I would say that Brendan had a great night and slept through – but he only sort of did. At 3:30am he woke up and needed to be rocked and then refused to let Bill put him down. So they slept. At 6:00am, I came out to this:

Spoiled baby!!

They were good today, and super cute. I yelled at Trevor for dumping water all over the play area. On his own, he went and got one of Brendan’s burp cloths and started wiping up the water!

Brendan has a new trick

Post-afternoon nap lazy time

Brendan got a “walking bonk” mark on his forehead this morning. He is taking more risks and experimenting more with standing, reaching and crossing gaps. But he slipped and scraped his forehead on the whiteboard where the magnet letters go. It will be one of many bruises before he is walking!

I was unhappy with Trevor’s haircut on the sides right above his ears. My scissor cutting skills and his wiggling (and being in his high chair so I had awkward angles) all led to choppiness on the sides. I took a risk today and tried the clippers. Trevor was SO GOOD about letting me touch up his haircut with the clippers. I only had to bribe him several times with chocolate chips and put on his favorite part of “bumbo” (he’s getting closer to saying it right).
I let him check out the clippers when we were all done. (UNPLUGGED of course)

I am much happier with his summer buzz now (still not a Gramma-quality cut!). It is a nice close cut like his Daddy gets. He thought the beads needed a touch-up trim too

He knows he is pushing the right buttons, he is not sure why it won’t turn on. Then he saw me holding the cord end and asked me “please” to plug it in. (not a chance!)

He figured that Brendan needed a touch up too!

Brendan studies the tool for later reciprocation

We met a new nurse this morning and it went very well. That is one more stress behind us. Our current nurse worked for us this afternoon so that Bill could attend a graduation/off to college party. (Congrats and good luck, Cody!) The boys were so good all evening but it was great to have her for dinner, bath and bedtime help.
We all got some Chinese food and Trevor ate all my crab rangoon. He has great taste!

Both boys are sleeping soundly and I am getting ready to set up the cot for my turn with Brendan. He is still on 3L and could probably be turned down again, but we will wait until he is monitored all night by someone who is awake!