Breathing and Thinking

Yes, poor T has strep. My mom, did I mention she’s awesome?, took him to the doctor for me today. He’ll be with Nana and Grandpa again tomorrow since he is still contagious. Hopefully, he’ll be well enough to go to school Wednesday. I miss him! Two nights with my sister and two nights with my mother…geesh! And he loves it! He is having so much fun! He’s the star of the show and doesn’t have to share any attention or toys with any other babies.

There is a positive to him being gone. And I don’t mean that in the horrible way it sounds. It’s just that I’ve enjoyed my time with the babies the last several days. I’ve been able to dote on them a little bit more, having my attention divided only by two instead of three.

Koby is getting so big and is really wanting to explore and play. He is so happy and content and sweet and I just want to eat him! I hate putting him to bed at night.

L is so independent and has a strong spirit. Yet she always comes running to give the best hugs you will ever get. She gives long, tight, full bodied hugs that can bring a smile to anyone’s face. She follows the hugs up with giant mouth open kisses that are so gross and so adorable at the same time. She’s driving me nuts because she HATES having anything in her hair, and I just want her to be a prissy little thing with bows in her hair, and she’d rather be barefoot, playing in dirt!

They are just so freaking adorable. It’s so funny to watch them interact or not interact…whatever their moods are. L likes to hurt Koby. She yanks his hair all the time…especially when he’s in the Bumbo. When I pick him up to comfort him, she plops herself down in his place with a smug look on her face. She doesn’t even glance his way as the tears flow and his wails and screams pierce the air.

Tonight, she smashed his face into the dog kennel wires. When I tried to comfort him, she pushed herself in between Little Man and me to hug me, trying to shove him away the entire time. Her lack of empathy cracks me up. And I don’t mean that in the horrible way it sounds. I just think it’s funny to watch child development. The fact that she has no empathy yet is fascinating. Now, if she’s still doing that a year from now, I’ll start to worry.