Megan, our budding photographer, took this one when we were out in the backyard. She's getting better at aiming at her subject(s). This was a rare moment when Jake actually had his hat on -- he typically rips it off of his head as soon as we put it on.
Monday, April 30, 2007
Thursday, April 19, 2007
Chores
We were watching a pbs kids show on Wednesday and they were talking about doing chores.....Megan asked me, "What are chores do?" (Don't ask me why she adds 'do' to the end of that sentence :-) Anyway, I explained that they're jobs that kids do to help out around the house. She wanted to do some chores, so I told her that her chores could be picking up her toys and dusting (she likes to dust - woo hoo!). She decided later that picking up toys was no fun at all and that she wanted to set the table like Calliou (the pbs character). She set this table all by herself. I handed her napkins and asked her to put one by everyone's spot. She told me she was giving Jake extra ones because "he's messy". I basically handed her stuff to put out and she set it up on the table wherever she wanted. I think she did a pretty good job!!
Tuesday, April 17, 2007
My shadow
The other day I had both kids in the bathtub and took Jake out first to get lotioned up and dressed across the hall in his bedroom. Once he was dressed, I left him in the mdidle of his floor to play with his toys while I got Megan out of the tub. I went back into the bathroom to get her out and by the time I got her towel out of the closet and turned around, he was already scooting across the hall to join us.
Black Beans
When I go out for lunch at a Mexican restaurant, I bring home the leftover black beans for the little guy. Megan used to eat them like crazy too when she was about his age. They end up all over his hands, face and head. It definitely calls for a bath after a black bean meal. It's soooo messy, but it sure is fun!
Monday, April 9, 2007
Mama's Boy
Time to give Jake a little more face time! I took this photo on Saturday when Darin was working and Megan was sleeping.....(Jake likes to have his mom all to himself). We were hanging out trying to be quiet so as not to wake his sister, so of course, feeding him was the best option!! He's not such a baby anymore. As a matter of fact, this morning I was trying to get Megan dressed, etc. and he army crawled his way from the family room to the kitchen in no time flat. He's getting pretty good at scooting himself around. He then proceeded to open a drawer and pinch his fingers in it when it closed. Never a dull moment :-)
Saturday, April 7, 2007
Thursday, March 29, 2007
Parenting - What Not to Do
So, yesterday was an interesting day. In the morning, I was changing Jake's diaper in the family room. He was laying on Megan's sleeping bag (which she likes to lay in while watcing TV) and I apparently left his diaper off too long because he peed on me. I covered him up as quickly as I could with the new diaper, but it was too late and it got all over Megan's sleeping bag. She told me "wash it right now". So, I got Jake cleaned up, put him in the swing and went downstairs to wash the sleeping bag. I came upstairs to find Megan standing in front of Jake, pointing her finger at him and saying "don't pee on mama....only in your diaper, ok?" Her tone was definitely a scolding type -- not friendly.
Later on, I was making Apple Bread and Megan was helping by mixing up the dry ingredients. She was using a bit too much gusto, so I gave her a little bowl of flour to play with. I had my back to her as I was shredding the apples and when I turned around I saw flour all over her, the counter, the barstool and the floor. I must have had a shocked look on my face because she immediately said "Don't look at me!" I said, "Why -- because you're doing something you're not supposed to be doing?" and she said "Don't talk". Nice. Whatever....she had a good time.
Then, at dinner time, Megan had asked for a hot dog. So I gave her one in a bun. Jake was sitting next to her at the counter eating fruit and cheerios. I left the kitchen for a moment to let the dog out and put food in her bowl and when I came back, Jake had Megan's hot dog in his hand and had already eaten about 1-1/2" of the dog. I ran over there to get it from him and said, "Megan! Babies can't have hot dogs" And she said, "Jakie take it from me". Meanwhile Jake started freaking out because I took it away and I had to appease him with pieces of the bun.
So, what have we learned today?
1. Don't dilly dally when diapering a baby
2. Don't expect a 2 year old to be neat with flour
3. Don't leave a hot dog close to a ravenous 9 month old
Later on, I was making Apple Bread and Megan was helping by mixing up the dry ingredients. She was using a bit too much gusto, so I gave her a little bowl of flour to play with. I had my back to her as I was shredding the apples and when I turned around I saw flour all over her, the counter, the barstool and the floor. I must have had a shocked look on my face because she immediately said "Don't look at me!" I said, "Why -- because you're doing something you're not supposed to be doing?" and she said "Don't talk". Nice. Whatever....she had a good time.
Then, at dinner time, Megan had asked for a hot dog. So I gave her one in a bun. Jake was sitting next to her at the counter eating fruit and cheerios. I left the kitchen for a moment to let the dog out and put food in her bowl and when I came back, Jake had Megan's hot dog in his hand and had already eaten about 1-1/2" of the dog. I ran over there to get it from him and said, "Megan! Babies can't have hot dogs" And she said, "Jakie take it from me". Meanwhile Jake started freaking out because I took it away and I had to appease him with pieces of the bun.
So, what have we learned today?
1. Don't dilly dally when diapering a baby
2. Don't expect a 2 year old to be neat with flour
3. Don't leave a hot dog close to a ravenous 9 month old
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