Now Back in the Blog Business

So again, I got blog-burnout. By the time we got to the ends of our days recently, I just haven't felt it. But this morning, when we got woken up by the glorious sounds of the garbage truck coming around the corner (you can imagine the chaos that ensued as we quickly tried to get the can out to the curb). It was 7:43 a.m., and the kids were both still asleep--awesome! As I came in from outside, Korri was in Sid's room getting some new drawers on him. The second he got that pair of footed jammies zipped up, he turned to the kitchen, and told us he was hungry and needed to go eat. That's when I got inspired again, he just does things that are so cute to me.
Some of the things we've experienced since your last visit:
- We went into Boise to exchange some things at the mall, and as we came out, the kids got a taste of their first snowfall. Sid thought it was pretty cool, until he realized it was pretty cold.
- Sid has started wearing footed pajamas (jammies) to bed, and of course loves them.
- They both sleep through the night consistently, with long naps during the middle of the day.
- We attended an NNU volleyball game, where they crushed the competition, which both kids liked. I didn't get to see much of the game, as I was on Sid control. We did learn from this experience that he isn't quite ready for crowds yet, and skipped our first trip to church the next day. He gets a bit intimidated (rightly so) by all the people coming up to talk to us, many who can't resist the urge (and don't know not) to touch him. If you see us around, we just need folks to know that it is okay to come up and talk to us and the kids. But, for their welfare, the kids aren't supposed to have physical interaction with others. If they come up to you to touch you, if you could gently redirect them to us, that would be great. It may not make sense, but it is all about fostering attachment to us, and healthy boundaries with people who are basically strangers to them. We'll get to the point where you can treat them like normal kids, it just isn't now:) If you have any questions, please feel free to get in touch with us. We don't want any of our friends or family to feel confused or that we're upset with them.
- Some of you may see this as wrong to do to a 3 yr-old boy, but I got Sid to ask for a napkin when he needs one at meal time. He was just wiping his hands on his shirt--can you believe it?! It is precious to hear his little voice say, "napkin ikeese".
- Sophia still loves to have her hands held as she walks around the house. We're sure she just likes to have contact with us. Her favorite destination is to go to her bedroom and see her monkey and lion. The grins she gives them are huge.
- Sophia was given her first clean bill of health by the doctor.
- Sophia is a fairly happy kid, even playing independently for minutes at a time. She often checks to see that we are watching her play, not shirking parental duties.
- Some of Sid's words he's working on; big owie (used when he sees an electrical outlet (Korri taught him this)), eee wokum (you're welcome), tank ooo (thank you), mungry eat (I'm hungry, eat), and he heard me say assertion to Korri the other day on a walk. As he sat on my shoulders, I heard him whispering it to himself for the next few seconds, or trying.
- Sid is a great kid. After we got home from a store the other day, I got him out of his car seat and told him to go into the house. He saw that I was going to the trunk to get stuff, and asked if he could stay and help Daddy. What a guy.

I know I'm forgetting probably a dozen things, and you're lives are obviously less full because of it:) Thanks again for all you're prayers and well wishes--we need them.

After a night where Sid cried (very unusually) after we put him down for bed one night, we thought maybe he'd like a stuffed animal to sleep with like Sophia enjoys. As a result he got this lovely penguin birdy.
He wanted you to get a good look at it.
He loves him penguin birdy. The first time he saw it sitting on his bed waiting for nap time, he jumped on the bed and kissed it until the beak was almost soaked.
When Sophia wants a toy...

...it doesn't matter where it is, she's gonna get it.
Korri and the kids recently picked the last of the tomatoes, zucchini, and peppers from our garden. For the next 90 minutes, he hauled the zuchinnis and peppers around in his Tonka saying "geen peppers" to anyone who would listen.
Can you pick out the bored child in this photo?
Until Sophia reminded him that they were having their pictures taken.
Sid, surprising himself with his amazing strength and what he can lift.

Sophia betting him that he can't do it again.
He really enjoyed snapping the stem off the top accidentally...
...and they both thought it was nuts of him to try and eat it.
Sidota is in charge of supervising Korri's training.
See you next time!