February? Where Did it Go?

Hmmm...so after Mason was accepted to Einstein, what happened during the rest of the month? Jenna somehow contracted pink eye. The source remains a mystery, but we had to give her drops for a week (which she absolutely detested). It ended up in both eyes, but thankfully, no one else caught it. It was a constant hand washing frenzy.

Oh, yes, Jenna also cut her two bottom front teeth. That made for very exciting times, because even though she was already eating table food, she now had the ability to use teeth on it. She even used those teeth to bite mommy one time while nursing. Very uncool.

I almost forget the most important advancement...Alan, while attending a Stammtisch (gathering of people) with other preschool parents (ironically, mostly dads), was pressured to break Jenna of her every 2-hour wakeup calls all night long that Deb was handling. He came home on a Friday night and announced that he would care for Jenna over the next few nights, and she was going to scream, but she would learn to sleep through the night. It was rough, but within five nights, we had success. For the first time since we started having this brood, we have restful nights. Hallelujah!

As for Mackenzie, her vocabulary continues to grow with new words such as "cookie," "bike," "thirsty," "sofa..." It's hard to think of all the wonderful words at 11 PM in the evening. Mackenzie is also excited to let us put little ponytails in her hair now. See the newest hairdo. They don't usually last long, as she loves to pull them out again, but they're fun while they last.

Mason started taking ballet this month and really seems to enjoy it. She knows that ballet is on Tuesdays, and is trying to learn the days of the week. She looks very cute in her little ballet outfit (no pictures yet, though), and listens to her teacher far better than her mom and dad would have imagined. Mason is also becoming a great big sister and helper. She likes to help out with Jenna, and is great at retrieving things for her sisters when mom or dad is unable to do so themselves.

Life can be very enjoyable...at times! :-)