pics in order

1.Henry in the backyard today running around.

2.Emma on their toy Harley.

3.Henry showing Daddy what a dinosaur looks and sounds like!

4.Emma looking sleepy this morning.

5.Always together:)

6. Emma was feeling yucky today-she's got a bug of somesort(waiting on test results).

7.Henry lounging on the couch with his "bankie".

I know...another post?! But this time it's to get everyone caught up on Henry and Emma and not just their little social lives! So...we are back into the routine of reading every night and several times a day again. Not really complaining--it's just that I read all their books so much that I can now read them in my sleep. We are trying to get them to help pick up toys or at least put away ones that they have quickly become bored with. This works sometimes, but not all the time. We haven't been in the bathtub in weeks. And NO, I don't mean that we haven't bathed them. Our kids now prefer to shower instead of taking a bath! This is indeed something to be happy about. It makes "bath time" so much easier. They also brush their own hair now. The next step is brushing teeth(already have the toothbrushes and toothpaste). And also potty training is in the near future. Something else we are looking forward too. I say that now--we'll see how it turns out! The other plan is to have them in toddler beds by Thanksgiving-hopefully sooner. Lots of plans--we'll see how things go. This being 2 and 1/2 thing is hard work for them and for us. Henry is really attached to me and has been for several months now. I can't leave the room without him chasing after me and crying out for me. Emma is a little more independent. Some sort of whining is an almost constant(except when they are asleep) at our house. They are finding out that they don't want to play with each other all the time and they want their own space sometimes. We've survived kicking, hitting, tackling, and biting each other so far. No serious injuries thank goodness. And they are now very good at saying "no". We have been working on our manners-thank yous, excuse me, please, your welcome, sorry, yes mam(sp), no mam(sp), yes sir, no sir, etc. Progress is being made and more and more we are understanding each other. Both of them will talk and carry on conversations. It's just hard to understand what they are saying sometimes. Emma talks more clearly than Henry, but he's starting to pronounce things more clearly now. And they still have their own little language. All in all, they are developing just as they should be and in most cases they are ahead of their age group.

Update-Emma had some kind of virus that's running around. She seems to be doing better, but now she has what they call a "viral rash". It's a rash that can sometimes appear within 24 hours after the fever has broken and will disappear in a day or so. She looks all speckled and still a bit pale(paler than usual) and is still a little clingy, but she's getting back to eating better and playing more.