Sunny Days

A conversation with Jacob

J: What are you doing momma?

M: I am going to paint your room.

J:  Can I paint too?

M:  Not today.  You can play downstairs or sit on your bed and watch me paint.  You cannot touch the painting stuff.

J:  You are painting over there.  Why are you painting?  You are painting grey.  Why are you painting up there?  Why are you using that stool?

M: I am using to stool to paint up high

J:  You are painting up high.  Why are you painting up high?

M:  We are painting your whole wall

J:  Are you going to paint this wall?  Are you going to paint this wall?  Are you going to paint this wall too?  What are you doing momma?  You are painting.  You are painting my whole wall.  Can I paint too.

M:  You can paint when we paint blue

J:  I am not going to paint any more grey.  I am just going to paint blue.  We are going to paint blue on Saturday?  We are going to paint this wall blue?  Blue comes after grey.  Mom, blue comes after grey.  We are going to paint blue next?

J: I am not going to jump down on the paint.

M:  Please do not jump on the paint.  Please just stay on your bed.

J:  I can jump down on the carpet.  Huh mom, can I jump down on the carpet.  (Jumps down)  I can run around this way.  This wall has paint on it?  I am not going to touch the paint.  No way.  I am not going to touch the paint.  I am just going to stand right here (6 inches from the wet wall)

M:  You are too close to the wet paint.  Please go back to your bed and sit. 

J:  I am not going to touch the paint.  I can just look.  I can just run around this way.  This wall is not wet?  I can touch this wall?  Why did you make that shape there?  Why are you painting there?  Are you painting grey?  You are painting around those holes?  Why are you painting around those holes?  You are going to put those white things back on?

M:  Yes whey the paint is dry I am going to put the white things back on.

J:  You are going to put the white things back on when the paint is dry?  You are painting around those holes.  You are painting way up high.  Why are you painting up high.  You are painting my whole wall.  I can touch over here.  I am not going to jump down on the paint.  I am not going to touch the paint, I am just going to look.  I can run around over here?  I can twirl over here?

M: If you want to twirl, you need to go out into the basement because if you twirl in here you are going to bump into the wet wall.  Why don't you go out and play in the basement

J:  Ok I will go out for 2.

M:  Carefully go out please

(touches the wet wall while opening the door.  Twirls for the count of 2 and comes back in his room)

J: You are paining my room.  You are paining up high.  Can I paint up high?  Can I use the stool?  I can use it to get on my bed like this

M: Mommy needs the stool to paint

J: Why do you need the stool to paint up high?  You are painting to the ceiling?  You are painting the walls grey but not the ceiling.  The ceiling is going to stay white.

M:  Yup the ceiling is going to stay white.  We are just painting the walls because you colored on them.

J:  You are painting over there now.  Why are you painting over there?  Why are you moving the blanket over there?

M:  I am moving the blanket so I don't get paint on the floor.

J:  You are painting by the door.

M:  Yes, I am almost done.

(I put the roller down)

J:  You are putting paint on the box!  You are done painting with this.

M:  Jacob, please do not touch that.  Please move away from the paint. 

Oh the joys of a 3 yr old.

Boots

The kids got new boots.

They each picked out their pair.  Interesting because they are not what I would have purchased for them, so I am glad they got to choose.  Black and yellow for Jacob, purple butterfly boots for Evie.

I Love Pinterest

I love Pinterest.  Maybe I have a slight addiction.  I have so many things in my head that I want to do, I have a handful of things that I have done, and a handful of things that are in the works.  I can't wait to show off some of my projects, they look so awesome in my head!

Happy Birthday Noah!

Our baby boy turned one a few days ago.  Celebration was pretty low key, singing Hhappy Birthday" and a Christmas cookie.  Sorry little buddy.  We are going to be planning a big birthday party in a week or two after we get our house put together and our drive way re-paved.

Here is a little bit about our one year old boy:

Height:  27 inches (less than the 2nd % tile)
Weight:  17 pounds 3 ounces (5th % tile)

Has 4 teeth (two on top, two on bottom) and almost 2 more (on top)

Took his first steps on Christmas Day

Eats like a champ, eating more than the other two, sometimes combined

Favorite foods: crackers, milk, cheese, oranges, bread, meatballs, peas, cheerios, and thinks he wants anything we are eating

Is so loud most of the time, keeping up with Jacob

Says  uh-oh when he drops something, dada, tries to repeat words, babbles all the time

Happy and smiley most of the times, loves watching people, wants to do everything the big two are doing

Favorite toys:  wood hammer and peg toy, putting things into something, being pushed on a ride on car, anything the big two are playing with (and vise versa)

Climbs on everything

Can climb up the stairs, but has not quite mastered going down stairs

Sleeps 11-12 hours at night, naps twice a day

Definitely has an opinion on what he wants to do and makes it known

Throws a tantrum when something is taken away or he is removed from someplace

Is a snuggler in the early morning

Still crawls with one knee and one foot

Is wearing size 3 diaper (4 at night), size 9mo clothes

Jacob Funnies

Jacob was playing on the slate (our windows 8 tablet), while we were waiting at a Mexican restaurant. Devin was teasing him pretending he was going to touch the slate. Jacob was laughing saying" no, no dad, no thank you!" Then he said  "put you fingers in the chips daddy".

We tried a new motivating potty training tactic, you poop in the potty, You get a cookie. if you poop in your undies, mommy or daddy get a cookie. Then Jacob says to me." If you poop the your undies, me get a cookie. "That's a deal buddy!

11 Months

Noah is now 11 months old. 1 can't believe it. The time does fly.

Our little guy is sure a bundle of joy. Happy, smiley, Loving his brother and sister.

He Loves to eat. He often exists more than Jacob or Evie. Sometimes combined! His favorite foods are bread, oranges, grapes, blueberries, meatballs, cheese, crackers. He drinks from a sippy cup and gets a bottle in the morning and night. He is weaned and is drinking a combination of coconut milk and whole milk. He has 2 teeth on the bottom and 2 on the top just about ready to break the skin.

He sleeps fairly well going to bed around 7:00 pm and wakes around 6:oo. Sometimes he goes right back to bed and other days is up for the morning. He usually tales 2 naps a day.

He is crawling all over the place, still with one knee and one foot. He can pull himself to a stand on anything and is cruising around the furniture. He walks easily holding onto your fingers and sometimes tries to step out on his own.

He loves to play with anything Jacob and Evie are playing with and has found a new love for the laundry basket.

He is wearing about 9 month clothes and Size 3 diaper during the day and size 4 at night.

He is cute as a bug! He loves his momma. He loves to give kisses.

Sorry no pictures. Apparently my picture limit on google has been met, so until I figure something else out, no pictures. Boo.