Here is a little movie of Eve repeating
one of her favorite words (right up there with yucky and ouch).
If you listen carefully you can also hear Lex in the background
asking the lady her name.
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bg9JRax2yFc]
Lex has suddenly had a real social burst.
We went to the doctor this afternoon and he was talking up a
storm to the lady. Telling her about his bike and carrying on a
real conversation. At one point he even said, “The phone is
going to ring in a minute and I’m going to talk to someone.”
The doctor asked who was going to call and he said “Daddy is
going to call and I’m going to talk to him.” She asked if he
was at work and Lex said, “No, daddy is not working. He is at
the office eating peanuts!” Cracked me up! She then asked if
Lex liked peanuts with salt on them and Lex said, “No, we don’t
eat peanuts in our house.” I told Alan the story later and he
reminded me of a candy machine type thing that they have in the
office and keep filled with peanuts. Lex LOVES it and eats
peanuts by the handful when he visits the office. :)
After the doctor’s appointment we went
blueberry picking and he was chatting with everyone in the
field. He followed one lady for awhile asking her what she was
doing, what she was going to do with her blueberries, whether
or not she likes blueberries, etc. It was so funny. Reminded me
of some of our other toddler friends who are very chatty…
unlike Lex. I wonder if this is a new phase or just a random
occurrence :) I guess we’ll find out!
A very
LexWe’ve been busy and I haven’t really been
motivated to blog lately. Sorry. I’m sure that will change
soon. Any day now you’ll probably see a book! Anyway, real
quick…
I love the manners on my kids
(most of the time!) Lex just fell out of bed and I went up to
check on him. He was 99% asleep and mumbled “Can I have some
water?” When I handed him his cup he said “Thank you.” How
sweet that he’s polite even in his sleep :)
More later…
Lex can kind of ride his bike. He still
struggles a bit with the forward part of peddling.
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEExPh4cZ-4]
Lex and Eve love this car. Sometimes he pushes
her, sometimes she pushes him (tries to anyway) and sometimes
they like to ride together. Last week they had a blast when
Joshua came over and pushed them.
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUmR2dqIHAo]
Eve was riding on Parrish’s big wheels thing.
Of course she got off when I turned the camera on. In the very
beginning though you can hear the “rmm, rmm” noise she makes
when “driving” any vehicles.
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KIW_id1pYs]
At Parrish’s party they had a circle of flower
petals and Eve was fascinated. She can almost say “flowers”
too. She tries awfully hard anyway :)
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJLBvaYq0EA]
Fun in a box. This big Pampered Chef box has
entertained him for days. She scoots in there when he’s
distracted, but otherwise it’s all his. I think it’s so cute
how he closes himself in and all you see are his hands. Then he
says “where’s Lex?” and giggles. The longer I “look” for him
the more he giggles.
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27zV3YJj8o8]
I love my son, really I do, but three is a
really annoying age! I had a daycare girl who was exhausting
and I struggled with her. I thought it was just her, but now
I’m thinking it’s more the age… well, the personality at that
age. He argues with EVERYTHING these days (“no, it’s not
nighttime!” or “no, my diaper isn’t poopy!” etc.), he ignores
me when I try to give him choices, and bedtime is usually a 2hr
ordeal. And he talks non-stop! Or at least has a constant
stream of noise coming from his mouth, sometimes words and
other times just random sounds and noises. I know it all has
developmental meaning, but man it can be really frustrating and
exhausting. And somehow, at the same times, he’s sweeter than
ever. His hugs are top-notch, full body hugs, he says “I love
you” all the time, and he takes care of Eve and explains things
to her (when he’s not pushing her over or sitting on her).
Today he said, “My name is Lex, your name is mommy, and the
baby’s name is Eve.” Adorable! And yet I find myself exhausted
most days. Back when it was just him and he was younger I could
quickly and easily react to his bad behavior with appropriate
consequences. Now it’s harder to react quickly and determine
what’s appropriate. He did help her up, but he pushed her over
in the first place. Or he took her toy, but she screeched so
loud my head is pounding (her new favorite trick). Ahhh… I
shouldn’t be venting here… He is sweet and beautiful (and
finally asleep!!) but I have to say that this is the most
difficult age so far. I’m sure 16 will probably be worse
:/
Our friend Joshua gave Lex and Eve his old
Sit-n-spin toy and they absolutely love it! Eve actually has a
goose egg on her head trying to get on the thing, but once
she’s on she loves it. I have a movie of the two of them that
I’ll post later. Gotta go now
Eve’s newest present:
He gets himself into the strangest
sleeping situations. But he’s actually sleeping, so I’m
happy!
We had a visit from our good friend Joshua
today. Lex loves Joshua. Joshua apparently loves Lex too and
told me many times today that he wishes Lex was his little
brother, which is cute because just this morning Lex and I were
talking about why Eve has a big brother but Lex does not.
Anyway, they had a lot of fun. Lex
was exhausted because he didn’t nap. He’s been napping every
other day or so lately, and despite a long day at the lake
yesterday he didn’t nap. I was hoping for a nap today, but he
was too excited about Joshua’s visit. All day he kept running
to the window telling me that Joshua’s car is here. All day! So
when Joshua got here, he was raring to go and Lex was
exhausted. He did his best to keep up though. Joshua always
brings Lex nice presents (toys he no longer plays with) and
today he brought a keyboard (musical, not computer) and some
Froggy books. Lex just wanted to play with the keyboard and
read the books the whole time :)
The big news of the day however, is
Lex learned (or decided) to drink from a cup! No sippy top
needed. I bought big, bright-colored, plastic tumblers at the
grocery store a few weeks ago for my party last week. At the
store this week we saw kid-sized versions of the same cups. Lex
loved them (me too!) so we bought a few. Today when Joshua
asked for a drink I pulled these out (he is 7 and doesn’t need
sippy tops!). Lex wanted one too. I put a little milk in his
and explained that these cups don’t have sippy tops, so he just
started drinking. He’s not the cleanest and I had to remind him
to close his mouth so the milk doesn’t dribble out, but he did
it. Then he asked for more. It got a little messy when Joshua
got silly and Lex cracked up, spitting milk everywhere :)
Later, for dinner, I gave him the same cup with more milk
(Joshua was gone now) and Lex drank up. Yay Lex!! We’ll see if
he repeats this new skill tomorrow.
We took Eve in for her 15 month check up
today and alleviated all concerns about her previous weight
loss. In the past 3 months she’s gained 2.5 lbs (22.2lbs) and
2″ (31.5″) and going strong. The doctor said she looked
fantastic and was pleased with her growth and development. He
also gave me contact information for a local parents group for
kids with peanut allergies. Apparently they meet monthly. I’m
going to check it out.
