Lorelei (age 2.5) woke up before us this morning. When we made it out to the living room I found puddles of water in a few different places, and a squirt bottle on the floor. I asked her--
"Did you squirt that?"
"Yes..." the toddler replied.
"Did you just squirt it on the floor?"
"No, I squirted the kitty cats!"
"Why'd you squirt the kitty cats?" I inquired
"Because they were sad!" she said proudly, "they needed to be happy!"
hehehe.. toddler logic.
On mommyhood... the good, the bad, the strange...
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Saturday, February 12, 2011
Nature love
"Come here sweetie" I said to Lorelei as we walked through the field. "Come see this plant."
She bent down and looked at it, "What is it mommy?"
"It's a mullein plant" I tell her, "touch it, it's soft. Some people call it Lamb's Ears"
She reached out and touches a leaf-- "It's fabric! Mommy, it's fabric. It's not a leaf, it's fabric!"
I got a spider bite walking through that field. It swelled up the size of a tennis ball. That moment was worth it.
She bent down and looked at it, "What is it mommy?"
"It's a mullein plant" I tell her, "touch it, it's soft. Some people call it Lamb's Ears"
She reached out and touches a leaf-- "It's fabric! Mommy, it's fabric. It's not a leaf, it's fabric!"
I got a spider bite walking through that field. It swelled up the size of a tennis ball. That moment was worth it.
Friday, January 14, 2011
The trouble with toddlers..
One issue we are having with having a toddler and a 9 month old, is that it is tricky to keep inapropriate toys away from the newly crawling baby.
This morning I caught Ivy crawling down the hallway with a (toy! luckily!) knife. She looked so proud of herself, I wonder what she was setting out to butcher?
This morning I caught Ivy crawling down the hallway with a (toy! luckily!) knife. She looked so proud of herself, I wonder what she was setting out to butcher?
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Nap time troubles
Every time Ivy falls asleep on me now, I quietly gently place her in her crib and tuck her in. She'll smack her lips quietly and stay asleep for about 10 minutes at which point she wakes up...
FURIOUS that I DARE place her in her crib.
If I go get her she will cuddle up and nurse for another 30 minutes or more, and still not let me put her down. This is getting tiring, exhausting, and cranky-mommy-making. Right now I am stopping myself from getting her because I am pretty sure she just turned over in her sleep and is mad about it, and will go back to sleep, but it definitely woke her sister up from her nap. This two kids sleep thing is troublesome!
FURIOUS that I DARE place her in her crib.
If I go get her she will cuddle up and nurse for another 30 minutes or more, and still not let me put her down. This is getting tiring, exhausting, and cranky-mommy-making. Right now I am stopping myself from getting her because I am pretty sure she just turned over in her sleep and is mad about it, and will go back to sleep, but it definitely woke her sister up from her nap. This two kids sleep thing is troublesome!
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Doing the math-- the dishes
Today I timed myself emptying the dishwasher and drainer (my husband gets handwash duty)
it took 7 minutes to empty the washer and drainer (without toddler help)
So I decided to do the math on this...
7 minutes a day, approximately 1 load a day (some days there are two, some days none. I think it evens out)
7x365= 2555 minutes
2555/60= 42.58333 hours per year
Close to two days of dish putting away per year.
it took 7 minutes to empty the washer and drainer (without toddler help)
So I decided to do the math on this...
7 minutes a day, approximately 1 load a day (some days there are two, some days none. I think it evens out)
7x365= 2555 minutes
2555/60= 42.58333 hours per year
Close to two days of dish putting away per year.
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
good news
Well hey, I have some good news today...
I'm not pregnant!
I mean, I didn't really think I was, but I've been feeling a little weird and it makes me paranoid. I've been exhausted, my stomach has been feeling a bit tender, and my moods have been weird, plus I've been starving all the time. Enough to make a girl worry at least.
But nope!
I seem to remember moments of that sort of worry while I was still nursing Lorelei too, and I think it's from me hormones fluctuating while the baby is starting to eat solids.
Ahhhhhh (that's my HUGE sigh of relief)
I don't know if I'd survive 3 under 4!
I'm not pregnant!
I mean, I didn't really think I was, but I've been feeling a little weird and it makes me paranoid. I've been exhausted, my stomach has been feeling a bit tender, and my moods have been weird, plus I've been starving all the time. Enough to make a girl worry at least.
But nope!
I seem to remember moments of that sort of worry while I was still nursing Lorelei too, and I think it's from me hormones fluctuating while the baby is starting to eat solids.
Ahhhhhh (that's my HUGE sigh of relief)
I don't know if I'd survive 3 under 4!
Medical Mysteries...
Today Lorelei has been chasing around Baku, one of our cats and putting a computer mouse on him saying
"I wanna fix his blood plessure"
"OK I'm going to fix your blood plessure"
"OK you can go home now!"
Then she put the cord of the mouse over her neck like doctors do with stethoscopes, and gave the cat a big hug.
"I wanna fix his blood plessure"
"OK I'm going to fix your blood plessure"
"OK you can go home now!"
Then she put the cord of the mouse over her neck like doctors do with stethoscopes, and gave the cat a big hug.
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