Sigh of Relief

4.16.12

Ed and I have really enjoyed our boys these past few weeks. Even though they get into lots of trouble (Gill got in the refrigerator and "pacqued" a whole dozen dyed and hard boiled eggs all over the floor; Jonas poured cinnamon sugar on the floor and I found both boys on their hands and knees licking it up), they are little people now. We can communicate with them, and reason with them (most of the time).

Gill's hair remains curly and he is a happy boy, though we now see evidence of a temper when he doesn't get his way. He loves to eat and has moved beyond the high chair, but must constantly be reminded to sit down and not get on the table.

We are really trying to get Jonas to dress himself. His shoes are often on the wrong feet and his underwear is occasionally on backwards. Mostly, he is very reticent, and insists that he doesn't know how to dress himself. It's interesting to see how quickly he learns when we threaten to take away iPad time.

Friday night, I took the boys to my school where they spent about 10 minutes running through the halls and 45 minutes on the playground. We went home, had dinner, then took at bike ride (with Ed towing the boys in the bike trailer) to Foo's for frozen yogurt. Then, we stopped at Borderstar's playground until it got dark. Gill went right to sleep when we got home, but Jonas is our energizer bunny, and didn't go to sleep until 10:30. Ed and I were watching Hugo and Jonas was fascinated with the boy living in the clock and the heart shaped key. I think I fell asleep before he did. Ed enjoyed the movie but was the only one who saw the ending.

Yesterday, we went to Loose park to fly a kite (unsuccessfully) then Jonas helped Ed repair the tiller while Gill napped. The boys were partially responsible for the kite failure, as they kept snagging the line. Gill decided he wanted to bite it, and Jonas followed suit. They looked like they were flossing.

Last night, we had dinner at the Sniderman's house. The boys were highly entertained by Ethan, Paul and Dean and their heavy arsenal of toys. At 10:45, Jonas told me that he wasn't ready to leave, and never would be. And this was after Dean bit him, probably because Jonas took a toy from him. I see him do that often with Gill.

Today, they spent time outside with us while we cleaned up the yard and Ed tilled the front, readying the shade garden soil.

We had a late lunch today at The Well, and the boys behaved fairly well. It feels so good to have options again. We can go places with them and not fear something disastrous or terribly embarrassing will happen. Of course, when we were at the playground, Jonas had a poop emergency and we had to talk the custodian into letting us use their bathroom.