Week in Review

This week Damian started giving us LOTS of social smiles. It’s not hard to make him smile. All you have to do is coo and talk in a ridiculous voice. You know how they say to let babies sleep around older siblings and other happenings so they get used to sleeping through noises? Well, I’ve…

We finally made it to the beach! This weekend we made the 2.5 hour drive to Virginia Beach… we all needed it so very badly. I’ll write more about it another day, though. ????

Our stuff from Tanzania finally arrived!!!! We’ve been SUPER busy unpacking. It’s quite difficult to do with a toddler and newborn, so it’s going slower than it ever has been. The piles of boxes seem to never end. Oh well. It’s nice to have all our stuff (especially my Boppy). Eva has had a fun…

Evita surprises me everyday with how cool she is with having a new baby in the house. She really loves her brother and tells him all the time. She gives him kisses and is always trying to help. One day she asked to hold the baby. When we let her do it, she immediately lifted…

 I still can’t believe my baby girl is a big sister. She’s handling it much better than I expected and she’s making me so proud. She’s jealous when it comes to the baby’s stuff (blankets, co-sleeper, etc.), but she’s always trying to help. She loves just looking at her baby brother. My heart melts when…

Yesterday morning we went on a little hike at Government Island, a little nature/historical spot in our neighborhood. It was so nice to spend some time outdoors, even if it’s not the beach or trails we’re used to. Eva ran around everywhere looking for the “East-a Bunny,” which sadly she never found (on the hike,…

Well the upside of experiencing [at least the tail end] of my first real winter is experiencing my first real spring. Cherry blossoms are blooming all over Northern Virginia. I really wanted to head into DC for the festival last week but I never got around to it. As you’ll be able to tell from…

This has been a week with a lot of “firsts” for Eva: her first train ride, her first subway ride, her first trip to the Big Apple, her first ferris wheel ride, and her first bicycle. I’m so nervous about introducing a new baby to the family. I can’t help but wonder how she’ll react.…

I let Eva run around in the snow this week and she seems to have warmed up to it. She no longer screams when she picks it up and discovers that, unlike sand, it’s freezing. (No, I haven’t bought her any mittens yet… all the winter stuff seems to be off the shelves.) We weren’t…

We were greeted by lots of snow and ice. Thankfully, it’s all gone now, but we’re expecting more tomorrow. Happy Spring, I guess? Haha. Other than that, we’re really happy with our new home. Like I’ve said a million times this week, we’re just really busy settling in. Here’s what it has looked like… 3/21/14…