Boys on the Block

The boys enjoy spending time outside. There is a little quibbling over bikes and who gets to ride what. (The babies can't actually pedal anything yet but they like to sit and scoot). All in all though, it's fun times.

Third Person

I am sorry I don't have any good pictures to post. I keep meaning to grab the camera to take a few shots but with all the boys walking and always in different directions, it's been somewhat tough. That said, they are all doing well.
H has been talking up a storm, though I think somewhere we went wrong by using the third person too frequently. I didn't realize we did it that often until I heard H consistently refer to himself as 'Henny' rather than 'I' or 'me'. I suppose this isn't a big deal, but our attempts to correct him always prove amusing.

H: Ousside?
Mom: You want to go outside?
H: Ok! Henny is going outside.
Mom: No H, 'I'm going outside'
H: Nooooooo!!!! Ousside! Ousside! Henny want to go ousside.
Mom: H that's what I meant. You can go outside. You'd say, 'I'm going outside'
H: Ok! Momma go ousside and Henny go ousside, too!!!!

This happens all the time.

H: Henny is cold
Mom: 'I am cold'
H (looks at dad with wonderment): Momma's cold too!!

Oh well, at least he's telling us what he wants, what he likes, and what he really doesn't.

ruling the roost

the B has decided to make a campaign of NOT going to sleep at night. oh yes, it is an all out rebellion to the 'sleep through the night' campaign that I started this December. We were doing well, but as I previously mentioned, the B has a secret weapon: the head bang. Which he uses cunningly: I’d rather be clubbed in the knee caps than listen to the sound of b head banging his brains out. Argh. So in order to prevent the head banging, there is a ritualistic dance involved in soothing this little boy to sleep. Arrrghh. But check out that little devil... see how cute he is? see how hard it is to stay frustrated at him?!