Playing Swords at 8:00 AM, who am I kidding also 8:00 PM

Ryan and I just now came to the conclusion that it would have been very beneficial for us to adopt twin boys. That way, at 8:00 in the morning the kids could play swords together, not with one of us. Ryan just tried to unsuccessfully stick me on sword duty. Nope, if it were a girl, I would be on Barbie duty, swords is all you Ryan. I've had my fill of swords for awhile.

Things are going great. Everest is amazing. Always a bit exhausting but we love his spirit. His English is progressing rapidly. He is speaking in full sentences now. They may not always be correct but you can see his little mind working a mile a minute. He has something new for us every day. Had to take a little break as I was just handed a sword. Nope, not going to happen. I am refusing to give in to the sword playing today. All a girl wants is to enjoy her coffee, be on the computer for a little bit and perhaps enjoy a run this morning. Perhaps one out of three will work. Speaking of running (or pow-bo in Mandarin), Everest is loving running with me in the jogging stroller, which is great because it means that Ryan can run to the gym and I can take the little man with me while I work out. And it is quite a workout to push a going on 40 lb brute. Probably more of one than I want.

We are trying to prepare Everest for his trip to Florida. We think he is looking forward to going on the faijie (Mandarin for airplane) to go on ba-cation (Everest-speak for vacation). We are just worried about him thinking that he is going back to China and the flight home from China was so abysmal that I worry it might be a repeat with less tolerant American citizens.

Daycare is going well. He has made a couple of friends. He especially likes Braeden and says continuously, "Me Likey Braeden." He has had quite a few mishaps where other kids have bitten or pushed him to the point where his nose will bleed. I am giving it one more time before I schedule a conference. I know I am probably an over-protective mother but I do not want Everest to think that kind of behavior is an appropriate response. And to think I thought that he would be the daycare trouble maker. Definitely proved me wrong on that one.

Things are getting more fun every day. The more Everest is able to communicate, the more we feel like parents and not babysitters. Things are pretty smooth.

Yesterday we were on our way to Chinese language school and we were passing a car that was parked on the side of the road. As we were approaching it, the driver's side door opened and Everest says nonchalantly from the backseat, "Close the door please." Hilarious.