I know I know... I'm sorry... the usual excuses, work, kids etc. Really though work has been busy and it's darn cold downstairs at home where the computer is. I don't spend much time down there these days. Maybe when it warms up.
Anyway, couple of big firsts for the boys this weekend.
Nicholas is binky free!!!! He went all of last week without it at night and then this weekend without it at naptime. He went through some pretty tough withdrawal. He had been sick the week before and so he had it almost constantly the weekend before we took it away. So he was pretty cranky monday, tuesday and wednesday. But by Thursday the withdrawal symptoms were fading and by Friday he was his usual self. Then on Saturday we just didn't give it to him at naptime and he was fine. He took his usual nap both days. Today is the first day at daycare that he won't have it. It may be a little tough but he'll get through it. His teacher is a little soft so she might have a harder time than him on this.
Nathan went to his first movie in a theater this weekend. Since it was raining on Saturday and we were getting a little housebound, I decided to take Nathan to see Horton Hears a Who while Nicholas was sleeping on Saturday. He was amazed and astounded. Now those of you who know him, know that he literally bounces off the walls. This boy has a lot of energy. He frequently will run around in the grocery store or get away from me in a parking lot. Well he stuck quite close to me while we waited for our tickets and for our popcorn (both pretty long lines, mainly with kids and parents going to see Horton). We got there in plenty of time though so it was ok to wait for the popcorn. Nathan though was very concerned that we would not make it on time. "Can we go superfast, so we don't miss the movie?" Then we got in and got seats about half way back right in the middle. Lucky we got there when we did because it was pretty full and there were a lot of people in the front row. I put his little reel meal on his lap with popcorn and a drink and he just sat in his chair transfixed for the next hour and a half. Now I know that he has a really good attention span and can easily watch a movie that's 2 hours long without getting bored (unlike Nicholas who after 5 minutes of Curious George is out of there). But he just sat there with his little mouth open amazed at how BIG the screen was and how nice and LOUD the music was (the volume on the TV or radio is always being turned up(Nathan) or turned down (Daddy)). He wouldn't touch his popcorn or drink until about 3/4 of the way through. He didn't laugh at the funny parts, he didn't flinch at the slightly scary parts... he just sat there in total amazement. I asked him afterwards if he liked it and he gave me a resounding "YES!!!" and then started chanting "We are here! We are HERE!" Although I'm sure he would have liked it better had it been a musical of some sort but you can't have it all.
So that's our big weekend. We also went to the library to take some books out and now the library is Nathan's favorite place. We had to drag him out of there when it was closing.
This Sunday is Easter. Last week Nathan and his class talked about bunnies all week long. Not sure what the theme is this week. I got some plastic easter eggs out to decorate the house and Nathan and Nicholas both were very excited and walked all through the house with their easter baskets on their heads. Boys....
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