Growing Up

We had a retirement celebration for Jack and Melanie yesterday. I was really struck by how much Lily is growing up. Brenna sat next to Lily and did what three-year old girls tend to do with drama and tears. She wasn't terrible by any means, but she did have a few moments. She certainly had fewer than Lily used to have.

It just reminded me of what it was like to be with Lily at a restaurant and how she is so much better now. We still have our moments of drama both home and away, but I think that we have turned a corner with Lily. The good news is that she takes the threat of punishment quite seriously now. She knows that we aren't kidding when we tell her about coming consequences.

Lily has had a great time with Grandpa and Nana's visit. She particularly likes walking the dogs. She doesn't even mind when the dogs act up and snap at her for no reason, though it does give her pause.

Noah was really crabby last night. He keeps wanting to suck on ice and to chew on his fingers. We jacked him up with some Motrin before bed, which seemed to help. I was happily surprised to find that they don't put dye in the infant's ibuprofen that Amanda got. Toddlers don't know that berry is supposed to be pink, do they?