Well, as much as life with my toddler is awesome and I consider each day a gift and by keeping him consistently amused with stimulating activities there are still just 'those days'. Thought I would give you all a bit of a giggle with an insight into one 'those days' for me yesterday.
It was your typical Sunday morning in our house. I get up and play with Huddo on waking and try to keep noise to a minimum so that Troy can have a much deserved sleep in from a hefty work week. But had already set up with Troy that I would be heading out at 8.50am to run to the gym do a pump class and run home. .... 10 minutes into being up. I really wish I could remember the trigger but whilst we were sitting on the floor of the living room doing a puzzle with the tv on next to us, Huddo just decided to get up and bash his hand really hard on our 42" TV. I told him off very sternly "Never EVER hit the TV like that you will break it!". It was on. He threw toys, yelled, hit me, screamed. And I tried to remain as calm as possible and said "Ok shake it off." So he ran and hid in his little tent that is in the corner of our living room....... well there was triggers and repeats of this over the course of the day and somehow, cause Troy had an assignment that he needed to work on I had this brain surgeon of an idea (she says sarcastically) to take Huddo out and go and do the groceries. Why?
Well, I must admit I'm normally very fortunate when it comes to shopping. I get whatever errands and grocery shopping I need to do with Huddo in tow very easily........ except yesterday. First time ever he was not a happy camper about grocery shopping. I kept calm and chatted to him throughout the shop trying to keep the conversation flowing to distract him. Well as we were finally looking for a checkout it happened.....
With so much ease and one swift movement, my 26 month old had managed to pick up and THROW....yes THROW about 3 metres a 3 LITRE bottle of milk! It caught me so off guard as he was actually quite calm I thought by this point... but just randomly he threw this thing and of course as you could imagine the smash and splatter seemed to run from the end of the checkouts to the start. There was milk EVERYWHERE. Pretty sure I was so embarrassed I was thinking about where the next closest supermarket was as I didn't think I could ever go there again. ....3 staff rushed over to clean it up each with a smile on their faces. "Oh please don't be embarrassed that was soooooo worth the cleanup!"............me: "I'm so sorry"..... "no seriously please don't be sorry that was without a doubt the coolest thing we've ever seen a kid in here do! How old is your son?"..... "26 months".... "WOW! We all saw that...how strong are you matey!?"....
Yeah, not the type of reaction I wanted Huddo to see as now his little face from these 3 staff laughing and in awe of his super-toddler-strength was priceless...he thought he was top stuff. So I tried to be firm and tell him despite this that throwing things is not on!.......
But as I sit here today with my son having woken up this morning back to his awesome self I can laugh about it and hey I too kind of can't get over the strength really? But oh the surprises that come with 2 year olds....Happy Monday Everyone and hope your kids aren't giving you 'one of those days'.... :)
Sunday, 28 October 2012
Wednesday, 10 October 2012
Going into a 'Big Boy Bed' ..in Style!
A couple of weeks ago Huddo's room got a definite 'Big Boy' upgrade.
The transition to a bed from the cot has (touch wood) been a smooth one and I am much preferring the comfort of laying on the bed next to him to read the copious amounts of bedtime stories as opposed to sitting on the floor!
As I mentioned in the posts about his birthday he is quite the 'Car' and 'Toy Story' fan and I've run with a definite 'Cars' theme in his room but his New Buzz Lightyear, Woody, his old Woody (yep we have 2) and Jessie the Cowgirl have their spots in the top corner of the bed every night.
I don't really have any massive pearls of wisdom for the transition just the basics:
1)Make sure you have a railing so they don't fall out
2)A mattress protector!
3)Continually boost their esteem on what 'Big Boy/Girl' they have become.
4)They aren't babies anymore....don't stress as much (it's mummy nature to stress a little) about temperature and conditions. Ask them! .. "You comfy?" If it's cold I say things like "you all toasty warm? you pull the blankets to how you like them."..... and lately it's been hot so each night I say "I don't want you to get hot and sweaty, how does just the sheet feel and we put the quilt down the end."....One night despite this and I was quite hot myself he still insisted on pulling up and adjusting his quilt..... He's got to sleep in that bed, how he likes it is his choice and once again I think giving asking the questions and empowering with choice rather than just fussing to what you think will be right is just another step to assisting with the development of their personal preference and common sense.
As I leave Huddo's room of a night I say to him "Please stay in your bed, go to sleep and have great dreams matey. I'm just out here if you need me we will have a great day doing ______ tomorrow!"
