curious

O: Dada, let me smell your belly. [sniff] Ewwwwww!  Gross!  That's 'sgusting.....

Hmmm.  How you got that hole in your belly?

wow, they talk a lot

Oliver, quit acting like a baby.

Don't call me a baby.  That is very rude.  That is very naughty.

comments from j, today

To me:
Mama, I love you so much. I just wish I could care about you.

To Matt (while playing horse on Matt's stomach):
This game of lumpy horse is so much fun!

never can catch a break

Mama, I feel hors-ble today. And I had a bad, bad nap.

the beyond

Mama, are there bad guys with God?

No. Everyone with God is good.

But there are bad guys here...

Yes. Sometimes people make bad choices on earth.

But why?

I don't know. That's why we have the freedom to make choices. So we can learn from them. I'd rather make kind and loving choices. What about you?

Well I'm going to be a policeman so I can stop the bad guys. But one day a bad guy got up into Heaven. And he got near God. God had to stop him. So He put him in jail.

awwww

I took the time to "do" J's hair today. This involves blow-drying it so that the front sticks up. It's adorable. He's adorable all the time. But this is just...different somehow.

I just asked him "how'd you get to be so cute?"

God.

are you ok?

Matt: [sneeze]

O: Da-da? 'K? Da-da....'k?

Yeah, buddy. I'm ok.

Here da-da. Noh. (nose) Here, da-da. 'K? [hands Matt tissue]

learn to deal with it

Matt is taking an antibiotic that leaves a gross taste in his mouth. Last night, he was groaning about the taste and J overheard it.

Daddy, just don't complain. If you stop complaining, it will just taste better.

love hearing them interact

Brudda?

What?

Cookie! Loo-K. Cookie!

No. That's not a cookie. It's a game. Can you say game?

GAY!

Good job!

Brudda?

this is what sick's like

During the times of 105 degree fevers, I spent most of the days doing this:



He was miserable, clingy, whiny, tired, grumpy....you name it, that was him. He spent the nights in our bed (or maybe is still in our bed....he's not well enough for me to determine whether or not it's changed his sleep patterns yet). And so, his naps have gone out the window too. I've learned 2 very important things during this week of holding him while he sleeps.

1. He snores like an old man! That kid has some serious noises coming out of him. I'm not quite sure how he doesn't wake himself up.

2. My 4 year old is much more resourceful than I had given him credit for. After holding a napping Buggy for 2 hours (after he had already slept 2 hours) I came downstairs to find J playing nicely in the family room floor. When I went to throw something away, I found 4 go-gurt wrappers in the trash.

Oh my! You've gotten so big that you opened these wrappers yourself!

No, actually. I couldn't open them. I jus' got the scissors out. But I didn't cut off my fingers!

Well, there's that at least.