And Then the Rain Stopped
By Saturday morning the weeks of seemingly endless rain stopped and the sun came out, so the boys went outside to play...
Previously, play looked a lot more like this...
or this...
(That's Matthew wrapped in a blanket at the bottom of the pile.)
or, heaven forbid, this...
We actually do go outside to play in the rain but that almost always ends with baths and lots of laundry. It is never as much fun for Matthew and I so, even if the boys don't care, we are glad that it is finally sunny.
Saturday we had Simon's friends and their families over for a potluck dinner. Much fun was had and even some attempts at yelling adult conversation over the sound of six squealing kids in the background. Once our friends had gone, Adlai made the strange transformation into deliriously-happy-mode. I think I may have mentioned just a few times that dear sweet Adlai has been just a tad cranky as of late. So when he was suddenly full of smiles and enthusiasm and pucker-up kisses it was, well, odd. We haven't decided if he was excited by having friends over or by having friends leave. In any case, the enthusiasm didn't continue past Saturday evening but it was a nice look into a possible future.
Sunday we were up extra early because, despite going to bed "an hour later", Adlai has somehow managed to work his biological clock around the new 5 am (which feels like 4 am). This is a horrible development which we are desperately hoping to cure. (Lack of sleep may also be preventing the wee one from being perpetually happy.) In any case, Adlai had a good time at breakfast with former neighbors and a great time in San Francisco with the Feefadders. It was only really when he returned to the comfort of his own home that he and Simon were able to be truly miserable. We cooked and fed the boys over the constant screaming/crying/yelling, bathed them, and lovingly tucked them into their beds only to be awoken at 2 am with a nightmare, and 5 am with the crying-that-doesn't-end.
New things for Adlai: he puckers up to kiss, he will snuggle with anyone who lays down on the floor, he has become very opinionated about his books, his food, and his activities in general, he loves to be outside, he loves Matthew more than anything in the whole wide world and doesn't ever want to NOT be in his arms, he counts "1, 2, 3" along with us, and he mimics us as we yell "stinky!" when changing his diaper.