This time our snowfall didn't shut anything down.
It was the perfect amount -- three inches -- and melted shortly after it fell.
It was the perfect amount -- three inches -- and melted shortly after it fell.
Best of the Week
Saturday, February 22, 2014
We have amazing weather and have been outside every day this week. The boys fell asleep in the stroller during a long walk in the sun on Wednesday. The breeze was/is just perfect!
This boy is such a goof ball.
This boy is standing up everywhere and checking out everything he can reach. So far, his favorites are door frames, corners, and hinges. I believe we have a future engineer. He's not as chatty as his brother (few are!), but still finds ways to communicate and get the attention he needs. For example, he pulled the kitchen towel down and brought it to my chair and did his little throat-clearing thing to let me know he did something new the other day.
As for Big Brother, he needs to get a compliment every time his little brother gets one in order to feel validated. After Andre stood up, Isaac put all of the animals onto this chair, reclined it and told me what he did. I've tried to tell him that people receive accolades for doing things that are hard for them to do, especially the first time they do them. He doesn't get that concept yet. So we cheer anyway.
Little Brother is so obsessed with everything Big Brother does that BB created a blockade this week so that he could have some space to himself. Oh, the irony!
This one needs lots of TLC these days. He often comes up to us and demands, "Hug!" or "Hug Mama!" or "Hug Dada!" (We like hugs around here!) Every time I hug him I ask the Lord to remind him of how much we love him when he's a teenager.
This child has simply blossomed in the last several weeks. He's very interactive -- and just plain active. Perhaps my favorite thing about him right now is his 4-toothed smile!
First Professional Hair Cut
Tuesday, February 4, 2014
After 5 or 6 home hair cuts, we decided to give up the ghost and go to a professional. His hair is shorter than we'd prefer, but mostly because he moved while we were cutting it, requiring us to "even it out" again and again. (You know what I mean if you've cut kids' hair!) Today, the stylist basically cleaned it up and made it look proportional. You can't tell from this photo because his head was moving, but you can see his motivation: cookie sandwich!
It took three trips into Hair Cuttery, massive bribes, and watching three grown men having their hair cut for Isaac to climb up onto the booster cushion, sit down, hold still, and not scream. (I gave the stylist a big tip.) This whole process (bribing, coaching, cheering) took a good two hours.
Attempt 1:
Enter store, provide info, start walking to chair. Screaming commences. Brief and intermittent calmness. Stylist tells us to go for a walk and come back.
Attempt 2:
Begin with a walk and lunch. Talk about how the haircut will feel and sound. Mom touches around the ears where the clippers will trim the overgrown hair and tells Isaac that it will tickle like a comb, but will not hurt. Promises of "a very, very, very BIG special treat" are made as a reward for sitting still and not screaming. Isaac says he wants a yogurt special treat (I love that kid!). Mom tells Isaac that he does not have to have his hair cut, but he will only get a big special treat if he does -- and while sitting still and not screaming. Isaac says that he wants to try again. While walking back to the Hair Cuttery, we pass the Nestle bar. Isaac takes a good look at all of the cookies and cupcakes. He begins to talk about which one he wants to pick out after he has his hair cut. He starts to get excited. We enter the store and he watches 3 men who are having their hair cut while the stylist gets his chair ready again. He talks about all the things we've mentioned. "It's a comb scissors. It doesn't hurt. It's just a comb scissors. Isaac can do the comb scissors." He walks to his chair. When mom goes to lift him up, he begins to scream and flail. Mom says that we'll come another time and thanks everyone for their patience.
Attempt 3:
Immediately after we leave, Isaac says that he wants a special treat. Mom reminds him that it was only for having his hair cut. He immediately stops walking away and starts crying and saying that he wants to try again. Mom doesn't want to go through it again, but Isaac is VERY persistent. Mom agrees to give Isaac one last try because what parent says no to, "I want to try again!"? This time, Isaac walks right up to his chair, climbs onto the booster himself and asks for the "comb scissors" (clippers with the attachment). He agrees ONLY to the very small bib. He lets mom gently hold his chin in place and holds reasonably still -- really remarkable for a two-year-old! He even laughs a couple of times when his hair/clippers tickle him. Mom and the stylist keep telling him how brave and amazing he is and how proud his dad will be when he hears about it. Isaac mentions that he will pick out a special treat. When we are finished, Isaac climbs down. Mom profusely thanks the stylist and gives her a BIG tip. Isaac spends several minutes picking out which special treat he wants. He gets the above and talks about how he had his hair cut for the rest of the morning.
(Really, Andre needs kudos for his amazing patience in all of this. He was on my back in the Ergo, then on my front in the Ergo. What a great kid!)
Overheard:
Oh, it's such a pretty shirt, like Dada!
Yeah it is! Like Dada!
(While putting on his blue-and-white-striped, polo shirt.)
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