Kid Update

Maria is growing up. She doesn’t like to listen so much…. I think it’s a two year old thing. It’s difficult to get her to sit in one place long enough to get her to eat. She is easily distracted by other kids (especially at dinner time). She loves to play in the backyard in the dirt & water. She loves throwing rocks. She calls Marco’s brother Jorge “My Jorge” and loves playing with him. She LOVES other little kids, and throws fits when they leave. She likes to sleep on Daddy’s bed. She is NOT eating all of her food groups right now… (when we get a fridge things will greatly improve) so she gets a dinosaur vitamin at night. She still uses a bottle; it helps her to wind down so I’m OK with it. She is still in diapers, but that will hopefully successfully change in the next week or two.. She likes to watch Baby Einstein’s Nighttime Words while eating her breakfast. She still loves to clean and will try to take the broom away from you while you are cleaning. She’s feeling a little under the weather today, runny nose, cough, hoarse voice; I hope she feels better soon.

Cooper is also growing up. He is sitting like a champ and only falls over if something is just a little too far out of his reach to the side. He’s learning about object permanence and expressing his desire for certain things. He wants to eat my food. So far he’s tried rice, cooked carrots, eggs, potatoes, and mashed beans. He’s enjoyed them all. I am his favorite person. He wants to be held all the time, which is difficult because I can’t get everything done, but I don’t want to put him down because he’ll fuss if he’s lying down and I’m afraid that if I sit him up he’ll fall over and our floor here isn’t exactly soft. He still likes having his diaper changed. He also isn’t feeling great right now…. He’s got some major snot coming out of his nose. He’s also got a little cough going on. (*update- We got a walker, which he LOVES. He scoots around like nobody’s business)