Sunday, March 22, 2009
A Breakthrough
Colby had been having a rough few months - very teary and whiny, making a lot of bad choices, wetting the bed EVERY NIGHT. He started having accidents during the day the past few weeks as well. SOMETHING was going on with this little boy, and we assumed it was due to the new baby sister. Well, we decided to try having him sleep in a separate room from his brother. For the past 5 days, he's been on a mattress in Reagan's room. Know what? He's a different kid!!! Completely! He hasn't wet the bed ONCE in that time (a record!), no more accidents during the day, and he is a pleasant, happy boy again! How dumb can his mother be, not realizing that the boy hasn't been sleeping since getting bunk beds and sharing the top bunk with his brother! The boys were waking each other up, even though they would go to sleep together just fine (which is all I was witnessing). They really need their own rooms, but that would require some home renovations that we're just not able to do at the moment. So for now, Reagan sleeps by Mommy in her room, and Colby can take over Reagan's room. It's made all the difference in the world....
Saturday, March 21, 2009
Quinn's Quotes
Quinn's been on a roll today...
Quote #1 (when daddy is showing mommy his new gun): "I'm supposed to raise both my hands like this now, aren't I?" It wasn't a stick-up, Quinn!
Quote #2 (when opening the bathroom door for his brother): "WELCOME TO POTTYLAND!"
Quote #3 (While patting his baby sister on the head and making an announcement to the general audience): "Ladies and GentleReagans!"
Quote #4 (During night-time prayers, when asked what he'd like to thank God for): "Temptation!"
He makes me laugh!!!
Quote #1 (when daddy is showing mommy his new gun): "I'm supposed to raise both my hands like this now, aren't I?" It wasn't a stick-up, Quinn!
Quote #2 (when opening the bathroom door for his brother): "WELCOME TO POTTYLAND!"
Quote #3 (While patting his baby sister on the head and making an announcement to the general audience): "Ladies and GentleReagans!"
Quote #4 (During night-time prayers, when asked what he'd like to thank God for): "Temptation!"
He makes me laugh!!!
The Appetite
I am up at 6 am feeding the baby in complete darkness. I hear rumblings in the kitchen. What's going on? I investigate to find Colby, crying, on a stool in front of the refrigerator.
"Sweetie, what's the matter?" I ask him.
"I'M HUNGRY!" he wails.
I get him a yogurt, which he devours in all of 30 seconds or so, and then he puts himself back to bed and falls instsantly to sleep.
It's remarkably like Reagan in that regard - can't quite make it through a full night without having to wake up to be fed. I tremble at the thought of appetites during puberty.
"Sweetie, what's the matter?" I ask him.
"I'M HUNGRY!" he wails.
I get him a yogurt, which he devours in all of 30 seconds or so, and then he puts himself back to bed and falls instsantly to sleep.
It's remarkably like Reagan in that regard - can't quite make it through a full night without having to wake up to be fed. I tremble at the thought of appetites during puberty.
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Warmth
It's 50 degrees. That's warm, but not THAT warm. The boys took a sauna with Dad on Sunday, and decided that they were plenty warm to run around for an hour afterwards... buck naked. Well, at least until mom made them put on shoes (see, there in the snow bank instead of on his feet.... shoes!) I'm just excited that they WANT to be outside now. And that I don't have to put snow pants on them anymore!!!
Saturday, March 14, 2009
Overheard Part II
Quinn (while playing with his toy cars): "You put your left monster truck in, you put your left monster truck out, you put your left monster truck in, and you shake it all about......"
Quinn In A Box
It amazes me how small a space they can completely fit into. This is the box for the bumbo seat that Reagan just got. Wow. They're really good at Hide and Seek, too!
Friday, March 13, 2009
Thought Process
Poor Colby has been getting in trouble alot lately, so we are trying to teach him how to make "good choices". This might be a little too much for an impulsive four year old boy, but we're TRYING to get him to ask himself the following questions before doing something questionable....
1. Will it hurt me?
2. Will it hurt someone else?
3. Will it cause something to break?
4. Will it make a mess?
5. (This one from dad) Will it WASTE SOMETHING?
We've been trying to talk out the thought process with BOTH boys, but I think we've got a little more work to do. I found Quinn climbing up onto the end table repeatedly, and then jumping off, and telling me "I made a good choice! I got off the table because I could get hurt!" Ugh. And, right after Colby finished cleaning up the wall after smearing make-up all over it, during my lecture about "good choices", he started pulling all the floss out of it's container. Thus questions #5. Rob told him "Colby, you're DOING IT RIGHT NOW!" He just said "oh. Sorry." Like he didn't even realize what his little hands were doing. It's not sinking in.
1. Will it hurt me?
2. Will it hurt someone else?
3. Will it cause something to break?
4. Will it make a mess?
5. (This one from dad) Will it WASTE SOMETHING?
We've been trying to talk out the thought process with BOTH boys, but I think we've got a little more work to do. I found Quinn climbing up onto the end table repeatedly, and then jumping off, and telling me "I made a good choice! I got off the table because I could get hurt!" Ugh. And, right after Colby finished cleaning up the wall after smearing make-up all over it, during my lecture about "good choices", he started pulling all the floss out of it's container. Thus questions #5. Rob told him "Colby, you're DOING IT RIGHT NOW!" He just said "oh. Sorry." Like he didn't even realize what his little hands were doing. It's not sinking in.
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