Ok, so the truth comes out........things have been hard in our house lately. Cole just has not been a very happy baby and we've been struggling to figure it out. Eli is also in a defiant phase where he doesn't want to listen to instructions and does all the things that he is not supposed to do. We have been struggling with finding patience.
Yesterday I took Eli & Cole to Evan's house for a play date. Evan & Eli used to be in the same class but Evan has moved up and the boys miss playing together. The not-quite 2 hours was pretty intense. Eli loved running all over, acting silly and Cole wanted to chase after them but he's not there yet. (I'm sure Evan's parents felt sorry for me.) After lunch, we attempted nap time and the boys only obliged for a brief period of time. Everyone was cranky so we decided that it was time to get out of the house; the boys usually do well just by getting out. The outing didn't go so well but we made it through. We were so happy to get a break at bedtime but that barely lasted an hour before Cole started screaming. It was a long night.
Fortunately we had plans with Miss Katie for her to watch the boys this morning so Tim & I could go on a bike ride. We were so tired that we almost didn't go ride but we pulled it together and actually did a pretty tough ride, riding a lot of hills. After our bike ride, we went to Barnes & Noble to hang out for a bit. The time away did us a lot of good! On our way home, we stopped and got some soy milk for Cole, wondering if milk / dairy is causing him tummy troubles. He loved it and was in a much better mood for the rest of the afternoon. We're not confident that a "fix" can be that easy but we may be on to something. Poor little fella might just constantly be feeling bad. We haven't found that "fix" for Eli's defiance and lack of listening / cooperation but we're not giving up on that one either.
I think I'm going to go enjoy a few minutes of quiet before I fall asleep where I'm sitting.
Cole enjoying snack with the big boys
Playing dress up - Evan as a fireman, Eli as a policeman
I love this picture - such good buds.
Eli "helped" me make cookies today. He actually came in after the dough was made and wanted a taste.
Eli decided that he wanted to rip the pages out of his Monster Jam program. We're not sure what got into him, it's actually a surprise that it lasted this long.
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