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From NOLA craigslist baby forum:
Baby with all accessories. This is a caucasian model. Has two arms, legs, every option for a complete functioning human. Accessories include: bottle, clothes and hats, plates and dishes, burping glove, diapers, dust pan for boo boos, other misc. Reason selling: trading up got new model. this is a doll and not real.
The Louisiana Children’s Museum re-opened this weekend!
Not only did they re-open, but for the weekend, they re-opened for free. Plus, we learned there was a special Dr. Seuss exhibit for children ages 3 and under… we were there.
We found out about this exciting event from a staff member that Paul met while standing in line at Whole Foods yesterday afternoon. Apparently, lots of other folks must have been in line, too, because the place was PACKED. It was incredibly overwhelming… especially with Kate in tow. But it didn’t stop Will from checking the place out and us from pulling out the cameras.
The Dr. Seuss exhibit was a big hit. (Due to the volume of people, we stuck to this area almost exclusively.) Will spent a lot of time trying to pick up Horton’s egg (above.)
He also pondered the age old question: “Would you, could you, on a boat?”
We loved the museum. Incredible craft activities, play areas, learning exhibits about fitness, health, journalism, New Orleans history, the senses, and more. Definitely worth looking into a family membership.
Will also had a good time meeting the Cat in the Hat. Will was so fond of Mr. Cat that he planted a big kiss on his cheek. But so much for what we thought was recognition. We were just thankful to be out of ear-shot when Will waved back at Mr. Cat and called out “Bye, Snoopy!”
1-4: range of hours between each nighttime nursing
8: current total for Kate’s diaper changes today
5: current total for Will’s
91-93: average highs for the week
3-6: degrees added to the daily high for the “feels like” temperature
50: estimated number of weeds I pulled from our neighbor’s backyard
4: estimated height, in feet, of the largest
22.5: “gifts to grow” points I have at Pampers.com
50: points needs to get a Bob the Builder Benny’s Dig Set legos
30: minutes it took me to make a new recipe for dinner tonight
2: ingredients I forgot
0: people who noticed
Last night, we enjoyed our first night of unicycle polo and potluck since returning to the city. Dinner was enchiladas, chicken, tangy corn and veggies, and salad. Will played outside on the tightrope (with help from his favorite unicycle buddy, Minna) and on the rope swing. I enjoyed a ton of wonderful parents who thrilled at the idea of holding baby Kate. We were enjoying the food, company, and conversation so much that we kept Will out WAY past his bedtime (we got home at 10!) 
We were lying on the bed, side nursing. Kate looks up at me with her huge blue eyes. Unblinking, focusing right on my face. She stares. I say, “Hi, baby girl. I love you.” Not taking her eyes off me, she breaks out in a huge, toothless grin.
Kate is, hands down, the noisiest baby we’ve ever met. Burps, gurgles, hiccups, coos, hoots, toots, whoots, putts, gorpuls, grunts, sighs, slurps, smacks, snores, and others that we are at a loss to describe. She has more noises than she has chins.
Her noises have been compared to a coffee percolator, a weight lifter, and a one-woman performance of Blazing Saddle’s “bean scene.”
What can we say? She’s our girl!
Passed out after a big diaper change… our 6 week old baby girl!
Will shows off his Superman shades.
Kate watches her brother streak by…
Will “fixes” Kate’s swing.
Kate LOVES the Aquarium swing… just like her brother did!
Today, Will started his pseudo-first-day at his new school. Abeona House isn’t ready yet — but the parents and teachers are — so those of us needing care have paired off to work together. Britt, one of the teachers we’ve hired at the school, is watching Will and another child, Aya, at Aya’s house two days a week. Aya is daughter to super cool parents — one of which is (like me) a PhD student in SPH&TM!
We bucked up Will all morning with excitement about going to school. It worked! He chattered about “School — yeeeaaahhh!” all the way there. When we arrived, Aya was out on their porch. One quick introduction and Aya and Will ran off to the back of the house. So much for tearful goodbyes or shy introductions, it was like they had known each other forever.
When I came to pick him up, he gave Aya and Britt big hugs AND kisses. Britt told me how impressed she was with Will’s sweet disposition — such a proud mama moment! He obviously had fun, as he was covered in playdough and crayons. He can’t wait to go back tomorrow!
I’m playing into the gimmick-game!
If anyone out there uses Pampers products (diapers, wipes, swimmers, training pants) and is NOT doing the “Gifts to Grow” program, PLEASE consider sharing your numbers with me! (They are listed in special places within the packaging, a list of numbers and letters typed under “pampers.com” and next to an expiration date.)
