One of THOSE Days

Tuesday of this week was one of those days...

It was the first time Cole was staying home alone, back at our house since Brian returned from his trip. I guess he was feeling a little sad, anxious, abandoned?? I don't know, but whatever he was feeling, I came home to a MESS.

A bag of potatoes and a bag of apples pulled off the counter. Bags ripped to shreds, apple and potatoes pieces everywhere. Not to mention he got one of Brian's hats and decided to chew that. So I had to clean that disaster up. (Did I mention I had a headache before I got home to see this mess.)

Then it was time to start fixing dinner. This of course is the time when Kyle decided he was going to cry (more like scream) about everything and hang on my legs. So making dinner was a challenge. I managed to get dinner in the oven.

Brian came home just in time to tell me to sit down and try and relax... I was getting a bit stressed!

After dinner Brian and I did not want to move to start cleaning up the disaster that was left from my cooking. (How does a 4 ingredient recipe end up with so many dirty dishes???) So I sat in my chair and watched as Kyle decided all his dirty laundry needed to be put all over the kitchen.
I decided the only thing to do at this point was take pictures and a video of what my evenings are now.




Kyle had a great time playing with the bowls and laundry. He did help me clean up the laundry before it was time for bed.

The rest of the evening was perfect, the kitchen was cleaned by my wonderful husband and after bath time Kyle kept giving me the biggest hugs and kisses.

I also decided / learned a few things...

1. Dogs can be more work than kids.
2. 4 ingredient meals are not always easier than fancy recipes.
3. I am never satisfied with my meatloaf.
4. I am beginning to understand why some families eat out or do carry out so many nights. Making dinner while watching a toddler is hard (exhausting) work.
5. At the end of the day I have a wonderful husband who comes home and listens to me complain, helps out and loves me.
6. Having your baby give you hugs and kisses for no reason is the BEST feeling in the world!!! and can take away any frustration you may be feeling for that moment.
7. I know this will happen again and I hope I handle my stress better next time and remember it is life (doubtful...but saying it is the first step...baby steps).

Missing Daddy

My daddy has been out of town for a very long time (he is busy working) and I really miss him.
I miss when my daddy comes home from work and I yell "da da!" and run to the gate to greet him.
I miss building lego towers with my daddy.
I miss making funny faces at him during dinner.
I miss going for walks at night with daddy, mommy and Cole and watching daddy play fetch with Cole.
I miss playing silly games with daddy.
I miss daddy chasing and catching me.
I miss hanging out with my daddy on the weekends in our pajamas.

I miss my daddy and can't wait to see him soon!!!




Oh yeah, mommy and Cole really miss daddy too.

Scrub - a - Dub - Dub

My mommy is slacking on posting so I thought I would help her out...

One of my favorite times of the day is BATH TIME!!!! I get so excited that I try to take off my own clothes and climb in before my clothes are off. I have lots of toys to play with, but my favorite toys are cups. I like to fill them up and dump the water out (over and over).

Sometimes I try to blow bubbles. Mostly I end up drinking the water. My mommy says "yuck!" when I do that.

I get very sad when it is time to get out. Sometimes I even cry. I always try to run away before I am dried off.


Talk to you soon.
Love,
Kyle M. Berning

Daddy and Matching!?!

While mommy was busy, Daddy decided to get Kyle dressed for the park.








I think picking out clothes for Kyle should be left to mommy.

Oreo Cookies!

I used to be able to eat junk food in front of Kyle, but those days are gone. He knows what I have is better than his food. So I had to share my Oreo cookie with him the other night.


Yummy!!!!

We went straight from the high chair to the bath.

I Need My Privacy!

Recently Kyle has started to need some privacy when he is going poop. We started catching him hiding under the table or behind the curtain and then we would smell it when he came back to us and we figured out what he was doing. Sometimes he stands there and sometimes he squats. Now it is getting more obvious, like this morning we were playing and he tooted twice and took off running to hide under the table for a few minutes to finish his business. When he is finished he comes back to doing what he was doing before (making no indication of a needed diaper change). I then say to him "do you need a new diaper?" and he takes off towards the steps to go get a new diaper. I don't think we are near ready for potty training but at least he knows he needs to do this business in private.

I caught him while we on vacation getting some privacy. (I know it is strange that I took a picture and I am talking about him pooping in private, but it is so cute).

How Many Ways!?

Since Kyle has been sitting in his high chair eating finger food we have had a problem with throwing food and sippy cups on the floor. I feel we have tried everything and said "no throwing food" a million different ways. Here are a few that we have tried -
- "NO"
- "No no no"
- "No throwing food"
-"keep your food on your tray"
- stopping him before he throws it
- removing his tray for 1 minute after he throws food and saying "no"
-"please do not throw your food"
-"eat your food"
- making a startling noise when he is about to throw the food
- "all finished"
-moving his hand full of food away from the side of the tray and saying one of the many options listed above
- "NO!!!!!"

And what has Kyle learned from all of this??? Saying "no no no" and then throwing his food on the floor!!!! Trying to be sneaky and throwing food faster and when he thinks we are not looking.

Ug! At least when dinner is over I can call Cole into the kitchen to clean up the mess.