Teeth - the excuse for everything

Mr. 0 has not been at his best this week.  He is just getting tooth number 4 on top and I'm hoping that's the problem.  He has been taking short naps and waking up cranky.  This means I don't have time to get anything done and I'm stuck carrying a tired, cranky baby around for the rest of the afternoon.  Mr. 3 is also extra tired making for lots of demands and screaming when those demands are not met (today he screamed for a good 20 minutes because he wanted 2 yogurts - demanded before the first was even open).  Somehow we muddle through and the big brothers have doing their best to help out.

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Hanging out with the cousins

Mr. 0 had fun hanging out with the cousins today.  It was 87 here today so they even spent some time hanging out in the pool in Aunt B's backyard.

And guess who has 3 teeth?  It looks like his other top tooth is just about to pop through as well so hopefully he'll be all done before we get in the car in June.

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Midwest storms

New England has its share of storms but there's nothing like a good thunderstorm in the Midwest.  You can watch it rolling in, the wind picking up and the clouds swirling above you.  The first rain drops arrive and you run for cover but you keep watching the clouds and listening to the thunder.  We even had to go to the basement when the tornado siren went off but it quickly blew over and we came up to the sun shining.

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A trip with Mr. 0

We had big plans to drive our to Indianapolis in April to see the cousins but then the reality of driving the 15 hours with Mr. 0 who is not fond of the car finally dawned on us and we decided that I would just take Mr. 0 by plane for a short visit.  So this morning Mr. 0 and I headed out, leaving David and the older 3 at home for prototype week.  Mr. 0 has proved a champion traveler and enjoyed breakfast on the airplane (with more in his belly than on me) and making friends with surrounding passengers.  We're excited to be able to wish cousin A happy birthday in person.

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Too much energy

Someone must have replaced our usual breakfast with Folgers crystals as the boys were crazy this morning.  No one could sit still and if one did something slightly funny then all would immediately dissolve into laughter and somehow this would turn into chasing and jumping on top of each other.  Actually, to be fair, most of the small jokes were by Mr. 9 and most of the silliness and wrestling were by Mr. 7 and Mr. 3.  I actually had them running laps around the outside of the house twice to try and get some energy out but concentration was still on the low side.  Full moon, the weather, who knows what's going on.

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Dinosaur vs. Birthday...

Birthday wins!

Mr. 2 became Mr. 3 today.  He crept out at 6:15am and I noticed him snuggled on the couch with his blanks while I was frosting his cake.  He was just too excited to sleep.  We started the day with peanut butter and chocolate chip baked oatmeal (his choice) and he got to give Children's Church a try for the first time.

We celebrated this afternoon with a party with his friends J, R, and G who brought along their familes (making 9 kids altogether).  The kids had a great time playing games, running around, eating cake, and generally just enjoying being together.








Mr. 3 had requested a dinosaur cake and I'm rather proud of the results.

 

 

We are so very thankful for our 3 year old who is such an important part of our family.  He loves doing everything the big brothers do and taking care of his little brother.  He likes robots and dinosaurs.  He uses big words and always wants to know the choices.  "Let me think..." is a common phrase while he decides what his choice will be.  He loves to snuggle with the blanks (Car Blank and Stripey Blank) and read all his books.  He loves letters and now knows what sound many of them make.  This kid is going to be a great reader before too long.  He is completely left-handed which makes is difficult for me to help me write his name which he wants to do.  He loves pizza and berries and yogurt and tofu and hummus (and spinach he told me when I asked what he wanted to eat on his birthday).  Most of all he loves his family and we love our Mr. 3!

Ready to walk?

Mr. 0 seems to have no interest in crawling which is probably for the best in our lego-covered house but he loves to stand and occasionally thinks he can just let go and balance on his own (which he cannot).  He has definitely figured out rolling as a form of locomotion and can no longer nap on his bottom bunk as he quickly rolls himself into the center of the room (the mattress is on the floor so he can roll right off).

This week he has been extra fussy and really wants to do nothing but have Mommy carry him around.  Only Mommy, all the time.  This is not a state that is easy to maintain when there are four kids and not just one Mr. 0.  We're hoping that teeth are to blame and he resumes his mild-mannered secret identity soon.