Lately

It seems like I've been so busy chasing after 2 kids that I'm not sure I'll remember everything that has been going on. But here goes. Eli is really living up to the "terrible twos" lately. His favorite word has been no. He constantly uses the bar stools to get into the kitchen cabinets for fruit snacks, crackers, etc. I have had to lock all bathroom doors because his water obsession is getting out of control. He fills up the sink with water and soap to make bubbles to the point of overflowing. And he thinks it's great to "wash" everything around. (Candles, dishes---clean or dirty--whatever he can get his hands on, bottles of lotion, and pretty much anything in site.) He loves that he can now reach his clothes that hang in his closet and he constantly pulls them off the hangers. Today while I was trying to get the kitchen cleaned up he snuck upstairs and went into Ava's room. She had been down for a nap and has been congested so I filled the humidifier up before I put her in her crib. Well, he dumped all the water form that out onto the carpet and emptied her dresser drawers of blankets, sheets, clothes into a big pile on the floor. And I'm sure woke her up in the process. That's just a taste of what we have been enjoying lately. He also has OCD with putting things in a straight line. Example: The other day while I was feeding Ava and putting her down for her nap, he emptied the contents of our fridge door onto the counter all in a line. And he also started doing the same thing with cans of food from our pantry on the carpet. I wish I knew what was going on in his little brain. Now for Ava. She had her 6 month check-up last week and is doing great. She's CRAWLING, SITTING, & eating cereal. We can't believe how fast she's changing! She is always so happy and smiles whenever we look at her. Such a sweet girl. Oh, and I put in a picture of Eli out back playing in all the rain from one of the monsoon storms we had the other week. Again, his water obsession.