Bedtime Routine

Matt's been putting the kids to be in an effort to wean Audrey from bedtime nursing. 

He thinks she does better when she can "decide" that it's time to go to bed. "I've never seen such a restless soul. It's something to watch at night... she climbs through the ladder to fall into bed head first. It's a little unnerving..."

Here's his new strategy:

Sit in the glider and let her work it out...
   1 - she does some laps between the bed and and the floor
   2 - she brings you some "babies"
   3 - she climbs in and out of your arms a few times
   4 - she finally goes into child pose and puts herself to sleep

Little Farm Morning

We ventured to Little Farm today. The kids had fun feeding the animals, though Audrey is more brave with them then Garrett. He kept just throwing our celery in their general direction, meanwhile Audrey nearly got a finger nibbled off for not letting go with a goat.

The joy that is nap time.

she's finally down.

holy jesus. 

I went in and held her after an hour of trying into let her work it out on her own. Which was after an hour of nursing and trying 4x to unlatch her. Which she woke after each attempt.

then I tried singing. every time I started to sing she yelled "NO" really loud - which made me laugh.

she started saying head and patting her head - writing this makes me realize that she wanted me to rub her head. not that her head hurt, which is what I thought she was trying to say.

duh. 

anyway, when i thought she was telling me that her head hurt I felt bad and asked her if she wanted to nurse. she said, "yeah" and i told her if she nursed then she had to sleep. she said "ok" i nursed for a while and she had her eyes open. I told her to close her eyes and she passed out. 

cute little effer.

Erupting

"See you later. I'm makin' a mol-cano!"

"Come on daddy, let's go!"

Meanwhile

At least somebody is napping...

(no mystery around what he was doing before falling asleep)

Google It

While discussing Halloween costumes over breakfast Garrett said, "I decided. I want to be Luker Sky."
"Who is that?"
"Look it up. Or ask daddy, he knows."
After a beat I realized he meant Luke Skywalker.

Stinky

Me: "Audrey did you poop?"

Garrett sticks his nose in her butt, deeply inhales then moves his face within an inch of mine, "smell my nose, doesn't it stink like poop?"

Igloo Building

Garrett Inviting Audrey to Nurse

Conked Out

Belly of the Beast

Oh NPR...

Listening to the radio after picking Garrett up from school and they
were discussing Russia's Putin and what he's been up to with Syria.
The broadcaster was asking about the Putin Doctrine.

From the back seat I hear, "what's a Poo Doctor?!"

She's dictating her outfits now.

Good for somethin'

The dividend of having kids is starting to pay out. I was stranded on the commode and Garrett was able to bring me a fresh roll of toilet paper.

Resistance is Futile

"Sometimes my mom asks me to do things I don't want to do. Now I feel like it's happening here too."

(Said to one of the teachers at his new school.)

Tea Time

"We go one hundred miles pee hour."

Snacks

"I want to go to daddy's office today."

"Why?"

"So I can get a treat without asking."

Goo Goo Goo Joob

Garrett just farted and said, "that's the kind of farts that walruses make."

Shocked

When asked if he wanted fries or a salad the burger lady and I were both shocked when Garrett opted for a salad. I was even more shocked when he ATE the salad and said, "ummm, delicious!"

Teary Eyed

Walking away from school today Garrett paused and said, while fighting back tears, "Mommy, Mia said she didn't want to marry me anymore."

While tearyeyed myself, I replied, "I'm so sorry baby. Does that make you sad?"

His response was a quivering lip and a nod.

My boy's first broken heart. *sigh*

He loves her.

This is getting ridiculous...

i only gave him two spoonfuls of ice cream

and despite that paltry amount, he shared it with audrey. how could i not reward that?

My Loves

Gymnast

Monster Feet and a Sword

Conversation with Audrey

Ahhh-too!

Ahhh-too!

Ahhh-too!

Are you sneezing?!

Da.

Bliss

I woke up without an alarm (or kid). 

Showered. 

Dressed.

Made tea.

And am sitting in the rocker watching them both sleep.

New Bunk Bed

The kids love it!