Leslie went back to work the week before Thanksgiving (too bad for her, lucky for me!) So, I added Emri to my little nursery. So far, everyone can cast their fears aside - it's a breeze! It doesn't hurt to have 40 years experience with children.
Here's the latest:
Emri is 3 months old and sleeps like a newborn. Seriously! She is up for an hour, sleeps 3 or 4 hours, is up for (maybe) and hour and a half, sleeps another 2-4 hours! When she's up she, eats and smiles and talks to you. She is a darling baby, and so tiny! If I wasn't having so much fun with the others, I would be sad she sleeps so long.
Talan is 13 months old and absolutely delightful! Really! He's perfect. He walks all over, and explores. When he opens a drawer, he checks out what's in there and then closes it. He just does his own thing all day, without bothering anyone. When he needs something (hungry, tired or diaper change) he comes to me and hangs on my legs. I love watching his personality emerge. He knows what he wants, and lets you know in his 'Talan' way.
Cashe is 18 months old. He's so funny! He's at the age where I need to know where he is at all times. He escaped from the doggy door a few months ago (which freaked me out). He's the kind of kid who will play long enough for you to feel comfortable about not watching him, and as soon as you take your eyes off him, he's doing something he shouldn't. Today he dumped sugar all over the kitchen floor (3 times), broke two ornaments (he thought they were balls), dumped his lunch on the floor (Moses looked hungry), dumped out Moses food and water (Cashe already fed him), ummm, that's about it for the day. He entertains us with new vocabulary every day. He actually says a lot of words, but most of them sound the same. He already can sing a tune (I think that's amazing). He loves playing with his uncle Cam.
Brenden is 3 years old. He has changed a lot the past month. He shares easily, doesn't cry or have tantrums with me, and gets along with all of the kids. He was so funny today. He SAT on my stair, but his feet weren't flat on the floor, he was on his toes. He says "Look, my legs are moving by themselves." He didn't have a shirt on and his legs were shaking like they were extremely fatigued or he was very cold. He was so amazed that they would move by themselves. He quickly found out when he put his feet flat on the floor, they didn't do it, but he liked it the other way. He found my doll I bought in Australia and asked me if it was Tarzan when he was little. (It's a Aborigeni Doll, a little black dude with nothing on but undies).
Ayvri is 4 years old. She wanted Brenden to drink her (pretend) wine today. He refused over and over again. She said it was just water, but he wouldn't touch it. She got a little upset with me when Nicole left. I didn't walk her to the door, Ayvri did. I said goodbye to her several times, but stayed in my chair (I was tired!) After Nicole left, Ayvri came up to me and said "You didn't say goodbye to Matol." I told her I said goodbye several times, but she gave me that "look", and I knew what she meant. I didn't say goodbye to her properly! She found her doll (the one Leslie bought on her honeymoon in the Virgin Islands) and took it home. I slowly gave away my doll collection to my granddaughters. I think these two were the last to go.
Sadly, Sharis hours have changed for work, so Jaxon isn't coming anymore. It really does make me sad. I love watching the way Brenden, Ayvri and Jaxon interact together. they're like having triplets, without the work, just all the fun. We only had a few more months before he and Ayvri start kindergarten anyway, but, it just makes me sad! Last Thursday Ayvri said "now I'm never going to see Jaxon again." When we took him to her dance recital on Saturday, she couldn't stop hugging and dancing with him. It was so cute.
Cashe fell asleep sitting up. His head was bobbing like an apple!
Talan wouldn't leave Emri on Thursday. Wherever she was, he wanted to be (unless it was bed).
Emri has the cutest grin. She's such a sweetheart.
