The messes, the meltdowns, the food throwing, the fits etc might seem to be the least beautiful parts of life with children, but being in the midst of all of it is what makes it so beautiful and so special. In the words of Thomas Moore, “The ordinary acts we practice every day at home, are of more importance to the soul than their simplicity might suggest.”
Charlie’s interest in clothes has reached a new level. Yesterday Charlie went to my closet and picked out a tee shirt and shorts for me to wear and a tee shirt for MJ.
Charlie’s interest in clothes has reached a new level. Yesterday Charlie went to my closet and picked out a tee shirt and shorts for me to wear and a tee shirt for MJ.
Teddy has become so attached to his bunny puppet that he sleeps with. He takes it all over with him and cried last night when he woke up and it wasn’t in the crib (we put it in the dryer after he dunked it in the dog bowl). When you go i to get him up from sleeping, he hold it out for you to kiss.
Teddy was trying to make a lego tower but putting the blocks together and could get one of two but couldn’t get them all to work. each time he couldn’t get it right he cried out in frustration. He is still so young to be playing with them and I hope he isn’t getting too frustrated–it is too much to expect of himself as such a little guy.
They were filming a commercial in Montrose and gave Teddy a bunch of balloons at the end. They got all knotted and Charlie asked me “Untungle them?”. I said “Sure, I can untangle them for you.” And he repeated ‘Untangle, untungle, untangle, untungle,” really trying to figure it out. He has a huge vocabulary and tries so hard. Yesterday he said “I saw Jean Pierre and his little boy, his little boy…his son! I saw Jean Pierre and his son!” So proud that he had figured out the correct word.
We had a great weekend. We went to NCRC’s pumpkin party yesterday (where Teddy went on the first pony ride of his life), then to the Arena Stage re-opening which Mitzi had worked so hard on, and then out to dinner with Greg, Hannah, and Milly who had come to town for the opening. Today we played and had bagels in the park with Jenny, Peter and Alice who were visiting this afternoon we went on a hike through Rock Creek (Teddy rode on my back and Charlie walked almost the whole way on his own two feet), and then we made pizza for dinner. So so perfect, all of it.
Wearing 4 tee shirts and 2 pairs of shorts, Charlie shouted this morning “I smell Teddy eating logurt. Don’t like it!!!”