hello everyone! hot hot these past three days. thomas discovered that playing with water is really fun. i actually ended up returning this rainbow pool because it was too big for william and i to manage (in terms of moving it to shady spots and covering it when not in use). the part in the picture is just the "wading pool"... it is attached to a bigger pool with a slide that we didn't even try blowing up. so now i have a small, round pool that we are going to try out today. or maybe... we'll attempt thomas' first swim in a big pool. depends on how we feel this evening.thomas woke up early today (6am), after only 9 hours of sleep, rather than his usual 10-11 hour stretch at night. for those without kids, that is pretty normal for toddlers.
instead of letting him wake up to play, i made him stay in his bed until he fell back asleep. but it was a battle. he fought me as hard as his little 3 foot body could, spending a good 30 minutes screaching at me at the top of his lungs... pausing only to catch his breath here and there. it paid off though - he ended up sleeping from 7:20 to 9:30am. i KNEW he was sleepy... he just woke up early and decided he wanted to play instead of going back to sleep. in the winter it is easier for them to go back to sleep b/c it is still dark. but it gets light so early now that the slightest interesting noise will cause them to wake and their little brains start spinning.
as a prize for sleeping so well, he got a new toy. i was at Target last night and found a perfect toy watering bucket. finally!!! it came w/3 pots and garden tools too. we played with that for most of the morning, off and on.
we also unloaded the dishwasher, another favorite activity. i think he shortened the life of our dishwasher. i have never let him climb into it and he was a little short to get up there anyways. but today, my back was turned for just a moment and in a flash, he clambered up. *sigh* oh well... he was so cute, i had to grab a pic before plucking him off and explaining to him that the dishwasher was not strong enough for him to climb into. the door is not closing quite the same as before. so we'll have to take a look at the alignment and door seals before running it again. oh well!
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Ethan loves the water! I signed him up for another swim class in San Ramon. The past few days, I've given him a bath everyday because its been so hot that he sweats JUST LIKE HIS DADA! UGH!!! Then all he wants to do is play, play, play in the water!
The heat has also shortened Ethan's night-time sleep. I still try to put him to sleep around 8:30. He falls asleep, but about 45 minutes later, he's screaming and all wet from sweat. After fighting with him to go back to sleep (10-ish), he wakes up around 6AM. It's too bright and tooo warm (my mom's house has no A/C, so we just open all the windows).
Oh and Ethan (for some reason) loves going to the dishwasher too! I don't know what's up with the dishwasher, but I bet he'd jump right on just like Thomas. BOYS, BOYS, BOYS!
Interesting post. We're also having trouble getting Eric to bed, as it doesn't really get dark till about 9. And he's been waking up earlier too, as it gets lighter earlier....*grr*
How cute! I really like that pool! This past year I bought a whole line of cool pool toys and inflatables for OSH. Careful with the dishwasher! I heard a story on the news about these toddlers who were playing and one of them locked their brother in the it!
What a cutie!! I love the pic of Thomas in the pool! Can lexy come over and play in the pool with him??? :)
Sara's sleep's also shortened! She sleeps 6-8 hours a night now and whines most of the morning till she's exhausted. Boo hoo ;_;.
Love the pics! Thomas is so cute!
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