Harry Times...All Jacked Up

Tuesday, May 25, 2021

Milestone alert: doctor visit for ear pain

I **think** that Minnie's ears hurt because she is teething, but what if she has an ear infection that I ignore and then she can't hear anymore, you know?? So, we are off to see the pediatrician.

She is sleeping poorly (OMG I AM TOO OLD FOR THE POOR SLEEP) and tugging at her ears.

But also she is getting a YUGE front top tooth. (**shrug**)

We love HP trivia so much we had to order VOLUME 2:

Dorothy looked like a cute little mouse:

Minnie slept poorly at night but slept in until after 8, like a baby teenager she is.

Monday, May 24, 2021

Monday, Monday

Minnie made it all the way from her closet door to the end of the hallway (mostly on her tummy-- she just looked like a crawler

I have been trying to get her to take this retro paci her whole life. NO DICE. But seriously, that romper, right?

NO SHIT, APPLE WATCH. I HAVE 5 KIDS. I will always slay my stand goal.

Sunday, May 23, 2021

Happy little weekend

It was a rare baseball-free weekend, and we all loved it. Groceries. Cooking. Sushi. House cleaning. Tennis. Walks through the neighborhood. So fun!

Dorothy and Cooper begged to have a slumber party, and we realized how incredibly low maintenance the whole thing would be. So! We gave them a laptop to watch a movie (they chose The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants) and set up a tent on the floor of Cooper's room. They piled in with popcorn, candy, juice boxes, sleeping bags, and pillows. After the movie (that we started at 7:25 because they were so excited to have a sleepover they took showers right after dinner), Dorothy slept on the top bunk and Cooper on the bottom. They slept in! Even though they stayed up late reading. It was cute AND completely easy-- WINNING.

Minnie is SO BUSY you guys!

All of the sudden, she can sit up from laying down, and she can get where she wants to go with a weird combo of bear walling, crawling, and scooting on her tummy.

We spent a lovely little while at a petting farm on Saturday-- pics to come!

Friday, May 21, 2021

Augustus Gloop

Mask mandates don't expire here until 6/2, so I took my unvaccinated children to Target while I still can, and let me just tell you, I WILL NOT MISS THAT EXPERIENCE. Not only did I spend $250, but everyone acted nuts. BRUTAL.

But! Cooper saw this outfit in the baby PRIDE section, and we knew it would make Minnie look like a human Cabbage Patch Kid, and she DID, so all was not lost even though the actual errand was hellacious.

Minnie learned how to sit up from being on her tummy, and we know from experience that this means shit is about to get REAL, so I was at Target for a baby gate, which we bought, along with a walker toy, clothes for Dorothy and Minnie, an umbrella, a bunch of junk food, beauty products, YOU KNOW HOW IT GOES.

The pocket of her bib OMG so gross.

Ben gave her a lick of his popsicle, and she was SO INTENT on having more. Hence the Augustus Gloop nickname.

Thursday, May 20, 2021

I have GOT to stop trying to post at night

So, the problem is that by the time I get a hot second to work on this blog (or do anything else) I am EXHAUSTED and cannot even.

I am obsessed with this baby yoga situation

And also this silly, silly outfit.

She played the piano with her feet for quite some time today

Let's see. The kids are totally over virtual school. Minnie is sleeping terribly because she is teething. Or maybe because she hates me. Hard to say. My school year is wrapping up, but I have a TON on my plate for summer. I have lost 12 pounds since I started trying and 24 since I had Minnie. 10 to go! We are all excited for the pool to open and summer activities to start... And tomorrow-- there will be actual paragraphs.