sick day?

Does this look like a sick child to you?

 He's in a Bird & 3rd trance.

Yesterday he came home from school with a fever of 102.  Had it all night, but still was in bed by 11 pm.   2nd dose of advil this morning cured him.  By 8 am he has eaten a bowl or more of cheerios.  Cinnamon Life.  Sippy of OJ.  Sippy of milk.  Sippy of water.  And now 2 freshly made banana muffins.  Oh I forgot the Cheez-it's.  Now he's playing with cars, books and watching tv.  And crashing into cupboards on his riding fire truck.  Sick?  No more.  Back to school?  Hopefully tomorrow.  Crossing my fingers he takes 2 naps today so I can sneak in at least one.

Candy Monster

The terrible two’s are almost upon us or are early?  Holy tantrums.  While Lane is a good eater and not overly picky he can be very stubborn when he see’s something to eat that he wants.  Crackers and cookies can’t be kept on the counter.  Yogurt needs to be hidden in the fridge.   Fruit is fine to a certain extent.  Too many blueberries is not good.  Nor are too many pieces of apple.   Last night he kept pointing at random items in the kitchen and asking for them.  One bowl he was pointing at had no food it in except for a candy bar along with random items...  tv remote, battery charger, golf ball, etc…  The candy bar was hard chocolate with bits of butterscotch and it was leftover from our trip to Aruba.  It was “ok”, but obviously  not something I finished so not that good.  It’s been there a  long time.  I gave in thinking “no harm”.   He got a tiny piece and I thought that would be the end of it. 

Of course not it wasn’t the end of it.  30 minutes of screaming ensued.  He wanted more and it was dinner time.   He refused his cheese and tossed the broccoli.  Normally he loves them both.  Mark then took over when he got home.  30 more minutes of whining and crying.  It was so bad we were laughing.  He was then given the choice of eating his dinner or night-night time.  It was 6:30 and obviously he was tired beyond tired.  So night-night won out.  Minor fussing, but he was asleep in about 15 minutes.   While I felt a little bad to put him to bed without his dinner he really doesn't eat much at dinner time and if he was hungry he would have given in much earlier and eaten his dinner.  An hour of screaming was enough.   We are lucky that he hasn’t figured out that the small stool could be used to get into the cupboards.  That will come I'm sure.  Time to stop having junk food in the house.

p.s.  tossed the chocolate into the trash!

From Infant to Toddler

It’s official Lane graduated to the Toddler Room last week and this is the end of his first week with the big kids.  So far so good.  The teachers love him and say he’s a very nice little boy.  Fun to watch and be around.  The first couple of times I picked him up and he was quiet.  Last night he was the one I heard coming down the stairs.  Talking away and walking around with a truck. 

Once in a while you can pick out a word he says amid all the chatter.  Of course he understands it all so we should too.  On our ride home Wednesday night he kept repeating the same sentence and I kept saying “ok”, “yes” and  “tell me more” because the only word I understood was “stuck”.  It was like I was being scolded because his finger was a wagging.  He sounded kind of bothered, but not upset.  Just wanted me to know something.  I had asked what he did at school that day and that was his response.  Last night I asked the girls who watch him in the afternoon if he got stuck on something and told them why.  Turns out he gets “stuck” in a car on the playground because he gets into it the wrong way and then whines for a rescue.   He’s also picking up other life skills.  As in how to pick his nose!  That was day #2.  He thought it was hilarious and watched me to see what I’d do.   He hasn’t done it since…  because I thought he had stuffed something up there I immediately tilted his head back to look and see what was there.  It also involved pushing his nose around to get a look.  Must not have been fun…

Next week they get to go on picnic outside for lunch, which he will love.  She said they will bring the treats like ice cream or other junk food and then she looked at me as if to ask if that was ok.  Must be my request he eat fruit for one snack a day put me in the picky mommy category.  I said that was fine and explained the fruit request.  They give crackers and cookies for snacks 3 times day along with juice.   He gets more than enough carbs from all his snacking and meals and he needs more fruits and veggies.  I can’t imagine he’d be happy if they put green beans or peas in front of him, but fruit pretty much always wins over any other food.  And it does make a better diaper the next day if he’s had an apple or banana.  This is to their advantage because I pay big bucks for those poopy diaper changes!  Perk of being in daycare!

I'm a big boy now!

toddler time

Lane is about to graduate to the toddler room at school from the infant room.  To prep him we talk about it and each morning we've been stopping to see the teachers and kids in the room.  For the past week he's been going to play with the toys right away. Can't wait for me to put him down.  Today he slid down me before I could even let go.   Big lego's, train sets, cars, trucks and puzzles are big ticket items.  He loves to pick something out to take to the infant room usually a car, train or truck.  Once he picks it out he runs off with it like someone is going to stop him.  Way better than the baby toys!   Yesterday morning three of his friends who've graduated to the toddler room were excited to see him when we stopped by.  A hug from Jay is a given - they watch the kisses carefully because I guess he bites when he kisses.  He was the last little one to graduate to the toddler room about 9 months ago so there is a considerable age gap, but he's as tall as Jay and says as many words so this might not be so bad.  The little girls however decided they loved Lane too and proceeded to hug, kiss and pat his head.  He looked at them like they were nuts.  "Why are you hugging me I want to play with lego's!"  Guess he's not used to other kids hugging and kissing him?  It was cute.  He's ready to move up and I'm excited for the price break and not having to send snacks anymore!  Not so sure how drinking out of a dixie cup will go.  I, for one, won't be sending grape juice for the shared juice cupboard!  Bring on toddler time!

playtime

Lane loves the new bike that I found at a consignment sale.  It can keep him busy for about 15 minutes then he's off chasing balls or running up the hill to see the cars fly by.  Running up the hill results in being dragged in the house.  Playing in the road is not allowed no matter how hard a fit is thrown.  It only took one tantrum on the driveway to cure him of banging his head.  Time for a fence!

Breakfast at the firehouse

Just a couple of cute Lane and Daddy pictures from a recent firehouse breakfast - the firemen cook and this year was the best yet.  Lane loves trucks and firetrucks are no exception.  The more noise the  better.  His little truck at home is like a rider toy and it make noise - mostly music.  If only it played more tunes I might love it more...