We have been looking for the Wii for a while now. Who knew it was so hard to come by. I found it at Target in Orem, so I packed the kids as soon as I found out and headed for Orem. I bought the Wii and Ben wanted to get Guitar Hero. So if anyone wants to come play, come on over (don't mind the messy house...as Audrey says...I am a wife and mother, not a housekeeper!)
Sorry there haven't been posts for a while. I have been SO sick...it reminded me of being pregnant, only with a fever, sore throat, and ouchy ears. (NO, I am NOT pregnant). Ben took half the day off last week to be with me, then my mom came out for a day, then I had to go back and sleep at my mom's. I haven't been this sick in a long time. I had the flu, a sore throat, tonsillitis, plugged ears (yes, my ears plugged on the way to my mom's, and have been plugged now for 5 days, only one unplugged for a few minutes on Sunday). Although, good news...they're not infected. I have an appointment tomorrow with an Ear, Nose, & Throat doctor. We'll see what he says. I'm half hoping I have to get my tonsils out (then maybe I won't get sick all the time anymore) and half hoping I can keep them in (I hear it's killer to get them out as an adult). So we will see how that goes. I am feeling better though. It's nice to be able to take care of my kids again.
So we're trying this new discipline with Ryan, and if you have any suggestions that would be great. Ryan stopped cleaning up his toys. I tried for 5 days to get him to do it. Every time he said no, I'd put him in timeout. It got to the point where I'd ask Ryan to clean up his toys and he'd say, "no, I'll just go to timeout". So, I told him if he didn't clean them up, I'd give them away. Well, he went to a birthday party on Saturday, and when he returned, he went down stairs and saw the toys were gone and said "Uh Oh". I told him we gave ALL his toys to a little boy who was grateful for them and cleaned them up when he was supposed to. (They are really in the back room we never use, locked up). Well, it's Tuesday night now and he still does not have one toy, or one movie, or one NES Nintendo game to his name...and he doesn't care. I keep telling him he can have them back if he starts cleaning his toys, and he just says, "no, the little boy can have them". He is starting to ask about them more, but he still says he won't clean his toys. Any help you could give me would be great! How did I get such a stubborn boy? Oh wait...he's MY son...now I remember.
Ethan had his 6 month check up today. He is doing great. He weighed 18 lbs. and was 27 inches long. He is my big boy!! But his head is still small, in the 23rd percentile. :-) He had to have 3 shots today, but only cried when he got them, then calmed right down. Ryan and Ethan are like night and day so far. With me being sick last week, I don't have as much milk anymore, so Ethan has been eating a lot more solids. He loves the baby Oatmeal. He hates a bottle though! So much for trying to ever go on a date! Speaking of date, I want to go see Leatherheads if anyone wants to come with us (we'll be bringing a baby of course).
Ben's brother Sam just got engaged last week to Shalleece (I was spelling her name wrong before). There are pictures of her on my Super Bowl post. They will be getting married June 6th, in...crap, I forgot which temple...I think Salt Lake though. Anyway, we're excited to call her family.
Alright, I think that's all for now. I'll have to post pictures another time. I figured all of this writing would do for now. Oh, does anyone else Co-Sleep with their babies...or am I weird??
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Discilpine of a three year old...yeah right! We are doing the same thing with Kai only it's getting him to do anything we want him to do, mainly to stay in the house and not leave all the time. Ugh!
Glad you are feeling better.
We saw Leatherheads last week and didn't like it as much as we thought we would.
Co sleeping worked for a few months but then we booted them out. They always were close by in a room or something though. Good luck!
The "Love & Logic" books have saved me in the parenting department because I too have a beatiful, but independent and stubborn child! Good luck with it, Kel, I can't believe he is okay with having his toys "given away!"
Oh yeah, we co-sleep, not really on purpose, but that's what always ends up happening. One night Sarah and I were at the end of the bed and Ash, Eliza, and Micah were at the top. Nuts! Can we bring you dinner on Friday? I can't tomorrow, but Friday.
I'm so sorry you're sick, it's horrible being sick as a mom. Glad you had help though. Mercedes is getting her tonsils out next week, maybe you could go in together. Also, I co-slept with both my kids, I kicked Aidan out of the bed when he was about four months old. Mercedes kicked Brandon out of the bed when she was about two.
Sorry to hear that you have been sick, but glad to hear that you are feeling and doing better. Your boys are growing up so fast, we really need to get together sometime. I can't believe Ethan is already 6 months (where does the time go?). I don't have any advice for discipline because I haven't really had to discipline yet, but I am sure when I do, I will be asking for advice. :)
Spencer is getting married the end of October. The splash pads are all over but this one is at town square (Main between the Blvd and 1st So.). They are a ton of fun and free!
Ok, Kelly I have some suggestions. First, look into a book called Love and Logic Magic for Early Childhood-Practical Parenting from Birth to Six Years by Jim and Charles Fay. It's all about choices. Their Love & Logic program is great for all ages.
Second, my last baby (Ryan) who is almost 11 months, still sleeps with me at night and I'm still a bleary-eyed, tired mom. Buy a book called Good night, sleep tight by Kim West. It teaches you how to gently teach your baby how to sleep through the night. I haven't done it mainly because I'm lazy and the baby still has a crib in my room . It's so much easier to train a baby when they don't share a room with you.
Hope this helps,
Tracy (in Wy)
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