This little guy is SO happy. He loves to army crawl or crawl to the party, no matter how far he has to go. He's oddly obsessed with the bathroom (I have to keep the door closed), and I attribute the obsession to his love of baths. Once I turned on the bathtub faucet to wash something out and he came a "running" (Tate-style run). He also "runs" to any device that has someone talking to him on FaceTime. It's adorable how excited he is to have people talk to him. One of my happiest moments with him was when I came home from a nice morning trip to the temple (a friend offered to watch Tate and Anson so I could go). When I walked in the door, Tate bounced up and down and clapped his hands and hollered. It was too much. I wish I could replay that over and over. He gives the same reaction to Daddy when he comes home. Such a loving little boy.
Tate's a hefty eater. He eats everything we eat and really loves green beans. He hasn't eaten baby food for a while and really prefers what we are eating. Enchiladas, waffles, pasta, etc. His coordination is getting better and rather than 75% ending up on the floor, we are more in the 50% or higher range getting to his mouth (depends on food item). He was nursing 4x/ day but now we've switched to 3x per day. He's not going to self-wean like Anson did, and that's just fine. I love our snuggle time.
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| He's getting really into pulling himself up on his feet |
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| Watching General Conference from their tent like King Benjamin's people |
June is so fun when it comes to imaginative play. She is creative and silly and very girly. She is getting more into drawing and writing. She makes computers frequently as craft projects and loves screen time (playing iPad games, watching "toy videos" on you-tube or PBS kids). I'm a "mean" mom and really limit screen time. I think she'll thank me for it later -- and she is very grumpy if she has too much screen time, especially if she ever has it in the morning. It's weird. She is extremely helpful around the house and with her brothers. Earlier this month she was determined to change Tate's diaper on her own. He has just entered the twisty-diaper-change-phase where he just doesn't hold still. It was pretty hilarious to watch her try to get him to hold still:"Tate! Don't roll! Hold still!"
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| They had drawing time at the end of Primary class and this is what she drew (it was Easter Sunday). "Jesus on the cross." |
Anson has been sick 2x this month. Once he had a fever for 6 straight days. He was really up and down during that time and since (and had a fever again last night). He's cried a lot more than usual about non-cry-worthy things and has had a really tough time going to bed at night. Fortunately once he is asleep he stays asleep. It feels like we are in the heat of "terrible-twos," and I wonder if the sickness has really enhanced it. It felt like he was back to his normal self for a few days but then not again, so I was partially relieved when he turned up sick last night - as it was somewhat of an explanation for his difficult behavior. He LOVES animals and dinosaurs. He likes to play with dinosaur figurines and we could play it for hours together. He still does puzzles, but not as often as before. He also likes to sit and read books (with someone reading to him or just solo--if you're lucky you can hear him read out loud, particularly "How do dinosaurs go to school...." and "Blue said BEEP!"). Whatever June is doing becomes exactly what he wants to do, and he sometimes has fun playing with Tate (other times he shouts, "Tate's getting me!!!"). Anson is still a charmer and very affectionate. He loves to climb and run and jump and is extremely independent, like any 2 yr old. He is probably ready for potty training, but I'm waiting until it won't be a battle of wills. He does get excited to pee on the potty because he earns a jelly bean.
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