We’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.
Lex went to bed early tonight (no nap) and
Eve was very happy to have the run of the living room. She
bopped all over taking out toys and climbing on things and
fully enjoying the fact that he wasn’t knocking her over :) The
video is about 2min, but cute.
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkNEIDhxdWI]
Eve has quite the personality these days and is a lot of
fun. She’s talking more and more, and likes to say “hi lex” and
“big ball” and a few other phrases. She is very silly and
easily tickled, and she has a really funny fake-ish laugh. The
other day at the grocery store I was kind of talking to myself
and said, “what am I doing? that’s silly” Eve heard the word
silly and started laughing :) It cracked me up. She’s also
fairly strong willed when she wants to be and doesn’t hesitate
to shriek and throw a mini-tantrum if things aren’t going her
way. Other times she is mellow mellow and happy to go with the
flow. I love watching the personality emerge. I think she’s
getting more beautiful by the day too.
She doesAlan took the week off and we had a fun,
family-filled time. We went to MA to visit Lauren, who was in
town for a quick stay on her way to Venezuela. We met her and
her boyfriend at our favorite ice cream stand, then spent the
afternoon with them at her mom’s lake front home. The kids had
a great time playing fetch with the dog and examining the boat
trailer and it’s many fancy gears and pulley systems. That
night we went to Alan’s parents house to celebrate his mom’s
birthday (and set up a new computer for them). The kids were
exhausted by the end, but a good day was had by all. The next
day Alan joined us for our regular lunch in the park and saw a
puppet show. Lex actually sits still this year and watches the
show, something he never did last year. Of course Eve is always
on the move now, but she stays pretty close to the picnic
blanket… so far. Friday night was the Pampered Chef party and
therefor Friday was devoted to prepping for it. When I host a
party I like to do it right :) On Saturday we went to a
friend’s birthday party. They had a big backyard with lots of
food and things for the kids to do. We didn’t know many people,
but we all had fun anyway. Today was a little more low key. Lex
and I went bathing suit shopping and stopped at the grocery
store (on his insistence, really) then played outside with the
neighbors all afternoon. I got some GREAT landscape/gardening
advice and then we enjoyed dinner on the deck… until the
downpour and our hasty retreat inside :)
The kids have been sleeping pretty badly lately (ok, me
too, which is why I’m blogging at 2:00am), but I think it’s
mostly because of the crazy week. I tentatively have a busy
week going forward, but I may try to scale it back a bit and
get everyone back on routine. The kids have been going to bed
really late and we’ve been even later. I’ve been struggling
with the WW thing and I think it’s mostly because I’m tired all
the time! Next week may be all about routine, rest, and proper
grocery shopping!!
Anyway, enjoy the
pics.
Watching
Lex,
After a
Lex
Eve sits
Fun in
I think