I'll have a decaf latte, no foam please

Those who know me know that I LOVE MY COFFEE. I can't think straight without my first cup o' joe in the morning...sometimes just the smell of coffee perks me up. I used to get terrible migraines when I didn't have my coffee. Since having children, I've had to switch to a 1/2 regular-1/2 decaf mix and have staved off withdrawal issues pretty successfully.

Cut to a couple months ago on our way back home from visiting Dover. We stopped at a Dunkin Donuts on Rte 50 so that I could nurse Aaron. While I nursed Aaron in the front seat, Steven brought Zofia to the front seat and she got to play around in the driver's seat. Then she saw my coffee travel cup and said "mmmm, coffee tastes good". Bear in mind that those words never come out of my mouth - though I think it all the time.

Now just the other day, Zofia was playing and brought her sippy cup of milk over to the table and said "decaf". I was like - huh? So I asked her to repeat and she said "decaf milk".

I couldn't help laughing.

Sleep, perchance to dream...redux

man. Aaron will be turning 4 months next week and I am desperately trying to remember Zofia's sleep at this age. Was she in her crib? What did we do to get her to sleep? Aaron is still in the co-sleeper next to our bed at night and naps in it during the day in the living room. I know, I know...you're thinking "living room?!" Well it's not that easy with Zofia to have him nap in her crib as she still uses it (albeit less and less these days since she's on a napping strike - ugh, more on that later).

So I went back to her blog and read about her sleep somewhere around 4 1/2 months. Lo' and behold, screaming and crying! yeah! Now, why would I be happy about that? I'm happy about that because Aaron's screaming and crying will pass too, just like Zofia.

Now, on another note. Zofia's napping strike.... not good (for me anyway). I soooo look forward to having just a little bit of quiet time (although the incessant panting of my dog Molly is making this out of reach). For the last week, she's been refusing to nap. She'll fall asleep in the car, but put her down in the crib? FORGET IT. She's too young to skip naps, in my opinion, so I'm now adjusting her nap time to later in the day - even if it's only for 30 minutes.

CYA

The other day Zofia decided she had enough of being inside and was going somewhere. She grabbed her little 'purse', put it on her arm and said "Good-bye". I asked her where she was going and she said "work" and walked over to the stairs. I called her back and a few seconds later she said "Good-bye", so I asked where she was going. She said "Kristi's house".

Here are the photos....

Aaron @ 100 days!

Aaron turned 100 days on January 18th! He's all smiles (and very ready for the Superbowl!)