the snail video

for the snail video check out the first video on the blog role to the right, for some reason it wont display with in the post.

What are little boys made of? Snips and Snails, and puppy dog tails

The full Poem goes like this: What are little boys made of?Snips and snails, and puppy dogs tailsThat's what little boys are made of !"What are little girls made of?"Sugar and spice and all things niceThat's what little girls are made of!" I always that that was not very nice to make the girls sound so pretty and nice and boys sound so dirty and messy. Today, Carson made me realize the reality of this poem. Carson is definatley all boy, he loves playing with any sports ball, He wakes up saying "ball" "ball" he makes sound effects, recently learned how to spit, and thinks its funny to spit on the floor. He makes grunt sounds when he throws the ball on the release he goes "uhh" Carson has had a recent interest in all things nature. When I take him to the park he wonders off the playground and plays in the grass, or pulls bark off a tree. Today I took Carson outside to try out his golf set and he got distracted by the dirt he could play in. I looked over and noticed he found a lady bug. He was so fascinated by it, He kept taking his little hands and would pick it up, then set it back down, then pick it up again, each time squeezing the life out of the poor little bug, by they 5th time I told him, "yep Carson I think you pretty much killed it" I love this picture of his tiny chubby hands getting ready to get the bug I wonder what he is thinking at this point Next the little bug scavenger found a snail.. So I got out my camera to tape him looking at it and this is what happened next

I saved him just in time! So the poem snips and SNAILS and puppy dog tails rings so true now. I him though even though he loves to eat dirt and try to eat bugs. I just want to hug and squeeze him and kiss him all day long.

First Trip to the Library

After going to Acacia Park and then to Old Navy to get some summer clothes for Carson (who knew it would be 90 degrees in April??) We went on over to the good ol' Fullerton Public Library. Carson's first trip to the library, of course I had to document this event.
He played with the cute little puzzles they had there. Went over well until he started throwing the pieces. I Had him pick out a couple baby books (that were cardboard/hard pages, cause the last thing i want to do is by a torn up book from the library) His favorite word right now is "baby" he says it all the time. He points to pictures of him and says "baby" So i got a couple of baby books with pictures of real babies in them.



I also got a couple toddler parenting books for me to read about some hot topics we are dealing with right now, such as sleeping through the night/when will i be able to sleep w/o being woken up 1-3 times a night, and discipline/how do you punish a 1yr old?, and feeding a toddler/ what if all he wants is fruit snacks.

So hopefully I will learn some new tips on raising a little toddler. This stage is hard because he can do everything a 2yr old can except talk which is key to him communicating his needs and him understanding what i mean when I say "running in the street is not safe" or "stop throwing your food". So in the mean time i feel like i am talking to a little cave man, who throws tantrums and hits when upset and gives hugs, laughs, and smiles when happy.

I am sure we will have many more trips to the library as it is both educational and FREE :)