Needless to say that I was tired this morning from all of Nate's packing. :) I've been trying to prevent Camden from coming into my room, jumping on my bed, sticking his cute little squishy nose 1 cm away from mine and telling me in his best "outside" voice, what time it is. The night before I've been setting the table with cereal and spoons and bowls and putting cups of milk in the fridge for the boys so that I can sleep some more because I'm an awesome mom like that.
Camden did get up and take care of his own breakfast and got himself dressed and when Aidan woke up, he proceeded to pull Aidan out of his crib(how this is accomplished I really don't know, or want to), change Aidan's diaper, and got him dressed. It was the sweetest thing. Camden can be very responsible and resourceful when he wants to be. When I finally dragged my lazy arse out of bed, Camden came running up to me:
Camden: Mom, I helped Aidan all by myself!
*side note-the diaper was on backwards, but it's the thought that counts, right?*
Mom: Wow, Camden! I am proud of you! Thank you so much for helping me out.
Camden: Yeah, I'm pretty proud of myself, too.
Camden: Sooo, since I did such a good job, what should I get for a reward?
hahah, so much for altruism. Maybe we'll cover that lesson later.
On the other hand, Aidan has been less than helpful today. While I was downstairs, reading my email, Aidan was supposed to be getting me a diaper for his dirty bum. He had been upstairs a little too long and it was a little too quiet; if you know what I mean.I go upstairs to find him washing his hands. Well, I love my kid being clean as much as the next mom but whenever he's washing his hands on his own, it usually means he's washing away evidence. Sure enough, I noticed a chocolate ring around his mouth. While I changed his diaper, Aidan then proceeded to tell me about how he had opened the hot chocolate lid, which he said was very hard to do, took a spoon, and proceeded to gorge himself on hot chocolate powder. When he was finished, he went into the bathroom to wash his hands because they were "messy."
yeah.
Then later...okay, okay, I was on the computer again...I went upstairs to find him standing on the stove!!! He had climbed onto the bar stools, then proceeded to climb onto the counter and walk along the edge until he reached the stove. He then opened the cupboards above the stove, and was looking up longingly at the crackers. *sigh* Maybe his middle name should have been George instead of Camden's!
Lessons learned today:
1. Quit checking my email and reading blogs while my children are unattended upstairs
2. Teach Camden the proper way to put on a 2 year old's diaper
6 comments:
haha. I love the lessons you've learned today. so great that Camden can change Aiden's diapers! You've got it made! Now you just need to teach him how to drive himself to preschool . . .
Ha! Your kids are so funny!!! Camden is such a good helper. I hope Meg grows up to be a good helper too. I love Aiden and his washing away the evidence. March is looking best for getting together. When we get little closer I will let you know.
So cute! Don't you love when they begin to be somewhat self-sufficient?? LOVE it. LOVE IT!
Love that he put the diaper on backwards! ha ha My Dad once put Ethan's diaper on backwards when he was watching him all alone. I have never laughed so hard! My dad admitted that he was out of practice!
Never a dull day in the Springer home is there?
I feel your pain. I walked into the kitchen the other day and found my kids sitting on the counter with a giant tupperware full of sugar eating it with spoons. I think there was more sugar on the counter than in the tub. They like to keep us on our toes, don't they!
Do you remember those little tags that Wymount had placed on the cabinet doors to the right of the stove warning us that putting your children on a stove can cause sever injuries?
Were you not listening?
HA HA!
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