February happenings

We've had a great month so far.  On Tuesday, the kids and I went to the zoo and we had such a great experience.  When we first got there Eleanor wanted to go see the warty pigs, her favorite.  The three little pigs were pushing straw all around their pen, so Eleanor said that it was the three little pigs building their house out of straw.  After that, of course, she also wanted to go see the wolf.  (And we actually got to see a wolf!  The wolves are usually sleeping when we go.)  She also wanted to see the giraffes, the monkeys, and the flamingos.  These animals are about as far apart as possible in the zoo!  Oh, and when we left the zoo I talked about all of the animals that we saw and asked her what her favorite one was.  She said, "The monkeys."  I said, "I thought the warty pigs were your favorite?"  She paused for a minute and said, "I have TWO favorites.  The warty pigs and the monkeys."

The giraffes were out to greet us!  

Eleanor got to feed one a cracker, but I couldn't get a picture of that since I was holding her at the time.

Arthur prefers to gnaw on giraffes

She enjoyed painting with marbles to make some Valentine's cards.

At Arthur's 4 month check-up he weighed 16 lbs (75th percentile) and was 27" long (97th percentile).  Maybe that explains why this 9 month outfit that I put on him for the first time barely even fits at 4 months!

(The cloth diapers help, of course.)

Eleanor got a scooter and she's learning how to use it.  She wanted to wear her Hello Kitty boots since it was barely sprinkling.

She wanted Penny to get on the scooter, but that wasn't happening!

"Tut tut, it looks like rain!"

A few other things of note:

• Eleanor loves to add "of course" to the end of her answers to your questions.  "What is your favorite animal at the zoo?"  "The warty pigs, of course."  "Do you want milk or water?"  "Milk, of course."
• Sometimes she narrates dialogue like she's reading a book.  She'll say, "'I want milk,' said Eleanor."    "'A tall glass of milk,' added Eleanor."  "'Can I go outside?' asked Eleanor."  "'I see a plane!' shouted Eleanor."
• Eleanor has a monster book that she has decided is too scary.  It was on the shelf in her room and she always said that she did NOT want to read that book.  Finally one day I asked her if she would like for me to take it away.  "Yes!  But do NOT take it downstairs!  [where most of her other books are]  Put it...  Put it...  Put it in Arthur's room."