Blueberry Pickin'

We went blueberry picking last weekend.  I've been wanting to 'pick your own' for a few years.  We found a blueberry farm 45 minutes north that didn't use chemicals on the bushes (that looked more like trees).

IJ wasn't too into it but he picked a bit.  He was more interested in the farm equipment.




See the butterfly?


ZJ did some picking.






And wore herself out.


And somehow twisted her hat entirely backwards while falling asleep.





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ZJ is 8 months old!

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ZJ started the month obsessed with rocking on hands and knees, but only on our bed. She is now rocking on the carpeted floor too and desperately trying to move forward but falling on her face every time she makes the first move. She is also getting into an almost sitting up position from her hands and knees and actually did sit up on her own the day she turned 8 months. It must have been a fluke because she only did it once. I don’t want her able to sit up yet because she is still unsteady in a sitting position. She can sit on her own but often doesn’t last too long before losing her balance. She went from struggling to hold onto toys to having an excellent grip and reaching for everything and anything that comes near. We introduced her to food this month (6 months old adjusted for prematurity) and are following the baby led weaning style by giving her soft, age appropriate foods to self feed rather than making purees or mashes and spoon feeding. She seems to enjoy tasting and exploring but doesn't seem too interested in eating yet. This style of eating is very messy so I have begun stripping her prior to eating and taking her straight to the bath when done. So far she is only eating dinner with a few tastes of things at other times of day. ZJ's sleeping is a bit inconsistent now. She typically naps twice a day but sometimes has more short naps because she falls asleep for a bit in the car or stroller. Recently she went all day with one nap. She often doesn't take a long afternoon nap and then is exhausted by 6 pm. She is much harder to get to sleep at night lately. She still wakes to eat at least 2-3 times during the night, in addition to her countless breastfeeds during the day. She loves baths and thoroughly enjoyed her first trip to the pool. She is a very happy and easy baby. She is very tolerant of her brother who has decided he must lay on top of her for cuddles now and is quite entertained by him. She has not been sick all month!

ZJ's 8 month and IJ's 35 month photo dump

Forgot the baby carrier.

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New booster seat.

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trip to the museum with a friend

Last week was our first children's museum trip of the summer and we met a friend of mine that I hadn't seen since early college. We had been friends since kindergarten and lived in the same neighborhood. We just got back in touch a few months ago and she has a daughter 3 months older than ZJ.

gettin' dirty...and clean

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swimming

We had our first trip to the pool this summer and ZJ's first swim ever. She loved it of course and kicked and splashed the entire time. IJ had a lot more confidence as compared to last summer. He basically tried to drown himself repeatedy and I've since scheduled his swim lessons.










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dinos at the zoo

We went to the zoo 2.5 weeks ago to see the special dinosaur exhibit for the first time, which is only there during summers. IJ happened to be sitting next to me while I was writing this blog post so I decided to get his take on things. The bold sentences below are what he said, today, 2.5 weeks after his visit. I think I'll do this again but next time closer to the date of the activity.



The spraying dinosaur that cools me off. I was wanting to drink that cold water. I want the brachiosaurus that has a long neck. That man tell me to get a stamp to go to the zoo to watch the animals to know about the animals in the zoo.










IJ loved the dinosaurs. They all moved and the last ones sprayed water out of their mouths. I couldn't believe he wasn't at all scared of them.

The birdy eat my date log.


This bird flew over and sat on the back of the bench while IJ was having his snack. I had a date log sitting in an open container in my bag and it flew over, sat on my bag and ate it. IJ cried for his pecked date log and did not want me to throw the remains away.


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