Here comes the Bumble!

Henry is now a speedy little guy and he wants to be right where the action (i.e., Jack) is.  To help Jack have a sense of humor about his "attacks", we have given him the nickname "Bumble".  Do you see a resemblance?

 

Top O' The Morning!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!  We had some mischievous leprechauns visit our house today - all the kitchen cabinets were open, our milk was green, and some furniture was rearranged.  Jack was completely freaked out when he first came downstairs.  He asked me to pick him up and wouldn't let me put him back down until I reassured him that all the leprechauns were gone and they they just like to play "funny tricks."  (He repeated this throughout the day to reassure himself.)  All was forgiven once he discovered that the leprechauns left us some (chocolate) gold.  He found some in his microwave, in some of his toy trucks and in his empty milk bottle.  He has been keeping his eyes peeled for leprechauns and "gode" ever since.

tidbits

*Jack has an amazing memory, especially for songs.  He is getting quite a repertoire:  twinkle twinkle, abc, head shoulders knees toes, hello everybody, several songs from our preschool circle, baby beluga (lately sings favorite verse over and over - "heaven above and the sea below, just a little white whale on the go"), old macdonald, mr moon.

*Overheard Jack talking on his little phone, "yeah, just gonna play for a bit then go night-night."

*Henry loves to play with the toy garbage truck as much as Jack does.

*Henry is proving himself to be very stubborn - especially in the middle of the night.

*Henry is getting quick - left him sitting on the floor in the living room and when I came back a few minutes later he was across the room standing(!) holding onto the sofa.

*I walked into the room today to find Jack tickling Henry and Henry giggling wildly.

happy sigh

Yesterday, while Henry was taking his morning nap, Jack and I were in the big armchair reading books.  Jack was nestled next to me and at one point he leaned into me.  I thought he was trying to get more comfortable, but a minute later he said, "I giving you hugs Mama."  happy sigh.  It's amazing how just one of these moments can erase a whole boatload of "terrible two" moments.

Hide and Sleep

Jack has recently discovered the game hide and seek.  His favorite place to hide is in the hall closet.  He will head to the closet and close the door.  Then, I count to ten and pretend to look for him.  "Henry, where did Jack go?  Is he behind the curtains?  Under the couch?"  Without fail, the little voice in the closet pipes up with advice. "I'm in here!!!"  or "Ask if I'm in the basket!" (This one was after he climbed in the mail basket which is in the closet.)  He then bursts out of the closet with a goofy grin ready to repeat the process.  I've encouraged him to try different hiding places but no doing - the hall closet is the best.

This afternoon during nap time we played our first game of hide and sleep.  As usual, Jack was playing/reading/chatting before settling in for his nap.  I could hear him on the monitor but couldn't see him.  Soon, I realized that it had been quiet for a while but I still couldn't see him.  I crept up the stairs and opened his door - he was nowhere in sight.  I discovered him behind the curtains, sound asleep on the window seat.  His first roving nap adventure.