Alright so this is pretty much a bunch of random stuff.

Funny Ian story — I was being a little on the lazy side, but also trying to teach Ian the importance of washing one’s hands before one excuses himself from the table… (We even ask him to say “Can I be excused?” much of the time.) so I asked him to get me a wipe after he stood up. The canister was on a nearby table, and he approached it with his food-caked hands and some trepidation. I’m not sure exactly where he saw this, probably me, I’d imagine… but he looked down at his messy hands, and you could see the wheels turning in his mind. How to get to Daddy with the wipes canister to get clean hands, without making the wipes canister dirty too? He reached forward and pinched the canister between his wrists, splaying his hands outward so as not to touch it!

We’ve also had some fun daycare drop-offs and some significantly less fun.

I understand potty-training is the last thing Ian needs to do before moving on to the next class, so we’re anxious to keep that training up. It is difficult, however, when the diaper-changing experience reminds him of being a baby, and he gets our complete attention all that time. We’re trying though, Lord are we trying.

No news on the house yet, but we have an open-house tomorrow, so hopefully something then.

Nina is inching forward in the sleep category, although not quickly enough to keep Melissa and I from being a little “intense” at times.

Work has been tough lately. Programming is hitting a hard stretch, and it is very hard to concentrate sometimes. I literally have to tether myself to the computer by wearing headphones, sometimes. The right soundtrack does wonders. I’m “behind” enough that I’ve been skipping out on the kind of things I usually don’t miss. For example I’ve had to have Melissa pick Ian up a couple times from daycare this week, or trips to stores… I’m even going to skip out on the Easter trip to Ohio. I’ll miss playing with my niece and nephew, but will hopefully gain all kinds of ground on my work. I did manage to go with Melissa to Nina’s cardiologist appointment… the entry below this details that out, but mostly she’s doing awesome and gaining weight like a champ!

It is funny watching Ian try to sell us into “one more episode” of a show or one more book before bedtime. We’ve got Ian up off the floor a bit now at bedtime… there’s a boxspring under his mattress now. At first he liked it, then before his first sleep on it asked us to remove it. We didn’t. He hasn’t looked back since, and is doing great on a double-decker.

Nina’s been doing a lot more smiling and cooing lately. It’s great to see and hear these positive forms of expression from her!

Here’s a few great movies for you to chew on, click on the links to see each video, they’re relatively small:
Ian pedaling very well!

Nina thinks her Dad is a goofball! (Look at that smile!!!)

Ian dance! (Might be hard to see, but wow is he wiggling and moving right after I say “Ian, dance!”)