The ongoing ADVENTURES of Max and Tru

It was quite a week for Max and Tru… lots of ups and downs. Mostly we’re all trying to work with Tru so he won’t hit everyone he walks by. He’s also really good at pinching and biting. I’ve never had a child who does such things with regularity. Sigh… He will learn… hopefully. Luckily he has a lot of good things going for him, so we still love him to pieces. We appreciate the hugs and loves he briefly shares.

But – on the up-n-up…
Animals! We put all our tiny waterproof animals in with the bath toys. Tru’s favorites… the elephant, the cow, the zebra, and the panda… all black-n-white animals. He also likes “Melmo”. They boys had fun lining all the animals up for a photo. Bathtime is generally one of the happiest times of the day for Tru. He loves the water… and splashing.

Bubbles! When it warmed up we headed outside to blow some bubbles. Max and Tru squealed with delight over the flying, sparkly bubbles. Tru just spilled his quickly, of course (stubborn baby who refuses help!). But Max did well and is finally able to blow the bubbles.

The Phone! Max and Tru love to talk with people on the phone. Mostly Tru listens and waves. Max sometimes goes on and on and on to Jimmy about the happenings of the day. Jimmy never knows the context so I translate for Max. He gets very serious facial expressions when speaking. I think in this photo he was telling Jimmy about the bees outside when we watered the flowers.

The top of the Fridge! Silly photo… but we are building quite the stash of weapons on top of the fridge. Anything that becomes a consistent weapon that the boys don’t control well, ends up there. We’ve got a noodle light saber, a toy light saber, a yo-yo, and a plastic elephant. Sometimes things end up there because the boys are fighting over it, but all of these were weapons of some sort. Sigh… boys!

Quiet Time! Max and Tru are funny about nap and quiet time. Max knows he’ll get a cup of hot chocolate and a snack so he asks to go to quiet time frequently. Tru asks to take a nap really early some days. This photo of Max and his blanket on the couch was during a relaxed quiet time when I let him watch a movie (so I could take a real nap!). Doesn’t he look happy!?