Since I haven’t really done a “what are we doing these days” post recently (okay, except for Megan’s 15-month post, but I forgot some stuff and didn’t mention the twins), I figured I’d do a quick one tonight.

Alex…

is currently saying “that makes me happy” or “that makes me laugh” when he really likes something and “that makes me sad” when he doesn’t want to do something.

is a big fan of the video for “Move It, Move It” by will.i.am with the Madagascar 2 characters dancing. 

uses an implied “not” on a regular basis. He simply leaves out the word, even when the context clearly indicates it should be there. As in, he’s crying, “I want lunch” while throwing a fit on the floor…we’ve learned that he really means “I don’t want lunch.” (We’re pretty astute, huh?)

has explosions of energy that just astound me. They come from nowhere, require great creativity on my part to provide outlets so he doesn’t destroy the house or his sister or me, and usually end when he flops over and announces “I not run anymore.”

Erin… 

has taken to calling Alex “Brother” when she’s calling for him. As in “Brother! Here’s your puppy, Brother!”

can button her own buttons and walk down stairs comfortably without holding on now.

will occasionally reply to my call to come (for lunch or dinner, say) with “be right there after I (fill in the blank with some random activity)!” Really? She’s 3…can’t wait to see what she’s “just finishing” when I call her when she’s 11.

Megan…

Has started saying “gain” meaning again, and “have it” meaning give that to me, and she’ll say “bye bye” to anyone these days (or at least wave)

She’s taken to touching or doing things she knows she’s not supposed to and saying “stop it” while she does it…because that’s what I say to her. It’s usually nothing actually disobedient, more like taking clothes out of the laundry basket that I’m trying to fold from. It comes out like “stoppit” when I say it to her…so that’s how she says it to me, too. It’s hard not to laugh while I distract her with something less intrusive.

She’s also started scavenging from Alex and Erin. As soon as they finish eating, she says “ah done” and when we put her on the floor, she climbs into their chairs and finishes anything left on their plates. Seriously…she’s a mooch!

And that’s all I can think of at this late hour…you know 9:00 p.m. But hey, it’s late for me…so no judging!