.....at least she isn't saying that when she is mad at me.

Mother'sDay

I had a great Mother's day! Still a little surreal that I have TWO kids!
We had a great morning at church then went to concert in the park at Shell Beach. Aubri was excited to give me my present (homemade card and massage certificate) and took it seriously that kids don't cry or whine on Mother's Day! Every time she started to whine I would remind her it was Mother's Day and she would stop.   She was great all day despite skipping nap time!

When I was getting her ready for bed it was evident how tired she was and she started to cry about bedtime. I reminded her it was Mothers Day, she paused her crying for a second, then started up again and said "I want Mothers Day [to] be OVER!"

Maybe you had to be there, but it was soooo hard to not laugh!