Moxie and Strider have several things in common. Among them is an extreme lack of enthusiasm for the morning time. Also: they are both really cute.
Author: jesslee
Don’t mess with Moxie.
Moxie is smiling more these days. She makes eye contact and coos and smiles when you respond. It is really sweet. She does all her laughing in her sleep still. She’s so cool she has inside jokes with herself. Punk.
Sigh. This has been a rough Sunday. We also said goodbye to Aunt Sam. Between school and work she didn’t get to stay as long as Grandparents Dorsey. But we appreciated they few days she could spare. We got a shiny floor, a brilliant meal of chicken chili, Pili in costume, an organized pantry, and lots of snuggles with Moxie. It was weird, though, Sam kept pinching Moxie to hear the pterodactyl sound babies make when upset…
Well, sadly, Grandma and Grandpa left yesterday. Team Dorsey really helped out with the Moxster. It took a village for most things to happen. This includes baths, diaper and outfit changes, and naps. Having an extra few sets of hands helped with just about everything. Ron and Carmen perfected the two-person diapering/clothes snapping. Seriously–they could take show on the road. We will miss the patient pacing, rocking, and patting of Grandma during Moxie’s grumpy evenings. For now we just leave her on the floor for Gyges to comfort.
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| Caution: Slick Baby |
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| Sneaky Snap Configurations |
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| Who Put Who To Sleep? |
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| Carmen Always Gets Stuck with the Business End |
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| Checkin’ Out The Competition |
Last night Grandpa, Grandma, Aunt Sam and the Dorsey-Lee clan went to dinner with the Mark-Tucker’s. We had great food and great conversation. Jacque was there too and she and Ruby helped out with Moxie. It was great! We prefer to parent this way–with other people helping.
Aunt Sam arrived today. We tried to dress Moxie in an outfit Sam bought her–twice. The first got pooped on and the second a decent helping of spit up. Blast.
This morning after her 7 am feeding Moxie was in a great mood. Her sweet face makes waking up every 3-4 hours much easier.
Turns out, having a kid doesn’t make you instantly grow up. Thank god. Moxie is a champ when it comes to gas. She farts louder than Strider and burps more often than Jess. She is really going to give us a run for our gastrointestinal money. Also: the face she makes when she is pooping is priceless. Like the kind of thing we will remember to tell her first sweetheart. Actually, we might just show this blog post. Bam!
We have had lots of adventures. Including: Moxie learning to use her eyes. Big doins’ I tell ya.