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June 13, 2004
When I got pregnant with Maxx I was so sure I wanted another boy but I've come to the conclusion that there are things about them (and men) I just don't understand. In the last few weeks the terrible two's have definatly started, we have gone through fighting about getting dressed, fighting about putting a diaper on, keeping clothes on, keeping a diaper on, wanting to get out of the high chair, not wanting to get in it, some how getting himself unstraped from the stroller. Everything is now a fight. Maxx even got out of his crib one night but I think he must have fallen on his head beacause he's never tried to do it again(knock on wood!) The one thing I don't understand is why little boys and some men constantly have to have their hand down their pants, do they think that part is going to fall off? Of course my mom is no help in this matter beacuse according to her my brothers never did that sort of thing!
I also think both of my kids must be related to Houdini because they both manage to get out of things that other children can never get out of. All of these companies that make baby products should test their products on my children! When Kevin was little we had a Peg Perego high chair, you know the one it's practically the most expensive one there is, I was doing something in the kitchen and Kevin was behind me in the high chair when suddenly I hear a crash and I turned around and there was Kevin standing in his high chair with the tray off. He wiggled out of the lap straps and then kicked the tray off by kicking the release handle with his toes. This happened several more times and I called Peg Perego who offered to send me a five point harness to keep him in the chair but what good is a high chair if you can't keep the tray on. For some reason the customer service rep I spoke to didn't think it was a safety hazzard because Kevin managed to do this while IN the high chair! After many hours arguing back and forth about this with Peg perego they agreed to let me return the high chair for a full refund. It took them 3 years to correct the problem with the tray release so that the kid in the high chair could not hit the release with their toes!
Then when Kevin finally figured out how to climb out of his crib I went out and bought a crib tent, which is a mesh pop up tent that fastens to the crib sides and zips from the outside so that the child stays in the crib. Some people think this is cruel; to keep a kid in a crib when they can crawl out, I don't care I needed a break from him and I wanted to make sure he was somewhere safe. This worked for a while until Kevin learned how to move the zipper from the inside and then he would climb out. But instead of coming out of his room he would put toys in his crib and then climb back in and zip the tent back up! One time he even managed to lift his miniature rocking chair in there! I would have loved to have one of those nanny cams just to see what else went on in there. From there I had to tie the tent shut, yes, I know this is a fire hazzard but I could have easily ripped the mesh if I would have needed to get him out if it came to that. Better that than having him in his room climbing up bookshelves, and yes, those are bracketed to the wall but you never know.
I finally managed to take Maxx in for his 15/18 month check ups. Maxx weighs 29lbs and is 32 1/2 in tall. He got two shots, one of which was a combo shot so now he's up to date with that. I feel much better. Kevin also went and had his kindergarten physical. Kevin got three shots and I am so glad Tom was with me because he practically had to sit on Kevin to keep him still. I still have to take him for some blood work, that ought to be fun, how are we going to get him to hold still for that? He's so smart you would think you would be able to reason with him but he got himself so worked up he wasn't hearing us. Tom bribed him with a trip to Toy's R' Us. Lucky me, I was the one who had to go spend 2 hours while Kevin decided what he wanted. He ended up with some NASCAR racers and an I Love Toy Trains video. I also got him some comic books but that was because I had promised him earlier in the week he could get some. Maxx got a video too, after all, he got two shots.
Kevin started t-ball last week. Luckily Tom called in sick the day of the first practice and went with me. He also had the day off the day of their game so I didn't have to manage a stroller, a chair, water and Maxx all by myself. Next Wednesday I'm all on my own. So far it seems to be an unorganized mess, it's a good thing this coach his some great dads that come to practice with their kids because this guy certainly didn't think things through before starting this. It just so happens that a guy I went to school with is one of the dads. I didn't really know him in high school but we did talk and he seems nice. So far his wife hasn't come to anything, I'm not sure if he married a girl from high school or not. Kevin does okay he gets distracted with everything that is going on. It's funny to watch these kids it's like they're on 5 second delay after each play. At least it's something for Kevin to do.
Yesterday one of our neighbors dropped by to give us an invitation to her son's birthday party. It's funny how she'll invite us to the party yet she wouldn't let Kevin come over a couple of weeks ago when her son had another friend over. Kevin invited this kid to stay and play and of course I let him. The kid did stay but his mom came back for him about twenty minutes later. I know she just wanted the kid to have an out in case he didn't want to be there but when she came back Kevin and this kid were doing just fine watching a video and she ended up talking him into going home. Kevin took it well, I though he'd be crushed. Luckily it seems like most of the kids around here are staying in or are playing in the back so I'm not feeling too guilty about keeping him in. It has also been really hot and muggy and the mosquitos have been terrible around here, not to mention all the horrible allergies I've been having so I don't want to be out either.
Today we went to see Shrek 2, I liked Shrek 1 better. Kevin seemed to enjoy it and Maxx was okay for most of it. Tom had to work so I had to manage on my own. Kevin helped and we managed to make it to our seats without spilling or dropping anything. It was during Maxx's nap time so between being overtired and then drinking some of my diet coke he was falling apart near the end. He didn't cry but he started laughing uncontrolably. I was getting worried that people were going to say something, they were starting to turn around and look. Once I stood up with him and swayed he calmed down. Afterwards I went to Sams Club, which was a big mistake because even though Maxx slept all the way there he still wasn't going to let me control him and he wouldn't sit down in the cart. So most of my trip I was carrying Maxx and trying to push the cart which had a 75 lb Kevin in it. Keivn was looking at books I was so glad when I finally got out of there. I don't think I'll be taking Maxx shopping anywhere anytime soon!
So that's most of what's up with us, I'll write more on that "other situation" another time!
Ta Ta For Now!
Jenni
I just finished reading Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers and it was awesome and I'm almost done with Mother Road by Dorothy Garwood, It's good too!
Maxx LOVES A Mother for Choco by Keiko Kasza
Kevin is reading The complete Book of Thomas the Tank Engine Stories by Rev. Awdry
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