We had a rough start to the morning. I didn’t want to get out of bed, Brendan was really unhappy, and Trevor was just getting in to everything like crazy while my hands were full!
Brendan actually went back to sleep for about 25 minutes and then woke up the second time feeling better. He played in his pillow fort and did his own thing for a while.

Trevor was just bonkers so I had to put “The Lorax” on again. It makes him relax and then he plays nice with his toys. It is odd. I didn’t want him to just loaf all morning and then not be able to nap later, so I had him scooting back and forth or chomp n clacking the whole movie. It worked, he played nice and then later took a 2.5hr nap!

He likes to push it around as much as ride on it because it is light and he can turn it himself. We have to turn the chomp n clack around for him.

He is parking his scooter in “the garage”

But then he flips it out of his way so he can crawl through his “tunnel”. One of Trevor’s new favorite things is crawling through things, especially under legs.

Brendan was so drooly, he went through 3 outfits and then I finally gave up and he stayed naked. He was a bit clingy today and just wanted someone to hold him.

Trevor thinks he is just the walking pro now and is going to carry buckets around.

Brendan pulled a stunt today that was pretty funny. He was sitting on the ground and he was so determined to try to crawl, he leaned way forward. His legs get stuck so he was trying to get them around to get on his knees. He got his butt in the air and one foot under but he pushed too high. He toppled to the side and the momentum flipped him all the way over to his back. He was startled and MAD!!! But we clapped and say “YAY!!!” because it was a really cool tumble!!

We have started watching “Baby Signing Time” videos to work on teaching the boys sign language. Brendan has been watching some with his nurse for a while, but today we put it on the iPad for Trevor to watch.
With just one viewing, Trevor signed ‘bird’, ‘dog’, and ‘horse’ because he loved seeing all the babies in the video do it and he copied. It was awesome.
The videos are really good with insanely catchy music!

It was another “normal” day for our household. Physical therapist this morning, Bill working and going to appointments, boys going nuts, cleaning, cooking, picking up. I am really looking forward to a long shower when I am done with this blog! It was beautifully sunny and 70 degrees here today, I can hardly imagine the snow that is falling elsewhere!!

Trevor was trying to tell me something important.

He was trying to say that it is his Great Aunt Letty’s birthday! Giant hugs and slobbery kisses are on their way to the east coast!

Trevor pulled up a ‘chair’ and watched Brendan do PT. (Brendan did an AWESOME job, he worked very hard and was smiley and cooperative the whole time!)

Brendan sat with Trevor at lunch. He had already had his bath and I didn’t want him getting all messy with purees, so I gave him a bunch of goldfish crackers to play with. He was rattling them all around his tray and picking them up and tossing them. And then he put one in his mouth!

He wasn’t really thrilled with the result. He actually bit down and crunched the cracker in to bits!

He didn’t like the taste either!

I had to let him suction out his own mouth to get all the cracker.

Trevor just watches the free show

He gets a front row seat

The boys both like playing with blocks. Trevor has finally taken interest in stacking them himself.

He is an expert stacker, but Brendan is still interested in the crashing part!

Stacking…

Trevor does still love the crashing part!

Everyone may remember Trevor going to the post office last Tuesday to send mail. We sent a huge package to Kieran as cheap as it would go and it got there Monday. We sent a package to Gramma with priority 2-3day mail. The post office cashier accidentally typed a 9 in the zip code instead of a 6 and printed the label. I noticed that the receipt said “Los Angeles” and asked about it. He said, “oops, I will reprint the label right”
Well, he didn’t and the package ended up in the main postal hub in LA instead of Illinois. It waited there until Monday and finally left for IL on Tuesday and processed through the hub Wednesday morning. I thought for sure Gramma would have her package yesterday or today. When I didn’t hear about it, I checked on it again. Somehow, it WENT BACK TO LA again!!! Last night, the package got back to California and left again. It is going to be a well travelled package, maybe she will get it by Christmas!
Gotta LOVE the post office! Bill called on it and even the postal worker on the phone couldn’t figure it out!

First, we have a special message for someone’s birthday today!

Then, we just have some more cute pictures!

Every lunch is better with a balloon to keep you company.

Brendan had a rough morning, but then after his nap he woke up super silly. He would rather chew on shapes than do exercises though.

He still did some good tummy time

Brendan has been going to the toy area more, the two boys played together for quite a while.

This picture makes me want to scoop up Trevor and give him a huge hug

Chomp face!

Look! Dump trucks!

Hopefully Brendan has a good morning tomorrow for PT!