We’re gradually settling into our new home.  Most of the unpacking is done, thankfully.  Well, maybe not most of it, but at least half of the boxes are cleared out.  Joshua is registered for the hourly drop-off daycare on post as a back-up in case I need it.  At $4/hour, how can you turn that down?  I’m so happy that I found a Montessori school for Joshua.  Preschools are so much cheaper out here than in Maryland so even though we could only afford a co-op out there, we’re able to consider Montessori schools in Washington.  The preschool he’ll be going to has most kids there all-day 5 days a week but they’ve agreed that I can have Joshua attend just 3 days.  On one of those days, he’ll be there all day so that I can go to work but otherwise, he’ll be there for a half day.  This school even provides breakfast, lunch, & a snack, in addition to having naptime so I might have him there for at least the lunch & nap since he’d just do that as soon as I’d pick him up anyhow.  Plus, I am crossing my fingers that seeing other kids eating will help us get over this picky eating phase he’s been in for well over a year.

Joshua is doing OK after our move although he keeps asking to see his friends from Maryland & it breaks my heart each time.  Hopefully we’ll make friends soon so that we can resume playdates & other fun things we used to do.  School should help with this since our little guy is so social & in need of playmates.  In reference to the title of this post, Joshua & I do this little game that I used to play with my mom when I was his age.  Mom & I used to do nosey-nosey (rubbing our noses together, Eskimo-style), & we’d also do eyesy-eyesy (putting our heads together & blinking our eyes, patting eyelashes with each other).  Well, Joshua has taken this a step further by asking to do headsy-headsy (rubbing our foreheads together), earsy-earsy (rubbing ears), & now he’s created cheeky-cheeky (rubbing cheeks).  I tell him he’s my little cheeky boy & he just laughs his cute little laugh.  The other day I asked him if he wanted to do lipsy-lipsy after we went through his list of other face parts.  He said (in a very serious voice), “Mommy, that’s called kissing!”  I cracked up.