Jordan likes to eat ... but only when he is able to be down and have the freedom to run around. Then he could and would eat non-stop. Once you put him in his booster seat ... it is a whole different story.
I had Jordan up to the table to eat breakfast. At least that was my plan ... evidently he had a different plan. He decided he wasn't going to eat. Actually that isn't quite the whole story. He wanted muffins with butter for breakfast. So I cut the muffins in half and put butter on them. He then proceeded to lick the butter off the muffins and once he had finished with that ... he told me he was done.
Not quite!
I let him remain at the table until the muffins were gone. He wasn't too happy with me at first ... I could have used some ear plugs ... he has a seriously LOUD scream. But after 20-30 minutes ... he finally decided to eat the muffins too.
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Jordanisms
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Jordan was up in his booster seat eating applesauce ... next thing I hear is "uh-oh". I walk over to him to see what is wrong and find applesauce spilled in his lap. He then tells me "the applesauce did it."
Another day Jordan was getting up into his seat to eat ... Before he even starts he informs me he is "done".
Jordan and Dominic were playing ... next thing I know Jordan is telling me "Nicnic threw it and I said No!"
Anything he sees ... it could be snowing and he will say "Grandpa did it" or anyone else. Nobody is safe. I was driving in my van and he said "mommy did it." I don't even know what I did or anything.
Shopping
To Constance ... this is the one word she doesn't want to hear at all. She would rather do anything else. She will beg to to go Grandma and Grandpa's house or anyone else's house, just so she doesn't have to go shopping. Unfortunately for her, there are times she has to go shopping ...
To Jordan ... this is one of his favorite things to do. He gets so excited. The only place he didn't like to go and would actually start crying when we pulled in the parking lot was WalMart. In the mornings when we are getting the boys dressed, Jordan always asks: "Exercise?" If we answer no he asks "shopping?". Crazy kid actually enjoys it ... which is helpful since he gets to go with me a lot.
On one such occasion ... Constance and Dominic were with my parents and Mike and I took Jordan with us (makes things a lot easier on my mom ... go figure). Jordan was so happy to be going shopping and having time with Mommy and Daddy. We took him to Opry Mills Mall. He had decided he was going to wear his little rainboots ... which everyone seemed to love. Instead of riding in the stroller ... he helped push it. We quickly found out he didn't like the noisey hippo outside the Rainforest Cafe ... He couldn't get far enough away from it. He did like the big butterfly though. They also have a train you can ride from one area to another ... He loves trains ... evidently ... he loves them from a distance. He wasn't about to ride it.
Never a dull moment. We had fun.
To Jordan ... this is one of his favorite things to do. He gets so excited. The only place he didn't like to go and would actually start crying when we pulled in the parking lot was WalMart. In the mornings when we are getting the boys dressed, Jordan always asks: "Exercise?" If we answer no he asks "shopping?". Crazy kid actually enjoys it ... which is helpful since he gets to go with me a lot.
On one such occasion ... Constance and Dominic were with my parents and Mike and I took Jordan with us (makes things a lot easier on my mom ... go figure). Jordan was so happy to be going shopping and having time with Mommy and Daddy. We took him to Opry Mills Mall. He had decided he was going to wear his little rainboots ... which everyone seemed to love. Instead of riding in the stroller ... he helped push it. We quickly found out he didn't like the noisey hippo outside the Rainforest Cafe ... He couldn't get far enough away from it. He did like the big butterfly though. They also have a train you can ride from one area to another ... He loves trains ... evidently ... he loves them from a distance. He wasn't about to ride it.
Never a dull moment. We had fun.
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Our Little Climber
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While Mike was off work we worked on a few projects ... one of which was putting a closet organizer in the boys room. While we were working on that we pulled our little step ladder out. Dominic discovered he liked this ... and proceeded to climb all the way up. Everytime we took him off ... he would get mad and start to climb over again.
