Save the drama for your...oh wait, that's me.

Dear Zoe, aka my little drama queen, or drama princess- 

Today when I picked you up from school you told me you had an owie and then proceeded to "cry" and say "oh NO, mama, it huuuuts, it huuuts SO bad- my owie!"  I am expecting a huge gash or a scraped knee, but it is a teeny tiny blister on your foot where your "princess shoes" cut in.  You insisted on wearing your fancy shoes to school today with no socks and even though I warned you that this would happen, you insisted, in true girl style, "Is okay, mama, I wear dees shoes.  They my princess ones.  They so boootiful!"

Speaking of outfits- you are absolutely impossible to dress these days.  You insist on picking out your own outfits, usually have 3 or 4 outfit changes during the day if you get "durty" or your clothes get "messed" (messed up) or if "being a ballaweena is jus too hawrd".  Even though most days you look like a homeless orphan princess, it's cute and isn't hurting anyone so why not.  Also, I'm tired and pick my battles.  

Here are some jems from the past couple of weeks-

Bathing suit, baby hat and tutu- having a tea party

Jammie top, tutu, flower pants, "princess" shoes

Gloves and hat, stripey tights, tutu, magic wand

xoxo, the mama

Sisters on the Couch

Dear Zoe and Phoebe, 

I know there will be days where you fight and don't like each other very much.  But these are the moments that make mama love her job.  

sometimes i can't take the cuteness

xoxo, 

the mama

5 months old!!

Dear Phoebe- Happy 5 month birthday little peanut!  You continue to be such a smiley and happy little nugget, no matter what time of day.  We love that you are so amused by us and your sister.  We started sleep training this month and it is going really well, mama is very appreciative of that.  You weighed in at 15 1/2 lbs last month and you are growing fast & furious!  You eat about 30 ounces of milk a day plus a couple of solid meals.  Such a chunk.  :)

During our photoshoot- we were photobombed by your #1 fan!

xoxo, the mama

First tastes, Phoebe edition...nom nom

Dear Phoebe, 

I don't mean to do it, but I just can't help it.  I compare you to your sister sometimes.  And you guys couldn't be more different.  

This week, after your 4 month appointment where you weighed in at a whopping 15 and a half lbs (90% percentile), your doctor suggested that we start introducing some foods.  When we did this with Zoe, she couldn't have been less interested.  Hated everything about it.  But you, my dear, LOVED it.  Your first taste was an avocado and you gobbled it up!  Today, I tried bananas and that was a hit too!  

I am crossing my fingers that this is a sign to a healthy and ADVENTUROUS eater in months and years to come!

"Hmm, this is Delwicious mama!"

"C'mon, Mom, move that spoon a little faster!"

"What's next?"

xoxo, the mama

Easter Weekend!

Dear Zoe and Phoebe, 

This past weekend was Easter weekend- we were so busy with all sorts of fun!  Thursday was Nana's birthday- she came in and we helped her celebrate with a Pinkalicious cake.  Then we went to a neighborhood Easter Egg hunt, got a visit from the Easter Bunny, and had everyone over for Easter dinner!  Phew!  It was a great weekend!

Zoe, you were AMAZING at the Easter Egg hunt.  As soon as it started, you ran to a bench and swiped all the eggs in sight.  You weren't stopping for anyone.  We were very impressed with your skills.  

Don't bother me, I'm hunting eggs!

Heading off with her loot!

Zoe and Daddy, still wondering if there are more eggs to be found

Moooommm!!!

Easter morning, we all woke up to find the Easter Bunny had visited and left baskets for you both and left some more eggs in our yard.  We played all morning with our new toys until the rest of the family came over for dinner.  

Loving on her Elmo balloon- her personal request from the Bunny himself

Attempt at a sister shot in coordinating outfits

Sofia toys!

Smiley little nug

Overall, we probably ate a little too much sugar and stayed up past our bedtimes, but we had fun!

xoxo, the mama

4 months old!

Some days...

Dear Zoe,

Some days, Zozo.  I remember the days when you didn't talk, when you didn't have your own opinions about what you were going to wear or do.  As much as I love your personality and the fact that you have a mind of your own, sometimes it wears this mama out!  I know I need to cherish this time because it is all going to go by so fast, but sometimes I just want to take a nap.  :)

You were up for about 45 minutes when this all transpired.

This morning after telling you we have to get dressed for school-

"I no want wear pants.  Just my tutu.  Not my pink tutu.  It have rip.  Mama fix it?  Mama fix it wight now?  Pweeeeese, mama?"  (during this rant, I get some pants on you, now I am trying for a shirt Mama 1: Zozo 0) "I no yike dis shirt.  Dis shirt too smwall.  (It's not) I wear my cupcake shirt (which, ironically IS too small).  I wear my cupcake shirt to schoowal." (Mama 1: Zozo 1)

Now that we have you dressed, it is time to eat breakfast.

In the kitchen, deciding what to eat-

"Hmmm, what Zozo want?  Hmmm..."  How about some yogurt, I sugguest. "Okay, jus purple yogurt" (you only like to eat your yogurt out of the Dannon Light and Fit container, but you only like to EAT trader joes blueberry n cream yogurt...so I must sneak it in the "purple container" Mama 2: Zozo 1)

Watching Yo Gabba Gabba with breakfast-

"Where is Yo Dabba Dabba's Daddy?  Is he at verk?  Is he makin money?  Where his mommy go?  MOMMY SIT!  SIT wif ME!  Pweeeese mama, sit wif me?  Phoebe sit too?  I want Phoebe to sit.  Phoebe sit by hersef!  More bweakfast mama.  More bweakfast pweeeese!"  I get you to eat two pumpkin muffins, which I call cupcakes because why not?  (Mama 3: Zozo 1)

In the car on the way to school-

"Mama, who sing dis song?" Bruno Mars.  "Where brwuno maws go?  He at home?  He eating yunch?  He take a nap?  I want a sucker mama, PWEEEESE, mama, can I have a sucker?  A blue one?"   Yes, it is 9 am, but you get the sucker (Mama 3: Zozo 2)

So, I win this morning, sweetheart.  And thank goodness for school because mama needs a nap!

xoxo, the mama

My sweet little angel