God, grant me strength

I have been trying to write this blog post for about 40 minutes now. Apparently we have had a step back in our sleep training. Vinny has been out of bed about 20 times again tonight. Last night he woke up screaming twice and Andi had to finally go and sleep with him in his bed. It is a nightmare and we are so tired. I can't think of what has happened to cause this backslide. I have made extra efforts to spend time with just him lately and to make special memories with him...but this doesn't seem to be helping.

Elsie is doing good. She is eating more solid foods than pureed foods. She likes cheerios and crackers and such more than the sloppy stuff. She is crawling a lot and is trying to stand. She will pull herself up on anything and has sustained a few blows to the head due to her weak legs, but her strong determination.

Vin is singing the full alphabet song, sings many other songs, will clean up his toys when asked, will bring things into the house from the car when asked, will hug and kiss his sister when asked, will dance for his sister when asked. 

Andi is taking Vin to kindergarten all week this week, to see if this helps Trix and me to have a bit more time together during the day before we have to pick him up. Today we headed to a baby friendly coffee shop in the city center and met some new friends. A nice Israeli woman and her daughter.

P.s. A bit more bad news: my neighbors returned from Lebanon, and the Austrian government did not let them bring their sisters here to keep them safe during the war in Syria.

Trix playing on the floor of the cafe Das Kinderzimmer.

Vin not enjoying sharing his train set with his sister.