February Recap

What an exhausting month! We have been so preoccupied with other things that I haven't had time to blog. It seems we have experienced much more than 28 days of growth, new tasks, snowstorms, and sickness. What a month...

Let's see...for W (at 10 months) he has been walking for the past month and loves his ability to walk and carry toys at the same time. He has also been talking a lot more with "daddy" being his favorite word. He is still a very picky eater. He wears 6-9 month clothes and refuses to wear socks. He enjoys playing catch and peek-a-boo. He's an extreme screamer...shattering glass screamer. It's lovely when big sister mimics him...over and over.

O has been amazing everyone by how quickly he's attempting to do new things. He tries to copy just about everything E and W do. As a result, he harms himself several times a day. But at the age of 7 months, not only can he crawl, but he can pull up on anything, maneuver himself through chair and table legs, climb stairs, and walks on his legs with his hands still on the ground. He wears 12-18 month clothes. He will eat anything in sight. He's my IRobot Roomba.

E has been extremely sensitive and emotional this month. We've had a lot of meltdowns. She's phasing herself out of a nap and it's not going well. However, we've had lots of hugs, kisses, and expressions of gratitude from E. She's telling stories, coloring pictures, and has been pretty excellent playing quietly while the boys sleep. She's been doing really well staying dry through the night. Her favorite shape right now is the triangle . She likes to make them out of the food she eats and then count the sides and corners.

Other fun things this month:

Lots of basket rides through the living room, which includes several pillow "bumps" to slide over or sometimes fly over.

Lots of blanket rides...very funny to see who can stay on the longest.

Cousin Laurel came to play.

First time shopping. Of course it was Costco because of the wonderful 2 seater cart.

Several baths for the boys, whether they liked it or not.

She let me braid her hair for the first time.

E decided she didn't want to sleep in her bed for a few nights. She made her own bed on the floor and slept there with some friends.

During "nap time" E has been dressing herself with whatever she can find. It's pretty normal to find her with 4-6 layers of clothes on.

Tons of brotherly love.