In less than a week the crew will be 22 months old. They are inching closer and closer to two and we are reminded daily. Recently, Rainer drew a masterpiece on our hallway wall, Broox is cutting his 2 year molars and has reverted back to waking up at 5:00 a.m., Jane hates bedtime more than ever and Virginia loves brushing her newly washed hair with her greasy fork each night at dinner. They are beginning to want to do things by themselves, and are often frustrated by what they cannot yet do. They are fast, and our main job now seems to be "coraling" them.
On the upside we are amazed daily with the new words we hear and the way they understand and communicate with us. I love watching them pretend to stir up soup and feed it to us, have an imaginary conversation on a cell phone, clean the table with a rag, or make the truck noise as they push it. They love to play chase down the hallway. They have become fantastic dancers and singers too! I can make out the songs they are singing now. Their favorite are The Wheels on the Bus and Old McDonald.
At the end of the day we are exhausted, but know that this special age will be here and gone in no time.
