We had a terrific 2nd week with Mom H in the house, cooking and cleaning up a storm (and loading up our freezer with food for after she left), not to mention hanging out with Gemma and encouraging her in the learning-to-use-a-potty journey. Plus of course putting up with us as we enter a somewhat scary learning-to-be-parents-of-two-kids journey.
And in addition Mom G arrived for a quick one day visit (with plans to come back again later this month) to see the newborn Timo! Naturally she was laden with gifts, including this sign (below) - and lots of goodies galore from Trader Joe's!!
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| He can't quite smile yet but he IS learning to wave for the camera. |
For the one dinner that we all had together, Mom H cooked up an amazing Indian meal with chicken kabouli, curried potatoes & peas, spinach, raita (yogurt sauce), poppards and puris!! We were so stuffed we forgot to save room for chai afterwards.
How special to have both grandmas in the house with our TWO kids!
Later in the week...Jaja introduced Gemma to knife skills, beginning with attempts to slice/chop pickles and celery.
Timo with eyes open, at 2 weeks old exactly! (last Thursday) You can't quite tell from this photo, but his eyes are lighter than Gemma's and look a bit blue/green/brown.
For comparison - here is Gemma at 3 weeks old.
Fortunately the weather - after being very chilly during the week - was sunny and warmer on Saturday, and we were able to get to the Farmer's Market. I really wanted to do this with Timo, since we had also done this same outing with Mom when Gemma was first born. Hurrah! Our good little boy stayed snug and quiet in the carrier, and snoozed away. We bought a nice bag of apple 2nds and made a batch of applesauce that afternoon.
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| and who can resist the kettle corn?! Chew carefully, Gemma. |
One more fun one...oh hello, Timo! (In the cutest little side-snap onesie from Auntie Rachel)
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