The Great Escape

We hit a milestone yesterday morning.  One that I started to think wouldn't be an issue because it hadn't happened yet. 

My little man has conquered the crib. 

We had tickets to a baseball game yesterday so I tried to put them down for a nap in the morning before we left.  It's not unusual for them to play a little before finally settling down.  Christopher got quiet so I assumed he laid down and went to sleep.  Then I heard Kendall start to fuss.  That turned into crying and calling my name.  When I looked at the monitor, she had her right leg slung over the front rail of the crib and she was teetering on the top - half in the crib and half over the side.  I ran in to get her and Christopher met me at the bedroom door.

Since then, Christopher has climbed out of the crib 6 times.  Going to bed last night was a disaster.  He climbed out every time we left the room.  Once he finally fell asleep, he stayed in the crib but I kept waking up all night to look at the monitor to make sure he was still there. We put a baby gate in the doorway but I'm still super paranoid about him having "free range" in the bedroom.  They don't really play in there so I don't know the danger zones yet.  For the most part, it appears to be baby proofed but who knows?

So, does this mean we convert to toddler beds?  I knew this day would come but before they turn 2?  The whole thing makes me sad.  Being in their cribs means they are still my babies.  Being in beds means they are kids.   Big kids.  :(

Any advice??

STOP! Hamma Time!

So, I think I guaranteed a spot for Mother of the Year this weekend.

Over the last 2 weeks or so, I noticed the kids' shoes were starting to get a little tight.  At least once per week, I would do the "push the toe in" test to see how much room was left.  For the most part, they still seemed like they had room but they were getting tight across their foot.

We took a trip to Stride Rite on Saturday and I told the clerk they were currently wearing size 4.5 but I wanted to measure their feet because I thought they were probably a 1/2 size too small.  

Maybe a whole size, at the most.

Yeeeaaah.  W-R-O-N-G!

They both needed a size SIX!  I think my jaw literally dropped when I saw the measurer thing.

How horrible am I?  My poor kids have been walking around with their toes all scrunched up in their shoes.

My kids are gonna have HAMMER TIME!

It's no wonder they take their shoes off as soon as we get in the car!  I always hear them saying "Not nice" in the back seat and now I think they are saying it to ME!

"Can you believe this, Christopher?  This lady just won't buy us new shoes.  Man, this sucks.  We're trying to run around the playground and look!  I have corns!"

"You're tellin' me Kendall.  NOT NICE"!

First Haircut

Christopher and I are having a Mommy & Son day today.  He had an upset tummy yesterday at daycare (3 loose stools) and their rule is that the child can't return for 24 hours.  He's fine so I think it's something he ate.

Like, maybe the 3 bowls of yogurt?!

You may have noticed from my last post that his hair was starting to get that 1970's look. 

Now, Don't get me wrong. 

I get retro.

And, I get Justin Bieber..... sort of.

But, my son?  Nope.  He won't be sporting that Austin Powers look as long as I have a say.

So, we ventured to Cartoon Cuts this morning.  And, Mr. Man did great.  He wouldn't sit in the chair by himself but he did just fine on my lap.

(Sorry for the picture orientation.  I can't get it to upload correctly).

Such a big boy now!

Beach Vacation

We went to the beach for a few days over 4th of July weekend.  My parents bought a house just outside of the Outer Banks, NC and I have to say, it was awfully nice to not have to pay to rent a place this year.  My sister, BIL and their 2 kids as well as my step brother and his fiancee also came down. 

It was a full house with 4 kids under the age of 4!

The kids did great on the car ride down.  We only had to stop for lunch and still made it within 5 hours.  We got there around 2:30 pm and immediately changed into our bathing suits so we could enjoy the pool.

I was hoping the kids' attitude toward water would change but nope.  Both were pretty apprehensive.  Kendall tends to be the more adventurous one and she started to relax after about 10 minutes.  Christopher, on the other hand, clung to my husband like there were sharks in the water.

We ventured to the beach on Saturday and man, was it hot!  Poor Kendall still doesn't like the sand on her feet.  She would not move off the blanket for anything.

Christopher took right to the sand again and had a great time playing.

"Oh, now I have a snack cup and everything is just fine".

It was close to 90 degrees that day and I was worried about the kids getting too hot so we only stayed about 3 hours.  It was even unbearable sitting under the umbrella.

On the 4th, we took the kids to a local playground so they could get some exercise.

That night, we let the kids play with glow sticks as their "fireworks".  This is Chris playing with his older cousin.

 Hoping everyone is having a wonderful summer so far!