- Davis is all done with daycare. His last day, after 3 years, was on Thursday. Next week he starts pre-school. He will go three days a week for 2 1/2 hours each day, with the option to stay longer for lunch afterwards. He is very excited about pre-school and "getting bigger".
- I took Davis to a playdate at his pre-school where I met some of the other parents and he met a lot of his classmates. He will have 15 kids in his class. He had a great time at the playdate and didn't want to leave despite falling and cutting open his lip and scratching his face.
- Evan has been teething a lot recently. He is always a very drooly kid, but in the last week he has got in about 3 teeth. He has at least 5 now and has handled it very well.
- Evan is starting to crawl. He is no where near as mobile as Alex, but he can commando crawl his way forward and gets up on his hands and knees a lot. He can also sit up by himself which helps him a lot.
- Alex is very mobile and very fast. He pulls up on everything and often can be seen just leaning against something or holding on by one hand. He can also cruise along things he has pulled himself up on (train table, couch, etc). Not bad for an 8 month old. He will probably be walking before Davis did (10 months).
- Alex and Evan love Davis. They are totally entertained by him and love to watch him play and/or interact with them.
- Alex's favorite toy is the one Evan has.
- Evan's favorite toy is the one Alex has.
- Alex's second favorite toy is a plastic sippy cup.
- Evan's second favorite toy is also a plastic sippy cup.
- Evan is about 22 or 23 pounds. He is about 2 to 2 1/2 pounds bigger than Alex, but they are about the same length.
- Evan seems to need slightly more sleep than Alex.
- All three boys completed their latest round of swimming lessons. This was our first session with Alex and Evan. The twins had their lessons at 6:00pm and Davis at 6:30. Davis would (mostly) sit on the side of the pool while we were in the water with Alex and Evan. Then, I take the babies home and Kristen stays with Davis (often swimming in the lap lane that is open). Its a pretty chaotic time to dinner, then get everybody to the pool. We'll be doing it again as it has been really great for Davis. He is a lot more comfortable in the water and has started putting his head under. It really shows when we go to the Kirkwood pool how much the lessons have helped. He has even tried swimming without any floatations a few times. Alex and Evan are very different kids in the water. Alex loves loves loves to splash the water while Evan is usually trying to eat it. Its a cute and fun contrast.
- Alex and Evan both sleep through the night (7:30 pm to 6:00am) very reliably. It is wonderful. Usually Lilly wakes me up at least once, and frequently Davis wakes me up at least once as well.
- Davis is potty trained (im sure I mentioned this before). He has done great job. He is rarely having accidents and sleeps without a diaper. He is going a good job waking up at night and going to the potty, though he does seem to need help. I'm a light sleeper and he usually yells for help and I sit him down then put him back in bed. I believe it has been several weeks since he has had an accident at night (I knocked on wood).
Update: I started writing this post at 2:00 pm. When I was watching the kids in the afternoon (around 3:30), Evan got up on all fours and crawled. No more commando crawling for that kid.
