The boys turned 4 months recently. For their "birthday" they got their vaccine injections, which made for formidable few days. Naturally, Saturday was Yom Kippur which yours truly was observing. The day was the first time I spent a significant portion of a day with the kids. The boys too were observing Yom Kippur, after a fashion - they refused to eat normally, sleep normally, which naturally did not improve their tempters. The combination of the fast with the kids acting up was memorable - certainly enough to make this one Jew wish he was at a temple.
By Sunday things were back to normal, more or less. The kids actually had a great night, with Ben setting another personal record - sleeping from 11:30pm to 6am. Zev still got mom to wake up and comfort him, but he is getting better about this too. During the day today I finally got to see the boys in good tempters. They played, talked to me, and showed their changing characters. In a complete reversal, Zev, when fed and dry, is quite and contemplative, while Ben wants to run everywhere and learn everything immediately. Ben is also more tolerant of technology - he actually was upset that he had to face away from the TV during one of the feedings (that just landed him upstairs where he ate without a fuss). Zev likes to stare at the TV too, though he switches his attention happily. The only other thing of note is that the boys have enthusiastically started their boxing training - I work with them on some combinations a few minutes a day and mom teaches them that punching balloons is fun. There is no way this can possibly backfire, right?
I will continue to try to post pictures in chronological order. I am still behind, but such is life. Please stay tuned.
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| Ben outside the house |
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| Zev having a good time |
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| The boys are getting ready to go for a ride |
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