I think Nathan must be going through something like an Opposite Phase. He says exactly the opposite of what he means. Me: “Nathan, you’re not minding me. Do you want time out?” Nathan: “Yes!” Me: “You do? You want time out?” Nathan: “YES!” Me: “Fine. Go to time out.” Nathan: “Yes, Mommy! I sorry! Yes, …
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Why is it whenever you are busy doing something (such as making lunch), children have this inexplicable desire to stand RIGHT behind you in the exact spot where you can’t see them, causing you to trip over them, bump into them, or accidentally knock them down as you bustle about the room? Nathan has this …
Nathan is already wanting to drive Daddy’s car. I tell him to slow his roll… he’s still got 14 more years to go! At the age of two, he already loves fast cars and fighter jets. Because of this, I am not exactly eagerly awaiting the arrival of his teenage years…
Yesterday Nathan his after-breakfast snack of Cheerio’s, I notices his right eye started to water. Then he started rubbing at his nose, paying particular attention to his right nostril. As he was rubbing it, he started sneezing. Again. And again. And again. Until finally, a huge glob of something gelatinous and sticky shot out of …
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Nathan loves when Paul or I line up his Hot Wheels and toy trucks. In fact, he is completely fascinated by it, and he will run in circles around the toys, enthusiastically clapping his hands. And the funniest part is that he won’t mess them up immediately. He actually leaves them in their neat little …