We know that things are getting back to “normal” for us when the silliness comes back. Prepare for big silliness in this blog post.

Trevor and I ran errands this morning and when we got back, the garbage truck had picked up the recycling on our side of the street but not the other. Usually, there is about 10-15 minutes in between, so we decided to wait. And wait…and wait.
Trevor had to pass some time.

I worked super hard with every spare minute I could find in the day to make more progress on the play room. Trevor even helped. We did a little art project in the yard. You will have to wait for the finished pictures though!

I did more taping, drywall repair, touch ups, caulking, and prepped the new window sill Bill installed. (Oak, not drywall, for holding up to “vehicular” traffic)

Brendan had a good day too. He ATE an entire 3oz pouch of pureed pears today. It was spread out over several bites over the whole day, but he really liked it. We are so excited to see him trying foods and liking new tastes.
I didn’t get to take pictures until he was in the tub.

He would have a huge fit if I tried to take this pump stem away from him. It isn’t soapy, it is a well rinsed one they play with.

He also loves this squeaky lollipop and wants it to fly like a rocket

He wants to drink falling water like he sees Trevor do!

The silliness peaks with these post-bath antics

I am super tired, but it is all for good reasons!

After taking great efforts in taping with all the tricks I had read online, I peeled the tape off the walls and was SO mad to see seeping/bleeding/run marks everywhere, especially on the two wood-paneled walls where it can’t be touched up. I even bought the pricier Frog tape. AARRG. So Trevor and I are going shopping tomorrow for some materials to put up a border along the ceiling. This is just a setback in playroom progress, and doesn’t do much for my DIY project confidence.

We had a PT session today. Brendan blew away his PT who hadn’t seen him in a month. He is walking so steady and navigating bumpy ground and inclines so well. He blew away both his OT and PT by diving in to this pile of leaves without a care as to what texture it was or what sound it made. He loved it!

Part of his PT exercises involved walking up and down the bumps and hills along the wall while he colored with chalk. Both boys liked this too.

Then they colored on the tree

Tonight we decided to get the boys out for the last of the Christmas light celebrations. Most houses in the neighborhood have their lights off/down now. But until the 12th, we can still do ZooLights!

They were both mesmerized as long as we didn’t stop moving for too long.

This tree has to be at least 80ft tall. I love this color blue, that is a lot of lights!

Bye, cricket!

Happy boys! We got them home, bathed, and put to bed at a reasonable time too.

I have a ton of Trevor pictures, so I will start with the Brendan cuteness. His old nurse came back today and swore that he has grown an inch and lost some of his baby chub. They had a good day. Brendan helped me cook tonight, although mostly he ate his favorite mustard pretzels while I did all the work.

He is the cutest!

I took Trevor to the zoo this morning. It was the perfect day for it. It was cool, slightly overcast, and since school just resumed from holiday break, there were no buses full of kids!
Trevor got to feed the giraffes. He has been talking about it since.

Trevor has his souvenir cup that gets free refills. He was very excited to have his “own Coke”.

We took a break here and watched his favorite (fla)”mingos” fighting.

He wanted to ride on the carousel and picked out his own animal

We were turning on to our street when we got the text that the garbage truck was coming. We raced to get Trevor out of the carseat and to his wall, just in time!

He hasn’t been able to see the truck in a while because it comes at such odd times now (usually in the middle of nap time).

My plan mostly worked. Trevor took a good nap up until the point some jerk with a very loud motorcycle decided to rev and run up and down in front of my house. I was impressed with Trevor though, he stayed in his bed and rested, awake, for about 40 minutes while I finished painting what I had started. When I got him out of bed, he said “Good boy nap”.
I am going to go paint more now!