Munchkin Update
Evan is two and a half, and Zeb – the “baby” – is 11 months old today! I am delighted to be planning Zeb’s first birthday party and the special occasion of his baptism for the same weekend next month. And Evan’s third birthday is zooming towards us quick, too. I am stunned by him at least once a day…his language and conversational skills, the way he interacts with and talks to his brother (soothing him, bringing him a toy, explaining something that is happening), his height, his humor. He loves Toy Story (all three) and Cars, and is an awesome little helper around the house when it comes to putting things in the trash can or recycling bin, or changing laundry over. He’s a really cool kid to get to hang out with.
Evan and his twin cousins also began their first of three weeks of preschool summer camp, Camp Funshine this past Monday. We’ll call Evan a “seasoned pro” regarding preschool. We enrolled him when he was 15 months old – just two days a week to provide him a social outlet with peers (and give mama some free time) and the boy loved it! His development from January through June 2010 was noticeable and remarkable. He just completed another full school year and was old enough to partake in the summer activities so I talked my sweet sis-in-law into signing her little men up, too. They’ll be in the same class at this preschool with Evan in the fall anyway, and we thought this would be a great introduction for them to the school, the teachers and the children as this is their first regular activity without their mama, daddy or Mimi. It’s been a great week so far. Three days in and all systems are GO! Evan comes home in his change of clothes because his first set is soaking wet from all the water table fun, he’s in need of a bath to clean off the sweat and sunscreen, and he’s been ready for a nap early (this never ever happens). He talks about the animals they learned about, the boats, the toys in the classroom.
I think the kiddo is having a great time. And…is it wrong of me to say…so am I! I hired my precious sister to watch Zeb for me during the summer camp hours so I can have some time. I spent one morning cutting up and running around with my sis-in-law, yesterday I started three paintings (haven’t had a date with my paintbrush in ages) and puttered in the basement, today I had my hair did and painted…I’ve planned out my mornings to best utilize my sister’s time with the little one and my time ALONE, and it has been a really wonderful break. My sister swears that her mornings with Zeb have been more than pleasant, too. Playing in the shower, laughing, reading, napping (hm…doesn’t sound too bad, does it??)
Zeb is developing on a different timeline than Evan did, but nothing is too off. He’s working so so so so hard to crawl and he suddenly mastered the roll over/sit up maneuver so I can’t leave him on the bed for 30 seconds while I go pee anymore. It won’t be too much longer before we’re lowering his crib mattress! And I can’t wait to turn him around in the car seat in a few weeks. He is saying uh-oh, mama, dada, bye-bye. He waves and can make kissing/lip smacking noises. He scrunches his nose when he laughs hard (like I do), and he has four little chompers now. Numbers three and four took forever to come in!
I’ll try to start doing these Munchkin Updates with a bit more frequency. Shoot…I hope to try and start blogging with a bit more frequency, but the littles come first and my “free time” on the computer is limited right now.
Happy July folks! Make someone smile today, it doesn’t cost anything!