Overnight Charlotte has grown up. Perhaps it just seems that way having a newborn at home, but suddenly she is doing things like helping dad wash the cars, playing nicely with the dogs, going pee and poop on the potty, and just talking up a storm. She loves the Olivia book that Paul, Jena, and Marin gave her. In the book Olivia goes to the museum to look at her favorite paintings. One is called Stage Rehearsal by Edgar Degas (of course with Ballerinas, her favorite), the other is by Jackson Pollack, painting No. 5 (dad's favorite of course). Charlotte loves saying Jack Pollack and loves that Olivia thinks she can paint the same thing. So in keeping with the book, dad brought Charlotte outside to paint her version of No. 5. He gave her a big canvas and free reign of his acrylic paints. One hand went into the paint. Then the other hand. The next thing you know she was painting up a masterpiece.
Cleaning the paint off of her skin, clothes, and yes hair, is an ongoing process.
Charlotte helping dad wash the cars:
Miss Maeve has been a peach, attached to mom, doing what all newborns should do. Pooping. Peeing. Eating. Sleeping. Whats that? No crying? Well she does cry but in general is a pretty quiet kid. We love that she allows mom and dad to sleep at night for hours and hours at a stretch. Shhhhh. Don't tell anyone. We don't want to jinx it!
Mom has done her best to keep Maeve's head of hair clean. Tonight she got her first bath in the sink. I don't think she enjoyed it so much, especially compared to Charlotte's first real bath.
Charlottes First Bath:
Maeve's First Bath:
Yeah, I'd say they were completely opposite experiences.
PS. John and Kate Plus Eight also photograph their kids poop. We are not as strange as you think.
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