What I'm Thinking About: September 13, 2006
My son, Sam...
Quote of My Day...
Actually, these are lyrics from a fantastic musician
whose music is great for kids and moms (dads, too!):
jump up day is breaking
jump up let's get shaking
i know you're lying down
jump up and we'll dance around
--Dan Zanes
What I'm Thinking About Today...
Yesterday I left my sons for the first time with a sitter. Other than having high anxiety issues and being overloaded with caffeine from being up with the baby the night before, it went okay. My 18-month old son didn't even cry when I left :( which kind of made me sad. But he cried when the sitter went home. I don't even want to think about what that might mean....The sitter comes back on Thursday and I am looking forward to grocery shopping without children. I also hope to relax at the local coffee house and do some digital scrapbooking on my laptop or read.
Later that afternoon my older son and I went to music class at the local university. I was looking forward to watching him run around with other kids while they danced, banged on drums and just acted silly. Well, the music class was a bust. The other 18 month old kids sat in the circle and followed along with the singing and instrument playing. My son just ran around the room, stealing the instruments from the instructor's table and throwing a major fit when asked to give them back. How embarrassing! I was told by the other parents that this is normal behavior for a child this age. Somehow, that doesn't make me feel any better! The class is also held in a dance studio and he is fascinated with putting on a show for himself in front of the mirrors. I hope next week goes better as I know he loves music because the iPod is constantly on and he loves all types of music he hears. And he loves to dance around the house--great exercise for a rainy day! I guess we'll be listening to a lot of fast-paced music today since it is going to be raining, especially if I want to get any kind of nap out of him.
Baby Product I Love Today...
Soothies bottles. Just the best! They are new from the First Years company. I love them. My son, Hank, loves them. They don't leak like the Avent bottles did and don't have all the parts to clean like the Dr. Brown's bottles. And the nipples are very sturdy (important when you have a toddler with teeth that likes to steal his brother's bottles). Anyway, I like these bottles. Other than all the reasons I've already listed, I also like the pretty greenish-blue nipple. It is different. Gives me a burst of color at 3:00 a.m. when I am trying to stay awake while feeding my baby.
Baby Product I Hate Today...
That would have to be the "Nubby" bottles/sippy cups. You can't buy replacement nipples! Once the nipples get yucky from lots of use or bitten with my toddler's teeth I have to throw the whole thing away! I wish they would make replacement nipples. I know they are inexpensive and Wal-mart always has a bin full of them for sale, but I think it is just a waste to toss a perfectly good bottle when all it needs is a new nipple.
What I'm Reading Today...
Well, I've been reading this book for two weeks now, when normally I read a book in a day or two. I am reading the Stephanie Plum novels by Janet Evanovich. I am on number eight, "Hard Eight." Funny, funny, funny. Great series to read when you are sleep-deprived and in need of some non-child humor.
My iTunes Kid Picks of the Day...
Today my iPod and I are really liking these songs for my kids to listen to:
"Jump Up" by Dan Zanes
"Come on Get Happy" by the Partridge Family
"The Fine Friends are Here" by Dan Zanes
"Bath Tub Blues" by Greg Brown
"Closer to Free" by the BoDeans
"The Grease MegaMix" by John Travolta
jump up day is breaking
jump up let's get shaking
i know you're lying down
jump up and we'll dance around
--Dan Zanes
What I'm Thinking About Today...
Yesterday I left my sons for the first time with a sitter. Other than having high anxiety issues and being overloaded with caffeine from being up with the baby the night before, it went okay. My 18-month old son didn't even cry when I left :( which kind of made me sad. But he cried when the sitter went home. I don't even want to think about what that might mean....The sitter comes back on Thursday and I am looking forward to grocery shopping without children. I also hope to relax at the local coffee house and do some digital scrapbooking on my laptop or read.
Later that afternoon my older son and I went to music class at the local university. I was looking forward to watching him run around with other kids while they danced, banged on drums and just acted silly. Well, the music class was a bust. The other 18 month old kids sat in the circle and followed along with the singing and instrument playing. My son just ran around the room, stealing the instruments from the instructor's table and throwing a major fit when asked to give them back. How embarrassing! I was told by the other parents that this is normal behavior for a child this age. Somehow, that doesn't make me feel any better! The class is also held in a dance studio and he is fascinated with putting on a show for himself in front of the mirrors. I hope next week goes better as I know he loves music because the iPod is constantly on and he loves all types of music he hears. And he loves to dance around the house--great exercise for a rainy day! I guess we'll be listening to a lot of fast-paced music today since it is going to be raining, especially if I want to get any kind of nap out of him.
Baby Product I Love Today...
Soothies bottles. Just the best! They are new from the First Years company. I love them. My son, Hank, loves them. They don't leak like the Avent bottles did and don't have all the parts to clean like the Dr. Brown's bottles. And the nipples are very sturdy (important when you have a toddler with teeth that likes to steal his brother's bottles). Anyway, I like these bottles. Other than all the reasons I've already listed, I also like the pretty greenish-blue nipple. It is different. Gives me a burst of color at 3:00 a.m. when I am trying to stay awake while feeding my baby.
Baby Product I Hate Today...
That would have to be the "Nubby" bottles/sippy cups. You can't buy replacement nipples! Once the nipples get yucky from lots of use or bitten with my toddler's teeth I have to throw the whole thing away! I wish they would make replacement nipples. I know they are inexpensive and Wal-mart always has a bin full of them for sale, but I think it is just a waste to toss a perfectly good bottle when all it needs is a new nipple.
What I'm Reading Today...
Well, I've been reading this book for two weeks now, when normally I read a book in a day or two. I am reading the Stephanie Plum novels by Janet Evanovich. I am on number eight, "Hard Eight." Funny, funny, funny. Great series to read when you are sleep-deprived and in need of some non-child humor.
My iTunes Kid Picks of the Day...
Today my iPod and I are really liking these songs for my kids to listen to:
"Jump Up" by Dan Zanes
"Come on Get Happy" by the Partridge Family
"The Fine Friends are Here" by Dan Zanes
"Bath Tub Blues" by Greg Brown
"Closer to Free" by the BoDeans
"The Grease MegaMix" by John Travolta
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