Name Experiments of a Toddler

Ryan has been experimenting with what he calls me. Frankly I don't know where half of the names come from. I know he gets Mom from when people refer to me as his mom. He has tried Jen, he knows now he shouldn't call me that, but every once in a while with a little impish glint in his eye he will try again. Then he started calling me dear, he got this one from Daddy. It's actually pretty cute. I wasn't sure at first if I should let him call me that, but then I thought, 'I call him little pet names, why shouldn't he be able to call me a pet name or two?' So, I usually respond to him with sweetie when he calls me dear so he will understand that it is a pet name. The latest experimental name is mama. I have no idea where that came from. I've never liked the idea of being called mama, but it's not so bad when he says it. I still prefer mommy over all these, but his experimenting is interesting. I hope he comes back to mommy in the end. I love being mommy :-)

Blogitty, Blog, Blog, Blog

My mom started a blog! I wanted to add the link to my list and I realized there are lots of blogs I read every day that I don't even have linked. So I updated my list a bit. Then blogger had a hard time republishing...grrr. So, if I missed you leave me a comment or e-mail me and I'll be sure to add you. So check out my side bar because there are some new links.

So Much Fun He Didn't Notice the Frostbite

Ryan got some new bath toys for Christmas. Among them were these "transportation" tub stickers. He calls them his 'cars and trucks and things that go' :-) You get them wet and they will stick to the side of the tub. He LOVES them. Bath time has taken on a life of its own. It's now an hour long and I have to drag him out of the tub. I warmed his water once during his bath today and it was still freezing cold by the time he got out. He didn't seem to care one little bit. He was having fun.

Speaking of bath time...Anyone have an idea when you stop using baby shampoo and what kind of shampoo you go to from there? Ryan still has his baby fine hair, so we are still using the baby stuff, but I've noticed he gets this fly away type stuff that won't be calmed with just a comb on the back of his head. I asked our hair stylist about it and she said it's from him sleeping on it.

I got out of bed for this?!

Some days are just not worth getting out of bed for. This has been one of those days. We were up late last night cleaning up yet another flood from our washing machine. Then we had to get up early this morning, Jay for work and me for Bible Study. It was so hard to get out of my nice comfy bed, especially since Ryan didn't seem to be awake. But I got up and got ready. Zach missed his bus which makes me late for my study. He is also upset since *I* didn't refill the pencil pouch he never gave me for school. It was a very dramatic morning (Zach is a very dramatic child). Then I got to lead a study on a somewhat controversial and hard to understand topic. I think that actually went fairly well, but I was nervous going in and worried that I was unclear or wrong during the discussion. Then I went to pick Ryan up from the childcare and found out that he had bumped his head. There was a huge knot forming and it is all discolored. He wouldn't stop crying even when I held him and this is highly unusual for him. He is a durable, crash and run kind of kid. Then the teacher said he had been yawning ever since he fell. He fell asleep in the car on the way home (about an hour or so before his nap time). So naturally I am worried about a concussion. I had to wake him up and make sure he was alert several times during his nap. He seems fine now, but I was a little stressed over the whole thing. He had a nice long nap. One good thing about it was after I checked on him a couple times I went and took a nap myself. I have been soooo tired lately. This of course means that I got NOTHING done around the house today. I'm going to try to take down the remainder of the Christmas stuff before my wonderful husband gets home with the dinner he offered to pick up when he heard about my morning.

**************Update***************
9:32 Ryan had finally stopped getting out of bed and/or crying. I'm so tired and worn out. Spent 20 minutes looking for Jay's books that got hidden by the boy's toy container. Then Jay went to a meeting and I have done everything (including the 1 1/2 hour bedtime process for Ryan) all by myself.

Hard. Day. Over. Looking forward to a new day tomorrow.

Big Boy Bed Update

Ryan has continued to choose sleeping in his big boy bed since New Years Eve. He has done fairly well. It took him less time to get comfortable last night, but it still took quite a while(and daddy coming in to take mommy's place) for him to go to sleep. It has not solved his waking in the middle of the night issues, but they are definitely not getting worse. Each night he has only cried once. I was happy to find that he stayed in his bed and cried just as he would have if he was in his crib. I was worried about him wondering around in a sleepy stupor. I padded the floor around his bed in case he falls out, but he has not fallen yet. Well, he did fall this morning because he lost his balance on the pillow used for the padding- maybe that wasn't such a good idea. Perhaps I should switch it for a blanket today. I think I'll feel better with at least some padding for now. He has woken up in a good mood both days despite being up later than usual. All in all I'd say the big boy bed has been a success so far.