September 29 = New Furniture Day

We got a new couch and love seat.  A spot where Jeannie had thrown up on it, that I had tried to clean before, resurfaced and the smell was nauseating.  I was concerned about getting new furniture knowing we have two small children and things will definitely be spilled but we got a fabric protection plan too for when that happens.  Liam loves it and I got some of my favorite pictures of Malia today too.

September 28 = Beautiful Dress Day

When Great Granny Jean found out we were having another baby, one of the first things she said was that she hoped it was a girl.  I was secretly hoping it was a girl too but didn't want to say anything in case it turned out differently- I didn't want a little boy to know his mom wanted a girl.  Obviously, I would have loved this baby no matter what but having a little boy and a little girl just feels so complete.  Anyway, for Christmas, Great Granny Jean got the little baby a beautiful dress- we didn't know she was a girl yet but I guess she just had faith it would be.  Now, about 9 months later, here she is in that beautiful dress!

September 27 = I've Got Cute Kids Day

September 25 = Derek Jeter Day

Zachary is a huge Red Sox fan.  Therefore, I'm assuming Liam will also be a huge Red Sox fan.  On Thursdays, Zachary doesn't get home until around 10:00pm from DC.  So being the cool, hip and sports world informed Mom that I am, I let Liam stay up to watch Derek Jeter's last at bat at Yankee Stadium.  Even as a huge Red Sox fan, Zachary loves watching sports history and this was definitely one for the record books- even if it had been a strike-out or a simple hit.  However- that's not how it went down.  Zachary got home in time to pick Liam up and watch Derek Jeter make history.  Here's the story of what happened:

For one final night, No. 2 was No. 1 in the Bronx.

Fighting back emotions throughout the day, Derek Jeter delivered one last highlight for his Hall of Fame résumé, hitting a walk-off single to lift the Yankees to a 6-5 win in the final home game of his legendary career Thursday night.

As Jeter was mobbed by his teammates in between first and second base, the key players of the 1990s dynasty, including Joe Torre, Bernie Williams, Jorge Posada, Mariano Rivera, Andy Pettitte and Tino Martinez lined up in front of the Yankees dugout to congratulate the Captain.

“We’ve shared a lot of success, a lot of memories together,” Jeter said. “I guess this is one last one we can share together.”

After hugging each of his present and past teammates, Jeter made one last trip out to his home at shortstop, where he squatted down and said a short prayer as is his custom before games.

“I wanted to take one last view from short,” Jeter said. “I was trying to take a last view in the top of the ninth and then they tied it, and I thought I would have to go back out there. I basically just said thank you, because this is all I’ve ever wanted to do, and not too many people get an opportunity to do it. It was above and beyond anything I’d ever dreamt of. I don’t even know what to say. I’ve lived a dream, and part of that dream is over now.”

September 22 = Preschool Family Night

Liam has been doing such a great job in preschool!  He's doing so much better with following directions, holding hands, and staying with one task for longer than 5 seconds.  Tonight was family night where we got to see their classroom a little more closely and Liam showed us all his favorite toys.  It was at 5:00pm so Zachary and I were expecting snacks but that didn't happen...

 

One of Liam's favorite things to do is empty containers- either by throwing everything in said container on the floor or by transferring everything in said container to another container- which often leads to emptying that container as well.

September 20 = Navy Football Day

We got season tickets for USNA Football this year.  I'm not feeling great about the prospect of us using all of these tickets.  Today was the first home game and what we thought would be a cool, crisp, fall day turned out to be a super hot, over 80 degrees day.  We stayed for all of 30 minutes trying to use Zachary's body to create shade for Malia on a hill.  It was pretty awful.  But the good news is- we got this picture of Liam out of it so I'll call it a success.

September 19 = Give a Paci Day

Malia grows on Liam every single day- he's been trying to give her her pacifier for a while now but he would be a bit on the rough side and would sometimes miss her mouth and go for the eye- I've always been able to intervene at the last minute on those, thank goodness.  Also, Malia has just been such a smiley little baby here lately and I hope that continues forever!

September 18th = Headband Day

I love baby headbands!  But only a certain kind of baby headband- I don't love the big ones with bows bigger than baby's head.  These kind of baby headbands are hard to find.  So I decided to use Pinterest to figure out if I could make some myself.  Not being able to sew threw a wrench in that plan real quick but here's what we came up with:

September 17 = Over Achiever Day

When I was pregnant, I got weekly updates with how big Malia was and what she was up to- what organs were developing, the ratio between her head and limbs, etc.  These emails have continued and they now tell me what she should be doing now that she's come into the world!  The email I got today says she "is getting pretty darned good at holding up her head."  This baby girl has been holding her head up since she was born- she seriously has never needed anyone to hold her head which is what you would learn if Baby Holding 101 were a real thing. 

Aaaaand here's a picture of Liam, just because he's cute:

September 16 = 2 Month Day

Miss Malia Mae is 2 months old today! Her tummy time has turned into scoot all around the room time and she loves being in the baby carrier close to mom (mom loves it too)! Her eyelashes have gotten so long, her eyes have turned from blue/grey to a light blue and she's gotten so tall. We love our little lady!

September 15 = Daring Day

There comes a point in every situation where I have to decide, do I run and get him down or do I take the risk and get a picture before I run and get him down.  This time I decided to get the picture first and then get him down- it all worked out fine.

September 11 = Color on the Wall Day

I have to pump every 3 hours.  On Thursdays, Zachary is gone from around 10am to 10pm so there are several times I have to pump while he's gone.  I have tried putting Malia on the bed next to me and letting Liam play around in the room with me but trying to keep him off of Malia while hooked up to a machine that doesn't produce the most comfortable sensations is quite a difficult task so I quickly decided he should be safely shut in his room with lots of toys to play with during these times.  Well... this time, the latch didn't come out of the door and so it didn't latch shut and he pushed it open, found a crayon and the pictures above are the result.