Update: 37 Months and 18 Months

John:
Playing: John has been doing a lot of Lego and block play.  He has been creating some very amazing little worlds out of his wooden building blocks.  There are always many structures involved in each little world he builds- one being 3M, one home, one school, one Target  and what ever else comes to him that day. :) 
John loves to be outside!!  Yesterday Jana had him outside playing outside for over an hour and she had to beg him to come inside for lunch! He is hard to get outside- (he is rarely interested) BUT once he is out, it is game on!! :)
John still loves water play of every kind- He loves baths, loves it when I fill the sink with warm soapy water and a few bottles to fill and dump out. 
He is still enjoying his trampoline, too.  Ryan and I think this summer we are going to get the boys a trampoline for our backyard- they would both bounce all day! :)

Eating: John has been eating much better lately too.  I would say he is eating close to double what he used to and needs much less coaxing and convincing.  He is growing!!  All of the sudden his pants seemed to be 2 inches too short over night! Good thing Grandma Mitty bought him a bunch of new 4T size pants for Christmas. :)  They are a little long, but he will grow right into them in no time.  Favorites? Eggs, oatmeal, pasta with Alfredo sauce, oranges, broccoli, corn, sausages, chicken, strawberries and more.

Sleeping: It is still a process to get John to sleep but one that Ryan and I do enjoy!  He needs quite a bit of time to calm down enough to to sleep.  Ryan reads and sings to him- it is usually a hour process.  However, John has been increasingly harder to wake up!  He for sure got that from the Lais side!! HA


Stephen:
Playing:  Oh the love for animals and puppies is still in full swing!!  He carries them around most of the time- he does have his favorites, but just about any animal will do. :)
Stephen has been playing Legos a bunch lately- he has been building tall towers, some as tall as he is! As it slowly leans to one side and breaks off, Stephen a matter-of-factly says,  oh, broke.
Stephen has been playing trains too- if we set up a track together, he will time up trains on it for a loooonng time and drive them around.   He has been just starting to make sound effects for the trains in the last few days.  I love being home to see this progression.  :)

Eating: I would say that Stephen is a good eater.  :) He has been drinking the Naked Green Machine juice by the gallon!  It is his go-to! haha  He likes most of the food we offer him and will usually try it.  Favorites?  Eggs, pasta, yogurt & granola, potatoes, strawberries, oranges, broccoli, goldfish crackers and more.  He is not a big milk drinker, but we are offering it at meals and usually if he drinks one cup he can have some green machine.

Sleeping: Well, I wish it were going better.  Stephen seems to be having a harder time sleeping in his (closet) room. :/  He wakes up 2-3 times a night, and just wants to be held- almost like he is scared?  He is a very light sleeper!!  So, even though Ryan is super, super quite when he leaves in the morning, he usually wakes up- to the tune of 5am! I could do without that wake up call! :)  I am hoping this wears off soon and he snuggles into his bed a little longer! :)


The usual January cabin fever is in full swing here! I have been catching myself day dreaming of being outside from morning until night- playing in the sandbox and swinging with the boys, drinking lemonade while grilling and no snow gear- just simply shorts and tee shirts! OHH! And the smell of sunscreen- Yummy! ;)  I. C.A.N.N.O.T. W.A.I.T. F.O.R. S.U.M.M.E.R.!!!  :D