Alivia is like the dogs of Up, only instead of being excited beyond all reason about squirrels, it's ceiling fans. She can be so fussy and if you lay her on the floor under a ceiling fan she will start gooing and cooing at it. That's even when the fan is off. You can imagine how excited she gets when you flip the switch just long enough to get the blades spinning slowly. I swear I have a built in baby sitter.
Today I realized just how obsessed she is with the thing. I was nursing her in the rocking chair looking out the window. I didn't have her covered because the kids were very into their game in the basement, but don't worry, the blanket was on standby. Anyway, she'd been eating for a good five minutes and all the sudden she caught a glimpse of the ceiling fan out of the corner of her eye and instantly whipped her head around to just stare at it. I was totally a "Squirrel!" moment. It made me laugh out loud, but even my unexpected outburst of laughter didn't phase her focused attention on the blades of glory that hang from our ceiling.
Pretty much my entire morning was devoted to the battle of a nap for Jack. This little boy woke up so cranky this morning, crying and whining from the get go. I was so done with him by 8:15. This boy just does not sleep enough, no matter how hard I try, he won't go to sleep. But today I was going to make it happen. By 8:45 Jack was down for a nap, down, not asleep. He probably spent a total of 2 1/2 hours crying or playing in his room, but every time I felt mean and let him come out he quickly reminded me why he needed a nap. After an hour battle in his room I moved him to the crib in Lucy's room. He cried another 45 minutes or so and then he was out. It was a glorious moment in my life as a mother. The remainder of the 2 1/2 hour battle consisted of me trying to rock him to sleep, and letting him come back downstairs to watch a movie.
While I was rocking Jack and trying to get him to fall asleep (something that worked last night and I loved it), I asked Jack why he was crying so much and why he wouldn't just go to sleep. He said "Because my goo boy bed is yucky." I asked him why his big boy bed was yucky to which he responded "Jack licked it." It was such an unexpected response that I just busted up laughing and told him not to lick his bed anymore. Then he showered me with kisses. He has this routine of kisses he gives me. He says "Kiss chin." then kisses it, then he says "Kiss cheek", kisses it, then "kiss nother cheek", "kiss nose", "kiss eye", "kiss nother eye", "kiss borhead" and finally "kiss mouth". It's the same pattern every time and he is so sweet when he does this. Funny boy.
Lucy was just a little angel today. Sometimes I feel like I don't write enough about her, but that is because her good behavior is overshadowed by Jack and Alivia's chaotic moments. But Lucy is such a helper. Today she did my dishes and steam moped my kitchen floor (the best a 4 year old can). I also started teaching her piano today. She is picking it up really well, but now the eternal battle of practicing begins. We'll see how it goes. Love that little girl.
OH! And a couponing side note. Today I found the best motivation to run! We have a Walgreens just down the street from us. This week they have a deal where I can get Fusion razors for basically $.89. Shawn told me yesterday that we are out of razors and he's needed a new one for a couple of days. Then a friend filled me in on this deal and I decided that when I went for my run today I'd swing by Walgreens and pick it up. It was a success! I'll have to get more tomorrow. What a motivation to go for a run!
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
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