Imaginary Friends

I'm collecting a menagerie of friends. I started out with elephants. Now I also have snakes and snails of all different colors. They can be snatched out of thin air and I generally hold them in the palm of my hands.

Sometimes at meals I feed them. Other times I set them up with some of my books or most prized toys. Often I just hand them to mom or dad to hold, and then I yell at them if they hold their hands in a manner that implies they might have dropped them. Keeping an eye on those two is hard work!

Silly Chicken

Dad told me a joke last night. It was my first joke and I found the concept rather interesting. Dad suggested that I tell the joke to mom in the morning.

So this morning, in the middle of breakfast, I turned to mom and informed her, "That chicken is silly." Mom laughed and asked why the chicken was silly so I explained, "Because it crossed the road. It is a joke. It is silly." She definitely laughed so I must have a talent for joke telling.

Bath Time

I had another bath last Tuesday. Current bath count is 3: one at the hospital with dad and the nurse, one sponge bath at home with mom, my big sister, and my grandma g, and this bath with mom, S, and my dad.
I'm still not quite sure what to make of them. Each bathing experience was unique. About the only consistent parts of each bath is that it involves water and somehow during the process I end up pooping at least twice and peeing all over mom.

Four Person Zoo Trip

Mom and dad took me an A to the zoo. A slept almost the entire time so I think she barely counts, but mom and dad seemed to think it was a big deal for all four of us to have a successful outing together.I had a very good time. The elephants were in their splash pool. The keepers were feeding the sea lions just as we arrived. The tortoises were very active as we walked by. It was pretty fun.

Now I have 2 pet elephants at home. They have their own books and spend most of the day sitting on the ottoman in the livingroom.

2 Weeks Old

I'm now 2 weeks old (as of 9min ago). What have I learned in this time?

I've learned how important a good meal of warm fresh milk is. I love it so much I'll often eat with a passion that leads to drinking more quickly than I can swallow.

I've learned how lovely a long nap is. Even better than just a long nap is a nap while curled up on the belly of my mom or dad.

I've learned how much my sister likes to play with me. She likes holding me for short periods of time and putting her finger in my hand so I can hold it. Best of all, she is very good at saying comforting words while stroking my back, petting my head, or rubbing my belly.

Realizations of a Second Time Mom

As A reaches 2 weeks of age, I find myself reflecting on my eldest daughter's maturity. At the hospital after spending the night caring for A, S was heavy to pick up and strong to wrestle. Now I look at her and see a small child with a precocious opinion about what and how to do everything. She wants to wear panties. She wants to make cupcakes. She wants to hold A. And she doesn't want help.

My first born is no longer my little baby.

Cupcakes

I was very interested in making cupcakes this week so on Friday mom and I went to the store for some funfetti cake mix and frosting. Then mom took out the food coloring and we experimented with mixing yellow and blue, red and blue, and red and yellow. I'm very proud of the colorful array of cupcakes we ended up with.