play date with theo and catching poop

Pretty exciting week over here at the Green-Todd household. Theo and his mummy Christine came over yesterday for a little play date. Theo is seriously one of the cutest babies ever to live and so sweet. That is why this picture is so funny. It looks like Theo is clocking E in the face, but really he was just grabbing his nose (nobody got hurt). Christine has been a huge support for me as a new mom, since she's a professional and has done all of this before. I feel really lucky to have her friendship.

On another note, I got Emmett to poop in the potty for the first time. I know that doesn't sound too exciting to most folk, but I sure was thrilled. Damon has really been working on catching a poop, but it seems that E usually goes while he is nursing in the middle of the day, which makes it hard for Damon to witness. So the other day, I was playing with the little one, and he started making noises down south so I thought I'd give it a try. I undressed him, put him on the pot, said "kaka" (Damon's trigger word), and gently pushed his tummy. It worked like a charm and was one less cloth diaper to clean!

We are preparing for our big trip to NYC this weekend. I am really looking forward to seeing everyone in NYC (Laura, Lesley, Sal, Enrique...), and it will be fun to have friends from here to play with too (Luisa, Belinda, Nick..a few other teachers from work).I hope E does well on the flight and adjusting to the time difference. Send us good thoughts!