Sick yet again (anyone noticing a pattern here?)

Sorry for the long silence. Right after returning from Hawaii, Kai, Sora and I were sick yet again. As it has been, it all started off with Kai getting a cough and fever, then it progressed to Sora, then me, and lastly Nik's mom. But needless to say, this past while has been stressful and miserable as Kai and Sora (and I) have been sick and extra cranky. Poor Nik! Everyone is finally starting to feel better and Kai is returning to his cheerful and easy-to-feed self.

Feeling sick and out of it

Having Nik's mom around has been great. Sometimes we just need an extra pair of arms to hold Sora or an extra playmate for Kai. Since these past few days have been particularly tough, we've been especially grateful for her help. We've moved Sora back into our room since Nik's mom is now sleeping in the office. We haven't quite figured out the logistics of how the kids will sleep in the same room, but that's the eventual goal; unfortunately, some of the kids' normal sleep routines had been disrupted by this bout of illness, so we also have to work on training them back.

Kai's vocabulary continues to grow and surprise us.. the other day he pointed to the refrigerator and said, "ma-net!" Sometimes it's difficult to interpret "Kai-speak", but I think we've now reached the stage where we need to be cautious about what we say around him since you never know what he may hear and repeat back to us.

Sora smiles more than ever these days, she now grasps at objects and can hold up her head during tummy time (though she still hates it).

Kai loves hanging out with Sora and will sometimes try to swat us away if we get too close to him and his sister.

Bonus picture from our Hawaii trip :)