I think we'll start with the most recent and work our way backwards.
As Will is now 2 (and a 1/2) years old now, his vocabulary is increasing daily and he is doing his best to string the words to make sentences. And if I may boast, he's doing rather well. I can tell all the words are up there in his brain, it's just a matter of getting them out and in some sort of order. It makes for fun conversations.
Yesterday in church Will noticed a "boo boo" on his hand. It has been there for a little while now, but as Will had just noticed it, it became a big deal.
"Look Mama. Boo Boo."
"What happened?"
"Jack owie me hands."
Apparently Will's 6 week old brother bit his hand leaving a boo boo. Uh-huh.
We've been trying to get Will to use the potty, nay, pleading with Will to use the potty. But the boy just isn't ready. He says it's scary. But in our attempts to entice (read bribe) the child we've promised him anything he wants. "You wanna go potty? We'll get you a toy (candy/cake/etc.)" Will had decided that if he went potty he would get a Mickey Mouse cake. Fine, whatever, just go!
In a very excited and encouraging voice,"Ok! You wanna go potty? We'll get you a mouse cake!"
Mimicking the same excited voice,"No!"
Grrr.
Saturday morning. Will has just awakened.
"Mama, I want mouse cake"
"You do? You know what you have to do to get a mouse cake?"
"Eat."
"No. What do you have to do?"
"Um. Cook."
"You're so smart! But no, you know what you have to do."
Pointing to temple "I smart!"
"Yes you are, but remember how you get the mouse cake. You have too..."
"No mouse cake."
He remembered. So much for the bribe.
Jack is changing daily, growing and packing on the pounds. At five weeks his umbilical cord stump had not fallen off, so we made a trip to the pediatrician's office to assess the situation. While there, we set little Jack on the scale. He weighed in at a whopping 11 pounds 12 ounces. This kiddo packed on 3 pounds 10 ounces over a four week period! I'll be interested to see what the scale says next week at his two month appointment. (side note: cord is off. Mama is happy) Jack is now "conversing" with me and with the toys that hang from his glider. He likes to talk when he wakes up and late at night when he should be going to bed. He also smiles now. We first saw hints of a smile at 4 1/2 weeks. Early for the mere average child, but my children are exceptional (at least to me!)
We're trying our hand at a spring/summer garden again. We've planted tomatoes, green beans, red onions, cucumbers, and strawberries. While selecting our veggies to plant, Will spied the flowers. He selected orange and yellow marigolds, blue and yellow pansies, and pink petunias. He had a good time planting his flowers in the garden.
We'd been having some spring like weather, so we took the opportunity to enjoy it and take some family pictures of all four of us.
