The Daily Happenings

Now that the weather has turned cool once again, we are spending much more time inside. It's funny how toys go through cycles. Trains were pretty much a thing of the past all summer... but now that the wicked windy weather is here and it makes 37 degrees feel like 21 degrees, our outside activities are limited. Every day, Ezra requests that we build a "sweet train set." A round track will not do... it must have multiple bridges, tunnels, exits and entrances... it's quite the architectural feat to accomplish such sweet tracks. It takes much practice and a good knowledge of train-Lego combinations.
Asher recently came down with a bug of sorts. He was happy and playing well all day, and then he hit a wall - pretty suddenly. He started crying, saying he was tired and cold and just lay down on the floor and cuddled with a stuffed animal. I took his temperature and it was 101. He wanted to wear a hat to warm himself up. The night he was sick, he licked the butter off his bread for dinner - and that's all he ate. If that doesn't scream nutrition, I really don't know what does!

Obed's also been having some tough days as of late. He's still trying to cut his molars, although on a positive note, he's finally cut his eye teeth, giving him a grand total of 6 teeth. It's quite impressive what a child can "chew" with his front 6 teeth. The most recent chewing feat was a crouton... although it took quite some time to crunch it down to a swallow-able size.

On top of teething, he's also got a cold, making him quite the grump. Most days, he's fine as long as I am holding him. If I have the gall, however, to set him down, he's quite distressed. He lets me know of his discontent by standing on his knees, arms up in the air, grunting for me to pick him up. If that doesn't work, he screams while doing the same move. Finally, when he sees his clear attempts at communication are being ignored, he crawls to my legs, pulls himself up to standing, and bangs on my legs all while screaming and banging his head against my thighs until I give in and pick him up. He didn't think it funny at all that I chose this moment to take a picture.