So a friend I have that I met on a message board before Desmond was born, dang that seems a long time ago, but anyways rambling on, was in Baltimore this past weekend. We didn’t realize she was here and we were home until Saturday. She had thought it was the weekend we were in Atlanta. So we made quick plans and decided to meet up on Saturday at The Maryland Science Center.

She has twin boys a few weeks older then Desmond, and they had heard about the Science Center the day before and decided it sounded like fun. I’ve lived in this area for the past 9 years (now I feel old, but anyways), and DH had lived in the area most of his life and neither of us knew about it. So we met up, we were planning on meeting in the kid center, but both pulled into the parking lot at the same time so we walked there together.

We all had a lot of fun, Desmond enjoyed some of the regular exhibits, well the two we went through, Dinosaurs and Weather, and all 3 of mine really enjoyed the kids area for children 0 to 8. They all had a lot of fun there and there was a ton for them to do and explore.

After we had been there a few hours we decided to all go to lunch, we were planning on heading out after lunch to hit Costco before Desmond had to go to a birthday party of a friend that evening, and they were planning on heading back to the center for awhile longer and then driving 3 hours home. We got to lunch and the skies opened. So we had a nice long lunch with desert, and after about 2 1/2 hours at lunch we all headed back to the cars, since the rain finally broke for a bit. We headed home, no time for Costco and they headed home as well since the rain and taken so long to clear they were ready to head home.

We all had a great time and here are a few pictures from our adventure.

Here we all are minus, husbands and Sully who was on Dan’s back.

Desmond shooting a foam projectile from their launcher, he had a blast with this, they flew all over the museum.

Eloise playing with magnets in the kid area

Sully in the 0 – 24 month area playing with the blocks on the waterbed type area.

And here is Sully at lunch playing with some asparagus. We aren’t doing solids yet, but I am letting him play with them a bit.

We start them gaming early *grin*.

So when Sully was 2 1/2 weeks old we bought him a new swing, because the one we had used for Desmond and Eloise died. I have a picture of him sleeping in the swing right after we put it together.

Here it is:

I also have a picture of Sully in that same swing today, at 4 months and 2+ weeks old. Almost exactly 4 months after the first picture was taken.
Here he is:

It is really hard to believe how fast he has grown in those past 4 months. Look at him, fitting in the swing perfectly at 3 weeks, and now at 4 1/2 months he has almost outgrown the swing. I think it will be going away for good soon. He has starting trying to sit up while he is in it and grab at the toys above it. He also won’t nap in it for long anymore, he looks big in it too. It is really hard to believe how fast my little baby boy is growing up. He is now in 9 month clothes and moving into 12 month stuff, he has 2 teeth, he plays with toys, he can sit without support for almost 10 seconds, he is working on crawling. It is just so weird to think that 4 months ago he was a newborn, and now he is turning into a baby, who is growing up so fast.

It is fun to watch him grow up, but sometimes I miss that snugly little newborn.

Water Fun at Nonnie and Grandpom’s house

Sullivan’s first tooth broke through on Saturday, at least that is when everyone first noticed it had broken through. So he now has one tooth on bottom and it feels like the second one will be breaking through soon as well. So he had his first tooth just shortly after he turned 4 months old.

Potty training

This weekend we went to Sesame Place. We were planning on going last weekend, but it was the middle of the hottest heat wave of the summer, and we didn’t want to be out in temperatures that felt like 115 degrees. So we decided to go this past weekend instead. It was still hot, but it was much nicer then it would have been. Desmond had a ton of fun, we really need to just take him one day, because it is a bit unfair for Eloise and Sully to have to wait while he does the rides he wants, that they don’t want to or can’t go on. It was really obvious on the second day that the two littles would have been fine not going back. Oh well, Dan will take Desmond solo at some point for a day trip probably. Anyways Eloise loved the carousel, and riding on horses. Sully got to ride on the bench which he didn’t mind, and Desmond loved the water slides and the roller coaster, so everyone had fun.

It is a great weekend trip for us, and next year Sully will be big enough to go on rides and play more which will be nice. I doubt Eloise will hit the height limits on the roller coaster by next year though. Then again I don’t really see her liking the roller coaster either so it sort of works out. Anyways here are some pictures from the park.

How Eloise rides on the stroller when she gets tired of walking.

naptime!

Today you are 4 months old. You are working on crawling, and you are smiling, you still don’t laugh much, but you do love to smile, especially at your brother and sister. You are are babbling, and rolling, and scooting around. You love to snuggle and be held, except when you don’t. You love watching everything going on around you and you look to see what Desmond and Eloise are doing, as if hoping you are big enough to join them. You love to nurse, you don’t mind riding in the car, you love being in the carrier when we are out, and you have started to sit in high chairs at restaurants without slumping to badly. It is weird to think how fast 4 months have past and how quickly I am sure the next 4 will go by.

Here you are right after birth:

And here you are today at 4 months old playing on the floor:

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So Desmond had been asking to go pick fruit all week long, so I told him we would go this past weekend with Daddy. Yes it was predicted to be ridiculously hot, but I was hoping if we went early enough it won’t be horrible. Plus I felt kind of bad because we cancelled our plans for Sesame Place because of the heat. So Sunday morning, which was much cooler then Saturday morning (88ish, so it only felt like 100) we headed up to the farm where we pick our own fruit. Desmond and Eloise were a bit disappointed that strawberry season was over, and that apple and pumpkin seasons have not started, but they enjoyed picking blueberries and peaches. Here are some pictures from our adventure, Eloise was actually almost helpful this year and Desmond was actually fairly dedicated to actually picking and not just eating.

First off peach picking pictures

How Sully spent his time while we picked peaches

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