- They're still very in to the show Paw Patrol. They really don't watch it a whole lot anymore, but they have each held on to their puppy alias for 3 months now. Blaine is Rubble and Pierce is Rocky, and as a result, they prefer anything yellow and green respectively. I find myself purposely finding the yellow/green plates, cups, silverware at each meal. Pierce often takes it a step further and often goes into non verbal puppy talk. What may have been cute at first gets a old after awhile when he refuses to talk, but only to puppy whine and point. We've noticed he almost always goes into the mode when being punished or reprimanded.
- Different lovies still come to bed with them each night, but they rotate through what that might be. Blaine will usually have 3-5 lovies, but Pierce usually only has one and tucks it under his pillow every night. So cute!
- Pierce has really taken to singing lately. He went though his train whistle in the car phase which was really cute and then took more to singing. Their Christmas song of choice this year (they always have one I'm finding. Last year it was Jingle Bells) was Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer. He learned all the words over time and quietly sang in the backseat. If we tried to watch him though, he would hold his Thomas magazine up really quickly and shyly hide behind it. Now he is becoming more of a performer. Lately he has requested we sing the Doxology at each prayer and boldly sings nearly every word. I could listen to him sing it all day.
- Blaine is my kitchen helper. He is constantly asking to help me cook or load the dishwasher and I try to be good about stopping and including him when I can. I love that he enjoys it so much and he really is good!
- One of their favorite past times is still rough housing with Daddy in the basement. They've created a game called "Get the Bear" as part of it. Basically BJ is the bear and they get him. :)
- I would say we've made some good eating progress in the last few months. Both boys are better at trying dinners and seem to like the bites they try for the most part, but I'll be darned if they'll eat more than the one taste. Baby steps, baby steps. They both each raw carrots now (Pierce quite happily, Blaine more reluctantly) and that is a big victory for sure! Somewhere over the course of desperate bribery though they have come to expect a "fpecial teet" at any and every meal. Going to Nana's house frequently doesn't help either!
- Pierce has had a couple of willful battles the last few weeks. He doesn't handle reprimading super well and it can often send him in a downward spiral. There was one day recently where we were really battling. I had to lock him in his room for time out and I was having to take away his toys for continued disobedience. Blaine watched on very concerned and clearly hurting for his brother. At one point he suggested I take away Stephen the train instead of Bill, Pierce's favorite. Later towards the end of our battle when I was talking to Pierce, Blaine came walking in and brightly said, "Mommy I prayed that Pierce wouldn't say no anymore." Tears filled my eyes as, once again, this sweet boy spoke straight to my heart. God has used him more than once to remind me of some spiritual truths.
- Overall they are such great boys. We are constantly impressed and humbled by their loving natures, sensitivity, obedience, and sweet natures.
