Daddy's Day Off and a Music Class

Yesterday was Boi's day off. I like to think of it as a vacation day, as I'm not sure why else he got 3 days off this week. (He didn't use all his vacation, and can't use it anymore after this). Alas the day got off to a rocky start as he didn't get home till 5AM. But he did his best to be awake late in the morning and hang out with Peanut. And hang out we did! It was a FRIGID day, never getting above zero. So we all stayed in our pajamas! Here in the picture we were playing downstairs so we wouldn't be quite so loud for the sleeping daddy. Not that we were quiet... just it's harder for the sound to travel :)

We broke out some leftovers for lunch, then on to his next try at a bed nap. It... didn't happen. He pooped at somepoint, the nap ruiner!!! But I put him down then for a Rick Steves on the couch nap, and that worked like a dream. We woke him up at 430, likely too early for him at that point, but it had to be done. I set to business making dinner, cheesy brocolli, onion and quinoa. He must not have been hungry at first, but later on he down the bowl easily. Then we called GG, Peanut is getting much better about video calls. Not that he'll sit still, but in realizing that we're on the iPad with another person, a person who can be interacted with, and therefore until we say byebye it has to stay open and no games on it.

Oooh, look, action shot! 'Dune? (Down?) Swide! (Slide!) Wee!'





After that, it was time to get the crib out of his room. We left it in there as an 'oh shit, the world is ending' backup, however the time had come that we knew he would eventually be able to pass out somewhere in the room if he wouldn't lay in the bed. So we took off the back and front so we could get it down to the lower floor, then reattached the back. So now it's acting kind of like a futon, though I need to figure out exactly how much weight the crib is supposed to be able to hold. But he can climb fine on it, obviously.


Bedtime was... kind of rough? Basically he fell asleep in the closet around 1015. Hardly an ideal time or place, but he was more then willing to get into bed. Woke up twice, once at 245 and again around 415. Up for the day at 8, today, which is Thursday!

Thursday!

Music class day! Well we decided if the Peanut alarm clock went off on time, then we'd go. And it did, no extra sleep for us poor old saps. So down we went to music class... which went poorly. I guess he has this thing right now where he likes to say 'ow.' And he's horrible at listening to direction. Listening in general, or staying on task. He did really well for the dance in a circle game, well, he was into it by the end when he figured out to listen/copy. But after that he just wanted to hightail it for the window or door and not interact at all.



So instead we skipped out a bit early and went up to the museum. Which he loved, he played with trains, a giant cow, drums, slides, rock walls, tumbling mats, a balance beam, paints, you name it, he loved it all. So we've decided to blow off music class till January. He's just not that kid yet, I want him to do what he enjoys, and in the meantime, we'll continue going to (Free!) story times at the library(s) to work on learning that sometimes it pays off to sit quietly and listen and interact with an teacher/leader/other kids.


Oh, did I mention he decided to nap in front of his space heater today? Nice.

I've also decided that we're going to do a week with no iPad/TV. No early morning Sesame street to drowsily let mom and dad start the day, no post nap Jeopardy. No, mommy needs you distracted for a bit so play with this iPad. We've really tried to cut back, as it was silently becoming more and more of a thing, but it seems like a good opportunity to just slash it all right now.

Oh , no screen went good and he said 'one more!' And 'oh no! Where 'd it go?' During story time :)