Weekend Chores

It's only natural that Taylor would be interested in household chores like washing the dishes, vacuuming, and raking the yard, he has been watching us do them for 20 months now! Recently, that day has come when all Taylor wants to do is "big" people chores. Of course we call them CHORES because we hate to have to do them, but to Taylor it's something "new" and "exciting" to do and he can do it all by himself. He loves to stand on a chair in the kitchen and wash the dishes. Not sure how much washing is going on, but the enthusiasm is there. He also loves to watch us cook! He'll stand on his chair and watch Andrew prepare a whole meal. This past weekend, the enthusiasm has moved onto vacuuming. He can't push the big heavy part of the vacuum yet, but he loves to use the tools and try his best at attempting to clean the carpet. Here are some videos of our HARD WORKING little toddler! Should we be thinking allowance already?

The See-Saw Life of Toddlerhood

Teething in young children is a blessing and a curse. A blessing because it shows that they're getting ready for "real people" food. It's a curse because the lack of sleep (waking at 3am), overall meltdowns over EVERYTHING, low-grade fevers, swollen red gums, and sometimes even loose stools can be a bit overwhelming for any sane parent. Over the last 2 weeks, Taylor has had a total of 3 new teeth break through. Of course the typical "Taylor Teething" signs have all been there (the ones listed above) but it's not until after the fact, that a toddler like Taylor, "might" allow you a peek into their month. Usually, we happen to get a glance of a new tooth when Taylor is laughing so hard that his month stays open for longer than 5 seconds or when he's crying for longer than 10 seconds. Either way we finally saw 2 new top teeth and 1 new bottom front tooth. As of today, I think our total count is 13 teeth so far. Only 7 more to go until Taylor has all of his baby teeth. Then maybe Andrew and I can regain our parental sanity. Oh yeah, nevermind...potty training is just around the corner!

We've Been Busy...

Since the summer ended (at least for teachers that is) and I've been back at work it's been a little crazy readjusting our schedule again. Taylor goes to Mrs. Heather 3 times a week to play with her daughter Marie who is two weeks older than Taylor. Andrew is lucky enough to be able to stay home and have "daddy days" on Monday and Tuesday. All and all, I think we are back on track and off to another great school year! Taylor has had a couple of firsts over the last few weeks like: 1st fridge drawing to be hung up, 1st chalk drawing on the driveway, and 1st fresh tomato picking! Thanks Heather for keeping Taylor busy...he loves it! Taylor has also been out with Daddy and Uncle Tony to play frisbe golf for the first time, and last Saturday he had his first pancake at the Lakeside Grill that was "bigger" than his head. We've also had family visiting on the weekends. Thanks Grandpa and Grandma Geegee for my first backyard slide-video coming soon! And thanks cousin Megan a.k.a "May-May" and aunt Vikki a.k.a "Bikki" for stopping by and taking me to the park to swing:-)