I didn't get to wish any dear readers a Happy Valentine's Day, and we're about to enjoy a nice break from the daily grind with the lovely bank holiday President's Day, so I will type a quick note. We have some campers in the back yard tonight (the three older kids and Dad) who were squished in our four man tent discussing the story of the Scarlet Pimpernel. Interesting....
The four younger folks (we added a couple of cute nephews to our crew for the weekend) after a bit of experimenting, all decided to sleep in separate rooms. Which made for no giggly, silly sleepover fun, but I'm sure we'll all be grateful for their choices in the morning after a restful night's sleep (plus sleepover is not a big word for the four and under crowd)!
So instead of finishing up the dishes, as I'd planned, I put my baby to sleep, and then commenced to typing. Speaking of the baby, she is becoming a busy little thing (little, as in not even 14 lbs. and busy as in using siblings toys as walkers to get around without that tedious, crawling stuff). She also enjoys climbing on the piano, unloading bookshelves, destroying plants, putting everything in her mouth, etc. when she's not begging to eat anything in sight or nurse. We do all adore her highness, but she is asserting her likely position as a caboose on our crazy train, especially with her sleep habits or the greater lack thereof! I do have hope that she will sleep through the night by the time she is a teenager, unless she inherited my mom's genes! :)
We celebrated a birthday in our family last week, and now have a four year old who is showing that he is one year older. He is much more verbal and sounds more mature when he speaks about things, though it can sometimes be difficult to understand words with "L", "K", "G" and "TH" sounds. He enjoys letters and numbers and will make simple words from letters, asking "what's that say?"
He thrilled his preschool teachers when he finally had some extra potty sucess while there. He's still up and down, and I haven't found an incentive system to motivate him, but he'll usually stay dry unless he's distracted (somewhat typical for boys near his age).
He loves to be outside, driving around in his car from our neighbors, jumping on the trampoline or getting out items from the garage. He is also too interested in our cars' dashboards right now, and we'll find him inside the car draining the batteries, while experimenting w/ different buttons. He still loves cars, trains, buses, etc. and will often line up tracks, cars, other toys and have them talk to each other.
He begs to watch TV everyday too, which I remember my other kids obsessing about at this age. His favorite seems to be "The Magic School Bus" since we found it on one of the channels, but he's still learning that it's only on at a certain time of day.
He gets along pretty well with his baby sis, but she hates it when he picks her up and tries to take her somewhere. I need to download a bit of video of him making her laugh one day. She was hysterical; which isn't typical for her, though she's a happy gal much of the day.
We're so happy to celebrate four years with our David, and we hope he continues to grow and progress. His setbacks have made us grateful that not all of our kids have had his delays, but his sweet patient attitude and personal style are endearing and his sucesses have been highly appreciated when they are attained.
Pics and video will have to come later...
