2.29.12

Happy Leap Year! In the spirit of rare occurrences, here are Wyatt and Paige playing nicely together. I'm told they were "camping."

2.28.12

Pizza night! Over the last few weeks, Wyatt is finally figuring out how independant he can really be. Sometimes it's not so great. For example, the other morning after getting a grand total of about 4 hours of sleep, I put Paige down for a nap and convinced Wyatt to watch a movie on the tablet while sitting beside me in bed (so I could sleep). I guess at some point, he got hungry, turned off the tablet, got out of bed, pulled a chair up to the cupboard and helped himself to my 100 Calorie Cakesters. I woke up when he asked me for help to open the wrapper. Nice.

2.27.12

Love her.

2.26.12

I found some monster truck printables online today for Wyatt to use with his dry erase board, and I totally made his day. :) Any suggestions though for teaching him how to correctly hold a pen/pencil/etc.? I had hoped once he got his glasses he'd be more interested in trying these things on his own, but he still asks us to do the drawing for him most of the time. Very frustrating, I don't imagine he's learning much by watching US write his name!

2.24.12

Walked into Paige's room after her nap to find her chewing on her crib. Looked at the rail and realized she's been doing this for awhile. Gross.

2.23.12

Paige got her ears pierced on Tuesday. Next up, her first tattoo. Gotta keep up with mom and dad.

2.22.12

The picture's blurry, but oh so cute.

2.21.12

Gnawing on an apple.

I had a long post written about her eating, and it was just too bloody boring to post. Long story short - she eats well. Receptive to all foods. Including cream cheese frosting.

2.19.12

Oh geez, is the TV on? This is Paige's favorite position, although usually she has a firm grip on a handful of Wyatt's hair. I try to seperate them, so Wyatt feels like at some point during the day he has his own space, but she just always wants to be near him. She hates her exersaucer, even if we put her there for 5 minutes to let her bottle or food settle. Sorry kiddo, but the alternative is letting you crawl around, puke, then drag it all over the floor. Not happening....again.

2.16.12

What I really should have done here was taken a video. Wyatt was spinning Paige around in circles and they were both laughing...until Wyatt saw me taking a picture. Then he stomped off. So dramatic.

2.15.12

Hmmm....family self portraits are difficult.

2.13.12

I jammed the kids into the bike trailer this afternoon for a walk. I guess this one wasn't made for kids over 36", because although it's hard to tell from the photo, Wyatt's knees are up to his chest. So I guess we're on the lookout once again for something decent to cart the both of them around in.

2.12.12

Cuties.

2.11.12

Ever since he got his glasses, Wyatt seems to have rediscovered his love for books. He "read" 2 to me this morning while I was eating breakfast, and I noticed him picking up on things that he never made note of before. And tonight before bed, he took his glasses off before picking a story, and 2 pages in asked to have them back on. Clearly, even he can tell the difference!

2.09.12

Watching the Jets win. :)

2.8.12

So a new popular activity after suppertime is getting either Josh or myself to lay down, and allowing the kids to crawl all over us. I escaped penalty tonight, but they are usually much less subdued than in this photo. Paige immediately tries to chew your face off, while Wyatt rams his pointy knees and elbows into the most sensitive of places. Good times! Anyone want to come play? :D

2.7.12

Paige was having a blast crawling around on Wyatt's little foam couch last night. Then she realized she didn't have to crawl down the easy way - if she pushed the back of the couch down far enough, she could crawl off that way! But that wasn't good enough, she had to get BACK on the couch the same way.

Repeatedly. She laughed and laughed and scared the crap out of us the first few times. She seriously has no fear, I marvel every day at how her and Wyatt are such polar opposites.

2.3.12

Nevermind the pile of laundry on the table (hey, at least it's clean), that's just how we roll over in the Barkley household.
Wyatt needed to take care of his "friends" today (approximately 400 stuffed animals that occupy his bed) - we had to feed them, dress them, change their diapers, put them to sleep, wake them up, take them for a walk, etc etc. How do you explain to a 3 year old that this isn't a ton of fun playing "mommy" when you have to do it for real? :D Maybe next time we can play, "Woman who goes to a fancy hotel and gets to sleep on clean sheets uninterupted for 8 or more hours." Just sayin'.

2.2.12

For as much as this little girl is adventerous, she really didn't like being tossed up in the air until just recently. And Cautious McCautiouson, Wyatt, LOVED it. As high up as Josh could throw him, he'd giggle and laugh and smile the whole time. Go figure!

2.1.12

Wyatt is adapting SO well to his glasses. He doesn't ask to take them off unless he is getting dressed (or when he wants to clean them) and he doesn't complain about them. So proud of that little stinker. The downside to them is when he is acting like a brat, and gets threatened with punishment (time out, TV off, toys away, etc.), he turns and looks at me with these big BIG eyes with those glasses and dang it - he's just so cute.
Today I had the joy of meeting with my boss about my return to work in May (not fun that I have to think about that already), and I had to ask for a raise. For me to actually be able to bring something home after daycare costs, I need to go back full time, and I need to make more! I haven't had a raise since 2010, so I think it is fair to ask. And considering the turnover rate has becoming a running joke in the community, I think the doctors would appreciate having a senior staff member back to whip things into shape. ;)