The past couple days have been more interesting than usual... Jayna has reached a point where, as Amanda puts it, "trusts us enough" to throw a few extra tantrums and test her boundaries. Yes, we have a 2 year old! For those of you who don't have that experience yet... much joy awaits you! It really isn't that bad, but i can deal with a child crying because they're hurt, or angry, or sad, but the "cry just because you want to make a loud noise" is like chewing on foil whilst rubbing styrofoam - hence, the eye twitch.
Jayna truly has been such a joy to our whole family, and today, instead of tantrums, she was talking like crazy! We couldn't understand a word she said, but she was pointing and explaining a story about Ethan and Nyla for about 5 minutes... her cute little accent and random finger pointing was awesome to watch, and, as my father would do, i just nodded and agreed. She also is picking up a lot of real words like please, thank you, potty, all done, more... and even uses the "baby signs" for most words. Its amazing how great it feels to actually begin to understand each other! I almost forgot "coffee" immediately followed by "yum", which is my fave.
Amanda has sorted out the best way to get her to go to bed easily, and for the last couple nights, she's gone down without any explosions - which is good for my eye twitch, too! My wife is amazing. I know, you all know this, but everyday i watch her care for her kids and i am amazed that i get to be in on this adventure with her. She is able to do some lifting and its incredible to watch her hold Jayna in her arms... blessed.
Ethan, Nyla and Jayna played in puddles after school today and watching them all together was great! the sun shining, sipping a latte and playing with my family... heaven was very close today.
grace and peace
jake and amanda
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