Giving Thanks

Daniel is still in the early stages of potty training, so I still get to enjoy all the thrills of diaper changes.  Thursday he did an incognito poo in his diaper either right before or at the very beginning of a 2.5-hour romp at the playground, which of course I didn't notice, so he started to get diaper rash.  Friday morning he greeted me with a not-so-incognito big load, walking like a saddle-sore cowboy.  Whenever I tried to clean him up, I had to deal with the usual sore-bum evasive maneuvers amid protests of pain.

This morning I walked in and saw that he had another big load (how does such a small body create so much waste?) and I carried on with what must be done.  I was very surprised, however, as I started cleanup on aisle 1, when he said, "Mommy?  Thank you for cleaning my bum."  There's a first!  He stayed remarkably still while I wiped him up.  That poor diaper rash even started bleeding a bit in one spot.  He calmly reminded me to put medicine (Desitin) on his bum, which I'm told stings, and after I finished, he gave me a big hug and said, "Mommy, thank you for feeling me better."

I'm so thankful to have such sweet boys!

Video Killed the Radio Star

Yes my friends, we have video to share!!  I tried two different formats, YouTube and Google Video.  Playing with options here.  Let me know if you prefer one over the other.  (I stopped using the Itsagoodday.org option since people said they didn't like how the movies started automatically).

This one was taken October 14.  Nathan got David a plastic baseball and bat, plus a real baseball and lefty glove.  Here they are playing catch:

Meanwhile inside, Daniel was tooting his own horn from a toilet paper tube:



Daniel has his very own job: putting his dirty diapers in the trash can. He absolutely loves doing it!! As soon as I finish changing him he asks for the diaper and does this cute little trot into the bathroom. I'm always amazed as I follow him down the hall at how tiny he really is.



And last but not least: Daniel's Halloween. The conversation in this video was random and irrelevant, so I had a little fun with the audio. Enjoy!