In order to try and beat the heat the last few days we've been heading out with our friends Bridgette, Ty and Devin. The kids love the fountains at Discovery Green, even though it took Livi a few trips to actually play in the water. We went to Hermann Park a few days ago to feed the ducks. Livi didn't like it if the ducks got too close so she stayed near Bridgette or me the whole time. As we were sitting on a bench eating snacks this seriously insane squirrel kept harassing us. It scratched Ty on the hand and then kept following us around. The kids were standing on the bench because it was looking at them like it was going to take a bite. It felt like when all the birds start attacking people in Alfred Hitchcock's "The Birds" That squirrel was out for blood.

3 years 4 Months

Jack had his 4 month check up yesterday and Livi had her 3 year.

Jack is:

18lbs 12 oz-95%

27"-95%

Livi is:

33lbs-70%

49"-75%

They had Livi get in a little purple gown and she loved it. She was sitting on the table while the Dr was typing in some notes and she whispers to me, "mommy, this is so comfortable." Oh! That girl cracks me up.

Since we moved downtown we have a different pediatrician than the one Livi has used since she was born, and I think I'm going to keep looking. I'm pretty sure this pediatrician doesn't have kids and doesn't even really like them. She's good with babies, but older kids...not so much. Anytime Livi does anything besides sit in her chair she (the dr.) gets all nervous and says, "sweetie, sweetie, lets not do that." For example, Livi was drumming her fingers on the desk and the dr said that exact sentence, then she was standing on the scale, again the dr pipes in and tells her to stop because she doesn't want her to break the scale. Really? You think a 33 pound girl is going to break your scale? The floor has different colored block tiles and Livi was jumping from color to color and of course that prompted The Good Dr to ask her to stop because she didn't want her to hurt herself. By jumping on a flat surface? And the real kicker is that she told me to not let Livi kiss Jack or to really touch him. What the?! Little does she know that Livi basically sticks Jacks head in her mouth every chance she gets. I don't think this lady has had much interaction with kids outside of her office that's for sure.

Pool Time

bathing beauty

I could literally kiss this baby all day long. I love when he wakes up from his naps and I get to squeeze him!

It has literally been over 100 degrees here the past few days, so after Phil and I did our workout this afternoon (we have been doing Insanity) we decided to hit the pool. Livi loves to swim this year and will swim by herself if she is wearing her floaties. Jack is still a little too young for me to feel comfortable taking him in the water so Phil and I took turns hanging out with him on the side. We finally were able to capture a few of his intoxicating smiles. I think the best word to describe him would be: jolly. Both he and Livi make me so happy. I can't help but look at them and feel so blessed.

Livi is getting way too smart for her britches. She loves to scream right as Jack is falling asleep, obviously to try and wake him up. The other day we were driving and she did just that so I told her when we got home she was going into time out for 5 minutes. She got upset and said, "no 3 minutes!" I told her I wasn't going to argue about it with her and it was 5 minutes so she said, "okay, 4 minutes!" I had to turn my head and look out the window so she wouldn't see me on the verge of laughter. How in the world does she know that 4 is more than 3 but less than 5?! Do 3 year olds have that kind of spatial understanding? One of Phil's classes this semester is basically how to negotiate, and I think he must be teaching her some tricks when I'm not around. I almost wanted to concede and let her have her 4 minute time out, purely for being so stinking cute, but I left it at 5. I think she may give me a run for my money in the years to come.