Joie de Vivre

Much as I cannnot believe it, our Stinker turns 2 in September! As you can tell, he is embracing the toddler independence with spirit. He is a darling boy (I'm not at all biased).

I was the proud owner of an imaginary friend as a young child, mine took the form of a purple mouse. Where I came up with this, who knows? I had the purple mouse in my pocket until I was around 4, upon which I 'lost' it. I cried and carried on for days. Not much poor mom and dad could do to console at that point. I seem to have passed on the imaginary friend trait to Jack, who constantly shows us "Monkeys," in the closet, in the bedroom, under his bed, sometimes in the kitchen cabinets. Our wonderful nanny thought maybe we had a video or went to the zoo recently, but no. Now that we've told him there are no monkeys inside the house, he is now sadly saying, "No monkeys." I feel we've disappointed him. A trip to the zoo is certainly in order for the weekend. Happy Friday!

The Little Gym

Just a plug for one of our favorite toddler past times, The Little Gym, http://www.thelittlegym.com/. We've been taking our little one since he was a crawler, it's a nice way to meet other families and provides socialization. Jack graduated from "Beast" level (how appropriate for toddlers) this weekend. He's very proud and can do a forward roll with great panache.

Has it been two weeks already?

I suppose that after nearly two years of being a Mama's boy, turnabout is fair play. J has been on the receiving end of much love the last few weeks, I am chopped liver. I am, however, the "Go To" in times of minor injuries and illnesses, so I'll count my many blessings. It is a great joy to see daddy and baby so in love, though.

Last week was rather harrowing at work, let us not dwell on too much, but suffice it to say that in the midst of all the m/a drama a little political problem popped up in the corn fields, landing me with much juggling of egos and explaining to do. It appears to have passed, leaving me more time to obsess about other things, namely the gestation of the twins.

This week is week 17 and necessitates another check up with the doctor this Thursday. (Everyone keep fingers crossed!) In three or so more weeks, we'll have another ultrasound and likely find out the genders. We are all very excited though remaining a bit worried about everything and one. Hopefully, all will be well.