Oopsie-day-zee-zee

Today seemed to go by super fast, at least for me.  Poor thing, you woke up with a diaper problem--you were standing in your crib, saying "Help, help, diaper" and grabbing at it.  I think it was bothering you and you had made an attempt to get it off, but failed.  It was halfway hanging open in the front and your pants were sort of down on your hips.  This meant your bottom edge of shirt and waist of the pants were pee-soaked, so we changed you out of that immediately and got you all fixed up.
The morning was spent mainly on cleaning, then Andrea came over for a lesson.  While she was here, you mainly watched Bubble Guppies, but occasionally felt the need to check in on us in various ways, such as randomly piling all of your blankets on the end of the table where she was sitting, then 5 seconds later removing them, carting over to the other end of the table, then right back to the living room lol.  We both commented that we'd love to know what in the world is going on in that toddler brain :)
Just after she left, I put you down for nap and thank goodness you were ready, as this was the perfect time to get one in.  While you napped, I prepped for dinner (to have fried chicken) and soon enough, it was time to get you up and out the door to head to Kailey's for a lesson.  You were groggy, but once you came around you were fine with it and had a good time over there (no face scratching this time, thank goodness).  You kept saying "Kay-ee's house", which cracked up everyone.
Then it was back home for Kristina to babysit you until dad got home, which apparently went well once again (yay!)  Dad reported that you were very good for him, even while he fried the chicken legs.  I came home to a happy you and daddy, which is always very nice on these long work evenings.  And to a yummy dinner!  Extra yay for that.
After dinner, you looked quite the mess, so I decided you should have a bath.  You love taking them usually, tonight being no exception.  You went straight to the tub (a word you had said a few times today, actually) and had a fun bath.  You peeked around the curtain playfully and giggled a lot.  I even managed to get your hair washed without too much fuss, amazingly.  When it came time to drain out the water, you kept messing with your nesting cups, so I figured to leave you in until it was drained out.  Thing is, I heard you grunting a little and saw you squatting...yep, there it was, you just pooped in the tub.  This is the sort of thing that would merit saying "oopsie-daisy", which you say for some reason as "oopsie-day-zee-zee".
You looked like you might not be done, so I tried to get you over to the potty chair.  This just made you mad, so we ended up with poop smears all over that, then back to the tub to prevent any further messes.  You were fascinated about what you'd done and wanted to touch it, but I kept you from that, despite your objections.  Thankfully I was able to get it out of the tub and into the toilet easily, then get you diapered and out of there so I could scour the tub and sanitize the cups.  Yay for Clorox wipes that made cleaning off the potty chair super easy, too.  Then it was off to bed, where we did our usual ceremony of playing with the blankies as I give them to you one by one, teasing you a little with them (I toss one end at you and then draw it back before you get it and say, "want it?...nooope!")  This time, with your hair a little damp yet, I think the sensation of shaking your head was more amusing than usual, as you did it for a long time, enough to actually dry your hair a bit lol.  Sweet dreams, little guy...

Screaming in Costco

Yes, the title says it, that was the craziest point of today.  You and I went to the gym this morning and you enjoyed yourself just fine there--they complimented you on how well you know your colors (you were pointing them out for everyone :)).  We then headed to Costco, a brief trip to get some diapers, cat litter, milk, and Grape Nuts (which you like, by the way).  Not long after we'd gotten in the store, you were displeased that we were not already getting the pizza and 'spite' (Sprite, which is what you call a lot of sodas lol).  You wailed and carried on like I had just done the worst possible thing to you ever (by not letting you down and out of the cart, etc).  I got you calm and distracted for a few minutes while in the diapers aisle by having you tell me what numbers were on the boxes, but that only lasted until we got a couple aisles away.  In the checkout line, a lady felt so bad for you that she offered to take you out and hold you, but I assured her you would be fine and that you were too heavy anyhow.  Sure enough, as soon as we were done with checking out and over to where the pizza was, you started calming down.  And oh did you eat pizza!!  You do like it and usually enjoy, but today you were scarfing it down rapidly--bet you had at least a third of that huge slice!
Back at home, we made chocolate chip cookies together...well, sort of.  You sampled many of the ingredients and the batter after each ingredient addition/mixing, so quality check was in place lol.  You helped me with laundry (by taking out the stuff from the washer and piling it in front of it before I could get down there, then after we brought the dry ones up, piling those on the couch and declaring 'done!').  Put you down for a nap and then it was off to work just after daddy arrived home.
He reported that you woke up a bit on the fussy side (you napped for 3 hours, probably because you got up nearly an hour earlier than usual this morning), but then you lightened up and giggled a lot while watching cartoons :)
You sat by me on the couch to share soup and chips before it was your bedtime, so apart from the Costco thing, it was a pretty good day, I think.

