The Knack

Chris' mom sent us this video and I think it perfectly sums up Grant.

Enjoy!

My Most Mortifying Parenting Moment (so far...)

So Grant, Kendal & I went to Destination Maternity to help Renee (Lindsey's mom) pick-out some things Lindsey will need for her hospital stay.

The store has a nice play area to keep the kids entertained while I shop. So I've helped Renee pick out some things, and while she's checking out I go to retrieve my kids. Grant is playing with a couple of hispanic kids, building a tower with big blocks. One of the kids, a little girl about 5 or 6, has silver fillings that cover the front of her teeth. I approach and hear Grant saying to her "look at your teeth", "you've got funny teeth". I die! I just smile at the little girl, who is now self consciously touching her teeth, and tell Grant we have to go.

Our cleaning lady's son, Jesus, also has these same fillings. I've heard Grant talk about Jesus' funny teeth before, but never in front of Jesus.

So? How should I have handled this? I'm not sure Grant would understand that what he said wasn't appropriate. Let me know your thoughts....

Also, another mortifying thing that I might as well mention while I'm at it. We were over at our next door neighbors, just talking in the back yard. They are an older (70's) couple, super friendly & Grant loves Mr. Wendell & Ms. Martha. So anyway, Martha was showing me a stone in her garden that was originally made for Martha Stewart (who was too much of a pain to work with, so the company wouldn't sell it to her.... anyway, that's another story for another time), when all of the sudden Grant pulls his pants down and pees all over the stone. Martha just smiles, and says now she's seen it all.

What's that smell?

Yeah! It's official- Grant is potty trained. Sorta. He will go peepee in the potty, but hasn't quite figured out the poopoo thing yet. I'll put a diaper on him for a bit in the afternoon, and he'll usually go poopoo in the diaper then.

So now he loves to go pee pee. And we love it to! No more changing diapers (except Kendal's) and no more buying diapers (except Kendal's). But he hasn't quite mastered the 'aim' thing just yet. So he usually pees all over the toilet, wall, floor- but that's alright- we aren't complaining! So, fair warning, if you come over to our house you may wonder what that smell is. Don't worry. It's just peepee.

Satellite Removal 101

So my mom & dad have a old satellite dish at their lake house that they want to take down. Just so happens that we have an old one at our house too.

So my dad recruited Nathan to take down our satellite today. He wanted to 'practice' removing one before he did it at his own house. Basically he wanted a satellite to crash down on our roof, and work out the kinks at our house.

It was quite humorous to listen to them figuring out trajectories, the best place to stand, etc etc. In the end Nathan climbed 25 feet up into a 60 foot Sycamore tree with rope. Chris held rope from the roof. My dad used a saw to cut it down. Nevertheless, the big old thing came down without a hitch.

Here's a link to the video of the 'timber' moment...
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2722635799006531444

Let the games begin...

Grant has always been pretty good about going to bed at night. We've had a few inevitable battles along the way, but in general, he is good about going to bed. We've got the routine down: manic playing with daddy to burn any excess energy, bath, books, prayers and then night-night.

Since we had barf-o-rama 2007, Grant has learned that "I don't feel good" gets attention.

So, now bedtime has a new addition to the routine: "I don't feel good". Somehow he thinks this will delay him going to bed. Or maybe he needs extra attention?!?!

Tonight, started with "my foot hurts", then "my ear hurts", next "my mouth hurts" then "my foot doesn't hurt".... (maybe he thought adding the "doesn't" to it changed the prognosis?) Then he tried "I'm too hot"... It's 30 degrees outside. I seriously doubt it kid.

While he's trying out all his new symptoms on me, he can barely keep his eyes open he is so tired.

Night night.

Barf-O-Rama 2007

Grant started it.

Grant woke up at 3am on Sunday morning (late Saturday night) and barfed. And barfed. And barfed.

I (Melanie) woke up Sunday morning and didn't feel too good. I started barfing around noon. Grant & I laid in bed all day Sunday (literally all day) and alternated between sleep and watching Cars (the movie) for the 74th, 75th & 76th times.

And then Kendal joined the fun at noon on Monday.

Chris is so far still healthy. Although he has been barfed on 4 times, so the chances of him joining in on the fun are high. I think Chris has done 12 loads of laundry between all the sheets, towels, & pj's we've soiled.

3 dogs!?!?

So on Friday, I experienced 3 kids. Today I am experiencing 3 dogs....

Kendal has discovered the dog food bowl and she thinks it is DELICIOUS!

She is crawling constantly and quickly. She can't make a beeline fast enough for the dog food. I'm wondering if she's missing some nutrient from her diet. She quickly puts two 'nuggets' in each hand and then proceeds to drool and mouth all over them. This turns the dog food into a smelly mushy substance. Her hands continue to smell even after a thorough scrubbing. Tasty!

At this point, the dogs are sharing with her. But I think if she keeps eating they may start to defend their turf.