testing limits.

Isaac has been on a new kick about testing his limits. For instance....

Drum sticks: He found the wii drum sticks in the closet and started playing the drums, well then he played the leather ottoman, then he played the stroller, then he played the bookshelf. I finally caught on and said no you can't play them on the shelf. So he proceeds to ask can i play here?... can I play here?.... can I play here? I was answering to each place...no, not on the stroller, no not on the wall, no not on natalie. Then I caught on, duh!. I have to be VERY specific. "only on the drums". And I have to follow through....He's sneaky though.

Time outs: The rules are sit on your bottom until the alarm goes off (oh yeah and no screaming while in time out...sometimes he just goes "Ah!" over and over again?) Anyways, I had to remind him to sit on his bottom or he is going to his room by himself (the ultimate punishment, he hates it, and will almost always listen and obey with this warning). Well, he does all sorts of crazy body positioning, laying down, sliding off, but his bottom is still on the step. Well the other day he was in time out and I wasn't staring at him and I find him lying on the step with his bottom up in the air...just to prove a point, I think... that he was still on the step but his bottom was not. Like..."see?" argh!

Can I stand? He constantly ask if he can stand. For dinner, can I stand? No you cannot stand, you have to sit in the chair. He gets soooooooooo upset. Crying upset. He is soooooooo almost 3. I can tell that we are getting past the terrible 2's, but it seems like the drama 3's are next.

day in the life

Our evening....eating

crawling

bathtime

booktime

sink time

Just spent a well needed girls getaway to the beach with friends and came home to my sweet hubby and kiddos...when momma is too lazy to take her avocado drenched baby up to take a bath it happens in the sink:)

p.s Natalie is now 9 months (on march 13) and can crawl...it's crazy...she rolled and rolled and stretched to get things, then watched cousin Dashiell one day and just put it all together and hasn't slowed down. It's crazy but she is sooooooooooooooooo happy with life. I love it. We have her 9 month appt next week, so stats then, i have a feeling she is on the smaller side, my cutie-patootie.