Luke's Stash

Our four year old, Luke, has been stashing items that he's not allowed to have behind his bed. This makes me sad because I've always been able to trust him to be safe and make good choices, but when you start pulling adult scissors, cut up pictures, and batteries from his room you have to wonder... Since it was nap time, I confiscated the items and sent him to bed and took away tv privileges for a day. I am now sitting here pondering the next course of action. I would take tv for a longer since that is something that will make an impression on him, but he's going to his grandparents tomorrow and I don't want to punish them too. We could make him cancel his visit, but we planned this so that he'll be gone while Matt has his vasectomy (yes, that's right - no more kiddos). Matt seems to be worried that Luke might try to wrestle him and cause unnecessary pain and that would most likely occur. Luckily, nap time is allowing me to gather a little perspective and consider a consequence that will help him learn why it's wrong to take things without asking (and hide them). I'll let you know when I have the answer...

Growing Up Too Fast: Rolling Over

Ha, after writing this post, I found a video on my camera of Kiera rolling over that must have occurred last week! Wow, I'm really losing my mind since I didn't remember this until I found it.

Kiera is just shy of 7 weeks and rolled over for the first time last night! Before having kids, you think: What's the big deal about rolling over? Once you see your baby achieve that first milestone though, you understand why it's so exciting. I know that she rolled because I had her on her tummy and when I looked back she was on her back. Gabe dropped his trains at the same time, however, so everyone was looking at him and none of us actually saw her roll! Seven weeks, while still sounding like such a short time, has gone so quickly. We've already passed Halloween and Thanksgiving is quickly approaching. Oddly, I still think of time in school terms: first report cards have gone out, second quarter has begun, semester will wrap up quickly, Christmas program is right around the corner. This part of the year has always gone quickly. I wasn't sure whether that would be true without the busy school schedule, but the time is still flying by. I realize by the time the holidays are over Kiera will be working on sitting up. She'll be a true infant rather than a newborn. She's already losing many of her newborn tendencies and becoming more babylike everyday. Sitting up will lead to eating food, scooting, crawling, and before we know it - she'll be toddling around the house and our baby days will be over. I know we still have time before that happens so I will try to slow down time and enjoy each stage as it arrives.