laughter

B loves entertaining JB. We put JB in his swing and then B pushes him and then says 'hey, you kicked me' and JB just cracks up!!! Check it out.

We are still awaiting for the first tooth to appear and he is still my baldest baby. For some reason he has been waking up once a night in pain. I guess the digestive tract is still trying to work things out. This evening he was sound asleep and then let out a horrible scream. I went up there and he could not be consoled. He was screaming and grunting. I had a fleeting thought that he sounded like a woman in labor. I held him close, he settled down, let out a very small burp and then went back to sleep.
J has also been waking up in the middle of the night. Always looking for water and then begging to get in to bed with us. I love it when the boys climb into bed with us, but when J does, I get no sleep. That kid is all over the bed!
Up north it is the habit not to wear shoes in the house (particularly in the winter). The boys don't like to wear socks either because then they can't run around on the wood floors or they take nasty spills. Well, they have discovered their toes and all the things they can pick up. Not the most sanitary thing, given we have a little one that is starting to move around. I am constantly finding them picking up JB's toys with their toys..the same toys he puts in his mouth. The other day the boys were eating pretzels and the boys thought it was so cool that they could put pretzels between their toys! Gross. Then I started thinking about all the times I just pick something up all the floor - you know the 5 second rule - and then eat it. Not much different I guess. So, I have not yet purchased one of those anti-bac mops, but I think it is time. JB is already doing the swimming thing (on his belly with feet and arms off the floor) and I imagine just a few more weeks until he gets his knees up underneath him.
The boys and I are getting ready for a road trip to Texas in 2 weeks. Yes, I am actually excited about hitting the road with them. We have lots of fun in the car, unless they repeated ask 'are we there yet'. Although not real sure how to 'run' JB during our pit stops. If he is just barely crawling, I can't really let him out to crawl all over the concrete or grassy areas, where dogs run.
Have enjoyed watching the Olympics. B is old enough to really be getting into it and J just follows suit, yelling and cheering.
Ramblins are over. Off to bed