I spoke too soon...

Well, I bragged too soon on Aidan napping. He hasn't napped since. He actually does pretty well without taking his nap until around 5:00. Then he's really tired, and the last two hours of the night are pretty rough. With Jared not here, we've been eating dinner around 6:30, so Aidan is getting to spend a lot more time in the bathtub at the end of the night, which helps up both out. He loves to play in there, and it gives me a reprieve from thinking of things to do with him. He is so cute at the end of the night with the recorder we have of Jared reading books and saying prayers. Aidan demands that he get to "hold Daddy" during it, though lately it has become a game where he puts it on his stomach and bounces it up. We may have to change that up a bit because the new game is a bit of a prayer distraction! :-)

Aidan is also getting really great about saying prayers before he eats. The other day, at breakfast, I forgot to have him do them, and after two bites he said, "Ah! We forgot to say prayers", and he put his fork down and started to say them. It was a proud moment for me. :-) He has to make sure that I'm sitting down in MY chair (not one of the other chairs) during prayers. "Mommy, sit in YOUR chair!"

We're getting no where in this potty training thing though. Another step backward yesterday... I left Aidan without a diaper for about five minutes, and he normally does so well. This time he walked up to me and said, "Mommy, I pee peed on the stairs." Sure enough, there was a (large!) wet spot on the stairs. He didn't mind at all. I guess Jared will be able to help out when he gets back; I foolishly thought I would be done by his return!


Austin is pushing himself up off his chest and scooting across the floor to get things. He's eating like a pro now, and he loves his newest food: carrots. He didn't make a face at all when he had his first bite. We'll probably just stick with peas and carrots for a while because I remember that the green beans and sweet potatoes can be gassy. Austin is drooling like a faucet, and it is obvious his teeth are causing him quite a bit of pain lately, so I don't want to add anything to that. He also has "found his voice", so when we're out in public (which isn't often because he still hates the car), he is doing his new squealing thing. I think it's pretty cute, but others around us don't seem to. If they do stop and talk to him though, he wins them over with his HUGE, drooly smile! :-)

Here is a recent picture of the boys. Austin is just in love with Aidan and lights up whenever Aidan does his silly voices to him! :-)