Autumn Leaves

I've been a delinquent blogger again. Somehow my kids seem to be kicking my ass on a daily basis. I was talking to a friend recently about how 18-24 months seemed like such a difficult time with Patrick. I had forgotten about it until Molly got there. It amazes how similar she is to Patrick at that age. Every trip in the car is a struggle because she arches her back until I pin her down (screaming and crying) together into her car seat. In Molly's eyes, strollers are for wimps, she repeats the arched back and screams when I try to put her in it. She prefers to walk everywhere which turns every walk into a long and wandering one. Patrick seems to be going through a growth spurt, he is eating everything in sight and sleeping really well, sometimes until 9am (if only Molly would too!). He's still loving school and making new friends. Current obsessions include Batman, Legos and Disneyworld. He's at a really fun age now, he's just fun to hang out with.



On the house front, we've started our much antipated bathroom remodel. We let Patrick loose in the bathroom with some Sharpies the day before it was torn out. His only intruction was to leave the window alone. He thought it was the most hilarious thin in the world, and promised us that he knows he can never do that again. Like most little boys, Patrick is a fan of anything contruction related. He loves watching our contractor at work, and says he wants to "be a builder with Jo when I grow up". Earlier this week they shared a snack together on the front porch. Patrick was in heaven.



When the bathroom was torn out there was a lot of water damage, which we were expecting. What we weren't expecting were the subterranean termites that had eaten their way through some of the joists. So the project became a little more complicated. And since all that wood had to come out we decided to move the wall back a little bit, which necessitated replumbing everything. You know how it goes. Can't wait until it is done!



And in the "New Of The Wierd" category, I have ths to report. Molly has been taking amazing long naps while all of the contruction is going on. This is the child who usually wakes up from her nap if the doorbell or phone rings. But somehow she manages to sleep through power saws and sledgehammers. Right outside her room. Go figure.