Adrien got over his cold and made it back to school. He even solicited full days....which means he goes back after lunch (yes...even the kids in France take a 2 hour lunch break to go eat at home), has a nap, and then does slightly less structured learning activities. In contrast to the morning session where there are 22 kids in his class, the afternoon only has 10 (for now). Adrien is also getting more an more used to having a sister. It seems that the extra need for attention is waning (though he still needs attention). He is even willing to share his toys with Aliena and Grandma Pam (nice for her last week here....although I still don't agree that our only computer is his toy...).
Aliena has been growing quickly -- at the one month mark, she has put on 1kg since her birth....imagine, adding 1/3 of your body weight in 1 month....without the benefit of Krispy Kreme, Ben and Jerrys, and Supersizing.... On the downside, she's been getting a bit fussy at night...we think tummy aches...which means she is uncomfortable and we all sleep a little less well (did I mention that she can belt out a screech that can shatter the neighbor's windows?). We're hoping its a short lived phase....or that there will be some drugs that can help out...(for us or her really).
One final note....I've gotten a few comments about the photo of Adrien rocking the no-bottoms look or that it seems he doesn't really like to wear clothes. Well, you're right.....if it was up to him, he'd prefer to be 'nakey' all the time. In fact, today we were at the playground at the bottom of our village kicking around the soccer ball when he stopped playing and said (in French...so I'll translate here) "Papa, I need to take my pants off"...uh, why?....(maybe he needs to go pee?)...."because....because its warm enough out". Yes, it is warm out, but in public places, we usually keep our clothes on. I can already imagine the call 13 years from now from the cops saying they apprehended our son running through the streets naked.
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