it seems like this week has dragged by. i think i'm anxious for doodlebug to start back to school and get back into a routine. the summer is great b/c you can do what you want and have no schedule, but i think we're all ready to get back in the swing of things. tonight pete and i get to meet doodlebug's teacher for this year. i'm excited for that...and not just b/c nana is baby-sitting and we get a few hours with no kids....no, really, i promise that's not the reason why!! doodlebug really loved school last year and his teachers so i'm hoping for the same this year. i saw such positive changes in him when he started going to school...more maturity, better listening, etc. i think the routine is good for him, too. let's hope for another good experience this year.
so i finally have a little news to update on peanut. i think i've mentioned before that he's 17 months old and only says mama. well, not anymore. we can now add bye-bye to his vocabulary. yay!! okay, so it's only one word, but it's one more than he said before. we're making progress. now that peanut is getting older, i'm having flashbacks of some of the things doodle did at his age, too, and remembering how wonderful and frustrating some of them can be. like the fact that he wants to walk everywhere and he wants to walk in the direction he chooses whether it's the right way or not. now, if we're at the park where there's lots of wide open space for him to go wherever he wants, that's great. but when we're at the mall or the store or the library, not so much. peanut currently has an aversion to riding in the stroller for more than five minutes. for example, i took them to the library the other day so doodlebug could check out some more books. he loves the library and loves to get new books so i try to take him regularly. i put peanut in the umbrella stroller so i can help doodle pick out his books. as we're trying to check out umpteem million books peanut decides this is a good time to start wailing b/c he wants out of the stroller. he repeatedly throws everything i give him onto the floor. the library was very quiet when we got there...not so much when we left. the poor librarian races over to try and help me...i'm sure b/c she was trying to get us out of there as quickly as possible since we are disturbing the entire library. needless to say, i decided that was the last trip to the library for peanut...at least for a while.
same thing happened while shopping at kohl's yesterday. if i had been shopping alone yesterday i would have been thrilled b/c the store was dead and quiet and a great time to look for some bargains. but instead, peanut decides it's much too quiet in there and he needs to crank up the volume a little. once again, i was rushing to get out of there before i get chased out by the few people in the store.
so after all that i decided today to take the boys to the suwanee park to run around, ride their bikes (well, peanut doesn't exactly ride a bike....i push him in his little car) and just let some energy out. peanut was all over the place and it was great. he was tuckered out when we got home and has been asleep all afternoon. it was a beautiful day to get out especially after three solid days of rain this week. i'm thankful for the rain b/c we so desperately needed it, but it was great to see the bright blue sky and sunshine today.
so peanut is a little frustrating when it comes to some things, but he's a lot of fun with others. he's really started mimicking what we say and do...especially doodlebug. peanut copies him all the time which is good and bad. it's fun to watch peanut discover new things and sometimes get into a little mischief. yesterday as i was getting dressed in my room, i hear some rustling in the boys' bathroom. i go in there and find peanut pulling out every dixie cup in the box. i guess he couldn't decide which one he wanted or how many he needed. he just looked up at me and grinned when i caught him in the act. it was one of those moments i had to capture on camera. i had forgotten all about how they get into anything and everything they can get their little hands on. doodlebug was the master at that. he would clean out my dresser drawers and cabinets every chance he got when he was about peanut's age.
peanut is definitely in a transition age where he wants to be more independent and is developing a little temper and attitude, but at the same time he's a mama's boy big-time. he doesn't much like it when i leave without him. last night i went to walk with my neighbor and pete was in charge of putting the boys to bed. i got home about an hour later and was greeted by peanut carrying a play hammer and a ball. pete said he would not go to sleep. i took him upstairs a few minutes later and he went right to sleep. i have the magic touch with him right now i guess. i love that he needs me and wants me so much, but it does make it hard. he cries every single sunday when i drop him off at the nursery. it tears me up every week. sometimes he's okay after a few minutes, but there have been quite a few sundays where he's cried through at least half of the service, so they tell me. it kills me to have to leave him when i know he's going to get so upset, but he has to get used to being away from me. plus, i really don't want to miss church and that would be an easy excuse to do so.
so that's been our week thus far. we're looking forward to the long labor day weekend ahead. pete will be off monday and i love when he's home with us! we're heading to pete's aunt's house on saturday for a low country boil...yummy food and fun with family and friends. we're looking forward to a night of fun. i'll try to take some pictures to post. we're gearing up for the start of preschool next week. only a few more days of "summer" for us!
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