RANDOM
I told Jay Sunday night I was going to exercise everyday this week. I would walk with the kids or go to the weight room/gym each day. Monday: I get up with the kids and got hit by a mac truck so I went back to bed. I have no idea what happened, but at 11 AM I couldn't keep my eyes open, and Avery had the same problem. She got to go into a dark room with a binky and soft blanket and sleep all her problems away. Oh wait, she didn't sleep them away, I dealt with them. I tried at noon to get Ben to take a nap with me but he was too busy building the tower of Piza with his new library books. He's actually got quite an architectual knack...
I actually fell asleep for 50 minutes while Ben was wandering around the house. I have never done that before. Ben was really good, so I'm going to pencil myself in for a 2 hour nap today while he holds down the fort.
I'm less inclined to blog when Jay's around. It's not so much that he's oppressive as it is he's a good listener.
We're getting ready for summer here, and I think all my rave reviews about Texas are going to go the way of all good things that aren't what they appear to be. I said to some Texas veterans about some summer clothes I bought for Avery "It's a little big because I didn't think she'd need something that cool until July or so." They responded with hearty guffaws and mutterings about poor stupid importee. Meanwhile, it's really hot here---already.
We're on Day Two of potty training Big Ben. He had one accident yesterday that appeared to surpise him as much as me. We started a sticker chart with fun Thomas stickers and the promise of a prize at the end of 14 stickers. I showed him the prize bag so his mind would be filled with all things wonderful and thus compell him to use the toilet. It sort of worked. Our conversations all day revolved around the prizes.
Ben will you pick up your crayons so they don't get lost or broken?
Yes and then I can have a prize?!
No, you get a prize after you fill up that whole row with stickers from going potty.
Ben immediately runs to the toilet, even if he was just there 5 minutes before. He earned 4 of his 5 stickers before noon.
Well, Ben is yelling/sobbing from his bed, "I'm not tired, I'm not tired" in a rhythmic chant that is putting me to sleep. Too bad Avery is going to be awake in like 10 minutes. Grrrrrrrr.
I actually fell asleep for 50 minutes while Ben was wandering around the house. I have never done that before. Ben was really good, so I'm going to pencil myself in for a 2 hour nap today while he holds down the fort.
I'm less inclined to blog when Jay's around. It's not so much that he's oppressive as it is he's a good listener.
We're getting ready for summer here, and I think all my rave reviews about Texas are going to go the way of all good things that aren't what they appear to be. I said to some Texas veterans about some summer clothes I bought for Avery "It's a little big because I didn't think she'd need something that cool until July or so." They responded with hearty guffaws and mutterings about poor stupid importee. Meanwhile, it's really hot here---already.
We're on Day Two of potty training Big Ben. He had one accident yesterday that appeared to surpise him as much as me. We started a sticker chart with fun Thomas stickers and the promise of a prize at the end of 14 stickers. I showed him the prize bag so his mind would be filled with all things wonderful and thus compell him to use the toilet. It sort of worked. Our conversations all day revolved around the prizes.
Ben will you pick up your crayons so they don't get lost or broken?
Yes and then I can have a prize?!
No, you get a prize after you fill up that whole row with stickers from going potty.
Ben immediately runs to the toilet, even if he was just there 5 minutes before. He earned 4 of his 5 stickers before noon.
Well, Ben is yelling/sobbing from his bed, "I'm not tired, I'm not tired" in a rhythmic chant that is putting me to sleep. Too bad Avery is going to be awake in like 10 minutes. Grrrrrrrr.
posted by Angela @ 4/11/2006 08:09:00 AM
2 Comments:
At 2:29 PM,
Anonymous said…
Ummmm... making me scared of having 2 kiddos at once.
At 7:13 AM,
Anonymous said…
Ditto. One the one hand, I'm laughing hysterically at the scenario of Ben chanting "I'm not tired, I'm not tired.." and Avery waking up just as he goes to sleep. On the other, Kevin just started sleeping through the night (every night!) a month and a half ago, and I'm still in awe. It's like getting to go to the spa every day! The catch is, that being pregnant, these days (nights!) are numbered. Woe.
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