From the frozen North came a balmy breeze last week... My baby brother, my sweet sis-in-law, and darling Isaac came to visit! Here we all are having a pleasant dinner together. (Notice the munchkin in his Bumpo, asleep. He loves it, and it's the only way we can all sit down together for dinner.) They flew in on Thursday night, late, and though Vance flew out on Sunday afternoon, the T-ster and Ike stuck around until late on Tuesday afternoon. The weather was a little crummy, and taking care of two under two was a little more daunting than we thought, so the weekend was pretty low key. We did manage to go out to dinner in downtown DC, though Isaac protested that event and had to be placated by a trip to pull the buttons of the vintage cigarette machine. Our lucky star was also shining brightly, because they got to meet David's justice when we all went to visit the Court. He even gave Isaac his autograph on some baby paraphrenalia! What a coup! Now both cousins have some remembrances from him.
We also discovered a baby friendly playground where Isaac could swing in our local park, and that was the scene of a wild game of David the Pony, Isaac the Jockey, and Vance the Crazy Man Who Chased Them. I think we may have frightened the other mother at the park, or maybe she was hoping one of them would volunteer to run her little boy around. =) Seeing David like this was fun, because I know that Seth is going to get just as big a kick out of his antics as Isaac did. Isaac loved it, even though he was bouncing around everywhere. He really did look like a jockey, the way he was hanging on and kicking David to make him go faster when he slowed down.
I love this shot. It's just so great to see my husband and my brother strolling their sons together. These little moments make me misty eyed. Oh, by the way, we also managed to keep all of them in our 705 square foot, one bedroom apartment, and we all actually got a little sleep! I know that we're crazy for attempting it, but it actually worked. We had a hotel reservation for back-up, though. This is how the Baby Shuffle worked. At 8:00, I would feed Seth, and Isaac would get ready for bed. We would put Seth to sleep first in his cradle in our room, since he had to cry a little bit to fall asleep. After he was asleep, it was Isaac's turn to go to bed in his baby tent on top of our bed. He didn't need to cry to go down, so it worked out. Then, when we wanted to go to bed, we cut off all the lights, and Terri or Vance got Isaac out without waking him up and transferred him to the pack n' play in the living room. When Seth woke up to eat during the middle of the night, I dove across the room and scooped him out of the bed before he started crying full throttle, and with this system in place, we only woke Isaac up once in the middle of the night. It was worth it to have them here with us, but let's just say that I'm really looking forward to living in a place with a guest room very soon. =)
From the frozen North came a balmy breeze last week... My baby brother, my sweet sis-in-law, and darling Isaac came to visit! Here we all are having a pleasant dinner together. (Notice the munchkin in his Bumpo, asleep. He loves it, and it's the only way we can all sit down together for dinner.) They flew in on Thursday night, late, and though Vance flew out on Sunday afternoon, the T-ster and Ike stuck around until late on Tuesday afternoon. The weather was a little crummy, and taking care of two under two was a little more daunting than we thought, so the weekend was pretty low key. We did manage to go out to dinner in downtown DC, though Isaac protested that event and had to be placated by a trip to pull the buttons of the vintage cigarette machine. Our lucky star was also shining brightly, because they got to meet David's justice when we all went to visit the Court. He even gave Isaac his autograph on some baby paraphrenalia! What a coup! Now both cousins have some remembrances from him.
We also discovered a baby friendly playground where Isaac could swing in our local park, and that was the scene of a wild game of David the Pony, Isaac the Jockey, and Vance the Crazy Man Who Chased Them. I think we may have frightened the other mother at the park, or maybe she was hoping one of them would volunteer to run her little boy around. =) Seeing David like this was fun, because I know that Seth is going to get just as big a kick out of his antics as Isaac did. Isaac loved it, even though he was bouncing around everywhere. He really did look like a jockey, the way he was hanging on and kicking David to make him go faster when he slowed down.
I love this shot. It's just so great to see my husband and my brother strolling their sons together. These little moments make me misty eyed. Oh, by the way, we also managed to keep all of them in our 705 square foot, one bedroom apartment, and we all actually got a little sleep! I know that we're crazy for attempting it, but it actually worked. We had a hotel reservation for back-up, though. This is how the Baby Shuffle worked. At 8:00, I would feed Seth, and Isaac would get ready for bed. We would put Seth to sleep first in his cradle in our room, since he had to cry a little bit to fall asleep. After he was asleep, it was Isaac's turn to go to bed in his baby tent on top of our bed. He didn't need to cry to go down, so it worked out. Then, when we wanted to go to bed, we cut off all the lights, and Terri or Vance got Isaac out without waking him up and transferred him to the pack n' play in the living room. When Seth woke up to eat during the middle of the night, I dove across the room and scooped him out of the bed before he started crying full throttle, and with this system in place, we only woke Isaac up once in the middle of the night. It was worth it to have them here with us, but let's just say that I'm really looking forward to living in a place with a guest room very soon. =)
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