Boys are crazy!!

I know that looking at these adorable pictures of Curt, you probably think, crazy, no...never, not him!
My cute friend Helena and her son Eli came over to blow bubbles with Curt one day when I was very pregnant and she got these great shots of him.
I am still very emotional from his disappearing act yesterday morning. We were all ready for church and so Miguel left and I was putting Bella in her car seat and putting snacks in the bag for Curt when I heard him open the front door and let Jackie out. I was just going to throw everything in the bag and then follow him out, but when I got outside he and Jackie were no where in sight. I grabbed Bella in her car seat and went for pre-church run in all directions looking for Curt and Jackie and calling out for them.
I called Miguel and let him know that Curt had walked out the door, which had been left unlocked, and now was missing. He left church and came back home to help find him. My neighbor saw me running around frantically and asked what was wrong, so she parked her car and helped look for him. I had run through our condos three times and couldn't see or hear them anywhere, as I was coming back toward the front of the condos, I saw some people crossing the street-busy 7th west where people drive about 50mph, with my son in their arms. I was so relieved.
They told me how he had come with them but when they started walking away from a little white dog he got upset. So what I think happened was that Jackie decided to make a run for it and Curt chased her all the way across the street and through the neighborhood on the other side. I'm sure he was calling out to her the whole time, A-ee, A-ee. She has since been banished to the deck-again, because it is harder for Curt to let her outside since the sliding glass door is one he has not Houdini'ed out of yet. We are thinking that it is time to buy different doorknobs and then buy the child proof handles.
I've talked to him several times since the incident telling him how we don't go outside without mommy or daddy and if Jackie gets out do we chase her? Every time he tells me, yes, he should go get Jackie, so I know he has not learned anything from the experience.

I love this picture of him with his friend Eli. They both love to swing a lot and they thought it was great when they were facing each other.
Again, don't let the adorable face fool you, lurking underneath is a trouble maker just itching to sneak outside without his parents and chase the dog across the busy street.
I do love him more than I ever thought I could, especially now that he is talking and has so much personality. He is so sweet and he loves to clean up. He does things that he thinks will help me and generally they do.
Yesterday he sang Happy Birthday to all of his plastic animals he was taking a nap with. We had to sing happy birthday twice to the elephant because that is his favorite. When he says elephant it sounds like he's saying animal.
Another favorite thing of his is 'going beep-beep' in the car which means before or after we go somewhere he gets to climb into my seat and honk the horn.
I know he won't be doing all of these adorable things too much longer. The other day I asked him to bring me some wipes for Bella and he did- he got them out of his changing table drawer which is as tall as his head. I couldn't believe he really did it. He is so amazing. My own little superhero.
This picture is from the library when we went to see a puppet show. He is so adorable-when he isn't causing trouble.....

One Month Later....

I can't believe Bella is already a month old. Time seems to be flying by. Life is definately busier with two kids.
I have made sure to take a picture of Bella each Sunday. This photo is also our first family photo taken on Bella's first Sunday when she was just 1 day old.





In this photo Bella is one week old and she is wearing a sweater because she has a crazy mom who thinks babies are eternally cold. Much to my surprise sometimes Bella has little beads of sweat on her forehead.
Curt is such a ham, but I have to say that I totally enjoy most of his silliness. He definitely keeps me entertained and it seems like whenever he sees that he's made me smile or laugh, he keeps going. Thank heaven for two year olds. He also likes to help me. He'll bring me Bella's binkie, but sometimes in his mouth. One time he sucked on a binkie until we got to the swings and then he finally gave it up- Luckily we have 3, so Bella had a binkie too.


Here's Bella at 2 weeks old. She grew so much that week. This dress is newborn size and now it barely covers her backside.




This is Bella's 4 week picture. The 3 week old pictures are the ones my friend Heidi took of Bella with Miguel. The hat is still a little too big, but it looked really cute on her. She has recently been making eye contact. It's cute when Curt will talk and then Isabella will look around until she finds him.
She holds her head up really well and she has been doing it for a few weeks now. She seems to be growing up faster than Curt did.

This is Bella's 5 week old picture. It is the same dress that she wore in the 1 week photo, but it fits a little better now.
Isabella's eyes are still dark and Miguel and I keep going back and forth on what color they will be. They are dark blue on the edge but inside they look like they will be brown.
She is so funny because she doesn't like to go to sleep. When I finally get her to sleep she usually wakes up when I try to lay her in her bed, but if I hold her or sleep next to her, she sleeps for a long time. I guess she knows that princesses deserve special treatment.
Bella's first month has been pretty eventful. We've been to the pool, the zoo, a movie, a puppet show at the library and to Wheeler Farm several times. I don't think we took Curt out in public when he was just one month old.

My awesome friend, old roommate Heidi Barrow took these adorable pictures of Bella when she was 3 weeks old. I wanted pictures of her in her dad's arm to show how small she is. Heidi is also going to take pictures of Bella when she is about 2 months old like she did for Curt. They are still my favorite pictures of him. I will be sure to put them up. Heidi is a professional, and what I really love is that she gives me the images on a disk so I can make as many prints as I want, so if any of you are interested, let me know and I will get you her phone number.