As predicted, Penelope decided to step it up (now that she's no longer the baby in the house) and start to walk. It's not her primary form of locomotion yet, but it probably will be by next week.
Woo: Is this the Cambrian Explosion? When Penelope suddenly starts walking and talking all the time?
Yeah, probably.
And yes, once again, we have footage of Ruby excitedly prancing around the new walker while we try to film it.
It's tradition.
Penelope got to go with the big kids to the ice rink for the first time, where Woo gave her rides on the sled, and she did some crawling on the ice.
Me: Did you have fun, Nel-Pee?
Penelope (nodding up and down): Es.
Lots of people ask us who Archie looks like. Usually we say Herbie, but honestly, at this age (and especially from this angle), he could be any of them.
Moses and Linus have a new favorite game of dressing up in Penelope's clothes.
Moses: Mom, did Satan make the big, cold heaters?
Me: The big, cold heaters?
Moses (pointing to the return vent on the opposite side of the room): Because they take the hot air.
Woo: Obviously, yes.
Herbie has a little bedtime routine that he goes through every single night.
After I hug and kiss him good night, he complains about some ailment (My throat hurts. My belly aches. etc.). To which I say something like, "Uh-huh?" or "Well, sleep is the best thing for that."
Then I walk out the door and he says, "Good night, Mom!" and then yells, "Be safe, Mom!" as I'm walking down the stairs.
And I guess it always works because he always feels better in the morning, and I've always had a safe night.
Well, that's all I've got, folks! Hope you all had a great week!