Eating > Sleeping

BabyK's favorite pastime is eating. Right now that means she's nursing 12 times a day, which ends up being a full time job (30-45 minutes per session). Whew. Last night, her preferred eating schedule was 11 pm, and then 1, 3, 5, and 7 am. Whew. Now she's sleeping again. No doubt to digest the gallon of milk she's eaten in the last 8 hours.

She's visibly bigger - definite cheeks, jowls, and a tiny double chin. Arms are thicker and her thighs are starting to thicken up. She's also getting the baby potbelly that hangs over the sides of her diaper. She doesn't yet have the forehead fat that Owen had, but I figure this comes later.

Who are you, and what have you done with my son?

It's almost quarter of eight, and Owen is just now stirring from bed. There were a couple of squeals just after 0700, but other than that, silence.

Tuesdays = Power Outage

Fro 2 Tuesdays in a row, our power has gone out. It starts in the afternoon, basically the hottest part of the day. Last week, it was out for 5+ hours, which was great with a newborn and sick toddler. The house got kinda hot. This Tuesday, it was only out for 2 1/2 hours before it got fixed, so things didn't get as warm at home. Clearly, the higher electricity rates BGE has been charging aren't because they're upgrading the delivery system!

This Tuesday, we dined out as a family, since there wasn't any power to cook with. BabyKat visited her first restaurant and slept peacefully throughout most of the meal. What restaurant? Taco Bell! This was also Owen's first trip to a restaurant when he was a baby, which occurred for exactly the same reason (no power, too hot to stay home).

Great Baby Shower Idea

Emily and Christy threw a great baby shower just before Katherine arrived for Gen and I. It was a diaper shower, probably the most useful type of shower around, particularly for 2nd babies. There was great food, some cute games, and we each ended up with a big basket and multiple packs of diapers and wipes. Grand total for dipaers and wipes from generous friends - 494 diapers and 240 wipes! We've already made a dent in the little ones due to the fact that babyKate eats 12 times a day!

Note to PapaB

All things in a white tube aren't toothpaste. Particularly in a home with 2 kiddoes in diapers. While Dad was visiting this last weekend, he accidentally brushed his teeth with A&D Diaper Cream. I think he realized that it wasn't toothpaste pretty quickly, but eewww...