What?!!!

Once again, mommy had to leave this morning just after you woke up, so you and daddy had the morning together alone until I came back for a little bit.  While I was back in-between appointments, you started going through the lazy susan again, stopping at the 'cacorn' machine, then taking it out and bringing it to the living room.  Daddy obliged and made you some (yes, in the living room lol), and you happily munched a good amount of it.  I had a quick lunch and then it was off again for more lessons.
When I returned, you were still down for a nap, which dad reported went far better than yesterday (whew!).  Mommy rested on the couch until you got up, then started making dinner.  While I was doing so, you returned to the lazy susan, this time digging out the toaster and carting off with it to the living room.  You handed it to daddy and kept saying 'toast', so he made you some (in the living room, lol), which you loved as usual.  After you had finished this, dad returned the toaster to its spot, and then Tabitha started whining/meowing at the steps to the basement.  He went over to the doorway and said in a very exasperated tone, "What? What?! What?!!", gesturing with his arms out in front of him.  Just after this, you walked over to the same spot and began imitating exactly what dad had been doing lol!!!  Dad started laughing so hard, as did I.  You had no idea why we were laughing so hard :)
During dinner, you entertained yourself with the popcorn that remained from earlier.  Dad hadn't put the popper away, and since we wouldn't make more for you (even though you wanted us to do so), you took the popcorn pieces one by one and filled the popper back up with them.
After dinner, it was back to the lazy susan to obsess over the hot chocolate maker.  We gave in and made some, as it did sound quite good for dessert.  You sat on mommy's lap and drank a pretty good amount of it.  The funny thing was, you kept trying to call it 'hot coffee', which I blame on Nana Linda (she shares a tiny bit of coffee with you when you are visiting her).
You are really starting to get your numbers in order now, and we've been trying to teach you how to count with your fingers.  Tonight, I started with one, two, then you pulled up another of my fingers and said, 'three!', then made me open my hand and said, 'five!', then counted 'six', 'seven', 'eight' by just pointing at the fingers already up.  Pretty impressive!

Twelve!

This morning, mommy had to leave just after you got up (to go do lessons), so didn't really see you until after I got home in late afternoon, post-lessons and grocery shopping.  When I did arrive home, you were napping, and dad reported that you had been good most of the day until he tried to have you nap.  You  objected vehemently, crying for an hour total before finally giving up.  And at that, you only napped for a short while before we heard you fuss.  I went to get you; you were still face down on the blankies and saying "help, help", in a whiny sort of way, but not moving much.  I picked you up, blankies and all, and we went to the living room, where I sat on the couch with you and you got comfy on my lap, as we reclined in the middle of the couch.  We watched "Adventure Time" and you barely moved, even when dad came back up from downstairs.
I then recalled that I had brought home a cookie for you from earlier in the day and had daddy fetch it from the car.  This made you happier, and eventually, you woke up and started getting more energetic.  Soon, you were up and around, running all over the place and playing with both me and daddy off and on.  You ran circles around daddy, of which I took pix and will post to facebook probably tomorrow.  You had some 'tah-sta' (pasta) for dinner with us as well, so that was happy.  You kept playing until we had you go to your room to wind down for bedtime.
There, you were playing with the shape clock again, and to our surprise, this time you identified the all the numbers, including 'telthe'! (twelve)  You also played with the stacking blocks again, thankfully less frustraing for you this time than the nights before (think you are starting to understand how the sizes work :))  Hope you sleep well, little dude, love you lots!

Lettuce

Today you were back to being your usual self (yay!).  You and I went to the gym (you, of course, to the kids' zone/day care) this morning, which you haven't got to do in quite a while.  You were happy to be there and beelined to your favorite toy there--a spiraling mountain for Hot Wheels.  After this, we returned home, got cleaned up, then it was time for mommy to go off to work and daddy to come home to be with you.  He reported that you were good for him, too :)  Perhaps it had something to do with him sharing fries with you for lunch lol...
After I had finished my lessons, it was late and I called daddy to see about dinner.  We ended up choosing to go to Olive Garden and had a super nice waitress who had a 3 year old with nearly the same birthday as you.  The funny thing was, you would only eat one thing among all that we had--not soup, not breadsticks, no pasta, no mozzerella triangles--you chose...salad.  Yes, lettuce from my salad, specifically.  You ate a pretty good amount of it, too!  This is the second time you've had salad that I can remember; not long ago, I had made one for myself at home with one of our dinners and you surprised me by not only eating it, but liking it, too.  What made this time so hilarious was that you would go "omcrunch" each time you wanted another bite.  (We taught you that it was 'lettuce', which you repeated, but you also kept going "omcrunch").  Such a silly cute little guy you are...

