"Please, Mommy? Pleeeease?!"

Probably the most common and yet most dreaded phrase to hear while grocery shopping.

I ventured out to the grocery store today with both my girls (cue applause), and was struck once again by what a bizarre little 3-year-old I have. Because while she does occasionally ask to buy cookies or doughnuts, the section of the grocery store in which I most often hear this plea is the produce section.

That's right. Today alone I had my little girl begging me to buy blackberries, artichokes, mushrooms, brussel sprouts, potatoes, eggplant, and peaches. This is not counting the watermelon, lettuce, tomatoes, apples, bananas, yams, corn on the cob, carrots, celery, onions, and grapes that I actually bought. I always feel bad saying no to such good things, but some of them are pricey, and others I simply had no use for this week. I did buy her a couple mushrooms and peaches to make her happy. Liv loves mushrooms. She'll eat them like an apple if I let her.

And this is the same girl that will only occasionally eat pizza, mac and cheese, and chicken nuggets. You know, the normal "kid foods."

Like I said, bizarre.

Not that I'm complaining.

Doppelganger

When Jane was just two weeks old I captured this gem:

Which reminded me very strongly of this equally lovely photo of Livia at 2 weeks:

Which has always reminded me of this beautiful individual:

So there you have it. Proof that newborns DO look like aliens.





*note: I really do think my children are beautiful. I have a very nice picture of Jane that I took just seconds before the one posted above. They sure can pull some bizarre facial expressions though, no? And Livia's neck looks about as long as E.T.'s in her photo. Ha!

one month

Believe it or not, little Jane is already one month old! These past weeks have gone by far too quickly, and she is growing much too fast. I just want her to stay itsy bitsy for a little while longer!

She had her one-month check-up yesterday, and weighed in at 9 lbs. 13.5 oz (60th percentile), and is 50th percentile in both height and head circumference (21 1/4 inches long; 37 cm.). So she's still nice and average, and growing right on schedule.

And at this point that's about all there is to report! She still sleeps most of the day and during the night. If she's awake she's usually eating. She should start smiling pretty soon, and I can't wait for that!

12 days old