Palm Sunday

A is super excited about Palm Sunday. She has asked every day this week if it is Palm Sunday or not. We've also done fantastic on not sucking our thumb. We've worked on it for a month now and she's doing really well. The weekends seem to be difficult times for her. She actually likes to climb into the crib with G and snuggle, therefore ending up sucking her thumb some. Maybe this weekend we will break her of that. It is just super sweet to see them snuggling. That and they will sleep a bit longer on the weekends if they snuggle. 

This week continued what we feel is a "string of Monday" type days. We've seen very little let-up from this type of day.  It is at both of our jobs and we are just tired. Maybe someone wants to come visit and we can pawn two very cute children off on you long enough to sleep one night?

In terms of sleeping, G has slept through the night most nights this week. He has put himself to sleep after nursing and simply wants to be put with his blanket in his crib.  He is also very communicative these days. He's pretty adept with again, more, hungry and please as signs. He also has a very distinctive pointer finger on his left hand that he likes to point where he wants to go, which is typically outside to play.

I suppose I'm going to go watch the rest of the OU/Michigan State game and attempt to leave the sleeping children asleep despite the outcome of the game.

Weather is Nice

We are spending a lot of time out doors these days.  Occasionally the kids even play nice together. A is definitely the big sister and tries to be the mom it seems. She will call him her baby even. While we don't have a sunny day today, we still went outside to play. We will also watch the kids through the windows as opposed to actively monitoring them. They are even figuring out how to solve problems with out parental in put!

Busy busy

It seems like our extra daylight is being used up our of doors.  Both kiddos like playing/drawing with sidewalk chalk. They both even scrapped fingers and have boo boos from trying to use small pieces. A and I try to play hopscotch, but she is still working on the finer points of the game. G prefers sticks it seems. He will draw for a bit then wants to go get a stick to hit things with.  Last week he took a vacuum extension and started seeing how high up in the house he could hit things. Luckily nothing broke.

G is also starting to be very insistent when he wants something. He will show you if you all him why he is being so persistent.

A is working hard to stop sucking her thumb.  We've got quite the reward system going, and she is doing well realistically. Night time is the most difficult and we are using the "keep the princess" dry theory we used to potty train her. In the past two weeks she has only ended up with a wet bandaid 4 times. It is a start and she gets a sticker for that dry bandaid each morning. After collecting so many stickers in a row she gets something fun. For example after she got 3 stickers in a row she got to pick the ice cream flavour we made that night. She is looking forward to 12 stickers because that is when she gets to make cupcakes. A also volunteered to pray last night for dinner at church. She did well and it was a sweet 3 year old prayer ending with, "we like you very very much Jesus today. Amen". Everyone wished they had a recording of it. I do have a recording if her singing in the church talent show last Sunday and if you haven't gotten an email link and want to see it, let me know.

Work is work for both Chris and me. We are unsure of what we are supposed to be learning while we are here. We are unsure of the lessons behind what is happening to. We are sure that we are to be here for now though so I guess we just keep going.

Coworker

I regularly work with a lady in India. She has family here in the states and sent this as part of the latest package to them. The dress is a bit big for now, but it will be fun for the summer.