Easter Tree

Occasionally, when we get his colicky sister to nap, Bryce and mommy do some fun things together. Here he is putting the eggs on the Easter tree. He has been asking to do it for days now and thankfully the eggs were not up in the attic like we thought, so there did not have to be an early morning foray into the attic.

Yes, he is wearing Christmas pjs, but when there is a wet bed disaster at 2 in the morning, Christmas pjs are still ok in February.

Bryce and mommy at the Valentine's Day party with a group of little kiddos from church, making a hat.

Little Pengies

Some days when being a mom is not easy, and these kiddos are driving me nuts, I am reminded that they are totally worth it by silly things like matching pengie pjs. I mean, really, how can you resist?

Joyful Noise 2

As a companion post to our previous list of the cacophony of joyful noises which come from our little girl, we have two additions. 1. The sneeze: Now maybe I just don't remember Bryce sneezing very often but I'm pretty sure Jocelyn's sneeze ranks high in the record of ladylike sneezes. It is such a cute noise we have plans to put her outside in the sunlight to see if we can record it on video (these kids both have sunlight sneezing genes). 2. Radio static: This noise is a happy one and appeared around the advent of the smile. I guess it's her main method of communication, but it sounds just like the noise you'd make if you were pretending to play walkie talkie with a little boy who want to be just like his daddy and have a "radio".



Yes, I realize this is a "boy" shirt, but I couldn't resist. 

Who can resist a wee girl with a great smile? When she is not colicky, she is just as perky as her brother was. Here she is making eyes at daddy while mommy slept in.

Cutie Pie

Water Baby

Sponge bath = lots of yelling and red faced baby.
Watermelon tub bath in the sink = she digs it.
Apparently the girl just likes to be dunked.
This gets a little interesting because though you can't see him in the picture, big brother is a very eager participant in bathing the baby. We have so far narrowly averted all of us getting completely soaked. 






But her favorite part is being all wrapped up tight in the towel. Here she is trying to pull it up over herself.

Two of a Kind

 We have been telling everyone that Bryce and Jocelyn are as alike as two peas in a pod. Here's the proof for those of you who can't remember what Bryceman looked like as a wee one.

And finally, the hospital shots. It's cheating if you use the writing on the shirt to figure out which is which.

Joyful Noise

Jocelyn's name means "joyous" in latin, and while we think it is quite fitting, her mild mannered appearance disguises a noisemaker of epic proportions. Here she is looking all sweet and demure in her little pink sheep outfit, but mommy and daddy know better. When the lights go off, and we make a half-hearted attempt at actually going to sleep, the noisy beast surfaces. We have divided these noises into 4 categories, so here they are for those of you who don't get to experience the symphony of sound that is our baby girl. In order of ascending intensity: 1. Horse noises: grunting, huffing and puffing resembling a large horse standing next to the bed, 2. Loch Ness Monster: an assortment of squawks, and noise like Nessie clearing her throat underwater, 3. Car screeching around a corner: pretty self explanatory, but definitely one you'd have to hear to believe, and finally 4. Atomic: generally reserved for baths and night time diaper changes, sometimes I am sure my ears are still ringing 20 minutes later.