Connor

Connor has been adding words to his vocabulary like crazy. Here are a few of his favorites:

Lalala - Butterfly
Too Hot! - Bon Fire
Appa Joots - Apple Juice

He is still talking in sounds. Here is a story that he told Kevin about Friday night.

It went like this:

Ababababa too hot! (The bon fire was too hot!) A poop a wawa. (I pooped on the wagon.) Anana Bach Bach Apapa Bach Bach Abooboo (Grandma Tam and Grandpa Tom and Elliot were there.) Connor opens mouth and points repeatedly (I put marshmallows in my checks and ate them.)

Connor is also becoming just like Kevin. He sits in his play room and goes through all of the action figures that are down there. His favorites are Cyclops, Magneto, and Batman. He calls all heros Ironman but refers to his toys as his "Dadas."

Elliot was holding a toy that Connor wanted and he was insisting he needed it. My mom gave it to him but asked him to go get another for Boo Boo. Connor left and actually came back holding his prized Magneto and gave it to Boo Boo. He said, "Anana Bach Bach, A dada, A BooBoo?" (this meaning, Grandma, Can I give Magneto to Elliot?"

Elliot

Elliot began rolling over at the beginning of last week. He was making his way from back to front, and getting stuck. He is now able to roll from front to back as well - but doesn't do it nearly as often.

Elliot has also been refusing his bottle. He has gone for nine hours without eating because he hates it! He screams when he sees it and thrashes around. He would rather sleep than take from the bottle.

So - we tried cereal this week. He doesn't get it with me because he is happy nursing. Jill is going to try it though and see how he does. I gave him his first few bites yesterday and he just looked confused.

Elliot has also decided that he loves Kevin this week. He has been smiling like crazy at him when he walks in the room with a look that says, "Here I am! Over here, Over here! Come get me!" It's really sweet!

Logan's interest in girls.

Logan says, "Mom, if you want to see some beautiful girls, just look at my phone." He left for school - as serious as could be.

He had taken pictures of my mom's chickens and had them set as his background.

Connor's new accomplishments

Connor has been using the potty off and on for the past two weeks. He is now peeing in the potty up to four times a day. He consistently wakes up from nap and bedtime with a dry diaper. He insists on pushing his button (belly) and then giggles in glee when he hears the pee. He yells "Ta Da" when he is done, claps once above his head, and then gets to flush.

Connor also spoke his first real sentence. It went, "a foobaw a Jill's how." Translated, it is "There's a Football at Jill's House." He is consistently using two words together now, and is pretty articulate.

Connor still speaks in sounds. Here are some of his new favorites:

Vroom Vroom Box - Cars lunch box used to carry his cars.
Vroom Vroom Potty - Cheer after he uses his potty - taught to him by Grandpa K.
Bock Bock - Chickens
Who Who Ha Ha - Monkeys (often blamed for peeing in his diaper)
num nums - anything tasty
Boo Boo - Short for Boo Boo Bear A.K.A Elliot
A ton Mac - On your mark

Connor's newest troublesome behaviors are: Helping himself to an assortment of condiments, drinks, and treats from the refrigerator. Painting himself and the table with his yogurt. Slurping his applesauce out of his cup like a puppy. And stealing/opening packages of Ho Hos in the market and at breakfast time.

Connor feels left out when he isn't given homework and lies on the floor next to Logan to complete his while Logan works on his 3rd grade work.

Logan and Isaiah

Logan and Isaiah, a friend down the street, wanted to go into Isaiah's house to play. I told them they needed to wait for Isaiah's mom to get home. . and then they could ask her.

I then heard Logan and Isaiah conspiring to get inside. They waited for Jody to return, and Isaiah asked to use the bathroom. Then Logan followed him inside, pretending that he too needed to use it.

Both boys insisted that they needed "to go number 2." However, Jody found them lounging on Isaiah's bed. . not in the bathroom.

We both had to tell the boys that lying about Number 2 is no excuse. It was ridiculous!

Elliot's 4 month check up

Elliot weighed in at 15 lbs and 32 inches. He is in the fiftieth percentile for height and weight. They checked his hips, pulled on his arms, looked in his ears, and tinkered with him and decided that he is in fact a baby and is doing well. Connor at this age was off the charts in both height, weight, and head size.

Connor at Fazoli's

Every time we go to Fazoli's, Connor begs for new bread sticks before he finishes his own. I told him that he needed to finish his bread stick before he got a new one. So Connor picked up his stick, moved it to the opposite side of his plate, said "done" and reached for a new one.