Bunk Beds
Mike and I had been talking about Jordan and him getting to the point he needed a big boy bed. We were a little hesitant because of the new freedom that would give him ... and were we really ready for that? Even though he could climb out of his crib ... he was really good about staying in there when we put him in bed and he would only climb out after we came in the room to get them up from nap time or in the morning. We had been looking around at beds ... but just weren't ready to spend the money or to go to next step.
One day on the way home from my brother's farm we decided to stop at a store just to look. That quickly changed when I found some sturdy bunk beds for under $200. Of course, they were already put together and Mike didn't want to have to take it apart ... ready or not, Jordan is getting a new bed!
He was so excited ... he would climb on it ... and had the biggest grin on his face.
Constance announced that she would like to sleep on the top bunk ... until Dominic was big enough to sleep on the bed. (yeah ... don't think so ... we have not left the ladder attached because we don't want Jordan climbing to the top)
Bedtime and Nap time have been interesting ... obviously some days are better than others. The first day ... I had to put Jordan back in bed 3xs. The 1st time I went in he had climbed in Dominic's bed. Of course, Dominic had been asleep ... NOT ANYMORE! The other times he was playing with his toys. One of the times he heard me coming ... I heard "uh-oh!" when I unlocked his door and saw him running back to his bed.
The first night Mike went to put Jordan to bed ... he didn't have a problem at all ... which he was quick to point out to me. He put Jordan in bed and told him to stay there and he did. I told Mike he could put him to bed from now on.
A couple nights ago after we had put the boys in bed ... we heard Jordan and Dominic laughing hysterically ... that was until Mike and I went in and crashed their party. (I had grabbed my camera first) ... We found Jordan in Dominic's crib. We put Jordan back in his bed and left behind two unhappy boys.
Saturday, January 23, 2010
Visiting Bugs -- A Very Unwelcome Guest!
This week has been a fun one.
Constance was off Monday for Martin Luther King, Jr., day. She enjoyed spending some time with the cousins who came into town. She had school on Tuesday and everything seemed to be ok ... She did come into our room at 11pm and of course, she didn't want to go back to her bed. She finally did with a lot of help from Daddy.
Wednesday morning she was running a low grade fever and complaining about her throat hurting. In her 7 short years the illnesses she has had are either colds or strep. During one school year she had strep 5 times. So when she complains about her throat hurting Strep comes to mind immediately. After a quick Doctor's visit we found out it was not strep just a virus. Ok ... so we wait for it to run it's course. No problem. We left the Doctor's office with a pretty pink pan ... her stomach was not too happy with her. As soon as we walked through our front door ... she got sick. I was so thankful for that pretty pink pan.
By Thursday she seemed to be doing a little better. She had managed to keep food in. Whew! But Dominic decided that he was going to fill diapers ... it would have been nice if it had stayed with just nasty diapers. By the afternoon he was not keeping anything in. One time I was holding him and he shared the joy with me. This is not looking too good ... 2 out of 5 sick.
Friday everyone seemed to be doing ok. Constance was still complaining her stomach was bothering her but she was keeping food in. Dominic was starting to eat again and keeping everything in.
Saturday ... Everyone seemed to be doing better when the day started ... Constance quickly changed that. The kids spent a little time at my parent's house so I could go and help my brother out. When we came to pick the kids up we found out that Constance was not feeling well at all. The bathroom was becoming a good friend. I quickly got the kids home ... Constance spent most of the night in the bathroom holding her pretty pink pan. At one point she asked me if she was going to die ... she had never had her stomach hurt so bad.
It has been about a week since it all started and it appears (fingers-crossed) that everyone is healthy again. Thankfully only 2 of the 5 got sick! I hope it stays that way.
Constance was off Monday for Martin Luther King, Jr., day. She enjoyed spending some time with the cousins who came into town. She had school on Tuesday and everything seemed to be ok ... She did come into our room at 11pm and of course, she didn't want to go back to her bed. She finally did with a lot of help from Daddy.
