Two By Two

Today, Jasmine is exactly two months old; and Justin is six days shy of (holy cow) 2 years old. Wow. In the words of the Superman prelude, "faster than a speeding bullet..." As expected, time has once again stopped for no one and our two little munchkins will seemingly be all grown up before we know it. Thank God for blogs, digital cameras, and the ability to cherish every moment.








As for what they're up to these days...

Jazzy Milestones IV
For 2 years now, we've had a running joke in our house that whenever I blog about something kid-related, it's a jinx for things to go in the opposite direction. For example, if I said "Justin is sleeping well at night," he would suddenly have 18 nights in a row where he'd wake up every 3 hours. I'd say "he's eating well" and he'd go on a hunger strike. The jinx almost never failed. And evidently, Jasmine has picked up right where Justin left off. It seems that she didn't like my previous entry about her, as the day after I posted Jazzy Milestones III, she resolved the bowel movement issue I blogged about and also began to "talk" on a regular basis. Go figure. She's also getting progressively more active and alert during her wake time, and smiling a bit more (but not consistently, although they do seem more voluntary now). And she loves her brother's company. Just put her in the walker and she will follow the crazy boy with her eyes all across the room, back and forth like a tennis match. Nothing like free nonstop entertainment.

Justin Milestones XXII

Justin is halfway home with potty training (okay, I'm guessing you don't want more details than that). Along with taking away his diaper, we've also taken the rail off of his toddler bed; and surprisingly he has only rolled out once in about a week. Nice work, kiddo. He's also back down to 24 lbs. And yes, we DO feed him. I haven't a clue what's up with the weight gain (or lack there of). It's gotta be the genes.

A couple of weeks ago, V got a bulletin from Babycenter.com entitled, "Resistance: What to do about the endless no's"... and it could not have been more timely. Here's a snippet: the simple fact is that toddlers say "no" because they can. They've just found out that they have a will, and they want to exercise it... This phase often comes on suddenly, leaving parents perplexed over their toddler's newfound defiance.

So needless to say, the past few weeks have required a little more patience than usual. He has also been Mr. Independence, which I guess goes hand in hand with the endless no's... We can't help him up the stairs, we can't help him down the stairs, we can't help him eat, we can't help him empty his potty... we can't help him with pretty much anything. Oh, and his favorite time of day, bathtime, is suddenly viewed as a form of punishment. Combine this with about a dozen other things that have suddenly turned upside down, and just like that I think we've gotten a glimpse of what's so terrible about the number two. If this is any indication, I can see that the next few months are going to be oh so much fun.