Poor Dane...he is such the second child. This is so bad and I can't believe I'm admitting it, but I have to remind myself that he is his own person, not anything like his sister. Jovi is still our wildcard b/c she is going to get through every milestone before Dane (and any other's God blesses us with, although at this point I sometimes wonder if He is smacking Himself in the head for giving us what He has...) and I feel like I forget he's a person, who is experiencing everything for the first time and in such a different way than his sister. He is so funny! And so smart! He is trying to be so verbal. He tries just about every word I say to him. Some you can make out and others are just total nonsense. Last night I was changing his diaper and getting his pajamas on and he tickled my foot and said "tikow, tikow, tikow". It tickled and it was funny and I just cracked up. He did it over and over and over again.
His routine is so nice right now. He is such a kid of routine (as is Jovi) but he seems to set it as much as need it set where Jovi needs it set but doesn't set it...does that even make sense? Hopefully it will still make sense to me when I read this in 5-10 years. What will blogging look like then? I digress...
Our current routine for Dane is as follows: he's up between 7 and 7:30 am. Usually plays sweetly in his crib. Get him out, do breakfast and any morning activity we have planned. Do lunch around 11 or 11:30. Play, read a story or 2 and change diaper, nurse, put him in his bed and he falls asleep. He stays there until about 2 or so. Up and playing again, maybe a small snack. Outside time, weather permitting. He is into everything. He is persistent! Does not matter how many times you remove him from a situation or tell him no or even pop his hand or bottom, he waits till you aren't looking and does it again, and again, and again...it's groundhog day baby style. Anyways, we do dinner around 5. Baths after if time and it's bath night. Play some more. Do story time all together "Leading Little One's to God" or as Jovi calls it "Reading Little One's to God". And then I read him another short story. His choice of late is "Nighty Night". It's a baby Sesame Street book and he loves it! He gets and comes laughing and plops in your/my lap to read and screams out their names..."Melmo! (elmo). B-Bir! (big bird) Bir! (bert)". So cute! Okay, I have to run. Dear husband just got home with stuff for the kiddos (clothes and a tent from a client!) More soon...I hope :)
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