Boys asleep, mommy soon to follow

After keeping Isaac inside most of the day yesterday in my exuberance to make my house into something other than a sty, we spent two glorious hours at the park this morning. Jacob slept in the Bjorn the whole time, and Isaac got to play with a bunch of other little people who were out and about with their mommies, daddies, and grandmas, including our train-playing buddies Carlos and Anthony, who happened to be on this side of town with their mom and grandma. We are having unbridled amounts of fun now that Isaac has completely overcome his phobia of going down slides by himself. He has even conquered the giant twisty slides alone, which makes his mommy so very proud.

Jacob said "mmm-goo" to thank me as I wiped some poo off his butt today. Apparently this is a milestone; it's a good thing I sat down with my What to Expect book this morning so that I would even know that. Funny how I read that thing like a Bible when Isaac was brand-new. This was the first time I had touched it since Jacob came home from the hospital.

The boys are fattening on all their Easter candy. More arrived from Grandma O'Neal yesterday, who took it upon herself to introduce Isaac to chocolate of the malted variety. Note how I say "the boyS", as in both of them, because I would be hiding the truth if I didn't mention that Jacob's food is also tainted with lots of Easter chocolate, and a lemon cake I made for Easter dinner -- although these things have gone through a significant amount of processing before they make it to his digestive tract. The ravenous eating has begun for me now that Jacob is *really* plumping up and expects to be fed a decent meal instead of this 1 or 2 oz business. I'm thinking I'll be making cakes on a regular basis now to help myself keep up on the calories. Oh, and won't my mommy be proud? Jacob's got me eating SALAD now. I've eaten a spinach salad almost every day for the past week. And weirdly enough, I suddenly find them yummy. This is a big step for me, trust me.