Growth and Fluids

It's amazing how fast little kids grow and develop - even over a long weekend.

Amber and I were out in BC on a job interview this weekend and left the boys with the grandparentses. They weren't home Monday morning when I left for work, so I didn't get to see them until I got home. I didn't realize how much I missed them until I got in the door and they both rushed to give me a hug.

Josh seems to have learned a bunch of words and is copying Daniel every chance he can get. Daniel learned about "Knock-knock" jokes from his 3.5 year old cousin in Winnipeg and now he's taught Josh. He's using longer sentences and his pronunciation is so much clearer than even just 4 days ago. He's even starting to exert a little independence and is not quite as clingy as usual.

Daniel has been amazing me lately too. He turned 3 on Wednesday but he acts like he's about 7. We got him a computer game for his birthday and he's figured out how to use it by himself. Mousing, clicking, typing, as well as matching, counting, and problem solving, he does it all. I know what it's like trying to live up to one's "potential", (I hated the p-word growing up) so I won't push him too hard, but he's such a sponge for knowledge we have to keep feeding him.

We're all still pretty sick around here these days. Daniel got a bad cough in Winnipeg that is taking forever to go away. He threw up for the first time in over two years last night at supper before he even had a bite. Josh has an eye infection so he's got all sorts of goop and ooze and as of last night seemed to be starting on the same cough. I've been coughing and stuffy as long as Daniel and I'm not sure how I made it through this candidating weekend. And Amber, of course is feeling 10 weeks pregnant.

So we're all pretty leaky and miserable this week - and my brother's wedding is on Saturday - and I'm performing the ceremony. I should really be trying to get some extra sleep, but thinking about that is what kept me from falling back asleep. It's 6:10 and I've been up since 4:00. I'll go see who's in the family bed and see if I can squeeze in another hour or so.