We’re all feeling better today, thank goodness. Joe is teething, though – and is a double-barreled snot machine. And of course, as all parents know, the willingness of the child to take medicine and have his face washed/wiped is inversely proportional to how badly it needs to be done. He’s learned how to projectile spit the decongestant syrup, so dosing him and wiping his face takes two (one to hold, one to dispense). Fortunately, this phase doesn’t last all that long, and I have no problems being hard-nosed about it.
I repaid my darling daughter for her saucy comment this morning. She came into the bathroom to ask a question while I was getting out of the shower. I said “Take a good hard look, little girl – because THIS is what you’re gonna look like in 20 years.”
Dan amazes me more and more every day. Today, he made his own “skettios” (with supervision, of course). He picked the can up, put it on the counter. Pushed his “work chair” over to the counter, climbed up, and opened the can (I helped with the can top). Then he poured them in the bowl, threw the can in the trash, put the bowl in the microwave AND pushed the “minute cook” button twice. Not too shabby for 3 years old, eh? It makes me wonder (and sometimes cower in fear) what he’ll be capable of as he gets older.
Joe has figured out how to undo velcro. This is a Very Bad Thing, since 80% of my diapering system consists of aplix** fasteners. I’m doing research, and checking FSOT lists….but nobody wants to trade for the stuff I’ve got (too used and abused – it would take 3 of my diapers to equal 1 VGC diaper in a trade) and I can’t afford to buy new or pay cash for used. I thought about converting the aplix diapers I have to snaps or some other fastener, but I still don’t have the cash available. Right now, I’m surviving by pinning the aplix diapers, but I don’t expect this to last very long – pinning gets on my nerves.
**Aplix is another brand name of Velcro. They offer it both with and without adhesive backing – and most diaper-making WAHMs sew it on as opposed to using the adhesive.
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