Stork'd This is what happens if you go Skinny Dipping during Adult Swim at the Gene Pool.

One of the downsides of taking pictures of your kids with a mobile phone camera is that between the fact that your kids are never sitting still or rarely take direction well, and that most mobile phone cameras suck as taking pictures in lower light or when the subjects is moving, wiggling, running, flailing or generally inable to hold still, you get a lot of blurry or not very good pictures as a result.

So if you are going to be stuck taking grainy or blurry shots, why not capitalize on it and give them an artsy/retro look at the same time. Between the iPhone and Android, there are a whole slew of camera apps that "antique" your pictures to make them look like they came from an old Polaroid, or a pinhole camera, or an old disposable instamatic.  So with the new phones we found ourselves with, it was time to try on the "hip" filter and see how our kids looked.  And the verdict? We won't win any Pulitzers, but they are fun little pictures then you see them in a new light.

Now that we've weathered the storm that was Colic, we are entering a sunny patch in Finn country, where the beaming smiles are out. Oh, what a lovely change it is. Now, if we can only buy a little time between the end of Colic and the beginning of Teething, we might be able to have a patch of pure, smiling-infant bliss.

Finn: Three and a half months old and we are finally getting a sleep schedule. At least for now (ie the past three days) Finn has gone to bed between 9:30-10, slept until 3:30 (or slept and woke and put himself back to sleep), had a bottle and slept until about 6:30-7. I can really feel the difference. He's still a bit cranky in the afternoons, but when I'm not ead on my feet, I can cope with  a little crying.  Weighed the boy last week and he was 14 pounds! He's working his 3-6 month clothes.  I totally love it.He's taking his mid-morning nap now so I get a chance to write and do other things I need or want to get done.

Ingrid: Geeze, she is getting so big. Compared to Finn she's a monster. Compared to most 2.75 year olds she's a monster. She's as big if not bigger than all the 3 year olds in her YMCA class. That's okay, we like Amazonian women in this household. She is thinking she is out of the nap game lately, but the day I decided to indulge her she passed out on her Backyardigans couch in the living room for 1.5 hours. She woke up a right crank, too. When she's in her room she usually sleeps from 2-3 hours. She's almost done with her Y class for the summer and I'm really looking forward to taking her over to the development pool for some splashing. I also hope that we can manage some playgroups with the Y kids this summer. We've already got 1 birthday party and a tentative playdate set up with  1 family.

Post-Partum: I've been working on taking off all this baby weight now that we're out of the baby making game. I can't say that it is easy, but it is easier than I expected it was going to be. I really like Weight Watchers, but I'd warn anyone that was going to use it that you do have to be diligent, though they give you room for error. I'm feeling much more awake having gotten a few nights of decent rest, though last night it was Peter that was keeping me awake at times, tossing and turning. I'm looking forward to summer, but not to the oppressing heat that comes along with it.