kids growing

So today I was instant messaging with David and his mom on two different IM screens, while it was time for lunch. While I was busy, Emily (having been offered her choice of bread for a sandwich), decided to make her own. She found a bun, deli meat and cheese, a cutting board and knife. She made herself a sandwich and then cut it in half, and informed me that she had made her sandwich, and could she start eating??

In the meantime, I got off the computer and came to rally everyone for lunch, and Jeff had disappeared. I found him in the pack-n-play (where he still takes a nap). He had gone to the pantry and gotten out the 2-step stepstool we keep there, and put it up next to his bed so he could climb in. So there he was, lying down and with his blanket on his head (his best effort at getting it on top of himself). He thought it was funny, and so did I. I guess he was ready for a nap. I did get him to come eat some lunch first though.

Emily asked if she could have some bread with cinnamon sugar on it, so I said yes, after your sandwich is done. So while I was helping Jeff get ready for a nap, she found a piece of bread, cut it in half, and got her cinnamon sugar on it. My big girl... and not afraid to try doing things herself. She even likes to try cutting up apples herself, with a sharp knife (though I watch with fear of her cutting herself... but I guess that's how I learned once too). She's not too bad at cutting it in pieces, though she might still want me to get the core parts out.

The other day, I lay down for a nap late, and Jeff woke up from his nap not long after that. So I got him up, and Katherine asked why I was up already. I said, because Jeff is up. Katherine wants to be the big girl too. She said, "I can take care of Jeff, and help him go potty, and get him a snack. You can go lie down again." So I did.