Sick

Wow my resolution to write has fallen apart a bit. Anyway, yesterday we all got sick. James had diarrhea but he didn't seem to be too bothered by it. Hopefully by tomorrow he'll be back on track. Merryn and I both got hit by a 12 hour bug or possibly food poisoning. We were both throwing up, multiple times...JJ wasn't feeling good this morning but got better throughout the day. Yuck! I hate being sick, but at least it didn't last long.

James is changing so quickly! He can sit now and he has two teeth. Because he can sit, it seems that he doesn't want to be held as much, and it seems to be helping him and JJ bond. Now JJ can entertain James with toys, which didn't interest James much before. 

Merryn likes to sleep with my yellow dress, kind of like a security blanket. She has totally adjusted to sleeping in her own room. I like that this was entirely on her initiative. It seems to me that certain developmental changes, like this one , might work best when they happen when the child is ready, not because the parents trained them to do it. I know Emily had the same experience with Isaac using the potty...rather than force potty training on him, they introduced the idea to him and one day he realized he was ready. They bought him underpants and he made the switch, and he has had few to no accidents since. He was just ready.

JJ heard me throwing up last night and came up to check on me and rub my back. I really appreciated that.

I am going to start teaching a class mon and weds nights at Pace University. My feelings are a little mixed, I will miss putting the kids to bed.