Moody day

Today dad got up with you just before mom woke up, and you seemed to be in a good mood as usual.  But then, and throughout the day, little things that didn't go your way would send you into meltdown mode.  Yes, you do have these bouts sometimes--generally it's not an all-day thing, though.  It usually just means you are tired/need a nap.  Perhaps you are partying in your sleep lol.
You were very happy to help me put away the lights in their boxes (finally found where they were!); I love when you help and actually enjoy it.  Then you were quite upset that I decided your blankies had to be washed.  I guess I should have left one out for you, but I think you would have been upset anyhow.  We tried to have mac n cheese for lunch with you, which went well to start with, but after you decided you needed to be the one in control of the spoon, it went quickly downhill.  You got mad because you still haven't mastered how to angle the spoon, so the macaroni was falling off half the time.  After a few times of this, you'd had enough and wouldn't eat any more of it (even though I'm sure you were hungry for it).
We then took daddy to work.  Just after dropping him off, at the light to exit from the campus onto Swift Road, a lady in a minivan was coming full speed through the red light.  It scared mommy a lot--thankfully I saw her and was able to stop my vehicle in the intersection, which I think made her realize there was a red light in front of her and she managed to stop just in time as well.  Thus we ended up stopped almost perpendicular to one another, her with a puzzled look on her face and the guy next to her as well, and me with jaw dropped, realizing that she could very well have killed me, you, or both of us.  I cried a little on the rest of the trip back to the house.
Back at home, put you down for your nap and you did not object, so this meant that you'd get in about an hour and a half of nap before we'd need to leave for the lesson (where you get to come along).  When I went to get you up, you were still sleeping peacefully, hated to do it.  You got up well, though, and we took 3 of your 6 blankies for the car ride.
At the lesson, you did great until the very end.  Once again, your memory amazed me; at this house (which you have been to several times now), around a month ago, you were interested in a machine that was in the floor in the corner of the dining room (where I conduct the lesson usually).  This machine sorts coins, and they demonstrated it for you with the coins I had in my purse that day.  Today, you saw the machine again, and even though there were no coins around, nor was it turned on, you pointed it out and exclaimed "coins!"  Wow, bud, just wow.  Like every other house we visit, you love the laundry room and always want to go there.  This time, you didn't want to leave, and in your terrible toddler fashion, showed us this by thrashing backwards when I went to lead you out of the room.  Either my nail or yours (nor sure which) grazed your cheek and actually drew blood, so you got even more upset.  Had to get you calmed down again before we could leave, making us slightly late for getting back to the house.  On the way home, you were still upset and wailed "blankiiiiiiiies" over and over, which I am guessing was because you only had 3 of the 6 (which I why I think the 1 blankie laundry solution would not work).
At home, thank goodness you calmed down after getting all the blankies, and you were babysat by Kristina (neighbor girl and student of mine) until dad could get home (about an hour later).  She reported afterwards that you laughed and had fun the whole time, thank goodness!
For the rest of the evening, you were good, except during the poopy diaper change, dad told me (I was out at a lesson).  Hoping you have a good sleep tonight and a better tomorrow.  Love you :)

Fit, stack, hide

Again today you slept in past 10, as did dad, so mommy chose to be the only one to head to the gym this morning.  When I came back, you, my little candy fiend, had managed to find (and unwrap) the Cadbury Egg I had in the candy drawer (which will soon no longer exist within your reach...).  You had half of it in your hand and said, "chacate ball, help" to me, because the middle part was squishing out and you don't like to get your hands dirty (you are an odd little duck lol).
I cleaned up and then we had to take daddy to work (today was still very cold and his vehicle is still buried under a mass of snow).  On the way back, I stopped to get a sandwich from Jimmy John's.  Upon seeing my purchase, you noticed the bag and said, "Chip?"  I had you say 'chip, please' and then shared some with you as we drove the rest of the way home.
In the afternoon, I tried to have you nap, but it didn't work out--guess you weren't tired enough yet.  Probably for the best, because it was soon time to go fetch dad, then head to my lessons.
At bedtime, you were playing with your stacking boxes.  These have a number (1-10) on one side, some object in that quantity on another, some other random things on the other sides, and a shape on the top.  One side of each box is open so that you can nest the boxes if you like.  They also stack very nicely, which is what we taught you to do with them first.  You know the word and concept of 'stack' as well as 'hide', because when you stack sometimes, you put the bigger ones over the smaller ones.  We then showed you how they 'fit' together inside each other, so you have been trying to practice this lately.  You get frustrated, though, because you haven't quite got the idea down yet.  I showed you to set them next to each other to 'make stairs'; you like doing this, too, except your 'make stairs' go up and down lol.