I love the fact that as soon as I put Kate in the pack ‘n play to keep her safe from the boys and their toys, that they want to jump in and join her.  She LOVES the company and only the boys can get her into a full, all-out belly laugh.  

I also love the fact that Parker knows how to work the remote better than anyone in the house… and has learned how to read by watching so much TV and figuring out the DVR list of his favorite recorded shows.  He has also learned that sugar is bad for you and you should eat healthy (and my coke every day is not a good healthy choice), he has learned to recognize classical music that plays in the background of commercials or other movies/shows from many hours of watching baby einstein and little Einstein’s ”Mom that’s Beethoven’s 5th like in Little Einstein’s”, and that he has learned Spanish from Diego.  I sure wish to claim that I have been a great teacher, but at least I can admit that maybe TV isn’t so bad after all…  especially when he now has learned how to turn it on and pick out one of his shows in the morning and I get 30 more minutes in bed before the fighting begins…

And finally, I love the fact that I finally figured out why we have such a hard time with Ryan and sleeping.  I caught him STUDYING this magazine yesterday.  He was so intent on “reading” it.  I seriously think it was the longest time he has ever held still.  I had enough time to go grab my camera and take several shots of him before he even looked up!  It wasn’t until I downloaded these pictures that I realized what he must have been reading… look closely… BABY WON’T SLEEP.  He’s on to us!  He’s getting a head start on all of the parenting secrets so he knows what we will try.  Dang it!  He’s one step ahead.  But, now we are on to him! There will be no more parenting magazines or books anywhere in sight.  He no longer will have the advantage.  We will conquer!

May 27th, 2008 by Marnee

Categories: Personal Chaos