Yesterday we drove past the hospital, and I pointed out to Link that the hospital was where he and Eloise were born. Then when we got home, he asked me, “Mommy, how did all those babies get in your tummy?” My 2.5 year old basically just asked where babies came from. Not sure I’m ready for this. But they are growing up so fast!
Link loves to play out in the puddles, and thanks to the weather, we have gotten to this week. I am so happy that we can get them out – the fresh air is so good for my children. I mentioned the love of dinosaurs already, but we are also big into cars. We have been using little Matchbox cars and dinosaurs for some potty-learning incentive. I’m not one to broadcast the potty habits of my kids, but I will say that there has been very impressive advances in that area. We are very proud.
Eloise is sitting now! She is also doing a lot of “crawling”, or at least her version. She gets up into a perfect crawl stance, and lunges forward, repeat, repeat, until she reaches her destination (often something that will go in her mouth). We are still trying to figure out her dietary needs. I had been dairy free for awhile, and that relieved a lot of her acid reflux. I introduced it again, and that hasn’t been going well. A combination of that, the beginning stages of teething, and a cold that will not leave our house, has led to some unhappy moments for her. Overall though, she is the happiest little girl. We are so blessed by her smiles. She is also a big fan of not sleeping at night, so that’s been fun.
I will leave you with a few photos of the rugrats.
Eloise after some outside time
Link loves to eat the snow!
3 generations of Gehring men
Daddy and Eloise playing ball