Happy Easter

Post-Easter coma.

4 months

At four months, Mads weighs 15 lbs and is 25 inches long. She's almost her sister's size at the same age. So much for being petite!

Anxiety

Teeny has major separation anxiety. She has major crying fits, big tears and all, when I'm not with her. I don't even have to be holding her. As long as she can see me and maybe reach me with her big toe, she's fine, happy, relaxed.

These crying fits are a major source of anxiety for everyone but me. Her poor dad... poor nana... eh, I don't think it bothers tata as much. When she's into a fit, there's almost nothing that can distract her for more than a breath, although being taken outside seems to help some.

It makes it that much harder to leave her, knowing that she's torturing people who love her.

Teeny and Toony

They're called Teeny and Toony now. Animalia made it up.

Grabby

Mags is grabby now, grabbing her toys, making noise, trying to pull herself up on her bouncy seat using the bar that holds the toys. She grabs her sisters hair, my hair, and grabs onto blankets, pulling them either into her mouth to relieve the teething or covering her head (danger! danger!).

Animalia is mostly entertained by this, even by the hair thing, convinced that her sister is trying to get her. Getting her is something that is funny.

Teeny

Teeny is still a little teeny. She recently, at about 3.5 months grew out of 0-3 month sized clothes into 3-6 months. I guess that doesn't sound like a big deal but really, I think Animalia was around 2 months old in that size. So back to Teeny... she is impatient, occasionally demanding, happy, active, and curious. She has been rolling from her tummy to her back for a couple of weeks now and we are all suitably impressed. She's grabbing things now too and sucking on them, I think to relieve the teething. That's right... have I mentioned that she's teething. What the heck?


Looking into the future, I predict:
She'll be into everything.
We'll have to watch her like hawks when she's more mobile.
Aya will be her first word. She loves her sister that much.

Logic

So Animalia went to this work event with me. I was working and her dad was volunteering. Teeny tiny Magdi stayed with Nana and Tata. Animalia was thrilled to hang out with some big kids and watch the presentation which is really like the biggest best storytime/pizza party ever. Curious George was our special guest. The man inside the suit was Animalia's Nino Peter. That and the fact that all the big kids were saying that Curious George wasn't real led to this conversation:

Animalia: Mom, is my Nino Curious George?
Me (unsure if I should admit it, I mean, isn't it like saying the Easter Bunny isn't real): Mmmhmm.
Animalia: Curious George isn't real.
Me: No?
Animalia: No. Monkeys aren't real.

I see how she came to that conclusion. Now I'm going to have to take her back to the zoo and crush her world.