Waving happy

Well, I have not posted anything in days because I keep thinking I will sit down and figure out how to reduce the size of our photos on my new camera...and I never get around to it. I still haven't, so no pictures but I will post anyway. All four of us have colds and they are not fun. The boys are feeling better, but still have runny noses and some coughing at night. Chris felt terrible today and stayed home from meetings (he still did work, but from home). I think I am getting it, though I don't seem to feel as bad as everyone else does.

We got Austin a book for Christmas called "All Kinds of Feelings" - it is a lift-the-flap book about different feelings with a spin- game at the end with about 20 different feeling words. It is a great tool to try and help him learn how to express himself and his many feelings. They also have lots of pictures and there is one of a girl waving and it says "friendly" (I guess that is a feeling). But Austin insisted on calling it "waving happy" so we now have a new feeling word. I am not sure that Austin feels friendly very often...but he does feel happy and will sometimes wave at others. The other funny thing he did this week was pretend that our large exercise ball was a stone...the stone to the tomb where Jesus was buried. Then we made a tomb in his bed and he got in it and then came out alive. Always the active imagination. Today he made a train rocket and went to South America (he recently received the movie "UP" as a Christmas present and they go to South America). He packed a backpack full of play food to take along.

Bennett has been pretty clingy lately and even more so since he has been sick. He seemed happier this morning but is never far from my side or my arms if he can help it. His new word is "no"...but he mostly just repeats when he hears other people say it to him (which is often if you combine Austin telling him no a lot and me for touching or getting into things he shouldn't). It is really cute right now, though I am sure it won't stay cute for long. He will say "no, no, no" and smile.

Well, here is a happy wave to all my readers for the night!