Jenny was putting Kyler down for nap. He has a baby doll he sleeps with, and it has it's own blanket. This time I just threw the baby blanket sort of over the doll, and pulled Kyler's blanket up. He held up the doll and said, " Nice blanut baby". So I had to carefully wrap the baby up before he would go down.

Kyler has this game he plays in the car. He calls each person's name and you need to respond with his name. Dada? Kyler. Mama? Kyler. Lala? Lala? LALA??? What! Then it starts all over again.

Ilea tries to play big pretend games with Kyler. She'll ask him very lengthy and complicated questions - Do you want me to walk through the water and wait on the other side for you and not get wet? Come on Kyler! Come with me! It can be anything. Sometimes it's very funny.

Kyler is getting pretty good at his motor skills. He can stack 5 blocks that are only 1 1/2 inches big up. He's pretty good at that.

Kyler had some cereal this morning, and wanted a different kind. Hunny B's which he calls Pooh Pots. There were some crumbs from the bottom of the bag, and they got on his spoon. Poon Dirty! Poon Dirty! So I had to clean the crumbs off before he would eat. This from a child who eats leftovers from the floor.

Then I got Ilea to taste some jello jigglers that I was sending to school for their Valentine's party. I let her have some, and she laughed and said it made her teeth squeek. I showed her how the plate of hearts jiggled, and asked her if she felt it jiggle when she ate some. She said, Yes, it was jiggling inside her. Then she started to dance and said it was wiggling inside her and it was making her wiggle!

For lunch, we had some jigglers, and soup. Kyler asked for more soup and more heart, and I noticed he had eaten the smaller of the 2 jello hearts. I was pleased he tried them. Just as I was about to pour the soup into his bowl, I noticed it was a murky brownish-purple color. He picked up the next heart and was about to add it to the mix too! Gross!

In the fall, I disciplined Ilea with a spank - she knew what would happen, she chose to disobey, and only got one swat, not out of anger. That night she prayed, "dear God, please help mommy not to spank me!" Obviously missing the point of both what to pray for and what discipline is for!

2/5 - Coming home late in the evening with the kids. About 2 blocks from home, Ilea speaks up out of the blue - Mom, when we get home I'll stop picking my nose.

2/7 - Kyler pooped twice this morning. Then about 15 min later he comes toward me with his pajamas off, already unsnapped his onesie, and is saying POOP! I knew he couldn't have done it again, so I said to come here and I'd check. I pick him up to find out he also took his diaper off already!!! Danger! Danger! After reassembly, I tried to convince him he is NOT dirty, and PLEASE leave the diaper ON!

In the fall, I disciplined Ilea with a spank - she knew what would happen, she chose to disobey, and only got one swat, not out of anger. That night she prayed, "dear God, please help mommy not to spank me!" Obviously missing the point of both what to pray for and what discipline is for!

You want cold? This morning while I took the girls to school (8:15am) they were very chatty, so after a few blocks I turned the radio off to listen to them. It was 29 deg out. As I was pulling back into the garage, I noticed that the antenna was stuck up about 3 inches. I thought Bummer! Another thing broken on the car! I turned the radio on to make the antenna go up. I could see something on the edge of the metal, sticking out a little. I then turned it off to try to see if it would go down again. It did this time, pushing off the 3 inch piece of ice that had formed on the front of the antenna!

Kyler has become pretty insistent on some things. If I sit down to relax, he usually tries to climb in my lap, even when I tell him no. If I'm reading, he will sit on my book. If I try to ignore him, he will take his book and push it into my hand. If I'm at the computer table, he climbs up over the edge of the chair and sits in my lap. He can climb pretty much anywhere now, except out of his crib.

Ilea continues to do well in school. She loves it and her teacher. She had her second assessment, which seemed to go a little easier. She is still doing well academically, and has blossomed so much socially. She doesn't have meltdowns anymore, and is playing more with other kids. She does very well at following rules, and is communicating more, and responding to questions more. They've noticed what we knew, that Ilea is probably listening to every word you say, even when she doesn't look like she's paying attention to you. The two teachers have talked about class, with Ilea nearby. Then later, Ilea asks them when they are going to do such and such. They finally figured out that she was overhearing them, and of course understanding & remembering everything they said! They do seem to enjoy her, and we both feel this class has been very good for her. Next year she will be in their Jr. Kindergarten class, 4 afternoons a week. A different teacher, but I hope she will be as good as Mrs. Kinney.