Woah.  At the six week parenting mark, I’ve finally found 30 minutes of free time to make a blog entry.  That’s kinda’ what life with two kids feels like.  We’ve got these very rare quiet moments when two kids are asleep…when we can either catch up on our own sleep or tackle one thing we’ve been thinking about or wanting to do for ourselves but can’t when the two kids are awake.  Actually, when Eli is in daycare, life doesn’t really feel that different than it did with one kid, but the minute he comes home, or the weekend/vacation kicks in, it’s full throttle.  Once again, I have no idea how single parents do it, and I’m more thankful for Rachel than ever before.

A few highlights from the past few weeks:

  • Eli seeming to find interest in all things musical – calling out the names of different instruments when he hears them in the car.
  • Eli’s favorite instrument – Harmonica (or Mahkana-maka) – See video
  • Eli starting to “read” books to himself.  Walking into his room to hear him “reading” with the same inflection when we’re reading to him at night.
  • Eli playing with, and already looking up to his older cousin Jonah.  Brings me back to time as a kid with my own older cousin.
  • The first family road trip down to NJ to visit Rachel’s parents.  Rachel in the back between two boys…flashback to her childhood with two older brothers.
  • Eli’s last day of “Tuesday’s with Nani”.  Eli spent every Tuesday with his Grandma Karin from 3 months old until 2 years, 1 month.  Now he’s in daycare full-time and Liam starts the “Tuesday’s with Nani” in February.
  • Looking at Rachel when both kids are finally asleep, and just laughing at the life we find ourselves in today

Here’s a photo/video update of the two kids at their respective milestones.

Eli @ 2 Years & 2 Months:

Liam @ 6 Weeks:

Mahkana-Maka:

Liam rolls @ 1 month:

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