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Life with two... 13 months later.

3/17/2013

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March7-29
March 13-2
While I do like sharing cute stories and pictures on this blog, one of the main reasons for this blog is to document my kids' lives, and to record things I probably won't remember 10 years down the road.  Things my kids might wonder, things I might want to look back and read about, and lately I have not done a very good job of that!

Life lately has been... interesting.  Riley is 2 years and 9 months, Jack is 13 months (approximately).  Jackson has sort of turned into a crazy obsessed mama's boy... if I am anywhere in the vicinity, he wants to be with me... Or he wants me down on the floor sitting right next to him and playing with him.  I can't even go get a drink or snack or use the bathroom without him crying and chasing after me.  He gets in to EVERYTHING.  He hates sitting in his high chair (unless being fed sausages).  He throws big tantrums when he doesn't get what he wants.  But the hardest thing is that when I'm home with him, he just does not want me out of his sight.  I love that he loves me so much, but it makes the day pretty challenging!
March 13-3
March 13-4
And Riley?  Well, I'm not sure what's happening with her, but she has been OFF the past week or so.  She has had more meltdowns than ever before.  She has started being MEAN to her brother.  Hitting him, pushing him, kicking him, throwing toys at him.  It's like all of a sudden she snapped and her patience with him ran out.  I'm pretty sure this new aggression of hers and Jackson's super needy behavior are directly related.  Jackson wants me with him constantly, and Riley has definitely noticed.  Is this an excuse for her to hurt him?  No. Of course not.  But it's clear to me she's pretty unsettled lately.  The crazy thing is, she will be so nice to him and give him hugs and kisses and share her toys and play right with him, and then all of sudden she will snap and lash out at him.  At the moment I feel like I can't leave the two of them unattended even for a minute because she may really hurt him!  This has NEVER been a problem up until now, so something funny is going on in that little mind of hers.
March7-13
Take this toy computer, for example.... most of the time Riley lets Jackson pay along with her... smash they keys, crawl on top of it, do whatever he wants.  And then all of sudden she will just snap and shove him over and keep shoving him until I rescue him.  No forms of discipline have really been working, there have only been two things that I've found to work... it seems that Riley needs to just let off some aggression sometimes, and her outlet happens to be her brother.  One day I told her that if she felt mad, that she should take some of her foam blocks and smash them into the ground and yell "I'm soo mad!" instead of hitting or pushing.  And she did it all day long!  And then she was calm after she did it!  I don't know if it's going to be a good long term solution, but we shall see!
March 15-4
Jackson is a crazy little monkey lately.  With a temper!  He LOVES to be outside.  And he loves to climb up the stairs.  If he can't do those things, he will throw a big old tantrum. He also loves putting things in and out of containers, and will do this for quite some time!  And he ADORES swimming.  He would live in the swimming pool if he could!  But boy should you hear him scream when he has to get out!
March 16 (1 of 3)
We've started doing a few things with Riley lately that I'm really liking!  I rearranged her drawers in her room so that her bottom drawer is full of options for her clothes for the day.  She picks out her own undies, pants, skirts, tops, everything, and gets dressed by herself.  She needs help getting her t-shirt on, but everything else she does by herself (including taking PJs off).  She LOVES being able to go upstairs and get dressed all by herself!  She has also decided she needs privacy when she's using the toilet.  If I linger, she promptly tells me to leave her alone. :)
March7-10
One downside of her getting easily undressed by herself... she is frequently naked...
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March7-34
I am so so excited for this fabulous spring/summer weather that we've been getting.  We could spend hours and hours outside.  We're in the process of getting the backyard perfectly baby friendly... we've got a trampoline, slide, sandpit, Riley's veggie garden, a little kiddie table/bench, water table, outdoor rug for kids to play on, and pretty soon we're going to get a big shade.  And Aunt Jennie may have bought Riley something huge and ridiculous (of the water toy/pool variety) so that will be making an appearance out there shortly!
rileyjump
Not sure if this moments before Jacky Boy got the big shove... I'm hoping not...
March 15-10
Gosh I look at this picture and her cute little fake cheesy smiley angel face and I just want to go and snuggle with her in bed.  And I think how can she go from the most fun, silly, smart and happy little monkey to the screaming crying mess of tears that won't listen to me?  The DRAMA of an almost 3 year old, I tell you.
March 15-12
We've got a lot on our plates at the moment in the Bartlett house, trying to balance new jobs, sick babies, crazy babies, and lack of sleep.  But man there are some fun times!!!  Can't wait until Aunt Jennie gets into town next weekend, and then.... DISNEYLAND soon after that!!!  Riley's mind is going to be blown when we get to Disneyland.  This guy will like it too, I'm sure. :)
March 16 (2 of 3)
March 16 (3 of 3)
The end of long jumbled post!
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