The boys have been talking a lot more lately, and they are starting to say some pretty cute and funny things. Owynn is at the point where he is starting to put small sentences together.
Last Friday I had the day off for my birthday and we spent a good part of the day grocery shopping. (I wanted to spend the day with my boys, Saturday night John and I had a fun date night.) Anyways. After spending several hours at two different stores we finally hit one of our local grocery stores on the way home. We go there a lot because it is right up the street from our house and they usually have some pretty good prices. The boys were asleep when we got there, but woke up when we went inside. They had done really good all day, but when we got into the store Oliver demanded "cookie, cookie, cookie!" So we headed off to the bakery and got them each a cookie and they were good as gold for the rest of our shopping. Oliver knew where we were, and exactly what he wanted.
We were over at John's parents on Saturday dropping the boys off, and we were talking about how my brother-in-law's birthday was coming up in a few days. Last time we saw him was Christmas. He's going to school in another state right now and we don't get to see him as often as we' like. As we were talking Owynn all of a sudden said "JoJo home far far away." I was like oooooh, that is so sweet. They really enjoy it when uncle JoJo comes to visit. (You should come and visit again this summer =) ). I was pretty shocked though because he said a full sentence, and we hadn't talked about JoJo living far away for a few weeks.
Tonight John ran to the store, and ended up coming home with a dozen donuts. The boys adore donuts, but we don't have them terribly often. John walked in the door with the box and Oliver says "pizzi?" (pizza), then a second later Owynn says "dont!!!!" (donuts). And then we had two super excited toddlers on our hands, yelling "dont dont dont!!" Which I guess may not be the best thing for them to be yelling...
I just can't get over how much they're talking now. Owynn today kept saying "my teddy is? my teddy is?" The poor kiddo had to sleep without teddy last night because teddy managed to get peed on last night while I was at work. So I gave bear a "bath" as soon as I got home this afternoon and since then Owynn has been watching teddy very closely (well as best as a 2 year old can). So every time Owynn put teddy down today and forgot where he left him, he would come running over and ask where "my teddy is?" I felt bad, he was pretty upset teddy needed a bath and couldn't snuggle with him.
Showing posts with label bedtime. Show all posts
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Thursday, March 21, 2013
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Big Boy Beds: Update
The boys have been in their new beds for about two months now. They have been enjoying their new freedom a whole lot. It has been a challenge though trying to get them to stay in bed at night and especially at nap time.
Nap time right now is the hardest. They still need a good nap every day, but they have decided that naps are over rated. It just depends on the day and how tired they are, if they wind up napping. If they don't nap they usually will play in their room for a couple of hours. But on no nap days we usually end up with two very grumpy toddlers and Oliver like this during dinner:
Bedtime is a bit easier. We still have to go in and tuck them in a few times before they finally fall asleep. It usually takes them close to an hour to finally wear themselves out and fall asleep. Tonight went quickly though. They didn't nap, were exhausted, and John sat in their room with them until they fell asleep. Which was a very welcome change from Saturday night when the boys decided that jumping on their beds was a good idea (it was in fact a very bad idea.) The boys sleep in the same bed just about every night now. Owynn likes his space, but Oliver always winds up in bed with Owynn one way or another. I have found though that they sleep much better when they are together. Owynn used to wake up around 3am every night, but he rarely does anymore. They also are able to comfort each other better this way. Occasionally Owynn will wake up crying and 90% of the time Oliver will comfort him and they will fall right back asleep without one of us having to go in to tend to them. Plus they are super cute snuggled up in bed together! All in all making the switch to toddler beds hasn't been nearly as bad as I had feared.
Nap time right now is the hardest. They still need a good nap every day, but they have decided that naps are over rated. It just depends on the day and how tired they are, if they wind up napping. If they don't nap they usually will play in their room for a couple of hours. But on no nap days we usually end up with two very grumpy toddlers and Oliver like this during dinner:
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| Oliver asleep during dinner...again |
Bedtime is a bit easier. We still have to go in and tuck them in a few times before they finally fall asleep. It usually takes them close to an hour to finally wear themselves out and fall asleep. Tonight went quickly though. They didn't nap, were exhausted, and John sat in their room with them until they fell asleep. Which was a very welcome change from Saturday night when the boys decided that jumping on their beds was a good idea (it was in fact a very bad idea.) The boys sleep in the same bed just about every night now. Owynn likes his space, but Oliver always winds up in bed with Owynn one way or another. I have found though that they sleep much better when they are together. Owynn used to wake up around 3am every night, but he rarely does anymore. They also are able to comfort each other better this way. Occasionally Owynn will wake up crying and 90% of the time Oliver will comfort him and they will fall right back asleep without one of us having to go in to tend to them. Plus they are super cute snuggled up in bed together! All in all making the switch to toddler beds hasn't been nearly as bad as I had feared.
