Night Night, Mama

      Today was hot, and Collin and I haven't been sleeping well.

      While Ethan was napping, Collin was cutting and coloring while I was working in the computer.  He then looked at me and said, "Mama, tired."  In itself, his speech is impressive. But what happened next really got my attention.

     He got down, came over, grabbed my hand, and said, "Mama, couch."  He walked me to the living room, stopped next to the couch, and told me to wait.  He began talking about the things on the couch and arranging the pillows. He grabbed a blanket and was about to lay it down when he realized I wasn't there.  He looks at me and says, "mama, couch."  I wanted to hear as much direction from him as possible, so I simply sat down.  He goes to cover again, but it wasn't what he wanted.  "Mama, lay down."  I laid down and he covered me with the blanket.  He even wrapped my feet in the blanket the way he likes us to do when he goes to bed.  He pointed at me, "mama, night night!" and got himself settled on the couch next to me.  It was so sweet!

     And then Ethan woke up and nap time was over.  Figures, doesn't it?

Face the Wall

I put Collin in time out when hes aggressive with other kids. He especially likes to push Ethan. When I put him on the bar stool, he's smiling like its play time. He even looks proud of himself! I tried a new tactic of moving from the middle of the kitchen floor, and instead made him face the wall. He spent the whole time singing about facing the wall. Somehow, I don't think he took it seriously.  I think he knew I was recording, and pulled extra shenanigans.

Dinner Messes

I am excruciatingly tired of cleaning up around Ethan's high chair. The spot around it is the cleanest part of the floor, but is surrounded by a sea of dirt, crumbs, and dried food. I hate it!  Today, I decided to get a little proactive about it.

Since Ethan has fallen in love with the garbage can, I showed him to pick up the food by his chair and throw it away...