Monday January 12, 2009

Grace is home sick with a cold today. Kate is also home with a sore throat, which seems to be the first symptom for most people who have this latest bug. Scott and Layla are both suffering from it; as well, though both feeling better today than this past weekend. I am taking my usual ridiculous amount of vitamins and supplements plus a few more for good measure and repeating the mantra "I am not getting sick. I am not getting sick."

Reid and Finn are now on opposite sleep schedules, which is too bad because they are both quite bored when the other is sleeping. Finn is on two naps/day still and Reid has recently transitioned to one nap in the middle of the day. Today Reid and Finn did get to spend an hour together this morning sorting and reading books with Jena. We rotated out new books because we had read all the current books many, many times. I was probably getting more bored than they were. Infants and toddlers love repetition so I did keep a few of their favorites in, "Brown Bear, Brown Bear", "The Big Red Barn", and "Mr. Brown Can Moo" all stayed and we added "Baby Beluga" and "The Wheels on the Bus". Reid was excited about the bus book immediately and already knew some of the hand motions, perhaps he sings that song with his parents or his big sister Claire? We also chose some books with images of real babies.
All of the Dragonflies enjoy looking at real photographs of faces so I've been collecting photographs of their Beetle and Centipede friends from downstairs so we can talk about them and point out familiar people, places, and things. We'd love any photos you happen to have of family pets or relatives. Reid is figuring out where his nose, ears, mouth, and other body parts are and we talk about faces that look happy, sad, or angry.
While Reid was napping (Carrie and Jennifer listened for him on the monitor) Jena took Finn and Layla up the street to Layla's naturopath to pick up some vitamin d drops and probiotics. It was so nice to get our for an hour walk in the fresh air. Finn relaxes in the stroller and watches the buses, bikes, people, and dogs go by. The city is building a park down the street so we stopped to watch the construction equipment at work. Layla enjoys the ride as long as we keep moving.