Wednesday morning she was running a low grade fever and complaining about her throat hurting. In her 7 short years the illnesses she has had are either colds or strep. During one school year she had strep 5 times. So when she complains about her throat hurting Strep comes to mind immediately. After a quick Doctor's visit we found out it was not strep just a virus. Ok ... so we wait for it to run it's course. No problem. We left the Doctor's office with a pretty pink pan ... her stomach was not too happy with her. As soon as we walked through our front door ... she got sick. I was so thankful for that pretty pink pan.
By Thursday she seemed to be doing a little better. She had managed to keep food in. Whew! But Dominic decided that he was going to fill diapers ... it would have been nice if it had stayed with just nasty diapers. By the afternoon he was not keeping anything in. One time I was holding him and he shared the joy with me. This is not looking too good ... 2 out of 5 sick.
Friday everyone seemed to be doing ok. Constance was still complaining her stomach was bothering her but she was keeping food in. Dominic was starting to eat again and keeping everything in.
Saturday ... Everyone seemed to be doing better when the day started ... Constance quickly changed that. The kids spent a little time at my parent's house so I could go and help my brother out. When we came to pick the kids up we found out that Constance was not feeling well at all. The bathroom was becoming a good friend. I quickly got the kids home ... Constance spent most of the night in the bathroom holding her pretty pink pan. At one point she asked me if she was going to die ... she had never had her stomach hurt so bad.
It has been about a week since it all started and it appears (fingers-crossed) that everyone is healthy again. Thankfully only 2 of the 5 got sick! I hope it stays that way.
Pixar Shorts
I love the Pixar short films they have made.
Boundin' ... which I think is one of my all-time favorite ones.
I am amazed at the ingenuity of the people who make these films. Sometimes I look at my life and feel like I am living the short films. I wonder if this is how they get their ideas, from their own personal lives.
I have taken to carrying a little notebook around with me ... or should I say I try to remember to take it with me ... so I can write down the little daily adventures in my life. I find myself laughing on a daily basis at the antics of my 3 little angels. Here are a few of their most recent "shorts":
Here I thought Jordan was doing so well eating his breakfast ... only to discover he was putting the cheerios down his shirt.
It took Constance 45 minutes to get ready for school ... when she is normally ready in 15-20 ... why? She had to finish the book she had started the day before.
When we are leaving to go anywhere ... Jordan has to tell everything "bye". "Bye tree", "Bye Princess", "Bye house", "Bye Sissy", "Bye Daddy's truck". Of course, he also gets on his little big wheel bike in the house and tells me "Bye Mommy", waves and then drives into the other room.
Driving to a different Fire Station ... Mike got the day he works changed and also the station he works at. This is new to Jordan and who knew it would be so hard on him. Previously, Mike was at the Fire hall by the airport ... which Jordan absolutely loved because he got to see two of his favorite things, firetrucks and planes. When I was taking the kids to see Mike at work after the change ... Every intersection we passed through ... Jordan screamed. We were missing all the turns to go and see his daddy. I don't think he believed me when I kept trying to reassure him we were indeed going to see Daddy. Of course, he was happy to see daddy ... but then he wanted to see the planes.
Dominic has discovered a new game. He will stand holding onto your legs and then he will try and step on your foot ... He started this with Mike and he would start laughing so hard he would almost lose his balance.
One day after Jordan had climbed into his car seat, he proceeded to look at the bottoms of his shoes and found some mud. After pointing it out to me he then started to lift his shoe to his mouth to "eat" some of the mud off. When I tried to tell him it was "yucky" ... He just looked at me and started to laugh.
Dominic has figured out how to unload things. He is really quite talented at it. Whether it comes to the laundry basket full of dirty clothes, the chair with folded laundry ready to be put away, the shoes put up for the night, or even the toy ark and all its animals. It doesn't matter ... He is pretty quick and so you have to work really fast ... or you will be on clean-up duty. Nope he hasn't learned that part yet.
