Watching airplanes land at Gravelly Point. They literally come about 50 yards over your head by the time they get to you, it's pretty amazing. That little white dot in the distance is Irby chasing the planes and jumping up trying to touch them. He LOVES doing this.
Swinging together. Griffin loving it above and Charlie happy as can be below.
I cannot believe how big my 2 little boys have gotten. They are crawling all over the place, pulling up, and even holding on with one hand and will transfer from table to couch standing. They love to talk. Mama, Dada, and Baba (brother, I think, at least they say it whenever Irby's in the room). Charlie loves to clap and Griffin is very quick to tell you how big he is (How big is Griff? SO BIG! - arms over head). They are such a joy, and I love seeing them interact, although they had their first fight over the weekend. We went on a bike ride, they were in the trailer, Griffin bit Charlie's hand and then Charlie pulled Griffin's hair!
Irby at the building museum in the house we built for him. If you are ever in DC, this is a wonderful place for kids, especially if you don't want to be outside because of heat or cold. Great indoor space to run, run, run and the 'Building Zone' with tons of blocks and cars and legos. Also, usually not crowded as it is not a normal tourist hot-spot.
Costco grocery cart. The only place big enough to fit all the kids AND groceries in the cart. Excuse the food all over the faces. We had an emergency lunch while shopping, and of course this mama forgot wipes and bibs. Can't remember everything, right? We buy produce in bulk these days. Don't know if I said, but we found out the allergic reaction they had last month was due to food allergies. Milk, Egg, Peanut and Tree-nuts. You have got to be kidding me. The Dr. says they will probably outgrow them all, but maybe not peanuts. That is extremely limiting when you are making meals. So, last week the fruits and veggies we went through (all 3 boys, and one nursing mother included) a box of cheerios, 4 pints of cherry tomatoes, 2 lbs of blueberries, 2 lbs of strawberries, and 8 sweet potatoes, and a huge bag frozen of mixed veggies (this is not including other non-produce food or dinner when I cook a normal meal). I am trying to figure out how to incorporate the foods they can have into everyone's diet, because a short order chef is not really on my list of things I have time (or energy!) to do these days. At least now we're all getting our veggies, and they really are doing great with eating food, at least the food they're not allergic to!
Charlie pulls up! Playing like he owns the place at the train table.
2 comments:
What cuties! Can't believe they are already 10 months old!!
Katie - Sorry you are having to deal with all of these allergy issues. Let me know if you are looking for recipes ... I have a sweet friend whose son has the same allergies as yours. She is awesome and an allergy champ (her son is 10 or so now, so she was dealing with all of this way before food allergies became a common issue). If you would like me to ask her about the cookbooks she uses, I would be happy to. I know she has some special ones that she has picked up at various food allergy conferences, etc. Caroline is allergic to peanuts and all tree nuts, so I can partially feel your pain. I am trying to avoid all nuts while nursing Paul (per our allergist) and hoping he will not have the same allergy issues. They are a bummer. Good luck! p.s. this is a great site where you can buy nut-free chocolate (not even processed in a plant with nuts) - it is hard to find!!
http://www.vermontnutfree.com/
oh and another good site :
http://www.peanutfreeplanet.com/
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