I mentioned in last week's 'motivation' post that I have been Spring Cleaning with this upgrade of Huddo's room came a massive routine cleanout and organise the 'grown out of' clothes' into spacebags.
Oh and to give you an insight into how big puzzles have become I've attached pics for a bit of a laugh. I swear I see puzzle pieces in my dreams now! I don't let him have all of them in reach at once. Every Friday I rotate 3-4 different ones. Otherwise there can be completed puzzles like stepping stones all over the floor.
The transition to a bed from the cot has (touch wood) been a smooth one and I am much preferring the comfort of laying on the bed next to him to read the copious amounts of bedtime stories as opposed to sitting on the floor!
As I mentioned in the posts about his birthday he is quite the 'Car' and 'Toy Story' fan and I've run with a definite 'Cars' theme in his room but his New Buzz Lightyear, Woody, his old Woody (yep we have 2) and Jessie the Cowgirl have their spots in the top corner of the bed every night.
I don't really have any massive pearls of wisdom for the transition just the basics:
1)Make sure you have a railing so they don't fall out
2)A mattress protector!
3)Continually boost their esteem on what 'Big Boy/Girl' they have become.
4)They aren't babies anymore....don't stress as much (it's mummy nature to stress a little) about temperature and conditions. Ask them! .. "You comfy?" If it's cold I say things like "you all toasty warm? you pull the blankets to how you like them."..... and lately it's been hot so each night I say "I don't want you to get hot and sweaty, how does just the sheet feel and we put the quilt down the end."....One night despite this and I was quite hot myself he still insisted on pulling up and adjusting his quilt..... He's got to sleep in that bed, how he likes it is his choice and once again I think giving asking the questions and empowering with choice rather than just fussing to what you think will be right is just another step to assisting with the development of their personal preference and common sense.
As I leave Huddo's room of a night I say to him "Please stay in your bed, go to sleep and have great dreams matey. I'm just out here if you need me we will have a great day doing ______ tomorrow!"
I mentioned in last week's 'motivation' post that I have been Spring Cleaning with this upgrade of Huddo's room came a massive routine cleanout and organise the 'grown out of' clothes' into spacebags.
Oh and to give you an insight into how big puzzles have become I've attached pics for a bit of a laugh. I swear I see puzzle pieces in my dreams now! I don't let him have all of them in reach at once. Every Friday I rotate 3-4 different ones. Otherwise there can be completed puzzles like stepping stones all over the floor.
assembling this bed was a job I'm glad I didn't have to do!! God bless being engaged to an engineer!
Wednesday, 3 October 2012
Some Mid-Week Motivation...
In serious 'spring clean' mode this week....
Right at the back of my cupboard was these pair of shorts. A pair of shorts that I was devastated on New Years Day when I could barely do them up. And even though I moved house in February and have tidied up and gone through my clothes several times over the last 8 months these were the 'dreaded pair'...yet the turning point for me.
I was on holidays down in Adelaide and the heat wave was in full swing. I had reluctantly bought these shorts the month before Christmas because none of my other shorts fit me.....The first time in my life I bought a size 14. (Australian). And by New Years Day they were tight. I had a bit of a cry in private in the bathroom when I was getting ready. Wiped the tears put on some makeup....and a baggy dress. :/
Well I saw them last night. Put them on this morning OVER my workout pants...
Nothing more needs to be said..
I'm one very happy Australian size 8 girl now! :) So one question for you... "Have you exercised this week and been eating lean protein, plenty of fruit & veg, oats and EFA's?" :)
Right at the back of my cupboard was these pair of shorts. A pair of shorts that I was devastated on New Years Day when I could barely do them up. And even though I moved house in February and have tidied up and gone through my clothes several times over the last 8 months these were the 'dreaded pair'...yet the turning point for me.
I was on holidays down in Adelaide and the heat wave was in full swing. I had reluctantly bought these shorts the month before Christmas because none of my other shorts fit me.....The first time in my life I bought a size 14. (Australian). And by New Years Day they were tight. I had a bit of a cry in private in the bathroom when I was getting ready. Wiped the tears put on some makeup....and a baggy dress. :/
Well I saw them last night. Put them on this morning OVER my workout pants...
Nothing more needs to be said..
I'm one very happy Australian size 8 girl now! :) So one question for you... "Have you exercised this week and been eating lean protein, plenty of fruit & veg, oats and EFA's?" :)
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