Thursday, January 30, 2014

And the I's Have It

Fun tidbits to remember this stage of Miss I and Mr. I (that is what I am calling them now when I blog) 

Miss I

**My husband was with the kids in the car and Miss I was having a meltdown (these are coming more infrequently now...thank you Jesus!) and apparently shoes were being thrown and whatever she was saying was not well understood by my husband and as the fussing continued all of a sudden Miss I yells out..."I*** (her name) mad!!!!!!!!!  

**Chasing Mr. I with arms wide open saying, "Bi hug!" (translated Big Hug)

**Laughing hysterically when she toots and then hearing her say "I tooted!" (we are trying to teach her this is not appropriate in all settings but don't think she is getting it :)).

**Pushing her in the shopping cart and apparently going too slow because she says, "Go faster!" (that one surprised me)

**Her first 7 word sentence..."I want to turn the light on" (have not heard other sentences this long....yet)

**Always finding her sitting on the heater vent or standing by the electric heater (it's been one of the coldest winters that I remember)

**Being able to get dressed with minimal help or guidance for orientation of clothes, etc. 

**When she wants to be non-compliant, she slurs together the sentence, "I don't want to!"  (we find it somewhat humorous)


Mr. I

**The little hand knocking on the upstairs door from the inside when he awakes from his nap.....doesn't he know he can come out!

**The after dinner yelling to dad,  "Daddy can we play Kung Fu Daddy?" (this is a game where Mr. and Miss I run at my husband and he yells, "Kung Fu Daddy" as he flips them upside down landing on their feet again.  (Despite my pleas to be careful and maybe not do this, the game continues on!)

**The talks of what kind of underwear he will get when potty trained....mickey mouse, bob the builder, thomas the train (which grandma just got for him).....

**Mommy: "Where does pee go?"
    Mr. I:  "In the potty?"
    Mommy: "Where does your pee go?
    Mr. I:  "In my diaper!"

**A lost puppy dog toy for a couple days....mommy to the rescue and a priceless look on his face when it is found!

**Nose kisses before bedtime

**Counting to 20

**Adamant about getting dressed and changing his diaper immediately upon waking in the morning...then being able to open his drawers and pick out his clothes (which he only has a few shirts and pants that he will wear...although he is surprising me lately with wanting to wear a shirt with buttons)

Food for Thought

Just wondering if your house ever looks like this?



 
                         And if you say "no"then I must get the number for your housekeeper!

I was sitting on my chair reading when I got distracted by all the clutter around the house.  Of course, I started thinking that I should be straightening up.  A sigh came out because it seems that I could do this all day long and as soon as the toys are put away the kids will wake up just to take things apart again.  But then another thought came to mind and I had to smile.  It is alright to give in to the clutter of toys because this "kid clutter" means that little people are running around the house playing, wrestling and having fun.  There will be a time when the kids will be grown and all these toys, books, etc. will be gone.  There may be "clutter" in another form as kids move on to different interests but for this hour I can be content with the mess and enjoy the smiles of my two little I's.