OK, so I should be sleeping but I'm addicted to the Olympics. So a quick catch up...
Potty reference in title - we bought Jack a kiddie potty awhile ago because he's fascinated when we go to the bathroom, so Javier decided that since Jack is interested, why not let him have his own toilet? I have no problem with this, and of course would be thrilled if Jack potty trained early, I just want to manage expectations here... the average age for boys to potty train is 3+ years... Jack isn't even 1 1/2 yet (and let's be honest, has been at the tail end of the milestone time frames). BUT! Last night Jack peed in his potty. Coincidence? Very likely (I mean, he can't even communicate when he needs to go...) but hey - still a milestone, still very exciting! Go Jack go. (Literally, go Jack go. In the potty.)
Declan is starting to fall into some sort of sleep routines and habits, though he's still not consistently a good sleeper. We seem to have 2 or 3 good nights followed by 2 or 3 not so good nights. But at least now we have a going down routine - into the bath around 9:15 or so (loves his baths), lotion/massage, pjs on and nursing in a darkened room, and he either falls asleep nursing or in his bed being patted and shushed. I like that he can fall asleep being shhhh'd because I feel this is a step closer to him falling asleep on his own. He's usually asleep by 9:45, but then it's anyone's guess how long he'll stay asleep for.
We've been on and off busy. Thursday I took the boys up to see Christina and John at Mrs. Morgner's country house - we played with Jack in the lake which was lovely and Declan continues to make friends with his big toothless grin and happy nature. Declan and John are good buddies now. Jack was a prince in the car ride up - with the help of a chocolate chip cookie bribe - and napped for a good portion of the way home (thank goodness!) and Declan slept both ways, a huge stress reliever.
Friday we went down to East Windsor and the Boston cousins were still there so Jack and Declan had a nice visit with them. Rosie, Alma's mom, had Declan the whole time and Declan just loved her, laughing away. Jack and Maddie play really nicely together, no stealing, hitting, or anything like that. And Jack just looks up to Joey like "holy cow, what's this kid going to do next?" I was also able to pick up the tile for the bathroom and laundry area in the basement (yay!) since the flooring will be going down this week.
Saturday afternoon we took the boys to the pool and Jack is very brave in the water - he'll duck his head under the running water in the baby pool, and he's not afraid to float on his back and get his ears wet. He hasn't mastered blowing bubbles yet, but I think that's around the corner. I'll post shots of Declan - we put his toes in the pool and it was the first time he was sporting his bathing suit.
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