The kids slept much better, maybe due to the antihistamine I gave them. They both woke up with coughing fits in the morning, and they both cleaned their noses with a good sneeze. Our nanny came, who I didn't expect, but was a huge help. I took care of the kids, and was able to hand them off to Anne and the nanny when Gokhan and I went to the market to get the things we needed. I came home and took Teoman outside for fifteen minutes to clean the cars. It was about 15 degrees outside, which is pretty cold for here. It had begun lightly snowing again. I shoveled some snow into a basin before I went out to give to Tomris to play with in the kitchen while Teoman and I escaped. He seemed unaffected by the cold, and even though I kept asking him, he kept claiming he wasn't cold.
We went inside he played with the snow left over in the basin, Tomris ran to me and hugged me as if I'd been gone a long time again. We had some soup and a banana, in between playing with the snow in the basin. Tomris grabbed the scoop I had and hit Teoman over the head with it. It made a loud hollow sound that everyone heard. Teoman started crying. Teoman doesn't cry easily but this was a combination of hurt feelings, frustration and tiredness. I hugged him and scolded Tomris. She watched us, particularly her brother. You can almost see the wheels turning in her little brain. She came around the table to us and patted Teoman's head saying, "Sorry abi." It was really sweet. Then she smacked him again to test this new found reaction. I picked her up and put her in her crib. She was going to cry, but when I told her she was there for hitting him again, she stopped and seemed to think about that. I picked her up a minute later and she came and gave him a kiss and Teoman tried to hug her. She's usually not so keen on his hugs because too many times they end up being choke holds that he won't release, but she tolerated this brief squeeze. I put Tomris to sleep and later snuggled with Teoman and we both slept relatively quickly
Our nanny cleaned and when I woke up and saw it still snowing I sent her home. She was preparing herself to leave anyhow, as we had already talked about her leaving early to avoid icy conditions. I made muffins with Teoman, we ate them, and then I stuck them both in a steamy shower to play and clean their sinuses.
Tomris later grabbed her ear and told me it was "hurting". I am so impressed she could tell me this, and worried about ear infections. Neither have a fever, so hopefully it will pass on its own. Tomris keeps taking my iPad. She seems to have command over it and has learned how to open up the videos she wants. She also turns and runs away from me when she thinks I'm going to take it back from her. The little rascal. We've been playing a Celtic Christmas on the Apple TV and Teoman takes the yellow stool, his fork and spoon and plays drums to the music. Tomris dances, then Teoman finds his guitar and plays this too. Today he tried to play it like the violinists too and was disappointed when I told him we couldn't play it this way.
Our little dancers, jumpers, singers, and musicians.
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