Wowza

You know it's fall when it's been almost a month since a blog update!  My busy season at work, coupled with some work deadlines for S plus cold and flu season equals "Just keep swimming!" time for us!  Eliza caught a cold last week, which of course Ezra caught (possibly because they were kissing each other and sharing drinks, despite my protests!).  Ezra's cold turned into croup, which led to several nights falling asleep on the bathroom rug with the steamy shower helping him breathe, as well as a steroid shot.  He's still waking up 10+ times a night, but at least he isn't barking like a seal anymore.  Once Ezra was sick, Eliza felt it necessary to keep reiterating that she was sicker than Ezra.  It was like a weird competition.  After a week's worth of snuggling and much more PBS than normal, we're all back at work and school today.  Whew. 

In happier news, Ezra has developed his first party trick.  I noticed him standing on his tip toes the other day and he'll now do it very proudly on command.  He's also saying his first sentence, "What's that?" very often.  The other day in Target, he unscrewed the lid off the top of the coconut milk.  Thankfully it was still sealed underneath.  He does seem to be a man of few words, but he's very mechanical and very physical.  He's learned how to open some doors, and Eliza's latest obsession is making sure her door is closed at all times so he can't get into her stuff.  The battle will be on when he learns how to open her door. 

I was right about the quality of their sibling portraits.  Even after retakes, we ended up without a single picture of the two of them smiling at the same time.  At least their individual school pictures will be cute!