Early Steps

Hanging out on the beach, and the boys sporting their new hair cuts. (courtesy of their mom)

And the dancing queen, with her tongue out...always with the tongue out.

And finally some steps caught on video!






So our youngest is beginning to take the world by storm as she toddles her way around everywhere. She has also decided it is time to join the fun and games of her older brothers, with all its rights (to bruises) and responsibilities (to share all toys). She is quickly becoming a playmate for our middle son, which is creating some needed space for my oldest and I to work on reading and writing. She is a tough, independent little thing, with a fantastic laugh. At times she comes out with a mischievious cackle that is identical to our middle son. I'm sure she will be a handful in no time!

Our newly-turned-three, has also taken some significant strides forward. He is sleeping through the night more often, closer to being fully toilet trained, using much more complex sentences and ideas all of a sudden, and of most importance, has decided that he adores his little sister. We are sure that he loved her before, but he has decided to act on it more often and reach out to include her in new and exciting ways. In many ways he has finally begun to immitate his older brother in this, who has always adored both his younger siblings. All of these steps forward have brought some relief to the tension that was living with a 2 year old.

My oldest has also hit a recent growth spurt as well as making significant strides forward in reading. I'm not sure we've really hit a groove with homeschooling, and we certainly haven't found a routine or rhythm as I continue to try to figure out how to challenge him without overwhelming him, but his reading is better so that is one step forward. We've pretty much settled on regular school for him when the new school year starts in January, so I am trying to set manageable goals in the mean time and trying to get him comfortable with reading and writing so he will be up to standard when he streams back in.

Anyway, the main goal of getting this post up was sharing some toddling videos! Enjoy :)