in pieces

I can't believe that Aliyah will be 11 weeks this week and the boys will be reaching 21 months next week! It has been a good few weeks now that I'm not feeling as ill as I was.  Aliyah is starting to make a routine which is helping me out immensely. The colic is starting to lesson - Thank God!  It allows me to plan and organise better which gives me much less stress and much more rest! It has been a week though where the boys have been exploring their boundaries. And of course I want to do everything "right"! And instead find myself yelling in exasperation "Haven't I just told you NOT to do that 3 times already today?" And one kid looks at me innocently as in "Mom, what's the big deal?" And the other shouts back, "no,no,no!" "So you DO know then? You're just seeing how far you can push mommy today?" Great!!! What? Oh! You DIDN'T want me to pull the tissues out and rip them up into tiny bits!? Yesterday ...

Levi shows off his bravery.  (the next video I filmed, I didn't post as he fell and hit his head!) Aliyah shows us how she can smile I thought I had video of Kai drumming but can't find it - But here are two photos enjoying drumming inside with 2 harmonicas and daddy's drums, and outside he found a stick and a stump to use...