Jordan discovering himself in the mirror and playing ... I think he learned this from watching Constance dance in front of the mirror and watch herself while she did it. It is really quite funny to see.
Recently the city was doing some repair work on some water lines on the street. Jordan would stand for hours in front of the window just watching the tractors work. He would get very upset when they would leave or we would leave our house to go anywhere. First thing every morning he would go to the window to see if they were there. He has had to say "goodbye" to the tractors ... they finished their work and have gone home.
My dad has a pair of boots ... Jordan has discovered them. I have gone looking for him at my parents only to find him in their closet taking his shoes off and putting my dad's boots on. It is funny to watch him try to walk in these boots ... they go all they to the top of his legs. Sometimes he is walking with the feet pointing towards his back. When he is done ... he takes them to my dad and tells him "grandpa's turn".
Boundin' ... which I think is one of my all-time favorite ones.
I am amazed at the ingenuity of the people who make these films. Sometimes I look at my life and feel like I am living the short films. I wonder if this is how they get their ideas, from their own personal lives.
I have taken to carrying a little notebook around with me ... or should I say I try to remember to take it with me ... so I can write down the little daily adventures in my life. I find myself laughing on a daily basis at the antics of my 3 little angels. Here are a few of their most recent "shorts":
Here I thought Jordan was doing so well eating his breakfast ... only to discover he was putting the cheerios down his shirt.
It took Constance 45 minutes to get ready for school ... when she is normally ready in 15-20 ... why? She had to finish the book she had started the day before.
When we are leaving to go anywhere ... Jordan has to tell everything "bye". "Bye tree", "Bye Princess", "Bye house", "Bye Sissy", "Bye Daddy's truck". Of course, he also gets on his little big wheel bike in the house and tells me "Bye Mommy", waves and then drives into the other room.
Driving to a different Fire Station ... Mike got the day he works changed and also the station he works at. This is new to Jordan and who knew it would be so hard on him. Previously, Mike was at the Fire hall by the airport ... which Jordan absolutely loved because he got to see two of his favorite things, firetrucks and planes. When I was taking the kids to see Mike at work after the change ... Every intersection we passed through ... Jordan screamed. We were missing all the turns to go and see his daddy. I don't think he believed me when I kept trying to reassure him we were indeed going to see Daddy. Of course, he was happy to see daddy ... but then he wanted to see the planes.
Dominic has discovered a new game. He will stand holding onto your legs and then he will try and step on your foot ... He started this with Mike and he would start laughing so hard he would almost lose his balance.
One day after Jordan had climbed into his car seat, he proceeded to look at the bottoms of his shoes and found some mud. After pointing it out to me he then started to lift his shoe to his mouth to "eat" some of the mud off. When I tried to tell him it was "yucky" ... He just looked at me and started to laugh.
Dominic has figured out how to unload things. He is really quite talented at it. Whether it comes to the laundry basket full of dirty clothes, the chair with folded laundry ready to be put away, the shoes put up for the night, or even the toy ark and all its animals. It doesn't matter ... He is pretty quick and so you have to work really fast ... or you will be on clean-up duty. Nope he hasn't learned that part yet.
Jordan discovering himself in the mirror and playing ... I think he learned this from watching Constance dance in front of the mirror and watch herself while she did it. It is really quite funny to see.
Recently the city was doing some repair work on some water lines on the street. Jordan would stand for hours in front of the window just watching the tractors work. He would get very upset when they would leave or we would leave our house to go anywhere. First thing every morning he would go to the window to see if they were there. He has had to say "goodbye" to the tractors ... they finished their work and have gone home.
My dad has a pair of boots ... Jordan has discovered them. I have gone looking for him at my parents only to find him in their closet taking his shoes off and putting my dad's boots on. It is funny to watch him try to walk in these boots ... they go all they to the top of his legs. Sometimes he is walking with the feet pointing towards his back. When he is done ... he takes them to my dad and tells him "grandpa's turn".
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