One Week

posted by Sarah Gill at 2:30 PM

I can't believe it's been a whole week since I was getting born. It's just flown by. Probably because I've been sleeping most of the time.

Speaking of which, look what time it is. I think I need a nap. While I snooze, you may feast your eyes on another adorable picture of me, Sarah Gill.



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Wake Up!

posted by Evan Jake at 5:14 PM

Seriously, sister. This is all you got? You say you want to take over diaperlogue. You say you want to steal all my toys. But it's going to be awfully hard for you to accomplish any of that if you're sleeping all the time.

That's a picture of me and Sarah together. She's the little one with the chicken legs sticking out of those goofy pink shorts. Sarah was barely awake long enough for Daddy to snap this picture. As it is, you can see she looks pretty groggy in this photo.

Ever since she came home, all she seems to do is sleep. Doesn't she know what she's missing? I certainly never slept this much. Not even close. She hardly ever cries or fusses, either. C'mon, we gotta give these two knucklehead parents a run for their money. I've got a few things I need to teach this little girl. Like crying will always get you what you want. And when you do get what you want, cry a little more just for good measure. It's a good discipline to have.

What surprises me, is that even though Mommy and Daddy have done this once before, they still look pretty clueless as parents of a newborn. I don't see them rushing over to Sarah every two minutes like they did with me to make sure she's breathing. And they definitely don't wash off the pacifier every time it drops on the floor. But even though Sarah looks to be a really mellow, sleepy baby, they still seem to need lots of help.

My Nana was here for several days this week. She helped to take care of me, cooked us meals and helped with some cleaning around the house. Little does Nana know, those are activities that rarely happen around here on their own. "Cooking" usually involves a can opener or a telephone. "Child care" often consists of a video or a cartoon show. And "cleaning," well, with a two-year old, it's hopeless anyway.

I was sad to see Nana leave and I want to thank her for taking such good care of all of us. I also got a quick visit from my Bubbe and Zayde, but they didn't do any cleaning. They only wanted to hold Sarah, even though she barely opened her eyes the entire time they were here. Man, I hope that was worth the tank of gas.

Maybe Sarah will start to come around and help me team up on Mommy and Daddy. They deserve a little more excitement.

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Hi, I'm Sarah Gill

posted by Sarah Gill at 9:42 PM

Hi, I'm Evan Jake's new little sister, Sarah Gill.  I just got born. That's a picture of me. As you can see, I am positively beautiful.

Evan Jake seemed quite happy to meet me in the hospital when I was brand new.  And he gave me a really big welcome when I came home.  He seems very happy to have me around.  But wait until he realizes that even though I am tiny and precious, I'm really here to move in on all his stuff.  Oh, it will all be mine.

Yes, I will monopolize Mommy's time and make her so tired that she won't have energy for anyone else -- not Evan Jake and surely not Daddy.  I've also got my eyes on all those cool baby toys, high chairs, car chairs and stacking cups.

Evan Jake, you better watch out because I'm already here on diaperlogue staking my turf!  I know you don't particularly like the idea of sharing your toys, your Mommy or your blog with your kid sister.  That's okay, because I'm not really interested in sharing either.  Don't worry, big brother, I'll be taking things from here on out.

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Welcome Sarah Gill!

posted by Evan Jake at 7:39 AM

Nine Months and Counting

posted by Evan Jake at 9:17 PM

My little sister was supposed to be here by now. She's late. Something tells me this won't be the last time I'll be kept waiting by my kid sister. I'm guessing that she'll be messing up my plans for years to come.

Mommy has gone from looking ripe to looking rotten. I don't think she's too happy about the new baby being late. Daddy, meanwhile, is going a little nuts himself. We've all been waiting and waiting on my sister and she hasn't arrived. I looked out the window today to see if I could spot her coming. But I didn't see her.

So we'll all just continue to wait and wait and wait. Now that I think about it, I probably wouldn't mind waiting a little longer. Okay, a lot longer.

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Evan Jake v2.5

posted by Evan Jake at 3:31 PM

Nine-hundred thirteen days. One-Hundred Thirty Weeks. Thirty Months. However you count it, today is my two-and-a-halfth birthday!

It's been a wild ride, and life is about to get a lot more interesting. Of course there's my baby sister. She'll be here any day and I can't wait to meet her. But that isn't the only big change coming.

Daddy got a fancy new job in a new city. I guess no one noticed all that slacking off he does at his current "job." Even though we just moved into our new house with stairs a year ago, we'll be moving again! I hope our new house has stairs, too.

We owe a special thanks to my Nana and Papa who were here all week to play with me, buy me toys and cook us delicious food. They also did a lot to help Mommy and Daddy get the house ready to sell. We'll be moving a little further away from Nana and Papa, but we'll also be very close to my Bubbe and Zayde, my aunt and uncle and my new cousin.

Daddy is really sweating the idea of selling the house right now. I think we should keep the house and not sell it. That way, when my baby sister comes, she can live here and I can go with Mommy and Daddy to the new house.

So the next couple months are going to be very exciting. I hope you all can keep up with us!

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Is It Summer Yet?

posted by Evan Jake at 12:26 PM

I don't think it's officially summer yet, but it sure feels like it around here. Wow, it was hot this weekend -- like en untero hot. It was so hot, I don't have anything to blog about, really. Daddy took me outside to play early this morning. Even then it was pretty darned hot, so we went back inside after just a couple minutes.

Mommy didn't go outside at all. In her condition, Daddy didn't even want her getting near the windows during a heat-wave like this. So we mostly all stayed inside and tried to keep cool. I had to settle for playing with all my toys inside and dumping them everywhere. It's funny to watch Mommy try and bend over to pick up my toys with that big belly of hers in the way. Hee hee. I'm already enjoying torturing my little sister by proxy!

My Nana and Papa are coming tomorrow, so I'm really looking forward to seeing them again. Hopefully it will be a bit cooler so we can go outside and play around the neighborhood. At the very least, maybe Nana can take me to Wegmans. I'm sure getting tired of being so cooped up!

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The Countdown

posted by Evan Jake at 10:07 PM

Well, it's June. And that means my baby sister is coming really soon. I'm trying to make the most of my time with Mommy while I still can. So whenever Mommy tries to put me down for a nap or put me to bed, I will scream and cry for her just so we can get a little more time together.

Mommy's belly is really big. That baby sister must be enormous. I wonder how she's going to get out of there. Does she have an exit strategy? For Mommy's sake I hope she does.

Meanwhile, the house continues to fill up with pink toys and pink clothes. Last week a gigantic box of pastel-colored clothes arrived from my girlie cousins. (Thanks guys!) When Mommy opened the box, it looked like a Pepto-Bismol carton had exploded. I guess it's okay that my baby sister is getting all of her own pretty pink things. Because there's no way she's getting near any of my toys! It's bad enough she might try to steal my Mommy.

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