Elliott - 8/28/2015

Elliott ate oatmeal and dried cranberries for breakfast.  He watched Reid and Cooper put their cranberries in their oatmeal and he did the same thing.  For lunch he ate ground beef, elbow noodles, at least half of his peas, and ate applesauce.

You can make up your own caption for this first picture.  I'm going with; "Morning Meditation For Toddlers"  They were playing side-by-side and copying each other's antics.  And laughing.  :)

Sophie watched the boys (Elliott, Cooper, and Reid) push stacks of blocks around the room and she started doing the same thing. Then they built this block sidewalk and she immediately crawled along on it and was grinning all over.  I took a picture of a traffic jam and Cooper was saying, "I'm coming through!!"  Cooper and Reid do a good job of running around Elliott and Sophie (rather than over the top of them!) and they actually have minimal conflict!

Elliott had a pretty good morning although he probably did more whining than usual.  However, as soon as I'd recognize him, hug him, or pat him, then he was good to go again.  I know he's being a bit more sensitive than usual during this time.  It always amazes me how these tiny little people can pick up on stress.  And they have no way to express it except through behavior!