Today I worked from home. (Yesterday too.) It was wonderful...I sat on the couch with my legs up and the laptop on my lap. Sure, a larger screen would have been nice, but the comfort made up for it. I finished all I needed to today in a few hours, so I had plenty of time for ...chores.
I did lots of things though! Fertilized. Put ant poison around the outside of the house. Did some laundry. Did the budget. Ordered some shelves. Made a phone call that I've been putting off. Took pictures of some quilts. ...and I didn't even take a nap. The to-do list is still a mile long though; hopefully I'll be able to knock out more next week.
Then tonight I had swimming lessons with Joshua. (Oh, I forgot to mention that this morning Joshua declined to eat breakfast. He was having none of it. So I brought his breakfast to day care and they helped him. I probably would have let him go hungry, but then everyone would have been grumpy.) Today wasn't a great swimming lesson. Joshua only wanted to play with the cup. Near the end one thing we did was pour water over his head with the cup, and after that all he wanted to do was pour (side note: poor and pour are homophones. I'm not sure I realized that before.) water over my head. We took turns for the last seven minutes just pouring water over our heads. It wasn't bad, and Joshua had a great time, but getting water dumped on your head isn't the most fun thing either.
Thursday, June 2, 2016
Wednesday, June 1, 2016
A while ago: 22 months
Joshua turned 22 months a few days ago.
I used my phone instead of the normal camera and he wasn't as interested. He just wanted to take timer pictures.
Let's see...sleeping is going well. Eating isn't going so well; no change there.
Daycare: he still doesn't like being dropped off and is so excited to see me when I come to pick him up. The staff has been saying he's been having really good days...but that tends to mean hard evenings at home.
Talking: he is now mimicking everything you say...or at least the last word of what you say. There have been a few short sentences every once in a while and the words that he says (and that we can understand) has grown a ton. He really likes to point out body parts and say them. "Mouf" is especially cute.
Lotion: he really likes lotion on his toes when getting his diaper changed.
(He rode the scooter and balance bike today. He had a few tumbles, but he was wearing a helmet so it was ok. Ben said that he did some good pushes by himself too, but I didn't see those.)
Up: up is probably his favorite word. He loves to be carried around and tends to cry when you put him down. I'm trying to have him walk more, but it's hard
Temperament: this month has been a bit hard. He gets mad and throws things. He hit me with something in the little toe once and it really hurt. He goes into time out a lot for throwing. That being said, he is also quite cuddly and happy. All in equal amounts right now.
Listening: Joshua might complain about what you tell him to do, but he's pretty good at listening (unless it involves throwing something. He doesn't listen about that.) If you tell him to go in time out he will go. I told him to stay on a sleeping bag and he did. He might cry the whole time, but he listens.
Animals: Joshua loves animals, especially birds. We hear gasps of delight all the time and find out there are starlings on the lawn.
I used my phone instead of the normal camera and he wasn't as interested. He just wanted to take timer pictures.
Let's see...sleeping is going well. Eating isn't going so well; no change there.
Daycare: he still doesn't like being dropped off and is so excited to see me when I come to pick him up. The staff has been saying he's been having really good days...but that tends to mean hard evenings at home.
Talking: he is now mimicking everything you say...or at least the last word of what you say. There have been a few short sentences every once in a while and the words that he says (and that we can understand) has grown a ton. He really likes to point out body parts and say them. "Mouf" is especially cute.
Lotion: he really likes lotion on his toes when getting his diaper changed.
(He rode the scooter and balance bike today. He had a few tumbles, but he was wearing a helmet so it was ok. Ben said that he did some good pushes by himself too, but I didn't see those.)
Up: up is probably his favorite word. He loves to be carried around and tends to cry when you put him down. I'm trying to have him walk more, but it's hard
Temperament: this month has been a bit hard. He gets mad and throws things. He hit me with something in the little toe once and it really hurt. He goes into time out a lot for throwing. That being said, he is also quite cuddly and happy. All in equal amounts right now.
Listening: Joshua might complain about what you tell him to do, but he's pretty good at listening (unless it involves throwing something. He doesn't listen about that.) If you tell him to go in time out he will go. I told him to stay on a sleeping bag and he did. He might cry the whole time, but he listens.
Animals: Joshua loves animals, especially birds. We hear gasps of delight all the time and find out there are starlings on the lawn.
