Milestones

Roman is getting so big. I can sense that my life is going to be less involved in the basics of life (feeding, pottying, etc) and more about more involved learning very soon. He actually sat at the table the other night at a friend's house like a big boy:



Sometimes it gets frustrating having to do so many tasks that we take for granted. For example, I'm so tired of being involved in others relieving themselves. But, the other night, I woke up to the sound of a child getting up. I could hear it entering my room and I thought, "I'm going to have to tend to some need other than my need for sleep..." But wait! The child ran out of my room and I could hear the sounds of pottying without my assistance. I was so excited, but I was waiting for the child to come and tell me that he went potty, but he didn't! He went right back to bed. It was a milestone moment for me. My oldest child is gaining independence and so am I!

Talking about my oldest, he hit another milestone a couple of weeks ago. He started counting by twos. I had no idea he was ready for this concept (at the age 4 1/2), but apparently he is. He is constantly doing addition problems for me now. Today he figured out how to count in tens. He was so proud of himself. The funny thing is, I don't think I'm teaching him any of this stuff, he's figuring it out on his own.

Sami, is still Sami. She's certainly learning lots. Like I said in a previous post, she's coming out of her shell at the nursing home. That's great! But here's something she did the other day that thought was hilarious:

She is my worst sleeper. She often comes down after going to bed. This night, she didn't make it back up to her room.