Roomba

We got a new vacuum the other day. Since my old one had been on the fritz for an embarrassingly long time, we finally broke down and replaced it. In the mean time, we had three little “Roombas” to crawl around the room avoiding furniture and swallowing up anything big enough to see on our carpet. Gross.

The twins were fascinated with the vacuum.

Joe, on the other hand, wanted to keep a safe distance.

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We are really full swing into potty training now. Joe is great about using the potty in the mornings and occasionally in the afternoons and at bath time. His treat for actually producing: watching a trailer of “Cars” on the computer. It is his all time favorite movie (of the two movies he’s actually seen.) We’re still working on our first #2. :)

More from Joe:

• “Bath time is over, Joe. Say bye bye, water.” Not ready to head into bed, he protested: “No! Hi, water! Hi, water!”
  
• “Joe, we can play with the Play-Doh when the twins go down for a nap.” I was thinking that the babies needed to go down in an hour or so, but Joe had other ideas: “Okay, goodnight babies!”
  
• “I’m naked!” screamed as he gleefully runs through the house.
  
• “No, babies, you’re too little.” Joe has to protect his Play-Doh and crayons and coloring books from their grabby little hands. Playing on the coffee table with Joe was when the babies first started “cruising” – another big milestone on their way to walking.
  
• “Mader’s too fat” He was trying to stuff his Hot-Wheel-sized Mader (the tow truck from Cars) into a shape sorter slot.
  
  I heard a bunch of screaming in the basement the other day. All three of the boys were in their play tent screaming at each other – taking turns, of course. They were having such fun that I couldn’t squelch the noise. They continued the game later that day in the bath tub. This was a little harder to take. They’re SO loud. But, I must admit that it was heartwarming to see them interacting and playing together.