Sam has started to really enjoy playing in our bed. He loves to climb in - get all comfy underneath the covers laying next to momma or daddy watching one of his "stories". Granted, once the routine of getting all comfy, turning his show on, and making everything perfect for King Sam is done - he's up and jumping around in about a millisecond. But that millisecond of being still is priceless. See?
Priceless.
Lesson #11
Well, the other day - during one of these "King Sam" moments as I call them, he had a sippy cup of milk in his hand that he proceeded to sling across the room (like he's been doing lately). Uggh. Well - he more or less ended up slinging it right into my face, leaving a nice sore spot under my eye for a few days. In the right state of mind, I would've told him that he shouldn't throw his sippy cups (like I tell him about a million times a day) and then put him in timeout. In the right state of mind. However, in MY frustration of just being sucker punched with a full cup of milk - I proceed to grab said sippy cup and toss it across the room. Hmmm. Good example I'm setting huh? Lesson learned:"I've learned that children's eyes observe more than their ears ever hear and the example we set for them determines their actions." - Author Unknown
Lesson #12
Speaking of tossing items across the room. I had high aspirations of grilling steaks for dinner with nice big baked potatoes and homemade apple pie. Yes, move over Betty Crocker. Well, we were out of my favorite marinade so Sam and I headed to the grocery store. Since I only had a few items - I figured I would just go to the self-checkout. As I was scanning my items, Sam grabbed the glass bottle of marinade and tried to see if it would bounce off the grocery floor. Much to his amazement, it did not bounce. Who'da thunk it? All I heard was a sweet little "uh oh" and a loud glass-breaking sound. Yes, the "uh oh" came BEFORE he decided to toss it. Lesson learned: Go to the eye doctor to see if the eyes in the back of my head need glasses.
The steak was still worth every bit of it. Mmmmm.
Lesson #13
Tonight we decided to go to our favorite bbq place for dinner. We were in a hurry to get out the door and by the time we got to the restaurant, I realized we forgot Sam's diaper bag. No sippy cup to toss. No snacks before the meal comes out. No diversions of any kind to keep a squirmy, loud, pointing to everyone and saying "doggie", bored toddler preoccupied while we wait for our food, which took about twenty minutes.....Lesson learned: Always come prepared.
He keeps me on my toes! He's such a fun kid - especially at this age where he's figuring things out and trying to talk more. He does something new every day. He's figured out what hot and cold is this week. He loves eating crushed ice out of the fridge. Every morning after waking up, he grabs his binky and his blanky and walks to the living room for his milk. Every ball he sees is a "bee-ball". Sigh - I love this kid....
Here he is playing with a "bee-ball" in big blue. He had a blast playing in the water while we filled up the pool!
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