Today I spent the day alone. Jeremy got the boys up, dressed, and out the door to my cousins' house for the day.
Being alone for twelve hours was a change of pace. The house was so quiet all day, and I could leave the taffy box on the counter without fear. I'm not feeling terribly good, so I did everything very slowly. The low point of the day was when I couldn't tear an envelope of junk mail in half. The high point was discovering that quesadillas still taste good.
Victor was so pooped when he got home this evening that he didn't even say hello. He went straight to bed. Zeke, on the other hand, greeted me enthusiastically and wanted to read stories after he played with Jeremy.
I am very grateful to the people who have been staying with us so I can be with the children every day. Being alone is refreshing from time to time, but I wouldn't want it to be my long-term solution to being sick.
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Zeke's Stats
On July 9 I took Zeke to his 18 month check-up.
He weighed 25.8 pounds and was 35 inches tall. That makes him taller than he is thick.
Zeke is also learning lots of new words, such as TRASH and BUS and HELP. His crowning linguistic triumph so far is "GO OUT."
Zeke is rather attached to a certain blankie and loves to play with vehicles of any kind. He likes to eat black beans and to drink milk.
He weighed 25.8 pounds and was 35 inches tall. That makes him taller than he is thick.
Zeke is also learning lots of new words, such as TRASH and BUS and HELP. His crowning linguistic triumph so far is "GO OUT."
Zeke is rather attached to a certain blankie and loves to play with vehicles of any kind. He likes to eat black beans and to drink milk.
Zeke's Stats
On July 9 I took Zeke to his 18 month check-up.
He weighed 25.8 pounds and was 35 inches tall. That makes him taller than he is thick.
Zeke is also learning lots of new words, such as TRASH and BUS and HELP. His crowning linguistic triumph so far is "GO OUT."
Zeke is rather attached to a certain blankie and loves to play with vehicles of any kind. He likes to eat black beans and to drink milk.
He weighed 25.8 pounds and was 35 inches tall. That makes him taller than he is thick.
Zeke is also learning lots of new words, such as TRASH and BUS and HELP. His crowning linguistic triumph so far is "GO OUT."
Zeke is rather attached to a certain blankie and loves to play with vehicles of any kind. He likes to eat black beans and to drink milk.
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Sweet Words
Victor just said to me, "Mom, I like your hair with no hair!"
And then he gave me a kiss.
What a sweetheart.
And then he gave me a kiss.
What a sweetheart.
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Jeremy's Favorite Sporting Event
It's Tour de France time!
The Tour de France is Jeremy's favorite sporting event. He says it is the only one he likes, but I know he likes Duke basketball, too. He likes the large number of competitors, the lengthy races, the mind games, and the fact that if he wanted to, he could go to a bike shop and buy a racing bike.
Not that we're going to do that.
What we will do is sit on the couch watching cycling every night for the next few weeks. It's on Versus, if you're curious.
The Tour de France is Jeremy's favorite sporting event. He says it is the only one he likes, but I know he likes Duke basketball, too. He likes the large number of competitors, the lengthy races, the mind games, and the fact that if he wanted to, he could go to a bike shop and buy a racing bike.
Not that we're going to do that.
What we will do is sit on the couch watching cycling every night for the next few weeks. It's on Versus, if you're curious.
Sunday, July 5, 2009
Chomp Chomp Chew
Does anyone have a suggestion for teaching two little boys not to bite?
I think Zeke started it.
I think Zeke started it.
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
The Thomas Show
About a month ago, I went into Victor's room to check on him. I could see he was awake, so I asked how he was doing.
"I am just watching my Thomas show," he said.
Then he pointed to an area on his headboard.
The next day I noticed that he had composed a song for his Thomas show. The lyrics went like this: "Thomas and the train, whoo whoo whoo, Thomas and the train."
This development of an imaginary movie has great possibilities. I can now tell Victor to go to bed and watch his Thomas movie--that's exciting, right?
"I am just watching my Thomas show," he said.
Then he pointed to an area on his headboard.
The next day I noticed that he had composed a song for his Thomas show. The lyrics went like this: "Thomas and the train, whoo whoo whoo, Thomas and the train."
This development of an imaginary movie has great possibilities. I can now tell Victor to go to bed and watch his Thomas movie--that's exciting, right?
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