Randomness

Today's blog features randomness.

#1 "Mommy boo-boo" I got a papercut last week...have no idea how, but it swelled up under the fingernail and proceeded to get infected. It is one of the most painful things ever!! Until this week, I never knew how much you need your LEFT pointer finger... Needless to say, the doctor gave me antibiotics and I have a bandaid. Evan quickly realized the boo-boo and looked so concerned about Mommy with pouty face and sad eyes. I asked him to kiss it and he runs away.... He's been showing everyone his boo-boo on his finger except there's no boo-boo!!! Too Cute

#2 "Mommy saw someone kissing ..." Yes, I witnessed Evan's first kiss ever!!! So sweet and innocent. I dropped him off on Wednesday morning and Evan was welcomed into the classroom by all the kids as he usually is. They all run to him and get excited. Then as I'm hanging up his coat ...his little girlfriend, Brylee, sneaks up to us and gives Evan a big kiss on the lips and says "Hi Evan!" It was adorable and so is she!!! Cupid is definitely in the air!!!

#3 "Timeouts & Tempertantrums" The terrible twos have arrived. Evan is no longer a baby and he's a typical 2 year old (his birthday is only days away). He no longer sits in his high-chair, he eats at the table in his booster. He's a big boy and blesses the meal with us. He eats well, but as soon as he's done ...it's over! He shoves his plate and says Mommy/Daddy ALL DONE!! Emphasis on the ALL DONE! We've managed to bribe him with dessert (yogurt) to eat a few more bites...Evan has also joined the Dora & Diego fan club. He loves the shows and I'm sad his pals on Disney (Handy Manny, Pooh & Friends, Mickey) and PBS (Barney, Clifford) have been replaced. I know it's just a phase and we'll go back & forth. He still can't get enough of "Roar" which is Madagascar (it's dubbed roar b/c of Alex the Lion). I'm so excited the sequel is out b/c I've had enough!! As far as timeouts go, he does well. He walks right over to his corner and pouts. He's adorable and it's hard not to laugh. The tantrums however have recently gone public ...which makes it all the more sad that he's not a baby any more!! Instead of the "oh how cute" comments from passerbys, I've noticed a few "not so cute" stares...but we did it as kids ourselves and it's only human!!

#4 "The end of an ear-a" (i hope the pun worked on ear-a vs era!) So, Evan had his pre-op check up today for his surgery next week. He's finally getting tubes in his ears. I'm nervous but relieved. I was torn about their necessity b/c of his age. We decided to put the surgery off and wait and see...well that came to end a few weeks ago when he had another double ear infection. Every month since August he's had a least one. Dr. said it can be genetic and also age thing. So, Thursday the 12th Evan will have the minor procedure done and hopefully we'll be "ALL CLEAR!"

#5 "Facebook Junkie" Much to Alex's dismay, I have joined Facebook. I admit it--it's addicting. I am a novice and yet to understand all the tagging/notes/etc. But it's fun and I feel so connected again! I'm trying to convince Alex to join, but he doesn't seem interested. He doesn't know what he's missing....