I am constantly amused by my boys. Seriously, I laugh all day long.
kirkham boys
four boys, two dogs and a fantastic city
cookies and stretching
This morning Dylan and I made cookies for James’ school class. This is a video of Dylan helping me clean up and stretching at the same time. James and Dylan love stretching. They have a routine they do every night before bed ( that’s for another post).
Catching up
We have had a lot of fun lately. Three boys is becoming more and less manageable everyday. Here are some random photos of us lately.
Uncle Adam and Luke at the Shake Shack:
Family photo:
The boys playing soccer. James and Dylan were in heaven!
Just a typical morning. James zooming on his tricycle and Dylan chasing behind with his stroller. They like to take the hamper out of the closet and play inside. However, the other morning when James didn’t know Josh was just around the corner, he put Dylan in time out in the closet. It was a fantastic conversation between the two boys.
Rainy day = rain boots.
updates
1. James and Dylan are talking all the time … to each other. It is so funny to hear their conversations.
James “Dylan, do you want to hide in the closet?”
Dylan “okay”
Dylan “James, hide in closet?”
James, “I am going to ride my tricycle now.”
2. I bought a mom swimsuit. It is a one-piece and it is dark grey. I think it has been 20 years since I wore a one-piece (tankinis do not count – they are technically two separate pieces). Thank goodness for ruching.
3. Josh and I picked up James from school on Monday. We stopped and ate pizza on the way home. While at dinner Josh was asking James about school. After a few questions James said “I am too busy to talk.”
4. Uncle Ryan and Adam came to visit us today. The boys are so so excited.
5. Luke is getting bigger every day. Four months is great. He is holding up his head and looking around. He is gaining weight and has pretty much stopped throwing up – woohoo!
6. James loves telling me everyone’s middle name:
- James Samuel
- Dylan Thomas
- Lukie Duke
- Mom Ashley
- Daddy
Usually once a day, James and Dylan break into an impromptu song repeating the phrase “Lukie Dukie Poopie.”
Other than that, we are just trying to make it day by day.
Easter eggs
James has been very excited to dye eggs all week.
Dylan woke up at 5:00 this morning, so everyone else was up shortly thereafter (mainly because Dylan walked into the main room and hollered ‘come on mama’ at full volume). We ate breakfast early and dyed eggs at 6:30 this morning.
updates
We are doing really good lately. Despite James bring sick today and yesterday (is there anything more sad than a little person who doesn’t feel well?).
Luke is doing awesome. He is taking his reflux medicine like a champ and hasn’t thrown up in over a week (woohoo). He has transitioned to regular formula and seems so much more happy and comfortable. He is very ticklish and happy. Also, out of pure necessity, we started sleep training last night. I did not intend to do that last night but Josh and I were both up all night with James and therefore, … the process began. And now that we have started, I know it will be a rough week but maybe I have a whole night sleep in the near future. I seriously don’t remember the last time I slept through the night.
Other news, James has been taking swimming lessons and he is doing great. The first few times were tough but now he gets so excited. He jumps off the side and swims to his teacher. I love watching him.
James is obsessed with maps. He loves the subway map and asking where all the trains go. I need to get him a US map so that we can mark where everyone lives.
James and Dylan love scooting. James and josh have been going to the skateboard park early on Saturday mornings, before the big kids come. It is so fun to see James ride up and down the ramps.
And Dylan is just on fire. He is crazy and happy and full of himself. He knows he is funny and is very entertained by himself. It is so hard to get mad at him or discipline him because he is so funny. Josh and I take turns leaving the room to laugh when we are trying to discipline him.
the shack shake
Yesterday was a James and Mom day. We took the train uptown and went to the Natural History Museum. We looked at a lot of diaramas of African animals and a lot of dinosaur bones. James loved the interactive computers where you could push buttons and different animals would display on the screen. After the museum, we went to the Shake Shack and had lunch. And then across the street to Central Park (my favorite place). It was so much fun. James had a blast running around, climbing rocks and chasing squirrels. We found a river and heard a frog croaking. On the way home I asked the subway station person for a subway map (James loves maps). As you can tell from the video, I think that the Shack was the highlight of James’ day.
scooting
We love to scoot!
my tummy
As we are eating our meals, I often ask James if he wants more or if he is all done. James replies with something such as “my tummy is done” or “my tummy would like some applesauce.” I have noticed lately that his tummy is now making all sorts of decisions for him. Today he told me that “my tummy would like to go to the park.”
