My kids. Goodness gracious. We plod through day after day, getting chores done and managing tantrums. And then, all of a sudden, they develop new and charming behaviors that make it all better.
Clara is about a half-inch away from crawling. She used to push up from her tummy into a perfect little plank position, like the top of a pushup. I think it's just that she's been watching me do yoga lately with a couple friends, and is picking up some moves. We've tried and tried to get a picture of her doing this, but she won't cooperate. Now she's progressed into pushing up on her hands and knees and rocking back and forth. And yesterday she learned to sit up from laying down. So she's getting good at wiggling around and might actually move forwards one of these days.
What else is new? Check out those two front teeth in the photo above. Those cost us some sleep. Her gums look swollen again, like her incisors might come in soon. Wouldn't that look lovely? Two front teeth, two empty spots on either side, and two eye-teeth to make it symmetrical. What a lovely gap-toothed baby she will make. The hair on the back of her head is finally coming in and is forming lovely baby curls. And she's decided she hates baby food.
I had a talk with her and suggested she should hold off on wanting slices of apple until she gets a few more teeth, but she won't listen. Stubborn baby.
She acts pretty insulted when we expect her to eat baby food. But hey, there's at least one baby-related expense I can skip out on. By the way, anybody interested in potty-training a two-year-old?
Speaking of a two-year-old, lately he has:
Learned his dad's name and used it to ask where dad had gone.
Begun protesting when we say it's naptime. "No. Sun is up!"
Taken to calling me momma dude.
Begun telling me "yes, sir."
I'll take any signs of respect I can get, even if they are gender-misinformed. He likes to talk about mom is a girl, dad is a boy... although I think he feels left out when dad is at work, and tries to claim that Nathan is a girl just like mom and Clara.
And he may have tried to use his cereal bowl as a hat yesterday, but he asks to wash his hands after every meal. Some progress. I'll take it.
