It stayed quiet.
Uh-oh.
I snuck around the corner to find this:
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I'm not sure how he did it, but he sure was content! See what happens when you turn your back for a minute? They grow up.
Monday, May 6, 2013
That Evil Quiet Sound
Tonight I left my toddler in the middle of tossing books off the living room table so that I could start dinner. Then it got quiet.
It stayed quiet.
Uh-oh.
I snuck around the corner to find this:
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It stayed quiet.
Uh-oh.
I snuck around the corner to find this:
Sunday, May 5, 2013
When it Rains
Once again, I learned a lesson today: If it has rained in the past THREE DAYS bring towels and a change of clothes- and no matter the weather- let your kid wear rain boots!
We biked to the park (me and my toddler, age 1 3/4) where the ground was squishy. After a few fun trips down the slide, he discovered the puddle under the play equipment. Before I could do or say anything, he was jumping up and down in the puddle. It was a nice warm day, so I figured I'd let him have fun. But then he became obsessed with the puddles and they were WAY more fun than the swings and slides! He found every puddle in the playground and splashed and ran through them. Then he found a section of the sidewalk under water and ran through that, with water almost up to his knees! The best part? A group of 6 or 7 year-old girls saw him and decided to try it, much to their parents' dismay. Ha! My 1 year old, the trend-setter!
I figured he was learning a lot about water and mud while he had a blast, so I didn't want to deter that. And it was warm enough that we just stripped off the shoes and socks and pants and put them in the wet bag. If you don't use cloth diapers, you might not know about wet bags. But you should. They are useful for so much more than dirty diapers. We use them for swimsuits, wet clothes, and of course dirty, muddy clothes and shoes! I can't believe I lived so much of my life with out wet bags!
Anyway, we rode home with him in a t-shirt and diapers. Next time, though- I'll try to bring a towel for him. And spare pants.
We biked to the park (me and my toddler, age 1 3/4) where the ground was squishy. After a few fun trips down the slide, he discovered the puddle under the play equipment. Before I could do or say anything, he was jumping up and down in the puddle. It was a nice warm day, so I figured I'd let him have fun. But then he became obsessed with the puddles and they were WAY more fun than the swings and slides! He found every puddle in the playground and splashed and ran through them. Then he found a section of the sidewalk under water and ran through that, with water almost up to his knees! The best part? A group of 6 or 7 year-old girls saw him and decided to try it, much to their parents' dismay. Ha! My 1 year old, the trend-setter!
I figured he was learning a lot about water and mud while he had a blast, so I didn't want to deter that. And it was warm enough that we just stripped off the shoes and socks and pants and put them in the wet bag. If you don't use cloth diapers, you might not know about wet bags. But you should. They are useful for so much more than dirty diapers. We use them for swimsuits, wet clothes, and of course dirty, muddy clothes and shoes! I can't believe I lived so much of my life with out wet bags!
Anyway, we rode home with him in a t-shirt and diapers. Next time, though- I'll try to bring a towel for him. And spare pants.
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
The Ball Down the Stairs
Our basement stairs with no door has a baby gate at the top. Our son has discovered the thrill of throwing balls over the gate and down the stairs, watching them bounce and land. He does this with every ball in the house. We let him do it because he enjoys it so much, and there is the added bonus of having no balls to trip over upstairs.
One day, he threw a toy- a pretty big one with batteries- down the stairs. I put my foot down then and there and said "no more throwing shit down the stairs!" That lasted about a day. It was the last time he threw a toy down the stairs, though. So far, anyway.
Tonight I went downstairs and stepped around the usual pile of balls at the bottom of the stairs and noticed a small orange ball. Upon closer inspection, I realized it was actually an orange! I took it upstairs and papa said that was the orange he was going to take to work this morning, but turned around to find it being tossed down the stairs with all the other round orbs of the house!
Papa doesn't get a nutritious snack for lunch, but baby learns about shapes and motor skills and gravity!
One day, he threw a toy- a pretty big one with batteries- down the stairs. I put my foot down then and there and said "no more throwing shit down the stairs!" That lasted about a day. It was the last time he threw a toy down the stairs, though. So far, anyway.
Tonight I went downstairs and stepped around the usual pile of balls at the bottom of the stairs and noticed a small orange ball. Upon closer inspection, I realized it was actually an orange! I took it upstairs and papa said that was the orange he was going to take to work this morning, but turned around to find it being tossed down the stairs with all the other round orbs of the house!
Papa doesn't get a nutritious snack for lunch, but baby learns about shapes and motor skills and gravity!
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