Daddy Leaves for Maine
Posted by Ida , Thursday, August 5, 2010
Monday:
Daddy worked from home for awhile before he left for his business trip to Maine. Mommy, William and Madelyn took a short trip to Mimi and Papa's to set their DVR up to record Mickey Mouse Clubhouse since Mommy canceled cable. The four of them walked down to a cute shop on Main St. to look at headbands and hair clips for Madelyn to wear for Jessica's wedding. Super cute.
Madelyn engages in self play for a good 5 - 10 minutes at a time. As long as she can look up and see Mommy close by she is OK.
Tuesday:
Yes, William has been making his own pb & j sandwiches. No, I do not know what in the world Mommy is thinking.
This afternoon Mommy, William and Madelyn went outside to enjoy the sunshine.
Yes, William has been making his own pb & j sandwiches. No, I do not know what in the world Mommy is thinking.
This afternoon Mommy, William and Madelyn went outside to enjoy the sunshine.
William was collecting what he could find outside to match the colors Mommy painted in an egg carton.
Madelyn biding time until Mommy turns her back so she can dive, land face first on the blanket, and reach for the leaves that she intends to eat. Oh, you ask, what about the toys on the blanket? Definitely not as tasty as dead, dried up leaves!
Madelyn biding time until Mommy turns her back so she can dive, land face first on the blanket, and reach for the leaves that she intends to eat. Oh, you ask, what about the toys on the blanket? Definitely not as tasty as dead, dried up leaves!
Mommy filled up the water table...correction, Mommy turned on the hose and William filled up the water table, and watered the plants, and anything else he could get to before Mommy turned it off. William and Madelyn played in the table for awhile. No pictures since Mommy was holding Madelyn standing. She loved it as much as William. Mommy thought when she poured a cup of cold water down her front she might freak out, but she didn't. Tough chick. Soon, again, she became more interested in dead leaves. Mommy needs to sweep!
William and Duke were sun bathing and Mommy took a couple cute shots.
William and Duke were sun bathing and Mommy took a couple cute shots.
As crazy as Duke makes Mommy she definitely can not deny the love the family has for him and vice versa.
Peppers, cherry tomatoes, a cucumber and zucchini from the Butwin garden.
Wednesday:
A trip to the zoo had to be postponed due to a very tough night at the Butwin house. William woke up at 1AM calling for Mommy. Mommy, in her sleepy stuper, got into bed with him. Three CD's later, at 35 minutes, William was still awake and Madelyn woke up.
Picture this: Mommy leaving William's room to soothe Madelyn back to sleep. William crying out, "Mommy, where are you?" Mommy telling William where she is and saying to come into Madelyn's room until Madelyn goes back to sleep. "It's dark." Mommy gets up while nursing Madelyn to turn on the bathroom light, then sits back down in Madelyn's room. William comes in also. He has to go potty. Mommy tells him to go ahead. He goes to the bathroom, pees, and starts crying, "I pee'd on the floor." Mommy reassures him that it is alright, just wipe it up with toilet paper. William comes back into Madelyn's room. Madelyn is now wide eyed and cracking up at William! Not sure what was so funny. Mommy finally decides to let Madelyn cry herself to sleep and bring William in her bed. Madelyn fell asleep in 5 minutes and William 10.
So tired today! William actually slept until 8, but since Madelyn is up every morning at 5:30 it really didn't do Mommy any good.
Mommy, William and Madelyn went over to Katie and Safina's to play. It was nice to be out of the house after the disastrous night. Everyone played so nicely and William even encouraged Safina to use the potty since he did!
William decided not to nap today. He went in and rested the length of his CD, but was up after that. Bye, bye productiveness, Mommy.
Rita came over to visit William and Madelyn. She hadn't seen them in such a long time. William was excited to show her his bedroom with his big boy bed and show her where he goes potty. Madelyn played with William and Rita for a few minutes (yes minutes) so Mommy could do a couple of things.
Dialog between Rita and William:
Rita: How old are you?
William: 2
Rita: You're 2? Do you know how old I am?
