Tuesday: one of those days

It was just one of those days.  Not bad, but not great either.  I have a ton of things I should be doing, but I am not doing them.  I am doing other things that are good to be doing, but I also just don't want to do any of the things on my list.  So when I do have some time I don't necessarily work on getting caught up.

And several of the things of the list involve making decisions or talking to people and those items are harder for me...they aren't hard things to do, but I just don't like them as much.

update: maybe part of my problem is that I put foolish items like this on the list.  When do I expect this to be done...realistically?

Monday: misc

Today I learned that Isaac's favorite olympic event is gymnastics, specifically the rings.

Also, here is Joshua trying to pop some packaging with a wooden spoon.  Isaac was barely successful with an ice cream scoop, so I think Joshua thought anything from that drawer might work.

Sunday: puddles and cleaning

There was one lone puddle in the church parking lot today.  (It's been a while since we've had any rain, and I think it was from the sprinklers.)  The boys are good about not stepping in it on the way into church, so I let them splash on the way out.

This afternoon Isaac was told to clean his room.  He procrastinated, knowing the consequence of not doing it would be to not be able to watch TV with the family while eating.  He decided to keep cleaning instead of eating when the time came...and it still took him a while to finish.  He was able to watch the last of the synchronized diving with us though.

Saturday: olympics

Today we watched a lot of Olympics.  We don't watch sports much, and I find them so interesting, so I'm not going to worry (too much) about how much TV we watch in the next two weeks.  We saw some rowing and some cycling this morning.  We saw a bit more cycling this afternoon and then quite a bit of gymnastics.  I thought Isaac might especially enjoy these since he did some gymnastics this summer.  I'm not sure he enjoyed them more than the other events, but he did note that his goal when jumping off the vault was to not hit his head...he would put his hands out in front of him first.

Then this evening Ben and I are watching assorted events on our computers.  It's weird how we can be watching the same thing but have slightly different things on our computers...often the times are off slightly, but sometimes one of us will get a "coverage will resume shortly" while the other person has some event going on.

A bit ago: 55 months

Isaac is now a month older!

I think last month I mentioned that the why questions had restarted.  They're still going on, but with questions such as, "why did you say cool?"  "Why did you say yeah?"  The answer to all of these is that it is just a basic way of conversing so that you know that I've heard you.  The first few times it was fine to answer; the 50th was super annoying.

Chores are going pretty well.  He understands s-blends and enjoys saying the new ones that he's found during normal conversations (like spooky and sneak).  I think he's getting a lot better at saying them too.  He actually seems to enjoy putting the silverware away because he likes putting away the knives and scissors, which are up high.  Today he hung up his T-shirts by himself.  He still needs prompting to do his chores, but does them willingly.

He still likes to be silly.  He often tells Ben to have a "good wackadoodle" day in the morning and that "I hope you come home soon."  He tries to scare Ben and I often.  He got Ben once, but still hasn't succeeded with me.  Part of it is that he isn't sneaky, part of it is that I just often know where he is.

He loves to play, but is also happy to help me with several chores if they're at least a little fun.  This especially includes baking and cooking.  He really enjoys going to close beach.  He still runs a lot, often saying "za-za-zoom!!"  He also often has rockets on or his arms going in a certain motion make him go faster too.  I get a bit lost often, but nod and he runs off.

Isaac can now open the garage door (using the button by the door to the house) by himself.  It's quite a stretch, but he can do it.  He does not like water in his face.  He does like playing with Joshua, but Joshua still can't be in his bedroom unless Isaac and an adult are present.  He also likes trying to teach Joshua new words or ask him questions...today he tried to ask Joshua how many gummy bears were in his snack cup.  I didn't say anything, but was thinking that Joshua wouldn't know even if he could count to five.

He is still a lot of fun to be with.  I feel like there were less tears this month, which was awesome.  (A few when he was tired, but it was understandable.)  He can ask great questions and has a crazy memory of things we've done in the past.

Wednesday: done

Today was a fine day.  We put up Joshua's swing and did some swinging, went to swimming lessons, took naps, etc.  It was a pretty normal day with nothing all that significant to note.

Tuesday: bikes, swimming lessons, sadness, oh my

It's Tuesday, so we started out the day with our bike ride to water the flowers.  We had a new thing happen...Isaac didn't have any silly stops.  A silly stop is, "my knees need a break" or "my arms need a break" on the quarter mile ride that we take.  Now if I could get him to go just a tad bit faster we'd be all set.  I have the gears almost all the way down on my bike and still have a bit of a problem going too fast.  I have always wondered why gear 1 was so easy and when I would ever want to use it; now I have at least one reason.

Isaac started swimming lessons.  He doesn't like to get his face wet, and it's a bit of a problem.  I was also hoping that Joshua and I would be able to take a walk during the time, but that was discouraged.  Joshua did an excellent job entertaining himself and saying "water, water, water, ISAAC, water, water" over and over again, but I'm not sure how long that'll last.  We might take a little walk tomorrow anyway.

Joshua got to sit facing forwards for the first time today.  He seemed a bit unsure at first, but I liked it. :)

Joshua proceeded to have a hard afternoon/evening when at home.  When we were away from home he was fine, but I haven't seen him so sad for quite a while.  Ahh, the lovely twos.