So what takes up our days? (And nights...)
Jack:
- This kid is a deadpan comedian. He spouts off the most random, ridiculously funny things without even meaning to be funny. And his delivery is flawless. For example:
Me: "Jack, why did you put a sticker on my house?"
Jack: "This isn't your house. It's Daddy's house. You just live here." - Other times, he's super sweet and does stuff like this:
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| No lie, his exact words: "I wish, I wish, with all my might... for another baby sister!" |
- He's really into writing letters now. He makes me write out huge, long words just so that he can try to copy them. For example...
- He's fiercely protective of his little sister, and he's really getting good at playing with her. Their favorite game is tag (which she has just now gotten the hang of.) They "tag" each other and run screaming and laughing hysterically all through the house. I love watching it, because Jack slows down so that she can catch him. He's also quick to tell off other kids that are messing with her at the park. "Hey! That's my sister! You stop it right now!"
- He loves school (as usual) and thankfully we never have to fight him to go anymore. His favorite things are sharing time, music time, and Tuff Tumblers.
- He's been taking karate for about 4 months now, and he loves it even more now that he's earned his first belt.
- His questions have gotten increasingly harder to answer. Yesterday we were driving on the interstate, and along the side they have one of those huge acoustic walls to keep noise out of the neighborhood on the other side. He said, "hey Mommy, what would happen if that wall caught on fire?" I explained that the wall was made of concrete and probably wouldn't burn, but the trees and shrubs around it would. He said, "well what happens when glass catches on fire?" I said, "it melts." He said, "what's glass made of?" And I said, "well, it's actually sand that has been heated up, melted, cooled, and then buffed." Jack: "Well what temperature has it been heated up to when it melts?" Me: "Ummmmm.... google? Help!"
- He's very stubborn. We still have problems with tantrums and meltdowns when he doesn't get his way...but they are getting to be few and further between. Actually, most of our tantrums now come from a very hard-headed little girl...
Caroline:
- Don't let her sweet name fool you. This girl is tough and she can hold her own with much bigger kids- especially when she has her big brother around. She's a climbing fool (recently: on the toilet onto the bathroom counter, to play in the faucet. OMG.)
- She has a SERIOUS shoe obsession.
Her new light-up Little Mermaid shoes. She's so crazy about them.
This was right after dinner (sorry for her mess!)
She prances around the house in her play high heels
almost better than I walk in my real ones. - She loves Jack, and she calls him by name now. It sounds more like "YACK!" but she's always so excited to see him.
- What can she say? That we can understand: thank you, yes, no, mama, dada, YACK!, bottle, cheese!, hi, bye, yea, yup, yay, baby, car...and probably a lot more that I can't remember. She mimes or signs a lot of words, like night-night (rubbing her eyes, laying down her head), water (bringing me her bottle), cookie (means any snack, by going to the cabinet and pointing), all done (by throwing her food on the floor, ha). She babbles a LOT. Like, she is never ever quiet. I figured I'd get a break with this one since Jack talks so much, but nope. Once she starts using sentences, we are all in trouble. The two of them together will run out their vocal cords just talking to each other!
- If you take something away from her, she throws herself down on the ground in the most ridiculously dramatic way possible, screams, bangs her fists, flails her body all around, and is generally grumpy... EVEN IF YOU GIVE THE THING BACK. This scares me. Girl drama is real, y'all!
- She loves the fish in Jack's room and at the library. She screams in excitement every time she seems them.
- I've been trying to take her binky away during the day and only use it in the car, and at nap and bedtime. So when we stop the car to get her out, she takes her binky and literally throws it (usually as hard as humanly possible) out of her mouth because she's so excited. It's hilarious.
- She's gone from being anti-cuddle to wanting to climb all over you if you're sitting on the couch. I don't know why. I can't figure it out. It's alternately annoying and cute. She also tries to shove random things into your mouth, which is not cute.
- She learns something new every day. She can watch you do something once, and then she wants to do it too. She's a little sponge of information and she picks up on everything. I love every second of watching her mind grow and absorb things. It's awesome :)
I'm sure there are a million things I'm missing. They are so funny, on their own and together. I really do love every second - even the crazy bad ones - of being with them. They keep me entertained and I am honestly so excited about the upcoming holidays and watching them go through them together: Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas. Caroline will understand a lot more, and Jack will love sharing and showing her what to do for each one. And I won't mind the cooler weather coming, either! :) :) :)
Until next time...
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