recent happenings.

last week, monday (july 22), i noticed hollis's first tooth.  the next day, his second tooth joined the party. they are about halfway out now, which is adorably cute.  he's also exploring the new and exciting world of biting me while nursing.  emme used to cry and feel bad when i would ask her not to bite me.  hollis gets a mischievous grin and thinks it's hilarious.  ah, boys.  hollis is also really loving food and is eating a volume similar to what ek was eating as a one year-old, if i remember correctly.  he loves cheese (clearly his mother's child), berries, eggs, and hummus.  he opens his mouth super wide and squeaks like a baby bird during dinner.  it makes feeding him so much fun.  

last night we just did some basic boneless pork chops in the oven with an heirloom tomato salad, green beans, and sauteed spinach for dinner.  nothing super exciting.  emme is hit and miss when it comes to meat - sometimes she devours it and sometimes she's only in to fruit or whatever.  last night was apparently a meat night because she ate an entire pork chop by herself.  i seriously looked at her plate and then scanned the floor, wondering where she put the rest of it.  

emme has also been saying some hilarious things lately.  she's transitioning into cardinals this week - the 3-6 year old class at our montessori school.  it's exciting and a lot more structured, so i hope she enjoys the more challenging work.  we're working really hard on not whining/crying immediately when something is mildly out of sorts or she doesn't get what she wants instantly.  i'm trying to be patient and calm with her as much as possible - it is so tough to slow down to a child's schedule.  anyway...she's been talking a lot lately about "crashing me down".  i have no idea where this came from, but she tells me we have to be careful so the other cars don't crash us down and she sends her baby careening in her stroller and squeals about how she's crashing her baby down.  it's pretty funny.  she also recently became obsessed with the song thrift shop, which is in no way appropriate for a two year old.  she tells us frequently that she's going to pop some tags.  

other than that, we are moving right along.  the hours are long sometimes, but the weeks and months are flashing by so so fast.