Random Tidbits

Nothing super exciting these days, but here are a couple random bits of info...

Saturday was sunny and 80....GORGEOUS! So we headed to the ocean. Jazmine has loved the beach always, but this was Isaacs first time not being in the stroller and actually walking. He was so adorable...even though he was PETRIFIED of the sand. LOL! He either had to be being held or sitting on the blanket touching me in some way. Jazmine was having fun getting soaked and playing and digging in the sand. They were so cute. I know...I know...where are the pics?? Well, I will hopefully have them up and posted by Thursday. :)

Yesterday Jazmine randomly came up to me after having taken off all her clothes and said she needed to put on her ballet dress. Didn't know she had one...lol. So I pulled a dress out of the closet that I didn't care that she played in and put that on. Next thing I know she is spinning all around the living room saying "Look at me! I'm a great ballet dancer." She is so funny and such a sponge. I always tell her she is a "great dancer" and she is obviously listening!!

Isaac has entered the "I need to be touching mom at all times stage." He is pretty much by my side constantly the last couple days. Jazmine only was in that stage for about a month, so I am holding out hope! He has also (at his own insistence) started eating with silverware. And I must say...he is almost as good with spoons and forks as Jaz is.

Isaac at the park

The last trip to the park was Isaac's first time where he was really walking super well. Or should I say running well...

A very LONG day...

Yesterday was "one of those days". Both kids were off their daily schedules. Jaz woke up too early, but still wouldn't take a nap. And Isaac never took his AM nap because Jaz woke up early and he was too excited. So both kids were great until about noon, then it was all downhill from there. Crying, fussy, whining, temper tantrums....just general chaos. On those type of days, I always like to remind myself of some of the good things...
~I love how Jazmine has me kiss her "owies" as many times as it takes for her to decide it feels better
~I love how Isaac has the most contagious laugh I have ever heard
~I love how Jaz and Isaac are practically inseperable
~I love how Isaac has to run into the living room just to see mama every few minutes while he is playing in their room
~I love how Jazmine tries to kiss Isaac's "owies" to make them feel better

Already??????

I thought for some reason that the tender of age of 2 would still be a "safe zone". Free from the many ways that our children will use our words against us when they are older. But once again, Jazmine is, I believe, ahead of the curve.

She loves to steal her brothers bottle. She knows she isn't supposed to..so she is very devious about it. It is almost kind of humerous. We are using the fact that she is now a "Big Girl" to make things more exciting. And it really is working. That is how we got her off the bottle, how we have transitioned her into her new bed, even the basis for potty training.

Whenever she asks for a bottle, we tell her "You can get a big girl milk" and she gets all excited. When she steals Isaac's bottle we tell her "Buddy is a baby, and baby's get bottles. But remember, Jazmine is a big girl and gets a big girl milk." She loves it. However today, she thought she'd out smart me.
She stole Isaac's bottle and I said "Jazmine gets a big girl milk and Buddy gets the bottle because he is a baby." Jazmine then says to me..."Mama, Buddy is a big girl. Jazmine is a baby and gets the bottle. Buddy gets a big girl milk. Buddy is a big girl."

I couldn't help but laugh out loud at her. And of course I corrected her. But she kept arguing about it. Mostly because she thought it was funny and laughed every time.
Boy, do I have my hands full!!!!!!

Bedtime transition

Like I said, Jaz got a new bed. I was very worried about how the transition would go. But it has actually (knock on wood) gone easy so far. The first night she refused to fall asleep in it, so she fell asleep in our bed. Then I moved her into hers. She woke up about midnight and ran into our room. I tried to get her to go back to hers, but she was having none of that, so I let her stay.

The next night, she actually fell asleep in her bed. She was so exhausted I figured it was just because she would probably fall asleep anywhere by that point in time. But then she fell asleep there again last night. Both of those nights she woke up in the middle of the night, but I sat with her until she fell back asleep and she was fine.

I think she may just be starting to get used to it! Here is a pic of her in it...yes, I know that girls beds are supposed to be all pink and stuff, but well...she stole my blanket from me!! It's her fav to be covered up in. She has her "comfort" blankie that you see in the corner of the bed, and the Mariner's one. They are her "must haves".