Kiddie Update

Here's a quick rundown on what the family is up to these days...

Jake: I think Jake is suffering from severe cabin fever. We had some attitude problems last week but this week has been much better after a busy weekend. He loves playing with his Thomas the Tank Engine toys and he has recently started creating "tunnels" for his trains using whatever he has on hand. A box or pillows or other toys. His imagination cracks me up. He also likes to refer to us in the family by our Jake-assigned Thomas train names. Jake is Thomas of course. Jordan is Percy, Daddy is Gordan and I am Emily. This took some convincing because he originally called me Diesel 10 (the mean one). When he decides that we are playing this game, we have to refer to everyone by their train names. Even when I'm scolding them he will say, "No, I'm not Jakey! I'm Thomas!" Or, "that's not Jordy, it's Percy!" Sometimes it's annoying, but mostly it's cute.

We are trying to explain the concept of Christmas to him but I think he's getting more and more confused. He thinks Santa's name is Christmas and will argue that point until you just give up and agree with him. He says Christmas and Jesus are coming and putting toys in our socks.

Jordan: Jordan is 18 months old this momth and the biggest copycat right now. She mimics everything her big brother says. The loves her "baby" which is an ugly blue teddy bear that says, "Worlds Best Dad" on the chest. She sleeps with it every night. We got her a real baby doll for Christmas but she'll probably still prefer that blue bear. Like I said in a previous post, she is learning to count and sing her alphabet. It seems like she picks up a new word or two every single day. Today she started saying, "broken" after Jake tattled on her and told me that Jordy had broken something he made.

Joshua: Joshy is 2 and a half months old and such a little fatty. He's just a big teddy bear. He's very happy, smiles all the time and loves to cuddle. He sleeps from 10pm until 8:30 or 9am now. Plus he takes several 2 hour naps during the day. He recently outgrew his 0-3 month wardrobe and it has been fun pulling out all the 3-6 month outfits. His flailing hands and feet are starting to discover their purpose in life but he still hasn't tried to grab at a toy.

That's about it for now. I'll keep posting pictures as I take them.

How cute is this?

Jordan is taking classes from Jake

In the past couple of days I have realized that Jordan can count to 5 and she knows her alphabet all the way to "G." Now I wonder, where was I during all of this? I honestly think Jake is teaching her.