2.9 years and 6 months

What a long winter it has been so far. The kids have been stuck inside so much because it has been either too cold or too icy to play. Despite being in such close quarters for a long time, we actually still love each other. We have been doing our best to change things up and do new things. We have gone to open gym times at the local YMCA and gymnastics gym. We get together about every week with friends from the library and another family we have met through daycare. We went with them to a winterfest about a couple of weeks ago and Tessie got to ride a pony for the first time. Getting all that fresh air, Tessie actually napped (a rare occurance).
Indoors, I'm impressed by Tessie's imagination. She is always inventing new games and words and I'm proud to say that she plays the way that all children should: without batteries- building forts out of cushions, driving cars across the wood floors, building with blocks, reading books and having tea/birthday parties with her dolls and using pretend objects.
She impresses me with her mature language sometimes. She corrected me the other day about the periwinkle color of her toothbrush. When I told her it was blue she said "Actually, it's purple, mommy." She even got persistent when I tried to have her move something by herself ("I just told you, I can't move it. It's too heavy.") Not even 3 going on 13.
Six months already, Caden is growing fast and doing more. He rolls around on the floor to get from here to there. He can sit up by himself, but needs pillows around him for moments of spontaneous combustion when he just crashes backward or to the side. We are trying to get him to eat solids. It's proving to be frustrating for both of us. I'm not sure that he's ready. I keep trying but the poor kid just does not like baby food.
Not much going on here for trips this past month. We had to cancel a trip to NY because both of our friends and Tessie got ear infections. It was her first time on antibiotics and she was great about it- even reminding me that she needed to take it before bedtime when I forgot. She'll be taking care of me in less than a year I think. We are looking forward to our first family vacation to Florida. We all can't wait to shed the layers of clothes and get into that sunshine.