Working Girl

Work has been busy, busy. After Jude & Eli have gone to bed, I've had to pull out my laptop every night to do some work which means I've only been playing with my kids as opposed to playing with them while taking photos of them playing and then writing what just happened. Yes, that is what I call a good time. Precious moments are flying by without my being able to inform the world of all the adorableness being had.

Jude doesn't throw fits very often and will lately inform us when he's upset. He'll say, "Uhmmah, I'm saaaaaad... I just go obur dere and play by myself..." and then he'll walk slowly away with his head down and shoulders hunched, wondering if we're watching him. That is his new thing. Quite a little thespian, our Jude. Before he concocted this interesting show, he had another amusing routine. When he would get sad or upset, he wouldn't cry or fuss. He would just get up, walk into a closet, and close the door. We found that pretty hilarious.

Jude's bedhead is so out of control that I have to wet and style it into a more organized 'fro before school. Strangely, this hasn't deterred others from wanting to look like him. Yesterday, Jude's teacher told me about another boy who has been wearing a band-aid on his forehead because Jude wears one on his to protect his scar from the sun. His class consists of about 10 boys and 1 girl named Tessa. Jude knows that I am a girl, Kwang is a boy, and Noah, Sean, and Dillon are boys. But when you ask him if Tessa is a girl he'll respond very matter of factly, "Nooooo... Tessa's a princess."

All I can really say about Eli today is that he is a Professional Eater. He can make plain tofu look like the yummiest, tastiest food around. He's so irresistable to me that 95% of the time we are together, I find my lips glued to his chubby cheek. I don't want Eli to grow anymore and if he could just stop right now, I'd very much appreciate it.