It's Dan's birthday today, so there is a cake in the oven. He is 26.

We went to a "Holiday Party" for Dan's department yesterday. A man who has a son who is just a bit older than John came over to talk with us. Dan began throwing John into the air and flipping him about and the guy's chin dropped. "WOW!" John loved it. The man suggested that this was good training if John wants to be a pilot or astronaut.

Anna found her thumb and wants to suck it. She would nurse about 24 hours a day if I'd let her. John was the opposite - 5 minutes of eating every three hours was enough for him most days. He put himself on the three hour schedule pretty effectively. (Which is why she is about two pounds heavier than he was at 6 weeks.) Anna too is on a three hour "schedule" of sorts. I know she'll wake up from any nap if it has been three hours since eating. She then wants to eat/suckle until she falls asleep again.

I have the two kiddos napping at the same time in the morning. That's how I'm baking a cake and updating the blog!