I realized that I had forgotten to turn on Isaac's alarm at quiet time. So I went in after about an hour (because I wasn't taking a nap)! Only to find that he had turned it on himself. How awesome is that!?!
This evening we were trying to get Joshua to say some words we've been working on. I thought I had heard Neigh twice today. Ben asked Joshua to say Joshua. He pointed to himself and said something that sort of resembled Joshua. Then we asked him to say Isaac. And he said something that was kind of like Isaac.
Wednesday, January 27, 2016
Tuesday: No
Isaac: "Mom! I'm going to write you a note! It's going to say "No""
He did it all by himself!
Then he ran around trying to put it Joshua's back. Joshua runs quite quickly, so it was a challenge.
I'm not really sure what it means, but it feels like it has a deep meaning.
Then he ran around trying to put it Joshua's back. Joshua runs quite quickly, so it was a challenge.
I'm not really sure what it means, but it feels like it has a deep meaning.
Monday, January 25, 2016
Monday: walking, talking...
Today there were only a few things that needed to be done, and no where to go. Isaac suggested playing bouncy balls. It worked for a while. Joshua was enjoying wearing his helmet. Bouncy balls were being played with.
Then Isaac wanted to play "Walking Talking Bouncy Balls" on the carpet. He showed me that in order for them to walk you made them hop a bit...your hands never left the ball. I said no. I'm not a fan of imagination games that much to begin with, but understand that Isaac loves them. So we do them sometimes. But I drew the line today at making my Bouncy Balls talk. He asked several times. I said no several times.
Then we made spice bars.
Then Isaac wanted to play "Walking Talking Bouncy Balls" on the carpet. He showed me that in order for them to walk you made them hop a bit...your hands never left the ball. I said no. I'm not a fan of imagination games that much to begin with, but understand that Isaac loves them. So we do them sometimes. But I drew the line today at making my Bouncy Balls talk. He asked several times. I said no several times.
Then we made spice bars.
Sunday, January 24, 2016
Sunday: Joshua drumming, Isaac snow slugging
We went for a sled ride tonight. Joshua didn't cry after the first few minutes so it was a success. Isaac really enjoyed it. He especially enjoyed doing the snow slug, which was a wild flailing on his stomach slowly moving forward.
Saturday, January 23, 2016
Friday: the day Joshua hurts and doesn't hurt himself.
Joshua took a few spills today. The first big one I didn't see, but he almost had a bloody nose. (His snot from a little cold was red.) The second one was when he tripped on the driveway. I've been hesitant to leave him alone on the driveway due to its slant and Joshua's newness to walking, but today I thought he was looking pretty good. Guess not.
There were also a gazillion close calls today. Joshua seems to be more wild than Isaac was. But most of the time he just stands back up...I suppose it is all part of the learning process.
There were also a gazillion close calls today. Joshua seems to be more wild than Isaac was. But most of the time he just stands back up...I suppose it is all part of the learning process.
Friday, January 22, 2016
Thursday: today
Today I was rather glad it didn't snow last night so that I could get back in bed for ten more minutes. It's a good thing my eyes didn't deceive me, as they often do with snow. Also, I always feel like we're running about five minutes early until we start pulling out of the driveway, at which point I feel like we're running about five minutes later than ideal.
Work went fine. Some good, some medium. Nothing all that bad though.
I picked up the kids. They had both had a good day. After being home for an hour or so Joshua went a bit crazy. So we went in his room to read and see if that would calm him down. Nope. He said, "Look, I can stand on my little chair!" then "Look, I can stand on my chair's arm while holding the crib" then "Look, I don't need to hold the crib!" At that point I put an end to it, flipping the chair on it's back so he can't stand on the arms. So he proceeded to throw things and himself across the room. (Yes, himself. It was odd. I'm not sure I've ever seen anyone throw themselves across a room before.) So we took a bigger time out and watched some TV. The boys cuddled with me and I think I took a brief nap because I don't remember about 15 minutes of the show we were watching. Joshua calmed down, at least for a bit. Then Ben got home so there were at least two of us to deal with the crazy.
Work went fine. Some good, some medium. Nothing all that bad though.
I picked up the kids. They had both had a good day. After being home for an hour or so Joshua went a bit crazy. So we went in his room to read and see if that would calm him down. Nope. He said, "Look, I can stand on my little chair!" then "Look, I can stand on my chair's arm while holding the crib" then "Look, I don't need to hold the crib!" At that point I put an end to it, flipping the chair on it's back so he can't stand on the arms. So he proceeded to throw things and himself across the room. (Yes, himself. It was odd. I'm not sure I've ever seen anyone throw themselves across a room before.) So we took a bigger time out and watched some TV. The boys cuddled with me and I think I took a brief nap because I don't remember about 15 minutes of the show we were watching. Joshua calmed down, at least for a bit. Then Ben got home so there were at least two of us to deal with the crazy.
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