the road to independence

Every month, the kids grow up a little more. And they become a little less dependent on Mami and Papi. I know I'll one day look back and long for the days of our twinfants and twoddlers. But, after a long day and there are three kids to feed, three kids to bathe, three kids to dress for bed, two kids to brush their teeth, and on, it's pretty nice when they can start doing some of the tasks themselves. SylRafa's latest accomplishment is undressing. Thank goodness, so far that's only resulted in a naked boy in bed twice. Once because he was bored and didn't want to sleep, and once because he wanted different pajamas. I thought I had successfully distracted him from the fact that he wasn't in his chosen PJs (they were dirty). But, it only lasted until lights out and he was stuck in bed with little to do but focus on his discontent.

Sylvia is also now daytime potty trained. She doesn't just tell us that she needs to go, but she will undress and climb up on her own. You go girl!!

And babyOscar, well, I hate to talk about it, but he's learning to go back to sleep on his own without parental assistance. Game changer. [Except for that one night Mami went out of town and he knew he could get Papi-time so he decided to be awake for over an hour during the wee hours. Smart kiddo. Papi would choose other adjectives.]