William: 46
Thursday:
William was up again last night! Mommy just swiped him up and brought him into bed with her. Forming bad habits? Maybe, but with Daddy not home Mommy isn't concerned with it right now. She's more concerned with getting some rest.
Good friends, Katy and Safina came over for a visit. Mommy and Katie talked about making the head bands for Madelyn instead of buying them. Mommy is excited to get started. They talked about other project ideas too.
No nap again for William - what the heck?! Using the potty has been going very well though. He hasn't had any accidents in a while, but is still figuring out the timing on poops.
Madelyn's strength is incredible! She can go from sitting onto all fours and back to sitting. She can pull herself up onto the play table and Mommy's reached out hands. She stands while holding Mommy's fingers and even takes steps!!! Oh, my goodness. She slides herself backwards, but she is trying to crawl. She may just start walking instead.
Daddy went straight to the office after his trip. He offered to bring home take out as an offering of appreciation for all Mommy's hard work this week. LaNova - Mommy's favorite! Pepperoni, onions, black olives and green peppers.
Peppers, cherry tomatoes, a cucumber and zucchini from the Butwin garden.
Wednesday:
A trip to the zoo had to be postponed due to a very tough night at the Butwin house. William woke up at 1AM calling for Mommy. Mommy, in her sleepy stuper, got into bed with him. Three CD's later, at 35 minutes, William was still awake and Madelyn woke up.
Picture this: Mommy leaving William's room to soothe Madelyn back to sleep. William crying out, "Mommy, where are you?" Mommy telling William where she is and saying to come into Madelyn's room until Madelyn goes back to sleep. "It's dark." Mommy gets up while nursing Madelyn to turn on the bathroom light, then sits back down in Madelyn's room. William comes in also. He has to go potty. Mommy tells him to go ahead. He goes to the bathroom, pees, and starts crying, "I pee'd on the floor." Mommy reassures him that it is alright, just wipe it up with toilet paper. William comes back into Madelyn's room. Madelyn is now wide eyed and cracking up at William! Not sure what was so funny. Mommy finally decides to let Madelyn cry herself to sleep and bring William in her bed. Madelyn fell asleep in 5 minutes and William 10.
So tired today! William actually slept until 8, but since Madelyn is up every morning at 5:30 it really didn't do Mommy any good.
Mommy, William and Madelyn went over to Katie and Safina's to play. It was nice to be out of the house after the disastrous night. Everyone played so nicely and William even encouraged Safina to use the potty since he did!
William decided not to nap today. He went in and rested the length of his CD, but was up after that. Bye, bye productiveness, Mommy.
Rita came over to visit William and Madelyn. She hadn't seen them in such a long time. William was excited to show her his bedroom with his big boy bed and show her where he goes potty. Madelyn played with William and Rita for a few minutes (yes minutes) so Mommy could do a couple of things.
Dialog between Rita and William:
Rita: How old are you?
William: 2
Rita: You're 2? Do you know how old I am?
William: 46
Thursday:
William was up again last night! Mommy just swiped him up and brought him into bed with her. Forming bad habits? Maybe, but with Daddy not home Mommy isn't concerned with it right now. She's more concerned with getting some rest.
Good friends, Katy and Safina came over for a visit. Mommy and Katie talked about making the head bands for Madelyn instead of buying them. Mommy is excited to get started. They talked about other project ideas too.
No nap again for William - what the heck?! Using the potty has been going very well though. He hasn't had any accidents in a while, but is still figuring out the timing on poops.
Madelyn's strength is incredible! She can go from sitting onto all fours and back to sitting. She can pull herself up onto the play table and Mommy's reached out hands. She stands while holding Mommy's fingers and even takes steps!!! Oh, my goodness. She slides herself backwards, but she is trying to crawl. She may just start walking instead.
Daddy went straight to the office after his trip. He offered to bring home take out as an offering of appreciation for all Mommy's hard work this week. LaNova - Mommy's favorite! Pepperoni, onions, black olives and green peppers.
Loved the pictures of Madelyn and William and Duke. The egg crate with the colors was a great idea. What is a water table? And kudos to Matt for the pizza!