Is it strange to butt heads with your 2 1/2 year old on a regular basis? Obviously a hard subject change, but it really makes me wonder how the teenage years are going to be. As I type I'm trying to get her to stop doing something she shouldn't be doing. Poor Russell already has to give us some time apart and play the mediator (how sad is that). Obviously from my previous statements she is continuing to discover her independence and figuring out what her boundaries are. Her communication skills continue to develop and she's to the point where we are going to have to start documenting her little sayings. She likes to tell us she's "too busy" when we ask her to do something. Sometimes she likes to say that she's being shy. She's indicated multiple times that she needs to go to the doctor because her elbows hurt. And the other morning she told me "ssshhh, be quiet mommy the moon is sleeping". She's hooked on Backyardigans right now so that will be her birthday party theme in a couple of months. She just loves Pablo! She already got her birthday present, which is her big girl bed. We converted her crib to a full size over the weekend. She doesn't really understand why she has a top and sheet and quilt since she's just always slept with her blanket. And she was extremely upset when she got home from getting her mattresses with Russ that I had taken her old bed apart. Over all, our little girl is just growing up so fast and continues to figure out every button of ours she can push :)
On to little man....talk about getting big! He's going on 8 months old which is crazy. He's sitting up on his own, has 5 teeth (3 on top and 2 on bottom), and wants to eat anything we are eating. I'm pretty sure he's offended when we eat in front of him and he's not offered any. He's had one ear infection since he got his tubes and then his ears started draining again today. So, we'll be making a visit to the doctor in the morning but at least he's in good spirits. He's rolling over and getting stronger, lifting up his little booty so he can start learning how to crawl. He just lovesssss his jumper. I invested in one at JBF since he loves to bounce so much, so now we get to find a new home for the exersaucer (which was more Maddy's speed). He's definitely a bouncing, baby boy!
