I smell a RAT!

Baby Jay is 100 days old today!

He can:
hold up his head
pull himself up to sit in your lap
turn on his side
hold up his head while on his tummy(finally!)
stand in your lap assisted
starting to coo, maa maa
squeals
grab toys and get to his mouth
chews/sucks on his blankie
likes a blankie
laughs
touch the floor while sitting in his walker
sleeps 6 hours at a time at night
recognizes mommy and daddy
jacob and jayda too
likes to dance with me
likes to hear me read to him

I am sure there are hundreds of other things I simply take for granted!

It also happens to be Chinese New Years!
Gung Hay Fat Choy! "May you become prosperous!"

Here are the following signs and descriptions of our family Chinese animal signs.

Jay:
Rat (Yang, 1st Trine, Fixed Element Water): Forthright, disciplined, systematic, meticulous, charismatic, hardworking, industrious, charming, eloquent, sociable, shrewd. Can be manipulative, cruel, dictatorial, rigid, selfish, obstinate, critical, over-ambitious, ruthless, intolerant, scheming, sturdy.
Jayda:
Tiger (Yang, 3rd Trine, Fixed Element Wood): Unpredictable, rebellious, colorful, powerful, passionate, daring, impulsive, vigorous, stimulating, sincere, affectionate, humanitarian, generous. Can be restless, reckless, impatient, quick-tempered, obstinate, selfish.
Jacob:
Rat (Yang, 1st Trine, Fixed Element Water): Forthright, disciplined, systematic, meticulous, charismatic, hardworking, industrious, charming, eloquent, sociable, shrewd. Can be manipulative, cruel, dictatorial, rigid, selfish, obstinate, critical, over-ambitious, ruthless, intolerant, scheming, sturdy.
Jessica:
Dog (Yang, 3rd Trine, Fixed Element Metal): Honest, intelligent, straightforward, loyal, sense of justice and fair play, attractive, amiable, unpretentious, sociable, open-minded, idealistic, moralistic, practical, affectionate, dogged. Can be cynical, lazy, cold, judgmental, pessimistic, worrier, stubborn, quarrelsome.
Michael:
Horse (Yang, 3rd Trine, Fixed Element Fire): Cheerful, popular, quick-witted, changeable, earthy, perceptive, talkative, agile mentally and physically, magnetic, intelligent, astute, flexible, open-minded. Can be fickle, anxious, rude, gullible, stubborn, lack stability and perseverance.

After an exasperating day of running errands and rerunning errands and still forgetting things, we finally sat down to a delightful chinese take-out dinner. Who knew celebrating something could be so easy on me? Not having to make dinner was a treat!!! Just as we sat down to eat, the baby passed some very loud gas. It was evident that his diaper would definitely need checking! Luckily, Michael stepped up to the plate to change that one. Lately, they have been kind of stinky!