twitch, twitch, twitch....

My eyelid is twitching out of control today. I have heard this happens from stress and lack of sleep. Check. Check.

Miss Amelia still isn't sleeping through the night. We have slightly changed our approach of late, introducing formula into the dream feeds and having Tim try to treat her for teething. I'd like to say that I think it might be helping, but it's Friday afternoon again and I think I could fall over. Last week I was tired by Friday that I literally drove home to get an hour nap in before the kids came home, and I just might need to do the same tonight. It's been another frantic week at the office with working at home at night -- and then being up twice a night doesn't help either. I imagine that this is a time of my life I am likely to not remember - which means its all the more reason to be active on the blog. But I am just so tired....

Happy, but tired.

Oh my....

Tonight was just one of those nights.

Tim had the kids in the bath as I organized things like laundry and laying out clothes for tomorrow - and all seemed to be perfect in our little house. Until Amelia pooped in the tub. Nice. We got Miles out of the tub as quickly as possible, wrapped him up in his towel, and put him on the chair in the living room. We then got Amelia out of the tub and I started to get her changed on the couch in the living room with Miles. Tim, unfortunately got the job of cleaning the tub.

But wait, there's more!

While I was dressing Amelia, and Tim was cleaning poop out of the tub, Miles announced that he peed. Naked. In his towel. On the chair. Double-nice.

Sometimes it's so bad, it's just funny.

Calling Mama & Pop-pop

Miles has gotten very into the phone lately. Sometimes he plays shy at the end, but he has been known to insist on calling Dado, Beebles & Bynnie (the dog) or Mama and Pop-pop. Last weekend, he picked up his toy phone and was determined to call his grand parents. We're so lucky to have all of the grandparents in our children's lives - and that they know how loved they are by the preceding generations.

Fifi

There is a new little girl at Mama Sue's who is in love with Miles. Apparently she won't do anything without him. The other day, he was sitting down to eat and she made a huge fuss about sitting next to him. He didn't realize what she wanted, and thought she wanted to sit where he was sitting, so graciously, he got up to move and switched his seat.... at which point she followed him and continued her fuss until the adults moved who was sitting next to Miles so she could sit there.

Just this morning on drop off, she was playing in the playroom waiting for Miles to come and eat. As soon as we arrived, she ran to the kitchen to eat her breakfast. Apparently she just can't bare to eat without him.

However, Miles doesn't much like her back - I am sure it is the first of many unrequited crushes. :(

I have never heard him say anything bad about anyone, but the other day he announced that "Miles no like Fifi". I haven't quite figured out the full story (apart from her obvious clinginess) but apparently, she also pronounces his name wrong and calls him something closer to Milo instead of Miles. As soon as she says his name, all the little kids who can speak say "No! MIYOS!". While none of them can really pronounce his name, they are all fiercely defending him.

Tiguh Tumin'!

A while ago, Miles invented a tiger that follows us home from Mamma Sues. About 1/2 way home, he'll announce that the tiger is coming and that we need to go faster - super fast in fact. We then get to an intersection where he decides which way the tiger is going to go and which way we will go home. We then make the turn, say goodbye to the tiger and go along on our merry way.

I love that his little imagination has just exploded. You can see it in his playing at home, or with things like the tiger. He also has a game where he turns one of us into a tiger - who then has to chase him. As soon as you get too close, he turns you into a giraffe. No idea - but great fun for all!

Boing!

It seems like the bouncy chair has been the only milestone Amelia hasn't hit earlier than Miles, but she finally has it. She loves being upright, in the center of everything, and bouncing away. As often as Miles amuses her, she amuses herself with this - and certainly entertains the whole family with it, too!

Party Tricks

Last weekend, we went to Half Moon Bay to celebrate Natalie's 3rd birthday. Natalie was a little girl at Miles' daycare who just graduated. He always had a thing for her even though she was the one who bit him. Miles had a blast on the ponies and went nuts in the bouncy house. More interestingly, however, was all the little girls who went nuts on him in the bouncy house - they were literally tackling our little Bubs who mostly took it in stride.

As we left, each of the kids were given a party bag. We didn't do much with the party bags until this past weekend when Miles figured out the little horn blowy thing... much to Amelia's amusement.