Monday: 44 weeks

Joshua is 44 weeks old today.

His top two teeth are just starting to poke through.

Today we pulled "change everyone's sheets" and "make a rain cloud" out of the jars.  We didn't pull anything out until about 3pm, so it was good that the activities were pretty short.  (Also, Isaac suggested doing an activity instead of asking for TV.  It could have been that he saw the jars, but then he could see the TV too.  I'm considering it a win.)

Our first try at rain clouds didn't go so well because we had the wrong shaving cream.  I was going to the store later in the day anyway, so I picked up the correct kind of shaving cream.  I wish we had had a bit more time to go on the internet and look at the water cycle, but hopefully something still got across as I was talking about it.  If nothing else, it was a pretty fun thing to do.

After making blue rain we added yellow rain.  It turned green.

Sunday: 41 months

Isaac recently turned 41 months old.

 

Odd things - this month he has started to fake burp really loudly all the time.  The last day or two I've only heard it once, so I'm hoping it's on the way out.  He also has a sudden obsession with winning.  Everything is a race.  He gets rather sad when he doesn't win, but we're trying to show that it's ok to lose too.  The problem is that when he loses it suddenly turns into a tie.

New abilities - he's been dressing himself for a while - I forget exactly when that started.  He can sometimes get zippers done.  Dressing himself often leads to odd clothes combinations, but that can be learned later.  He really likes soft pants and shorts.  I am not allowed to call shorts pants...they're shorts.  He has started getting some of his own snacks, but still asks first.  He likes to make his own flavored water.  He's had two nights of wearing underwear to bed; there have been many nights that he has been dry.

Family - He's recently told me that my lap is the best place.  :D  He still loves hanging out with Ben.  He doesn't really play with Joshua much, but has asked for him to watch TV with him.  And knows how to help him stop fussing.  Isaac is also very conscientious that small items stay away from Joshua.

Attitude - We still have some rough days, but most of the time he's pretty laid back and happy.  And silly.  (Above he is drinking Cheerios from a bottle, his new favorite past time.)  He will often listen and obey, although it isn't always without "discussion" first.

Saturday: alternate realities

Say every time you made a semi-important choice an alternate reality was created, a reality in which you made the opposite choice.

That means there would be a reality in which you always made the right choice.  I wonder what that would look like?  But then there would be one that you always made the wrong choice.  Ugg.

(I don't feel like I've made a very wrong choice recently, it was just an interesting thought.)

Friday: a game, a surprise, and milkshakes

First off, we have a game.  Can you tell what Ben and I made over the last two days?  (Hint: it is based on a book.)

Secondly, as I was finishing our Duplo creation up I looked behind me to check on Joshua.  He was standing up!  This was the first time he had managed to pull himself to standing.

We drew "clean high chair" and "make milkshakes" out the jar today.  The high chair was more of a pain than it should have been because I wanted to clean it outside and it had just rained so I didn't know how to deal with holding Joshua.  But it is mostly clean.  We decided to wait on milkshakes until Ben was home, and then Cheryl was around too so it was a milkshake party.  We also used up the ice cream, which gives me some nice freezer space back.

Thursday: scooting

Joshua went all over this morning.  From the table to our bedroom door and then back to the steps.  Here's a quick video showing it, because it's pretty silly.  (Isaac and Ben are having a conversation about which side of his belt he will be wearing.)

We drew "do puzzles" and "clean duplos" from the jars.  I know, cleaning duplos isn't very work-like, but it gave Isaac something to do while I dealt with the boys' closets.

Wednesday: excersise

For the first time, on a work day, in 2.5 weeks, we didn't pull any activities out of the jar.  It was a mistake.  We had a work thing (make curry) and a fun thing (go to the playground), but the day still didn't quite seem to work.  Maybe in the future if we have such days I'll just say what we're going to do when Isaac pulls the paper out of the jar, instead of doing what is actually on the paper.

In other news, we just renewed our gym membership and went to play racquetball today.  I'm out of shape.  Big time.  But you have to start somewhere, right?  Also, I got to wear my workout shirt that I got two Christmases ago.  I was pregnant then, and then when I wasn't pregnant I wasn't working out.  It is super comfortable though!  It might make me more excited to work out.  And maybe more laundry will get done too, as an additional side effect.  One can hope.

Tuesday: 10 months

Joshua is 10 months old (soon)!  (The 28th is in the middle of the week...so I figured I could take his pictures anytime.)

Sleep: He is down to two naps a day, although sometimes it's just one.  He's often been sleeping through the night, but once or twice a week will wake up.  He goes to bed around 8pm and sleeps until about 6:30am.

Eating: He's been eating several new foods recently, and with summer coming on I'm hoping to add a bunch more.  Some new ones include watermelon, cheerios, and parsnips.

Moving: This past weekend I'd say he really starting moving.  It is a scoot while sitting, but has become very effective.  I just put the baby gate up today.  He is still pulling up to be on his knees and working on standing if we stand him up somewhere.

Attitude: Still very calm.  There are times he refuses to be put down though.  He is happiest at home.  He is serious when out and about, but not unhappy.  He enjoys playing with his toys.

Family: I think Ben is his favorite, but he likes me a lot too.  And Isaac makes him laugh the most.  Above is a picture when Isaac was coming into his bedroom.  Usually he bounces and does a silly sound, but this time he lunged.