Matthew is taking a little nap so I thought I would update my blog and add a few new pictures.
Time is flying by. I just realized that I have been writing this blog for over a year now. A lot has changed in a year’s time, but a lot has stayed the same. When I started the blog one of the first things I typed was about how much of what I would write wouldn’t be earth shattering or extremely important, but would be pretty much an update of what is going on with us. That is still the case. When I sat down today to type I realized that there really isn’t a lot to talk about.
My sweet little baby has become an adorable toddler. He is growing up so fast. He is showing interest in potty and often says “me pee pee” to let me know he needs a diaper. He is talking more every day. I don’t always understand what he is saying, but he is trying to communicate. He loves to sit and read books to himself or his stuffed animals. And he climbs on EVERYTHING.
He is going to turn all my hair gray before he goes off to kindergarten. He likes to do things for himself, but he wants you to watch him. He wants to help with everything - cleaning, couponing, cooking, you name it and he wants to do it. It is like my life is stuck on the Matthew channel, because he wants all of my attention.
I think we may be getting a taste of the terrible twos already. On Thursday of last week I actually got a note sent home from his teacher to let me know how badly he had behaved. It said, “Matthew did not have on his listening ears today. He climbed on everything he could, threw food from the table and refused to lay on his mat at naptime. He talked very loudly all day, almost as if he was shouting.” His teacher told me that he used his time-out time to catch his second wind. Friday was a little better. He has been trying his luck this weekend with poor table manners and not listening. Time-out at home breaks his heart because he doesn’t like to be separated from me and Brian. We sit him in the corner and ignore him. It is such a challenge because he won’t do something he has been punished for sometimes for several days, but then other times it is like he does not remember that he got in trouble 5 minutes ago for the same action. We do pop him sometimes, probably not as often as some people think we should, but I don’t want to teach him to hit others when he feels they were “bad”. Popping him is my last resort and I finally understand when my parents said that spanking hurt them more than it hurt me. Last night I was so aggravated because he refused to lie down and go to bed. He was tired, but he didn’t want to miss anything. I don’t know why I think that I can reason with a 17 month old. But it is hard to stay annoyed when he wraps his arms around my neck and says “ma-ma” and just hugs me for all he is worth. I think he knows that I can’t stay mad when he is all sweet like that.
Summer is pretty much over. Not officially according to the temperature or the calendar. But for all practical purposes it is over. We had a pretty good summer. We didn’t really do anything special. We visited some family and just spent time together. We got to spend some wonderful quality time with Brian’s family about a month ago. It was so nice to have everyone get together and just have fun. Unfortunately we don’t all get together too often unless it is for a funeral. Brian and I want Matthew to have a close connection with both of our families. We want him to grow up with lots of memories of his extended family. It is sad that we don’t get to spend time together more often. I understand why we don’t. We all are busy and have our own families. It is hard to plan something and get everyone together. I hope that Matthew will grow up knowing all these people, even if he only sees some of them a couple times a year. We really missed having Cathy there. She would have had a blast.
Matthew and I met Me-Ma, Pappy, Aunty Christy and Ayden at Chuck E Cheese’s a couple of weeks ago. The boys had a ball. They really enjoy playing together. I am glad that they get along so well, even though they don’t get to play together on a regular basis.
I guess I should wrap this up. Matthew is starting to stir. So the quiet will be over soon.
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