Don't Tell My Editor

I have so much writing for work to do that I feel like a kid playing hookie. But, I just have to record some updates on the boys or I might burst. So here's me indulging. Just don't tell my editor, and if you think of it, pray for me when the last week of February (and my deadline) rolls around...

5 1/2

I have to literally remind myself he's five. He "gets" jokes and stories and so much conversation that it's fun and surprising and a little inconvenient sometimes. ;) He's starting to put words together on paper and still stringing stories verbally throughout the day. He can talk your ear off about Star Wars Lego Wii, but to my everlasting joy, he also loves reading through a junior classics series with me (Treasure Island, Pinnochio, Wind in the Willows, Jungle Book, Moby Dick, Black Beauty, Call of the Wild, White Fang, etc) and The Chronicles of Narnia. Noah has a huge heart for his family -- brothers, parents, grandparents, and cousins -- and counts the days till he will see each of them again. I love spending the weeks with him and have already started to panic that they are disappearing. If you have suggestions for things we simply must do before kindergarten, please tell me!

3 1/2

Still adorably three, Aaron is talking more clearly and fluently than ever. I am daily caught off guard by a new sentence structure or connection he's made. One of the best concepts he learned at school is "later." He says it all the time, and it's the quickest way to avoid a meltdown. He just told me: "Mommy, I have yogurt yater? (pauses, points his finger in the air and raises his eyebrows) I have an idea! I have yogurt yater!" His playfulness and sense of humor are strong as ever, and he is such a sunshine. Except when he's not. The last couple weeks were particularly trying for him as he had a bad cold and missed Josh terribly. But I see light ahead as Josh has his first day off tomorrow in 3 weeks AND Aaron is becoming more rational by the minute. Well, at least by the month.

1/2

My sweetie sweetie. I have friends who are currently struggling with the idea of original sin, and when I look at Isaac, I totally get that. I know it'll come eventually, but right now, he's all sweetness. I don't deserve such an easy baby. He's rolling, thinking about sitting, and eating his peas and carrots (unlike some other boys I know). Eye contact makes him smile, Noah makes him laugh, and Aaron makes him brace himself. I cherish my days with him, now that I know how quickly they fly.