Indpendance!

I knew this day was coming, I guess I just didn't realize it would come so soon and be so frustrating! Luke has discovered his Independence and he's loving every minute of it! He has to do everything! He has to get himself into the car and car seat, put the lids on everything (sipee cups, milk jugs...you name it), he has to put his toys away HIMSELF, get himself dressed, wash himself in the tub, wash his own face and hands (they're never really clean anymore), get his own snacks, climb into bed by himself, and the list goes on and on.

I know, I know. I can hear 99% of you saying, "This is such a good thing!" "What's wrong with that?" "You should encourage this!" And if I weren't in the situation myself I would be saying the exact same thing. I know this is how he learns, but take it a little at a time PLEASE!

The real problem is that he has to do EVERYTHING by himself. And if I forget and "help" him, he has a serious meltdown. Or, if the skill is too complicated for him, he gets really frustrated and mad!

A wise sister-friend (Norma no blog) once told me, "This too shall pass". I tell myself this about 4-5 times a day. I know this is just a phase, but I will be so grateful when it is over!

"Mamma called the doctor and the doctor said..."

It all started Saturday night. Lily fell asleep... and then she woke up. She would fall asleep... and then she would wake up. You get the idea. Lily woke up every 30-40 minutes Saturday night.
Sunday -that morning her nose started running. We knew she was cutting teeth and attributed it to that. Sunday night she was awake every 30-40 minutes again!
Monday-I made an appointment with the pediatrician. Her symptoms: clear runny nose and not sleeping. Turns out she had an ear infection. She never acted grumpy. I even considered not calling the doctor because she acted so happy. However, Monday afternoon was a different story. Her runny nose turned thick and goopy. She could barely eat because it was difficult for her to swallow. At times she would start gaging and choking on her own mucus (sorry for those of you with a weak stomach). And now she has a fever to add to her ear infection, cold, and cutting teeth. Monday night she went down fighting, but she slept the whole night through.
Tuesday- Her cold was even worse. We were suctioning her nose about every hour to help her breath (this couldn't feel good on her ear infection). She was miserable, we were miserable. That night she screamed for about an hour and 15 min before finally giving up and going to sleep.
Wednesday- Today was about the same. She awake about half the night.
Today is Thursday. I am hoping to make it to the weekend!

While the Cat is away the Mice will play...

I came home one evening, after going to the grocery store, to find Kent giving Luke and Lily a pony ride. He give Luke pony rides all of the time, but today he decided to let Lily in on the fun. Kent is always so good to play with and take care of the kids while I am gone. I really do have the best husband in the world!

He Gets It From His Daddy...

I know every mother thinks their child is intelligent, including me. But when Luke learned his ABC's I was shocked. Probably because I still think of him as a toddler and not a big boy. However, he is 2 years old now. He turned 2 about a month ago and he's known his ABC's for about 3 weeks. Not just singing the ABC song, but when we drive down the road he will see letters on signs and say, "B, basket" or "U, umbrella" or "I-insect, T-daddy's tie, L-Luke, D-duck, F-fish" and the list goes on and on. He has always loved watching The Wheel of Fortune but now it has a whole new meaning since he can recognize the letters. I never noticed how many letters are on television until Luke started pointing them out.
I say he gets it from his daddy because Kent has always loved learning. As a boy, Kent's family went on vacation driving across the country. To keep Kent entertained, his dad would write out math problems for him to solve, and Kent loved it. Luke is so much like Kent it is unreal. I guess that is why they say, "Like father, like son."