Together

The kids figured out a way to play nicely with their chalkboard yesterday. The little guy drew and the baby erased. Yin and yang, I guess.

Hockey Season?

Now that hockey season is over, it's time to get in shape for the coming hockey season! The little dude gave his sister a hockey stick today and they BOTH hit balls and pucks around the living room before Eric woke up this morning.

The little guy met one of the Storm Squad yesterday, and we saw her today at lunch. He said hi and she gave both kids a hug and talked with them a bit. It was very sweet.

One last thing-- we spent some quality time picking up the playroom this afternoon (we did! I promise!). It looks much better.

Safety First!

The little guy needs a new bike helmet-- his is looking awfully small. It's still a bit big for the baby, though, even though she loooooves wearing it.

The little dude wanted to be part of these pictures, too. What a ham!

The poor baby could've used the helmet this evening. She was climbing the stairs, slipped, fell, and now has a massive goose-egg on her forehead. 

Sharing

The little guy let the baby play with some of his train tracks this morning before school. She was SO excited about it.

He didn't want me to take his picture, though. Maybe tomorrow.

Like Daughter, Like Father...

The baby has started making an awful grimace as soon as she sees the camera. Eric was imitating her tonight, and this happened:

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After dinner, the little guy watched some Angry Birds videos-- and he even let his sister sit next to him! At least he did until she started smacking the screen.

Germs Make Me Sick!

The little guy spiked a really high fever last night (103 under his arm!!!) and we thought we were going to have to head into the ER because his breathing was so labored. It was awful, but he's doing better now-- thank goodness. The baby is sick again, after recovering from her recent cold. Tonight we will try to sleep, and tomorrow we will hose everything down with Lysol.

This block, for example, will be disinfected.

Miss Determined

The baby was not about to let a little thing like her daddy keep her away from her brother's magnadoodle:

When she got over to it, all she really wanted to do was eat the magnet. At least she left the little guy alone, right?

Sharing?

We're working with the little guy on not snatching stuff from his sister's hands and/or mouth. Seriously, he just walks by her and takes her pacifier sometimes. What?!? Why would you do that?

To be fair, we're also trying to keep her from grabbing everything he touches. Things are on the upswing-- look at this awesome bridge he built that she didn't destroy!

And look at him willingly sharing blocks ("You can play with THIS one!"). Progress!

Oh no!

The little guy has been snatching things from the baby for months now. He likes the "share" his toys with her-- which means letting her look at them from a few feet away.

Too bad for him she can move now! 

She also likes to blow raspberries on people. It's gross.

Three Things

1. We got to see a real train up close and personal this weekend. It was pretty amazing! And loud! The little guy covered his ears, but the baby didn't seem to mind at all.

2. I was singing Rock-a-bye Baby to the little dude while holding him in my arms and it was kind of painful and awkward. When did he get to be so long and bony?

3. To end things on a sweet note, the two kiddos continue to enjoy their floor gym.

Awww

The little dude isn't quite sure that he likes the baby... sometimes he is so incredibly sweet to her and other times he doesn't want her in the room. You can tell Eric's and my birth orders by our reactions. He's all "Of course he thinks she's annoying, she's younger and stuff" and I'm all "He's going to break her heart! All she wants to do is watch him play!!!" Anyway, his aunt caught this tender moment-- he tucked her in with his favorite blanket.

Spring is Springing

They had a great time at daycare today. (Yay!)

Changing the subject, the little guy got to dye some Easter eggs this past weekend thanks to an awesome cousin. He loved it!

He also has been making his little sister trains. She loves him-- she just grins and giggles at her brother whenever she sees him. It's kind of heartbreaking.

Mr. HelpfulPants

A couple weeks ago, we splurged and bought a jogging stroller. I hated being gone all day, coming home, and then leaving Eric and the kiddos again to go for a run, so this way I can take the baby with me. When I got back from a run today, the little booger offered to get me some water (so sweet). Unfortunately for me, he was thirsty and drank almost all of it himself. Luckily, we were able to capture this tender moment of sharing:

In other news, the little guy earned a high-five from his skating teacher today!

Growing and Changing

The little one spent some time today looking at her mobile-thing. It's the first time she's been interested in it!

The big one enjoyed another visit to the museum/play-place down the street. Those visits will probably be a daily occurrence for the next couple of weeks.

We were the only ones at the museum at first. One of the volunteers was explaining the rules to a group of kids who came in after us, and she mentioned their foam tires as one of their cool toys. The little dude heard that and sprinted over to the tires. When I got there, he was stacking them up. He looked at me and said "Mommy! We have to put these away so nobody else will play with them!" He has such a giving spirit.

CHAPSTICK!!!!

I keep a tube of chapstick on my bedside table, and the little booger loves to borrow it.

His application technique could use a little work, but I still think he's pretty cute.

On the other hand, it's kind of gross that we share the chapstick. I wouldn't share chapstick with anybody else (especially not someone else who licks it).

More Sharing

This video just cracked me up. Enjoy!

Sharing

The little stinkpot occasionally enjoys sharing. One of those (few and far between) times was tonight, when I got to split a *very* stale graham cracker with him. Yum.

Cheese!

We had chicken tortilla soup for dinner. The little stinker took advantage of the opportunity to eat tortilla chips and cheese. His spoon did get a workout scooping cheese out of the serving bowl and putting it on his plate.

Each time he took a chip from the chip bowl, he would offer both his dad and me one. It was so cute and polite! He's such a sweetie.