I haven't had a chance to write and even right now, there is a hamper full of laundry waiting to be washed, 3 loads of clean clothes that need folding, a bedroom and bathroom that need cleaning, a salad that needs to be made for tonight's BBQ and 2 kids who both are not falling asleep.
Yet here I am, taking a moment for me. Lovely.
2 days after Ryder cut his first tooth, he cut his second. Exactly the same as Kai did, only 2 weeks earlier. He is about to venture out in crawling territory, but the kid is so incredibly top heavy (23 lbs. at almost 7 months of age, wearing 24M. clothes) that he has a hard time getting himself in motion. It's funny to see. It reminds me of Kai at this age. He hardly crawled and went straight to walking. I have a suspicion that Ryder might do the same.
Other than that, he is loving his solids. I find myself so much more laid back with him than I was with Kai. As much as I would love to start making my own baby food (all organic, just like I did with Kai), it is just too much at the moment. Besides that, my freezer is popping out of its seams as it is, as it is filled with frozen breast milk, which leaves hardly any space for the grown-up food, let alone frozen baby food. As soon as he can, Ryder is going to enjoy our 'human' table food as I am already soo done with the jarred version. However, in the 2 years between the two kids, Earths Best has come out with a ton of new flavors, which makes this process just a tad more exciting. If not for the baby, then at least for mom.
On Wednesday Kai finally made it to the dentist. All went well; everyone (including dad and the dentist) survived and Kai walked away with a cool robot and a Sesame Street electric toothbrush. The pay-off for him? Ice -cream. Something he made sure he reminded daddy of all the time while he was in the dentist chair...gives a good impression on our parenting doesn't it? Except for the bedtime sippy, we are now a sippy-cup-free-house and are transitioning to regular cups. Obviously, this leaves mommy mopping and cleaning a bit more than she would like.
These days naps are hit or miss for Kai. He will gladly play by himself in his room for 2 1/2 hours after which the afternoon is usually a bit challenging as he is tired, but when he sleeps, he sleeps well. However, he tends to prefer the floor over his bed. Really?!?! David contributed it to the fact that "he is a boy". That's it? Oh well, he has the choice of sleeping on the floor or his bed. If he prefers the floor, then I assume it has something appealing his bed doesn't have. Whatever-that-may-be.
Finally, potty training. Or should I say "Potty Training Refusal"? Potty training isn't really happening in this household and it looks as if we're still a long way off. I finally got Kai to sit on his seat by giving him 1 M&M's. I put it on the sofa. It worked. I put it on the toilet lid. It worked. I opened the lid and put in on the seat. It didn't work. And that's where we're stuck. On the toilet seat. He will not sit on it. I can offer him the entire bag of M&M's and he still will run away screaming. I'm seriously starting to think that maybe I'll be training both boys at the same time in a couple of years... :-0
And then there is Monday...this upcoming Monday...the day-after-tomorrow... The day that I am returning to work. Sigh... I'll only be teaching 1 class in the morning on Mondays - Thursdays, so it's not bad. I'll be back by 10am, but it does mean that I will not be there 4 out of the 7 days to see Ryder's bright and smiling face when I walk into the nursery. It'll mean that I won't be there 4 out of the 7 days to sit with Kai on the sofa while he watches Sesame Street and Curious George. I'll miss it. Then there is all the extra work that comes with work: grading assignments, keeping track of attendance and dealing with students who think they don't deserve a certain grade. Ah, the things we get to look forward to as the Fall semester fast approaches.
On that note, I am going back to my housework. Kids are still not sleeping, so who knows how long I actually have until all hell breaks loose and they request their immediate release from either crib or train table.
Oh, and the Friday Faves...they'll be back next week. I am sorry for skipping this week, but with this only being half of what happened this week, I just didn't get to it.
7 comments:
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That's great you got the dentist pictures!!! Good luck next week at work.
did you take kai to the dentist prior to this visit? wondering when you finally take them for first time!
good luck at work. it will be an adjustment but it, too, becomes normal - just like the happy chaos at home. xo
Maddysmom - this was the first time we took Kai. Initially I thought they had to go around 2 years of age, but the dentist actually recommended we bring Ryder in when he turns 1 - just for him to get used to the idea.
What a week you've had! I can't imagine dealing with teething and potty training and mentally preparing to go back to work all in one week. But you got through it and hopefully the transition to going back to work will be smooth!
OH man! You are busy! But you seem like you have it all together-I hope I'll be able to juggle multiple kiddos as wonderfully as you do!
My brother ALWAYS slept in his floor. He would take his blankets and pillow and we called it his nest! Yeah he didthat il he was 17! lol
Sounds like your life is getting busier and busier! I didn't know you taught, what do you teach?
Hope the little ones finally went to sleep for you.
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