But first, Can we all just talk about the Pretty Little Liars Mid-season Finale?
This pretty much sums up how I felt about it. PLOT HOLES, Marlene!!! COME ON. (Warning, link includes some language, so if you don't like that sort of thing, skip past it. If you like that sort of thing, read it, it's hilarious.)
Anyway, moving on.
This weekend was fun. My brother Rusty is staying with us while my parents are on a trip and it's been a great time! Jack loves following him around, reading books with him, watching movies... They are too cute.
On Thursday night, Daniel and I went on a much-needed date night to Tuacahn to see "When you Wish." If you are unfamiliar with Southern Utah, Tuacahn is basically this huge outdoor theater with super talented actors from around the country who perform awesome productions every summer and into the fall. When I was a kid I saw The Wizard of Oz, but that this the last time I've been there. I got free tix to WYW, so we took Jack to my in-laws for the night and went and had a great time in the great outdoors, watching a compilation of Disney favorites musical performances from shows like Beauty and the Beast, Tarzan, Pocahontas, Mary Poppins, Aladdin, The Little Mermaid, Newsies, etc. It was really fun.
Saturday we went to the Washington County Fair! We weren't there for too long because it was a hundred and
Then we saw some elephants and little horses. I kinda felt bad for the animals because it was so hot. I wish we could have stuck around a little longer for the elephant ride, but I was seriously dying.
That pretty much sums up the excitement of our weekend. Yesterday was full of cleaning and cooking. #domesticlife
So now for some updates on my little Jack Bean. He's almost 2.5, people!! Holy crap.
Jack has been on a roll. The older he gets, the funnier he gets, but also the more bossy and the more demanding and preferential. I suppose he's just turning into a little man, and that's okay. I like to encourage his self-discovery and his high-spirited attitude. But sometimes, it's hard. The tantrums are a little more frequent, but so are the sweet moments.
He tells me at least once a day, usually more, "You my best fwiend, mommy" and throws his arms around my neck for the sweetest hug of my life.
The other day, our puppy Freyja woke Jack up from his nap (she loves him and hates when he's napping and not playing with her. lol) And I went in the bedroom as was like, "Freyja! You woke up Jack!"
And Jack says:
"It's okay, mommy! She's my best buddy!"
*Heart Melt*
It was the cutest.
Another funny Jack Bean moment: because we swish with fluoridated mouth wash a couple times a day now (yay teeth!) Jack has really made this into a fun game - that we do together. It's really cute. I wish I had photos of this, but I'll do my best to visually describe the process.
He pumps the mouth wash into the little cup, takes a swig, hands it to me. I get a little mouth wash too, hand the cup back to him. He swishes all while doing silly dances and songs (of course I participate too) and then he spits. Then I spit. Then he fills the cup up with water to rinse and then takes another swig, fills the cup up again and hands it to me to rinse. I know it sounds silly, but it's the cutest thing ever. I like that he wants to include me and he also does some of it for me. Taking care of his mama. ;)
He's also all about sharing. That is....sharing MY stuff. "Wook, mommy! I share yours drink with you!" *takes a drink of my lemonade or whatever.*
I think him going to a babysitter where there are other kids has really helped introduce him to the idea that it is easier to share with one another. Not that it always works, but he's learning. ;) I'm one of those weird moms that I don't force him to share, but I encourage it. "When you're done playing with your truck, I bet Nathan would love a turn."
That sorta thing.
With Jack, I've found that demonstrating the type of behavior I'd like him to show, is really the best way to get him to do it. When I try to help him relax from a tantrum, I get on his level and show him deep breathing techniques. It works really well usually. But then again, Jack hates to be sad. In the car the other day, he was absolutely devastated that we'd just dropped of our puppy Freyja at the groomers. I tried to talk him through it, but I was driving so I couldn't help much. Finally after a few minutes of sobbing his poor little heart out, he said: "I don't wanna be sad anymore. I want to be happy!"
And so he was. Happy. Funny, how a two year old is a really good example for me to learn that you really can choose to be happy.
I swear I learn more from this kid than he does from me sometimes.
He's still a shrimp at 28 lbs, but he's eating like crazy (or just a regular 2 year old, but whatevs.) For him, it's A LOT of food. He's still really picky though, but we've been working on introducing new foods. Some of it is a hit, some not.
His current faves: fruits, vegetables, chicken nuggets, turkey breast, oatmeal, clam chowder and toast with LOTS of butter.
At least he's eating. We'll work on variety later. haha.
Sleep though. Oh man. What happened??? What happened to my deep sleeping little boy?! I'm dying. I had heard there was a sleep regression around this age, and cocky me was like, "NAH, NOT MY PRO SLEEPER FINALLY!"
But yeah, sleep's been the shits.
Meh.
We'll get there eventually, right?? (Someone please tell me it gets better! lol)
Potty Learning Status: He's still ready and I'm still not. He asks to go all the time and I am sure would do just fine if I totally transitioned him. Downside, I feel badly asking his sitter to take on an extra duty like that. But I'm sure it'll all work out when it's supposed to. In the meantime, I'd love any of ya'lls advice on any of the quick 3-day methods. I think that will be our best bet.
Well if you made it through this lengthy post, you surely deserve a cookie. Thanks for reading! Happy Monday, Everyone!!!
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