Tuesday

Joshua slept very well in his crib last night, only waking once between 11 and 6 to eat.  We were up at 6:15 which is rather early for us, but not really that early when I remember the schedule that Isaac was on.  Isaac woke up not much later anyway, so it wasn't a big deal.

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We had just parked in the church parking lot when Isaac got a call on his pretend phone.
"Hi.  CC.  Grandma.  At church.  Grandma's house.  CC's house.  {pause}  Grandma.  CC.  Ok.  Bye-bye.  Ok Mom, you can talk now."  I had waited for him to get off the phone, because I'd really like to impress upon him that you don't talk to people when they're on the phone.  While he obviously understands the rule, he doesn't put it into practice.

Monday: 10 weeks

Joshua is 10 weeks old today.

He moved to his own bedroom tonight.  We'll see how it goes.  I'm actually most worried about the monitor...it likes to unlink when it is in the basement and proceeds to beep.  I tried it out for most of the day in our bedroom and it was fine.

Cheryl and I went shopping for some more clothes for the boys today.  I felt like I was more picky than normal...but I've figured out what I like and don't like a bit more.  I don't like hoods for babies.  I don't like fleece.  Isaac does need elastic pants.  Isaac does like zipper sweatshirts.  Isaac does need fleece pajamas though because he throws off his covers.  But we still found plenty that fit all those criteria.  Isaac is rather excited about his new monster pajamas.  They were still in the drier when Ben put him to bed, and I was expecting to hear something about them while I gave Joshua his bath.  I didn't, but figured Ben just did a good job persuading Isaac to wear something else.  When I went in the room to turn off the light later I noticed that Ben had forgotten to change Isaac into pajamas.  I would have left him in his clothes but I knew his pull-up wouldn't last the night. :(

But lest you think Ben's the only crazy one in the family, I realized that I held an entire conversation with Cheryl about robots only referring to them as "Ee-oos," Isaac's term for robots.  I didn't realize this until several hours later and was a bit embarrassed.

Sunday: boom

This morning I was eating breakfast on the couch in my robe.  Isaac had finished quickly, and so was hovering about.  Then he climbed on the couch and grabbed the collar of my robe.

"So you don't go boom."

He held onto it for several minutes.  Apparently I was in significant danger of falling over this morning.

Saturday: toilet training

Ugh.  Toilet training has gone down the toilet the last several days.  Today I think Isaac had about five accidents.  Five!  He hasn't had that many in months.  And I know...he's a boy, he's still learning, and while all of that is true is doesn't make it any less frustrating for me.  Especially when he doesn't seem to care after he has an accident.

He still gets a treat if he goes to the bathroom.  Lately he's been asking for two mini M&Ms.  (He's supposed to actually go to the bathroom to get the treat, but I just haven't cared enough lately.)  He's also been saving them for later.  I'm not sure when later is, but he's collecting quite a stash.  I'm rather proud of his self-control.

Friday: quilt show, hunger

Nursing hunger has finally set in.  I was a little surprised; I haven't felt absurdly hungry much.  I've been normal hungry and munchy, but the last two days I've been hungry.  Super hungry.  But hey, I'll still be nursing full time through Thanksgiving and Christmas.  That's even better than being pregnant during those holidays.

Cheryl and I went to the West Michigan Quilt Guild's quilt show.  It was larger than I was expecting, and full of good quilts.  The one below was my favorite (Modern Art in Quilt Form by Sue Cortese).  The quilting was amazing.  (The boys did very well too.  I'm always surprised at how long five 2x2 duplos can entertain Isaac.)

Thursday: check up and EE

Joshua had his 2 month check up yesterday.  He's doing well with no problems.  He's 23.25" long (50th percentile) and 11.3 pounds.  Oh, I just looked at Isaac's numbers.  He's actually just slightly smaller than Isaac...which surprises me since he was born a bit larger and doesn't seem to spit up as much.  But then, he also eats a lot faster too so maybe doesn't get as much food.  Shots were traumatic and so he slept the rest of the day.

This morning we were waiting for the library to open and listening to VeggieTales songs.  Isaac had earlier asked for the EE (monkey) song and I had no idea which one that was.  There are no monkeys in VeggieTales.  We got to track 4 that starts like this... "Good morning, George, how are you?"  And Isaac said, "EE song!"  Ahh, I got it.  Curious George is a monkey.  Therefore, all Georges are monkeys.  (Annette and Liz, I'm sorry to break such terrible news to you.)

Wednesday: 33 months

Isaac turned 33 months yesterday.

He had an amazing start of the month in regards to toilet training...he only had a handful of accidents and was figuring out by himself when he needed to go to the bathroom.  He's had a terrible end of the month.  But since he's done this several times I expect we'll get back on track before too long.

He has started to really like snacks.  I've consistently told him no snacks if he doesn't finish his meal, but that doesn't seem to sink in.  (He doesn't always get snacks if he does finish his meal, lest you think he's eating all the time.)  He also seems to think that food goes from his mouth to his toes to his stomach.

I think nap time is slowly on it's way out, although we're not going to stop with rest time.  He does pretty well if he doesn't get a nap.  If he does take a nap I usually leave a light on in his bedroom at night for a bit so that he can read.  I still like 8pm bedtimes, but if he is still a bit awake and willing to read/entertain himself for a bit that's ok with me.

I'm not sure there's too much else that's new.  He still loves Duplos and running, is usually willing to help out around the house, and is quite happy.