Winnie and Rush have a great dad, and today is his birthday! We are celebrating at home with dinner in...lasagna (half spinach, half chicken) and cookies & cream ice cream cake. Yummy! Andy, you are a great dad and husband. Winnie has the BEST time playing with you and laughing with you, and I can't wait to see Rush growing up with you as his example. Look out world! We are lucky to have you around:) Happy birthday!

Winifred INSISTED that Rush wear her pink owl Robeez today. It was on and off, but throughout the day, she would be trying to tug his little feet into her shoes. I would indulge her about every third time. Poor guy! I guess this is his life...being subject to his sister's whims. At least until he gets a little older.

Here is some video of Winnie, who has apparently gotten the clean gene from her Mom. As we mentioned in the last post, she did this for over an hour last night!

Things have been pretty uneventful around here lately. We've not gone on many adventures (well, things like the grocery store have BECOME adventures) and no one is doing anything crazy. Rush is still sleeping a lot. He has gained a much-needed pound in this past week, so he's been a little more alert. As you can tell from the picture, he's not always happy when he's awake. No, really, he is just a little angel who causes us no worries. He only cries when he's hungry or really tired or when I'm trying to take a posed photo for his birth announcement. Winnie is adjusting to life with a little brother quite well. She is mourning the loss of her binky and bottle, so she tries to steal his whenever she can. Winnie does have a new love...cleaning. She wipes things down for me if I give her a wipe, and she has been "swiffering" our house for the past HOUR as I type this. I couldn't be prouder! We are trying out a bunch of new foods with her. Lately, she has loved brown rice, pumpkin, and watermelon. In the photo, she is enjoying a little pumpkin "pudding," a treat that she gets and loves! She has gotten very good at the use of the spoon. Well, that's an update for you. Hopefully I'll have some more exciting news to report on soon.

Winnie had a great night last night. We went back to Citygardens and had Imos for dinner. Two hits at the Murphy house. Andy carried Rush in the Baby Bjorn, so I was able to splash around with her. She was more outgoing this time than the last, seeming to love it when the water nailed her in the face. She also saw a horse for the first time, but kept calling it a dog, so I guess she just thought it was a really large dog.

Winnie loves holding Rush. She loves to give him kisses and hugs. She even shares her things with him. She does steal his socks, so we are working on leaving those alone, but I am so proud of how well she treats him!

While we were in the hospital, Winnie's Aunt and cousin came to watch her. They had some great adventures, thoroughly documented here. We just had a bunch of laughs looking at the all the photos and reading the details, and didn't want W's fans to miss out.