The Martinez Family: Update on all of us!

As usual it's been a while since I've posted :(

BUT I will just chalk some of it up to the fact that Stevie was out of town for a week and I didn't have time for posting (even though it's been longer than a week since I've posted...hee hee!). I was just doing good to keep all three of us fed, clothed, clean and well, ALIVE!

So since my last posting, I took the boys for their latest well visit - Judah's 2 year visit and Levi's 6 month. Both are doing well and are on the charts-in very different places on the charts but they're both on! YEA! Judah jumped up into the 50th percentile on his height (34 inches)-woo hoo! His BMI is in the less than 5th percentile (23 pounds)-no big suprise there! And Levi is so far turning out to be pretty average in size - 60-75th percentile in height (27 inches) and 50th in weight (16 1/2 pounds). Both of them are right on target with development. Judah actually has more words than the minimum expected and Levi sits better than most kiddos his age.

Way to go boys!

A few new developments with the boys:

Levi has decided naps are overrated and would much rather stay up and play with Judah and anyone else who will give him attention. He is in love with nursing-I often have to pry him off with my fingers! He can roll both ways of course by now, loves to pull up to standing on people (not on things yet), pushes up on all fours-every now and then, ooches around in circles, loves playing with cups and bowls, loves drinking from his sippy cup (suprised us on that one!), doesn't like to wear hats (manages to take them off) and still thinks Judah is super funny. We have noticed that he seems especially observant for his age too.

Judah's vocabulary is exploding! He LOVES trucks and cars right now more than anything-well they are right up there with Mickey Mouse. Which speaking of Mickey Mouse-he now actively participates in the shenanigans that happen on Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. When someone falls he shouts "oh no!". When they make faces and sounds, he does as well. During the opening song, he sings at the top of his lungs while dancing around and names all of the characers. He loves dancing in the car and directing me in how to dance as well. He informs me of when Levi is asleep in the car and on one occassion so far, told me to be quiet when I was singing because Levi was asleep. He is quite the ham lately and loves to run run run! He feels like a big boy when he climbs his stool in the bathroom to brush his teeth.

This list could go on and on as you all know so I'll stop before this post gets too long...or longer than it already is!

Like I said, Stevie was out of town for a week (went to Utah to do some repairs on his grandma's house) and I must say, it was really cute (and sometimes a little redundant) how much Judah talked about him. He asked me over and over and over again if "papi trabajar" (daddy work). As it got closer and closer to Stevie coming home, I could tell more and more that Judah really missed his daddy-so sweet! Of course some funny things (and not so funny things) happened while Stevie was gone. Pretty much within 10 minutes of him being out the door, in Judah's attempt to help me dispose of Levi's diaper, I was fishing a dirty diaper out of our bathroom toilet with tongs while keeping the water from overflowing. We talked a lot about Stevie and why was his truck at home if he wasn't at work. We also talked about every truck that we saw on the road-obviously truck is one of his favorite words. By my 2nd day at work, I was very exhausted as were the boys from not napping at the sitter's house or at their tita's house. Mickey Mouse was viewed much more than ever as I at times was just getting by! Many people were helpful-my mom, Stevie's mom and sisters, and I got a wonderful visit from Lois who came over, cooked dinner and helped me do bedtime with the boys. All I know is I got a new appreciation for single parents. It is lonely and hard to do it alone!