Newport, anyone?

As I've mentioned before, our summer plans are all booked. We will be staying in Newport, RI for the month of August and then will be in Maine for about a week in September before returning to Dubai. Rich will be back in Dubai to work and oversee our big move* from August 10 to August 26.

The house we have rented in Newport has plenty of room for visitors and we would love to invite everybody there to visit. I know its a bit early to make concrete plans, but if there is a specific time that you would like to come visit please let me know so that I can make note of it. I will try to make sure there are beds for everyone and that we aren't too crowded at any particular point.

As the temps have soared way up over 110 and humidity is in full force here, we're really looking forward to getting back for a bit of New England summer! Can't wait to see everyone!

*the Big move....we're giving up the apartment on the Palm and moving to a villa in a gated community. More on that soon!

Caitlin rolled over!!

I put Caitlin down for some tummy time yesterday and she very quickly flipped to her back. I figured it was a fluke because I put her down a little on her side. Well, today she had been on her tummy for about five minutes. Angela and I were on the floor playing with her and she suddenly pushed herself over again! I captured two photos at the very end. Wonder if she will be a 'roller' like her sister was!!

Our little fish

Angela asks to go to the pool almost every afternoon now that it's super hot out everyday. I finally found a swim class for her which she started today. It's a kids only class (mommy doesn't get in the pool) and there are only two other kids in her class. Although she was a bit hesitant about a few of the activities today, she had a great time in the water! I am hoping this helps her confidence in the water so that she can become a great swimmer!

Pack her knickers!

When I picked up Angela from nursery last week, one of the helpers pulled me aside to let me know that Angela was very curious about two of the other girls using the potty. She asked to sit on it so they let her. I've tried this a few times at home over the past month and she was never interested, in fact seemed terrified. So this was exciting. The helper told me to send in three pairs of knickers the next week and they would give it a go.

I sent in three pairs of very cute Hello Kitty undies yesterday. When I went in to pick her up, they were very happy to report that Angela went pee pee on the potty TWICE!! After that she wasnt interested so they put her back into diapers and didn't want to push it too much. I've since tried the potty a few times at home but she only wants to play with it.






I'm not sure mommy and daddy are ready for this potty training thing, but we realized long ago that we don't have much control in this house.

And yes, I'm sure Angela will cringe someday when she looks back to see that I've written an entire post about her using the potty :)

Save the date!

It's time to have the next set of babies baptized. We are planning a baptism for Caitlin and Lexi in the Boston area on Sunday, August 7.

Tummy time

She may be making an inappropriate hand gesture, but I assure you, she really is enjoying her tummy time!!

Three months!

Baby Kai Kai (as Angela calls her) is three months old! It's amazing how fast these three month have passed. Caitlin is a very happy baby - always smiling and coo'ing for us. She is starting to outgrow another size of clothes and will soon be in the 6 to 9 month range! We have no complaints about her sleep - she consistently takes 3 or 4 naps during the day and is almost always asleep by 8 o'clock at night (and doesn't wake up for a feed until 3 or 4 in the morning). Angela continues to be an awesome big sister and still loves holding Kai Kai's hand, giving her kisses and holding her in the swing. These two little girls are just amazing!!