Our new playroom

We lost our dining room last week, but it was all for a good cause. We've got a playroom now! Our living room was overrun with all things baby. I was literally tripping every time I tried to walk anywhere. I looked in the dining room and realized that we haven't really sat down for dinner since sometime in our pre-baby life, so it was time to store the set in the basement. The floor arrived Thursday and by Sunday, everything was set up. I can't imagine why we waited so long. What a great place for us. I have pack and plays for nap time, a glider for rocking and all our assorted jumper/saucers for playtime. I never thought I'd get so excited about a playroom, but I really can't calm down about it.

We've moved from baby oatmeal to sweet potatoes. Julia and Griffin weren't really on board with the oatmeal but once I broke out the sweet potatoes, they were ready for more. Braddock isn't wild about the new taste. He was satisfied with oatmeal all the time. The potatoes were really easy to make, and quite tasty -- if I do say so myself. We started with the sweet potatoes because from everything I read, you really can't top them as far as baby nutrition goes. I guess the next closest thing is a raw carrot. Now, I'm not a genius but I even I know I can't give them raw carrots just yet. Next up on the food roster is an avocado. This is really easy to make because I don't even have to steam or bake it before it's pureed. From there, I just can't decide. Maybe green beans, maybe squash. I'm holding out on the bananas and apples because they are nice and sweet. They'll like it too much to revert to the savory. It's such a fun game, picking foods to let them experience!

We have no teeth yet but there is some unexplained crankiness, so I think they are on their way. Everybody is back to sleeping through the night (thank you, God) with the exception of an occasional need for a pacifier. I can't be sure what they want exactly but they usually go right back to sleep, so I won't wonder for too long. It's Julia nine times out of ten that wakes up. She just likes to say hello and then go back to sleep. She's so busy all the time even when she's sleeping. She cries out. I come into the room. She smiles so big, so relieved I came to see her, and then she falls back asleep. It's actually pretty cute even when I'm really tired.

We've got two naps a day worked into the schedule now. Try as I do to get them to all go down at the same time, I'm usually not successful. This morning was the best yet. All three slept an hour. Julia kept sleeping but the boys were looking to play. I'll keep working on it but I can't blame the one holdout. Scheduling three individuals to do things at the same time is asking quite a bit from such little people. They are very cooperative most of the time, so I am not complaining.

At the pediatrician's appointment last week Braddock was 16 lbs 8 oz. Griffin was 16 lb 4 oz and Julia was 14 lb 8 oz. The doctor was thrilled with their weights. They are all healthy and growing which is about the greatest thing we could ever ask for.