Dancin' Baby

C has been showing a lot of interest in music and dancing.  Just mention the word dance and he starts into a happy bounce.

He has some hilarious dance moves.  I'm slowly working on a video inventory of his best maneuvers:

• The bob and weave - just like the boxing move. awesome.
• The one-foot stomp
• The disco-style arm-reach
• The bounce and dip:

• the drunkenly dizzy spin:

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Upgrade

We all got new phones at our house. My husband and I got BlackBerry smartphones, so the kids inherited our old phones. We all couldn't be happier!

Photo taken with and post uploaded from my phone! :-)

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Sick Is No Fun

M stayed home sick today from school.  I felt it was a bit of an obligatory sick day at first, since she was acting normal other than this persistent cough, which led to a vomiting episode last night before bed (hence no school for 24 hrs).

However, after being home with her this morning, I realize now that I'm glad I kept her home.  Get a kid bored enough, and they will start to show how they really feel!  She started out happily playing around the house, but then relaxed on the couch to watch TV, and eventually decided she didnt want the TV on at all, but just wanted to rest on the couch under a blanket.  She's been crashed there for almost two hours, not asleep, just zonked.  Not talking, or moving, or anything.  Just staring off into space, coughing now and then.  Poor little thing.  We'll be off to the doctor at 4pm.

C on the other hand has been hilarious.  He is not sick and has no cough.  But every time he hears M start hacking, he can't help but join in! He has the most fake little cough you've ever heard.

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Clever Little Booger

C figured out how to open the sliding cover of our couch's center console.  My husband used to hide things in there (remotes, game controllers, things we would confiscate from him, etc.).  But now, no space is sacred!

It was funny when he realized he could slide it open, because he did it accidentally the first time.  My husband tried to stealthily hold it closed after the first time, to psyche him out - but it didn't work. He's too clever and cannot be bamboozled.  He just kept prying on it, would give up for a few minutes, then return to it to try again, until finally he came when Dad wasn't there.  And quickly realized that it was no accident when he opened it, that he had conducted this momentous action on his very own! 

He checks back with it every day to make sure he can still open it - just checking!

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The Force Is Strong With This One

CC just seems to be up to all sorts of mischief these days.  It's as if the first moments of us being awake he must seek out all not-child-safe areas of the house, as if to say "I told you so!".

 This morning was a good example:

•   First he ran into the bathroom (presumably to stick his hands in the toilet) - Oh No You Don't.

• Then he ran into the M's room and scampered up onto her bed to jump around - Not Today.
• Next thing on his list is always to find Dad's empty Mt. Dew cans scattered around the house, and bring them to Dad (but not without trying to sip out the last few drops!) - Naughty Boy!
• And finally, to sum it all up, he brought me the Wii remote, left on the couch from last night's gaming - I Will Take That, Thank You Very Much.
  

What a problem child!! It's as if non-child-proofed things call to him, and he gravitates towards them unawares!  If only he would use his powers for good rather than mischief; he could move mountains!

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Babies Run Wild

My husband and I stayed up late last night on a date and playing Wii after we got home, so we were not keen on rising at 7am with the kids.  They were both anxious to start the day, so we let them loose in the house so that we could continue dozing.

Perhaps letting the kids run around unsupervised after a late night may not have been our best idea.  We quickly jumped out of bed when C brought us an open bottle of Mike's hard lemonade.  Oh my!  And, he was covered in chocolate pudding.  We had left the living room a bit of a mess, and he thought it'd be a fun place to make some mischief.   At least we were awake enough to close the bathroom door - he has already gotten into the toilet twice this week - ew!

M was a little bit more constructive during her solo time:  she covered two sheets of paper entirely with stickers.  We decided the extra hour of rest was well worth the cost of stickers!

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