Houdini

Paije is 20 months old now. She is too clever. Very mischievous. She knows how to use the blankets in her crib to climb out. Yep now she just gets 1 thin blanket to sleep with. The only stuff animals in her crib are little. She has done this twice now. I guess its time to remove the side of the crib and turn it into a toddler bed. I am not ready for that. I am not ready for the constant going back up the stairs to put her back into bed. I remember it took Keira 3 weeks to switch. We finally had to let her cry it out and fall asleep on the floor in front of the door and then move her to the bed. I am not looking forward to doing that again. But I have no choice.

Another thing my Houdini is doing is climbing up the chairs of the dinning table and sitting on the table to get to whatever she wants. So far she hasn't tried to get back down on her own yet... At least once a day Keira yells, " MOMMY Paijey is on the table again!! BAD PAIJEY!" then Paije proceeds to cry cause her big sister who she worships just yelled at her.

Now she is trying to climb out of her high chair. When she feels she is done she stands up in the highchair. I can no longer leave her in the kitchen while I pick up the house. I have to stay close by cause when she is done thats it. So we have started to let her eat at the table. She loves eating like a big girl with her sister. She is so little compared to Keira.


Paije has us on our toes all the time. We are constantly asking "where is Paije? Do you see Paije?" an our favorite one is of course, "Keira go find Paije and tell us what she is doing." LOL thats usually when both Jeff and I are done. Keira was never a climber. It still amazes me how different my two girls are.

I am a total housewife...

Ok so those who know me know I don't really like to clean. In fact I am known to let dishes sit in the sink or let the laundry pile up for quite some time before actually doing it. Even then its no guarantee that I won't have to restart the washer at least twice cause i forget to switch the clothes. BUT... since we have moved into our new home I have been really good about keeping it clean. I clean up every night and try not to let dishes pile up. I am not by any means a clean freak but no longer am I a slob. Ok yes the laundry is a whole other issue.

Today Keira and I went shopping for a carpet cleaner. I am so sick of cleaning the rooms in my house and my carpet looks like crap. So we bought one. Its a Bissell proheat 2x select pet .

I love this thing. My playroom which had a bunch of little black spots from spilled juice boxes and whatever else was there is now clean. No more spots. Same for the living room where Jeff and I watch tv at night. Now I have to figure out how to keep the kids and hubby from dropping stuff on the floor.......

I can't believe how excited I am over this damn carpet cleaner lol Boy have I changed over the last few years LOL

Intorduction

My name is Dee. I have been happily married for almost 7 years to Jeff. We have 2 girls, Keira age 4, and Paije 20 months. I am a stay at home mom and very glad that we are able to do this for my children. Keira is in preschool and Paije hangs out with me during the day.

Right now Keira is really starting to get some MAJOR attitude. There is lots of talk back and battles of the wills. I am not sure how to handle it sometime. I want her to be stubborn its a great trait later in life, I just need to figure out how to get it toned down for now. We have lots of battles over the littlest things. I do pick my battles carefully because I feel its important for her to know that she has a little bit of control over how she acts and for what she wants. She is very artistic and loves to draw pictures. She has a wicked sense of humor and loves everyone she meets.

Paije has some major separation anxiety right now. The girl can cry for quite sometime and not give up. Its a little frustrating but i know its because she is with me all the time. She is involved in a few mommy and me classes in our community and we finally have her accustomed to our babysitter. She is starting to become more of a daddy's girls, which I am loving. Its nice to be able to not have her always hanging on me. I love that now she will go to daddy and even chooses him over me.

Well I hope I get better at this. I have never tried blogging before, but thought it would be fun.