Talia's Firsts, etc.

As you saw in the previous post, Talia had her first bath in the big tub on Monday. She loved it. I love it less because I have to kneel down to bathe her. Plus it means she is growing up fast, but it's fun to watch her kick and splash.

On Tuesday she tried her first solid food, rice cereal. She loved being in the high chair and was happy as can be . . . unless I was trying to put food in her mouth. None of my kids have liked eating rice cereal, so I wasn't too discouraged. However, on Wednesday I mixed her cereal with a little squash and she shuddered and gagged just as impressively as before. She even ended up throwing up the few bites she had managed to swallow. Sigh. I know she will get better, but it's a long, messy road.

Another random thing I have been wanting to blog about is Weston and his Webkinz. I'm sure Webkinz are old news to those of you with older kids, but Weston is just getting started with them.

He got a Webkinz cocker spaniel puppy, Max, in his Easter basket this year and loved the whole adoption process, earning Kinz Cash, buying outfits and food and furniture, playing games, doing daily activities online, etc. Enter my bribe . . . a few weeks before school ended Weston was having a hard time doing his morning jobs without a fuss/doing them at all. I told him that if he could earn a smiley face on the white board (for doing all his morning jobs without any fuss) every morning for the three weeks until school was out, then I would buy him another Webkinz. He LOVED this idea. He did really well too, so on the last day of school we sat down and picked a new pet to order from Amazon.

It wasn't supposed to arrive until Saturday, but it ended up being delivered on Friday afternoon! Weston was SO excited to get his new lemon-lime gecko. He named it Sam (after much debate between limey, lizardy, and Sam) and officially adopted him on Saturday.
I have to admit I love the Webkinz too. I think they are fun, cuddly loveys, and they are so affordable! They also come with so much fun stuff to do online. If you have a 5-8 year old who is into computer stuff and animals, this is a perfect gift!

And finally, so as not to leave out the middle child, here is a funny little Davin-ism:
As we were walking into Chick Fil A this afternoon we walked through a handicapped parking space, right over the big blue and white symbol. Davin looked down at it and said, "Dat say you haf a use da potty." I corrected him and told him it meant you could only park there if you were in a wheelchair. Not entirely accurate, but close enough. :)