At bathtime tonight I put Eve in her
jumper for the 3rd time and this time she really got it! She
was jumping up and down and laughing and cooing and gurgling.
So cute. She really laughed when Lex was
“helping” her jump. He was a little rough for my preference,
but she was loving it :) A bit later she settled down and was
holding on the the front straps and leaning her head back to
watch the spring as she bounced. She was just bouncing along,
lounging back (I was reading stories to Lex) when suddenly she
hit her poor head into the edge of the door frame! Her eyes got
huge and she let out an enormous wail! Poor baby! I pulled her
out of the jumper and Lex was right there saying “wanna kiss it
and feel make it better.” :) So he gave her lots of kisses.

Speaking of kisses… we were putting
them both to bed and Lex asked for a “family hug.” He’s no
longer content with “a hug for mommy and a hug for daddy,” he
now requests “family hugs” and “Lex sandwiches” :) So we had a
big family hug and then he said “want to have kisses” and he
gave each of us a kiss. He kissed Alan and I on the lips and
tried to get Eve’s mouth but she was bopping her head around so
he settled for several kisses on the head instead :)

I love my little family!

It’s a beautiful day, the kids are
sleeping (at the same time, can you believe it!!!), and the
house is moderately clean, so I figured I’d ramble at you all
for a bit.

Things are going pretty well
these days. I found out that I need to be registered to do
daycare around here, so I’m working on the paperwork for that.
Nothing too hard, just paperwork. I had a 19mo old here two
days last week and a 3 yr old and a 5 yr old for 1/2 day last
week. All in all not too painful :) Once I get the registration
I’ll be able to advertise and get a few regulars. Eve was
pretty indifferent to the whole thing, but Lex was a little put
out on the day we had all three extra kids. Twice he took the
toy he was playing with and went into the office and closed the
door :) I’m ok with that though.

Lately
the subject of introvert and extrovert came up and I find
myself thinking about it a lot. My mom showed me an article
that basically says the difference is in how you recharge.
Introverts need alone time to recharge while extroverts
recharge by being with other people. I’m definitely an
extrovert and get a little crazy with too much alone time :)
Lately I’ve been thinking Lex might be an introvert though. His
personality is mellowing a lot as he grows up (2 whole years
now!) and after a busy day doing whatever he is very happy to
sit in the corner and read books. Even when we go to
playgroups, he’ll play with others for a bit then take off to
do his own thing for awhile. It’s neat to watch as all the kids
grow into their personalities. The wild, uber social Lex from
last year is now a more mellow kid. Still has is wild moments,
don’t get me wrong, but definitely mellowing :)

It has also been neat to see his imagination
start to come out. Lots of other kids now play games with
dollies, build houses and put people in them, etc. but Lex
hasn’t shown much of that imagination until recently. The other
day he put a book on the Noah’s Ark toy we have and “sailed” it
across the hearth to a picture of him and Eve. “Book is on the
boat. The boat sails to the picture,” he said as he did it. He
has also started “wearing” his blanket and pretending it’s
other things. Sometimes it’s a “warm coat” or “nice hat” or
“big scarf.” Hmmm… I had a few other examples, but can’t
think of them at the moment. Oh well.

Ok, Lex is awake now so I’m outt here. More
later.