A.B. Kagledom

It has been a pretty exciting week for Adlai B. Over the weekend, he received a new bank that Matthew found on Amazon.com. It's a train crossing signal, aka "Ding Ding", with working lights and sounds. Here he is receiving the gift:

I should also mention that Adlai has been going through a few developmental changes. We noticed a few weeks ago that his second molars are on their way in. And, while we were in Texas, Adlai proved that he is big enough and smart enough to get out of a portable crib (dang it). Finally, just this week, he has started to hide when he needs to poop. I'm taking this as a great sign. He knows he needs to go BEFORE HE GOES. Celebrate with me now.

Also this week, Grandma Whee came into town and she was brought to our home every day with the Feefadders! We all know that Grandma Whee means toys, right? Adlai chose another train crossing signal - one that goes with his Thomas the Train set. He is thrilled - maybe too thrilled. For the past three nights (due to excitement?) Adlai has been staying up VERY late and not napping long and it isn't like he is sleeping in to make up for the sleep loss. Last night, Adlai was up until 1 am. He talks, he sings, he plays in his crib, and then he starts to shout "Mama! Mama! Mama! Mama! Daddy! Daddy! Daddy! Daddy!" We went in to his room every 45 minutes or so to redo the bedtime routine. We brought him into our room. We fed him. Nothing worked. We went to sleep at midnight last night leaving him to party in his crib. At 12:30 am I heard him calling so I went in to his room to give him a snack only to find him in his crib completely naked.

Uhg.

Let's look at four generations of Kagles, shall we?

At least he is cute.

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Almost exactly a month after Adlai turned two, we went in for his two-year-old checkup. As you might expect, he is a healthy and smart little boy. There were lollipops and choo choo trains involved in his visit so he was thrilled. Here he is after I said "How big is Adlai" and we all chimed in "Sooooo big!" In fact, Adlai is 25th percentile for weight (27 lbs.) and 75th percentile for height (35 in.).

A week or so after the appointment we hopped on a plane with Grandmother and took off for a weekend in Houston. Adlai, in his usual form, switched from terrible to terrific and back to terrible again at the drop of a hat. Also, he isn't at all shy about throwing a long screaming and throwing and hitting fit in front of an audience of strangers. Joy. Despite the fact that Adlai didn't like the long flight (sorry, fellow passengers) or sleeping in a hotel (so he just didn't), we had a wonderful time. Here are four generations...

Now things are always a bit crazy around these parts but the past couple of weeks have been exhausting. Adlai is quicly frustrated by being two and let's us know of his displeasure every chance he gets. We signed Adlai up for a couple of days of preschool in the fall in the 3's class and then decided the 2's class was the better option - making the last minute update. I felt the need to look for a new job and had been interviewing up a storm, we visitied Texas, felt the need to go without a regular sitter for a while, and then Grandpa Ewing (age 94) fell sick and passed away withing a matter of days.

So much for 2010 being less eventful.

But we are also feeling pretty lucky. Simon is doing very well in school. Adlai, in his determination to be just as able as Simon, is doing a good job of talking, using the toilet, and undressing himself - he even wants homework to complete at the end of the day. I made a better career decision that should lead to our lives feeling less uncertain. Matthew has a semester off from teaching and can spend more time developing his game ideas. And we're getting double pane windows! We're all looking forward to being warmer and having more light.

I've uploaded over 300 photos from my phone taken between June 2009 and February 2010. We take most of our photos with our mobile devices these days.

Enjoy!

Hava

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