Hellooooo mid November! I am so remiss in these blog posts, gah!
In looking back at my old picture rolls, I have to laugh because there is such a marked change. My pictures used to consist mostly of food, scenery, travel. There were so, so, so many pictures that had no people in it. Now I take predominantly video instead of pictures, and there are so, so, so few pictures where there isn't a person (specifically, at least one kid) in it.
But these guys, they're on the move, always, and so busy. I can barely keep up. It's no wonder they take up my entire camera roll.
Like Al and his "no," said very politely but insistently. It has a little inflection when he voices it, almost like a question, but not. When this guy says no (no to lunch time, no to nap time, no to changing his diaper) he really means no.
Like Teo and his obsession with cream, vaseline, and lotion. One of his favorite activities is to play with his lotion and lately, he will come and delicately and lovingly dab some on your face/neck/arm. What a character.
Like Lola and her funny mannerisms that we don't even know from where she picks them up. The other day when playing Michael asked her why she wouldn't be the owner [of the property] and she demurred, saying "Oh no no, it's too much responsibility." She also gets a kick out of sayings like "easy peasy!" and, most recently, "that's preposterous!"
It's not quite "cold" yet here, but beautiful, sunny, dry weather. Really amazing and lovely and everyone has been basking in it, though we've also been battling some coughs and runny noses. Teo seems to have the weaker set of lungs and a more susceptible immune system, unfortunately. He may be slightly asthmatic or at least be prone to respiratory tract infections. They scared us a bit last month with some high, spiking fevers. We thought it was finally over except it seems like he is congested and coming down with a cold again.
There was a couple of nights there where the boys got into a habit of sleeping in our beds and refused to go to sleep on their own properly anymore. It was a very sad and awful night (I believe last Monday if memory serves) where we had to re-train the boys to sleep on their own. It consisted of an hour of crying on Teo's part, and nearly double that on Al's part. I needed earplugs and a mask and an alarm set for every thirty minutes to check on them. It was horrible. But then the next night we were back to normal and the boys were happy to go to sleep on their own again.
As the boys are getting more active and stronger, they have more thoroughly enjoyed soft play areas and slides and playgrounds. They are so fearless and Al in particular is so strong and matter of fact about it. He will just pull himself up and keep going, no fear. Teo is not as strong but he is adventurous and full of mischief.
The two of them together are already proving to be a dynamic duo full of energy and mayhem. They now look for each other and call each other's names, so that Al is always shouting "Teo, come" and Teo is always dragging his brother "Al, come." If one gets sent to his room for a time out the other anxiously hovers around outside. They are inconsolable at the moment of separation when (in the very rare event) they do different activities. But then when it comes time to share toys or play together the two of them fight the hardest and immediately slapping and biting tendencies emerge. During playgroup one morning I had the pleasure of witnessing Al introducing his brother during the name song. It was so sweet. I'm still trying to teach Al and Teo to report their own names, but it's almost like they spend so much of their day locating their other half that they haven't quite figured out their own names yet.
I really just can't believe they're already nearly two.
This little girl knows she's about to have a birthday (and birthday party, and trip to Disneyland) so she has been planning and plotting and wishing and hoping for all kinds of presents. She's smart enough to ask her aunties to take pictures to send to her parents... a digital wishlist, if you will! I've been very busy planning out all the details of this little girls' birthday, from tracking down trolls-themed decorations, booking a venue, ordering a cake, procuring goodie bags, planning balloons... it's pretty intense, but made so delightful with anticipation of how much she will love everything.
I really just can't believe she's already nearly four.
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