Just To Say Hi

I have no new news or interesting tidbits to share tonight, but I just wanted to say a quick "hi" to all my family. I'm really missing each of you.

Joey is not any closer to being potty trained. He still hasn't gone once on the toilet. As much as I am ready for him to be ready, maybe he's just not ready. I want him to get used to at least trying, so I will continue to have him sit on the potty throughout the day, but I may not try so intently.

Joey does know about a new musical instrument....the tubob, aka, the tuba! He knows of the tuba from Larry, who plays the tuba in the theme song to VeggieTales. He is also getting close to knowing the song as well. He can recite (he doesn't quite sing it) "broccoli, celery, gotta be, VeggieTales." He also knows "...and sour, half an hour, VeggieTales." I can't even begin to try to spell how he really says these phrases, but it is too cute!

Yesterday, I was folding clothes on the bed and had stacks of clothes already folded, when Joey wanted to get up on the bed with me. I'm sure you can imagine how disastrous that would be to my neatly piled clothes, so I suggested he sit in the rocking chair instead. He said, "Oh! Good ideda!" It was the first time I had ever heard him use that phrase.

To demonstrate his very tender heart....whenever we are watching TV and there is a character who is crying, Joey says, "Come here" and walks up to the TV and "hugs" the character, or caresses their face! He's like that with Nick and I as well, and most of the time with Baby Nick too.

He went to choir with me last night, and as we were leaving, he bent down to Baby Nick who was sleeping in his bouncy chair, gently patted his head and said "Gud-bye." He's so cute...he bends down so he's real close to Baby Nicks face to talk to him. During the day, he will periodically come up to him and say in his high-pitched voice, "Hi Squirt, hi Bug." It warms my heart to see. I hope they can grow up to be best friends.

Holiday update.....looks like we will be spending a nice quiet Thanksgiving with just ourselves. That takes the pressure off of me to act happy (if I'm having a hard day), so that's good. We'll get a small turkey and hopefully have enough left over for Turkey Noodle Soup.

I should be sleeping, as once again, I am the only one awake. I'll at least make an attempt at it.