Sometimes I think Evan is at the age where he can stop taking naps. He is never grouchy at our scheduled "nap time." (I'm BIG into schedules for the kids. You name it, it has a designated time). I know not everyone is like that but I honestly think it makes parenting a little easier. When one of the kids starts to fuss or get grouchy, all I have to do is look at the clock and I immediately know what is wrong and fix it without having to guess. So back to Evan. Occasionally, I will let Evan stay up instead of napping. I always pay for that choice. It never fails, about 6:30, the tired stick has hit him and I am being punished until 8:30 (which is his bedtime), if we make it to then. Today, at his babysitters, Evan was the movie picker. That is a BIG deal. When you are the movie picker you get to pick the movie that everyone else has to watch during rest time. Well, if Evan is the movie picker, that usually means NO NAP. He gets too excited and wants to watch the movie. Well, tonight was absolute chaos. From about 6:30 until 8:00 (I couldn't take it any longer), Evan cried. I had set up the pool so he could play earlier. He got out his tools and helped Daddy with the deck. He played football. Yet, when it was time to clean up, this is what I heard in the middle of all his screaming and tantrum throwing. "I never get to do anything. I never, never, never get to do anything I want. I didn't do anything tonight. It's not fair." Oh geez. So apparently, I'm a bad mom and I made him sit in the middle of the yard with Bria while I went around and played all night. I had so much fun playing tonight! :) I know it's just him being three and trying to see what he can get by with but it is so tiring.
On to Bria. Bria is STILL not crawling. I tell you, that is one lazy girl! Tonight I actually thought she was going to take the leap into crawling. She was up on all fours and then lifted her arms to do the motion but then immediately went down to her army crawl. At one point I even saw her get up on all fours but then straighten her legs so she was on her feet. I was completely shocked. Maybe we'll skip to walking? Doubt it.
Bria's first birthday is coming up in 3 weeks from today actually. It just doesn't seem right! She's not a baby anymore! I've had fun planning her party. I got invitations out today. I have the decorations bought. Ryan's in charge of cooking because he will smoke something. I'm sitting pretty good. Of course, I'll have to clean like crazy. It's horrible of me, but I am holding off doing a whole lot of cleaning because I'll do it again in a week or so. I'm keeping things picked up and am spot cleaning. I'm just too lazy to do it when I'm going to do a DEEP cleaning soon. (See my previous post about someday.)
Lot's of exciting things going on! Only 10 more days of school and then it's summer. I can't wait to spend all my time with my kids!
Until next time...
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