Quiet Afternoon at Home

Charlie had his 1-month shot today (for the Hep B vaccine), so he slept for a while in the later part of the afternoon. These longer chunks of sleep are rare for this guy!

Eli took a short nap and was grumpy when he first woke up, but soon perked up to his normal self.

We talked on the phone with Davey (Uncle Munkle) -
Colored on some junk mail (sorry Garnett Hill) -
Put crayons in the dump truck and dumped them back out -
and had some fun one-on-one time, which I think we've both missed.
As much as I dislike having this table in my house, it's so cute to see Eli coloring, playing, eating, etc. I'm glad it makes him so happy. I can't wait for spring when we can enjoy it outside on the deck...

And speaking of happiness, last night Charlie slept for six hours! I woke up after about four hours and then kept waking up every half hour, worried that something was wrong with him, but he was fine. I'm not counting on him doing this consistently every night yet, but it was nice to know it's possible! Good job Charlie :)

Paper Towel Rolls are for Unraveling

When the phone rang this morning, Eli was busy coloring and playing with his Lightning McQueen car. Our mortgage guy called to talk about refinancing options since rates are lower now than from when we bought the house in August.

When I got off the phone, I realized Eli had decided he needed a paper towel, but couldn't get just one section, so he kept pulling it all the way into the office area where he had been coloring.

It stretched from where it started under the sink in the kitchen, through the dining room, and into the office where his little table is set up. We don't usually have that table inside, but we brought it in over the weekend and he is loving it. I'm happy for him to have a table his size to color and play on while we're cooped up in these cold months. (and we have it on a blanket so the table doesn't scratch the floor)

Today I have a feeling he remembered me cleaning the table with a paper towel and Lysol when we brought it in, and decided it needed to be cleaned again :)

Now I just need to roll the paper towels back up...