Tuesday: geocaching
Today's errands went quickly. The activity drawn out of the jar yesterday was not what I expected it to do, and therefore I was hoping it could quietly go away today. (It did.) We drove past the cemetery and I realized it was a perfect time to try and find our first geocache again.
We found it! I'm starting to understand the app a bit better, so I found I could give Isaac the phone to lead us. I also understood the hint better, along with what we were looking for. It was just a small one, but exciting nonetheless! Isaac wanted to find another, so we went to the one by the fire station.
This one was cooler. It was hidden in a stumpy thing and had some stickers for the boys. They loved it. I expect we'll start doing many more. I just spent 15 minutes looking at some of the ones close to us.
We found it! I'm starting to understand the app a bit better, so I found I could give Isaac the phone to lead us. I also understood the hint better, along with what we were looking for. It was just a small one, but exciting nonetheless! Isaac wanted to find another, so we went to the one by the fire station.
This one was cooler. It was hidden in a stumpy thing and had some stickers for the boys. They loved it. I expect we'll start doing many more. I just spent 15 minutes looking at some of the ones close to us.
Monday, May 30, 2016
Sunday/Monday: family
Nathan and his family came over for a night this weekend. It was very, very nice.
Evelyn and Isaac played very well together. They played a bit Sunday night, but then for a long time on the beach this morning. I expect they would have played even longer if it wasn't time for lunch.
Joshua really liked Jameson. Jameson got many Duplos from Joshua.
So it was a nice time.
Evelyn and Isaac played very well together. They played a bit Sunday night, but then for a long time on the beach this morning. I expect they would have played even longer if it wasn't time for lunch.
Joshua really liked Jameson. Jameson got many Duplos from Joshua.
So it was a nice time.
Saturday, May 28, 2016
Saturday: door knob
A bit ago Isaac asked how doorknobs work. I tried to explain it to him, but words aren't that great. I asked Dad if he happened to have one...it seemed like the type of thing he might have. And he did.
So now we have a doorknob floating around the house (until it is returned). We looked at it for a bit and Isaac looked at it bit on his own. He put it down rather quickly, but has returned to it a few times too.
You'll notice in the picture that Joshua actually has the latch part. He's enjoying the door knob too.
Friday, May 27, 2016
Friday: librarians
We often go to a smaller branch of our library that is very close to our house. Sometimes I see four people working there and wonder what they all do all day. Now, it's not that I think they aren't doing important work, I just don't have a good feel for what they do.
But as Isaac has gotten older and we have more questions on this book or that topic, I start to understand the in depth knowledge they have of the books they carry...knowledge that would take many hours to be able to call up.
Airplane books? They go to several different authors and find them. I-spy books? They know the location.
Today's questions was, "Do you know what the book is called that you flip through it and it becomes a monster and then it goes away and there are holes in the pages?" Yup. "'Go away, big green monster.' I think we just checked it out to someone."
Sure, they need to look things up sometimes, but to even have a starting point with a silly question like that is amazing. (And it had been checked out.)
But as Isaac has gotten older and we have more questions on this book or that topic, I start to understand the in depth knowledge they have of the books they carry...knowledge that would take many hours to be able to call up.
Airplane books? They go to several different authors and find them. I-spy books? They know the location.
Today's questions was, "Do you know what the book is called that you flip through it and it becomes a monster and then it goes away and there are holes in the pages?" Yup. "'Go away, big green monster.' I think we just checked it out to someone."
Sure, they need to look things up sometimes, but to even have a starting point with a silly question like that is amazing. (And it had been checked out.)
Thursday, May 26, 2016
Thursday: busy day
Today was a busy day. We left the house at 8:45 and didn't get back until 7:45. Now, there were a lot of fun things that happened, but it was still busy.
Joshua was the only one at swimming lessons (usually he's one of two) and he took full advantage of that fact. He was hamming it up so well. He was imitating the teacher better than I've ever seen him do. Although he still won't blow bubbles...he keeps sticking his tongue out instead.
Joshua was the only one at swimming lessons (usually he's one of two) and he took full advantage of that fact. He was hamming it up so well. He was imitating the teacher better than I've ever seen him do. Although he still won't blow bubbles...he keeps sticking his tongue out instead.
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