Can I just have a Moment?!?!

Okay, so I was laying in bed the other night thinking of what my life has been filled with...just in the last week. If you are not interested...STOP now. If you are, read on.

1. Great parenting Moments!

a. Brian was out of town all last week, so, it was just me and the little man. The first few days were really fun. We went on long walks, had cereal for dinner, etc...but, by night 4, that is when it got good. Matthew, who I have said since he was born, is VERY passionate. Well, this particular night, he was VERY passionate and I think Mom (that would be me, but its easier to tell this kind of story in 3rd person). Anyway, Mom was, shall we say, at the end of my proverbial rope. Well, Matthew threw his little toy broom at me. At my face. Hard. It whacked me right across the bridge f my nose. It was about the 10th thing he had thrown at me. Anyway, I pick up the broom and, in that voice where your lips are moving but your teeth are pressed together, I say, "WE DO NOT THROW THINGS!" This would have been fine, right? Except for the fact that as I was saying it, I threw the broom across the room. Huh!?!? Great parenting moment...like I said. Matthew just stared at me like, "this woman has lost her ever loving mind!"

b. I cursed at the sippy cup. If you do not understand why, please see Jessica Tootle's blog. She will explain it far better than I can. But, Matthew has two sippy cups that WILL NOT not leak. Why? I have the little stopper deal shoved in as tight as it will go...no dice. Leakage - everytime. And the utter audacity of those sippy cups to have more parts than a top and a cup...why!??! Again, please see Jessica's blog. I was gonna go on and on about it, but, then, I read her blog before I posted and laughed out loud because I had fought with those stupid sippy cups this week! I too, thought I was finished with keeping track of multiple parts when we ditched Dr. Browns Jess...I dont get it.

c. I was playing peek-a-boo with Matthew this morning. One of our most favorite things to do. He never tires of it. We throw his blanket over his head, he pulls it off, we say BOO and he laughs hysterically. Well, being that his head is covered, and he can see nothing, dont you think it would (or should) occur to me (the parent) to make him sit down and not walk around with his head covered up!??! Well, it did not occur to me. So, this morning, head covered, he stood up, already giggling under that blanket...so excited at what he knew was about to happen. Well, he got so excited that he pulled the blanket off his head so hard that it thrust him forward and his forehead came crashing down on the corner of his dresser. Did it leave a mark? You betcha! A big blue line right in the middle of his forehead. Way to go Mom!

2. Matthew is a pre-toddler...who knew there was such a thing. Well, he is! Here is how we know...

a. He loves to throw his food on the floor. We tell him, "no, no" and he laughs and throws more.

b. He loves to walk over to the outlets that are at his eye level. He looks at them, puts his hand near them, looks at us and smiles this fake, all teeth smile. As if to say, "I know you are about to tell me no, but look how cute I am!"

c. He thinks having his diaper changed is some form of torture. Why? And why so dramatic about it? It has happened several times a day, for his WHOLE life! But, he screams, squirms, kicks and cries everytime. The ones that are poopy are the worst! How does he know that if he kicks hard enough and squirms hard enough, poop will end up on his back, on my arms and hands, and on whatever surface we are changing him on!??!

d. He knows how to throw fits. I mean serious, legit fits. He throws his head back, falls backwards (I call it the Neste plunge) and lifts his legs up and slams them down as hard as he can. All the while screaming of course.

e. He laughs every time we tell him no. Laughs - are you kidding? Am I saying it wrong? Why is it funny!?! I've used the word just how "they" say you are suppose to. (Who exactly is they anyway?)

f. I read somewhere that "they" (there THEY are again) say that it is time to start using time out. Are you kidding? How? He will no more sit in a corner than fly to the moon! I am all for time out. I even have a spot picked out. But, how in the world do you make them stay there at 1?? Just a question!?!? I'd love to know how THEY do it.

g. Matty does NOT like paint on his hands. Brian and Matthew did a little art project for me for Mothers Day and Brian said he stared at his hand after it had been placed in the paint and screamed. He did not cry, he screamed and held his hand out to Brian, like, "look what you've done?!!?"

h. MOSTLY though,he LOVES to give kisses, hugs, look at books, wrestle with daddy, take baths, blow bubbles (in the pool and the bath). All day, everyday, he searches for new books in his toy box and brings them to us saying, "bbbbooo".

He is precious and fun and wonderful and SO tender hearted. We are learning that he is equally as sensitive as he is passionate. He is all joy, and all boy - all the time! Even though I only showered 3 times this week, Matthew and I both ate food off the floor this week, and Matthew only got bathed 3 times this week, we made it, and it was fun!

So, Baby Wise...you got anything to say about those pre-toddler years, or months? Bring it on...