Aquaphor, oatmeal & knives

It's hard to tell, but Mae is holding a knife. Don't worry...it's fake. It looks like (according to the boys) a "Peter Pan sword" and it came in a Pirate set of a hook, sword, eyepatch and aforementioned knife. Mae thinks it is hysterical when she gets her hands on it and chortles with glee. I also love the sweater. She LOVES cats (chih-chee) and spent a good deal of time in front of the mirror today, admiring her sweater. Her face is all shiny, yes; thanks go to Heather S. for the suggestion of Auqaphor for our daughter's incredibly sensative skin. I KNOW it's dry here, but wow...it looks like sever windburn on her face...she is seldom outside, much less in a windstorm but it looks terrible. 2 days of Aquaphor and it already looks much better. Sam has a TINY raw patch by his mouth and he REFUSES to let me apply any...Mae just waits patiently while I smear it all in and then goes about her business. Cutie.

This next photo is for Karin, Erin's mom and Henry's Bestemor. She turned Mae on to oatmeal, prepared with whole milk and a dash of salt...quite different from mine, prepared with water, then liberally dosed with sugar and milk on top! She LOVES it and it's her new favorite. The egg has taken a back seat, so it's becoming lunch, in an effort to get good protein into her. It's pretty funny how coordinated she is with a spoon. Not too much ends up on the tray. In fact, I am thinking of moving her to a booster chair...she is pretty good with plates and bowls now and might be ready. Girls are just so different. Sam STILL needs a bib with any sort of spoon feeding extravaganza and Ted only learned to eat neatly from a spoon this summer (it is SO nice to go to an ice cream store and emerge with Ted looking normal, not covered from head to toe in the stuff.)

We haven't been to Chinese school in a few weeks due to random Jewish commitments, so we will head over tomorrow morning. Paul and I have a date night tomorrow night, a sort of 'prep' for a 'real' date night next month in North Boulder. We want to see how Mae handles being put to bed by Katrina and if it's possible. We plan to go to a movie and dinner...sounds dull but it's been....gosh....suffice it to say, quite a few months since we've had a true date. Should be fun!