My Name is "Dordan"!!

I have all kinds of little names I call my kids depending on the day and the moment ... it can be anything from
"stinker" ... "monkey" ... "smiles" ... "sunshine" ... etc.
Jordan has been the funniest little thing about it ... you just don't know how he is going to respond.
Lately when I ask him if he is my "little man"? He tells me "No, I Dordan." I have had the same response when I have called him "my Jordan Man", "my pumpkin pie", and "my big boy".
The other day my mom made the mistake of saying "Hi Peanut." Jordan told her no. She was quickly informed his name is "Dordan."

Let the Battle Begin

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.

Jordanisms

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.

Our Little Climber

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.

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.