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| Owynn and Oliver |
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| Oliver at the top and Owynn. I don't know how Oliver managed to get into bed with Owynn like this without waking him up. |
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| This night was a struggle. They are both asleep, with Oliver literally on top of Owynn. |
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| Oliver and Owynn. Owynn declared my socks were his, took them off my feet, and put them on his. He slept with my socks on over his jammies all night. |
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| Owynn and Oliver |
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Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Their Twin Bond Makes My Heart Melt
Some days having two toddlers drives me nuts, but I can't imagine life without them. They do some pretty adorable things sometimes that makes my heart feel like it's going to burst with love.
We had a busy weekend and so the boys didn't get a nap either day. (They were surprisingly well behaved though.) Saturday we spent over at John's parents getting caught up on laundry. The boys really enjoy going over and spending time with Nama and Papa. Sunday we spent the day running errands and grocery shopping. We stopped by the toy store, saw one of our good friends, and left with more toys than we came in with. The highlight of the day was going to the pet store and picking out more fish for our new fish tank. The boys love it!
We got home and the plan was to have an early dinner then put the boys to bed extra early. Poor Oliver was so tired that at dinner he drank all his milk then immediately fell asleep in his high chair without actually eating dinner. So we let him nap there for awhile while I colored with Owynn. It's not terribly often that we get to spend one on one time with them. At about 8:30pm we started getting them ready for bed. As soon as I put on Owynn's jammies he immediately fell asleep on my lap. And not just kind of asleep, the kiddo was totally out. So we put him to bed and spent some time playing with now wide awake Oliver. Play time didn't last long though, Oliver was upset that Owynn was asleep in bed and he was gated out of their room. Finally Oliver got his point across that although he wasn't tired or ready for bed yet he wanted his jammies on and to be put in his room too. He was much happier playing quietly (you know for a 2 year old) in his room while Owynn slept, than to play with us in the living room and watch cartoons. We gave him strict instructions not to wake up his brother, and he didn't. He can be such a sweetheart. I can't get over how much the two of them love each other so much.
Right now it's nap time, Owynn is sound asleep and Oliver is just happily playing in their room. Satisfied because he is with his brother. He is usually the one who ends up crawling into bed with his brother at night too. Every once in awhile he'll open the door just to make sure we are still out here.
We had a busy weekend and so the boys didn't get a nap either day. (They were surprisingly well behaved though.) Saturday we spent over at John's parents getting caught up on laundry. The boys really enjoy going over and spending time with Nama and Papa. Sunday we spent the day running errands and grocery shopping. We stopped by the toy store, saw one of our good friends, and left with more toys than we came in with. The highlight of the day was going to the pet store and picking out more fish for our new fish tank. The boys love it!
We got home and the plan was to have an early dinner then put the boys to bed extra early. Poor Oliver was so tired that at dinner he drank all his milk then immediately fell asleep in his high chair without actually eating dinner. So we let him nap there for awhile while I colored with Owynn. It's not terribly often that we get to spend one on one time with them. At about 8:30pm we started getting them ready for bed. As soon as I put on Owynn's jammies he immediately fell asleep on my lap. And not just kind of asleep, the kiddo was totally out. So we put him to bed and spent some time playing with now wide awake Oliver. Play time didn't last long though, Oliver was upset that Owynn was asleep in bed and he was gated out of their room. Finally Oliver got his point across that although he wasn't tired or ready for bed yet he wanted his jammies on and to be put in his room too. He was much happier playing quietly (you know for a 2 year old) in his room while Owynn slept, than to play with us in the living room and watch cartoons. We gave him strict instructions not to wake up his brother, and he didn't. He can be such a sweetheart. I can't get over how much the two of them love each other so much.
Right now it's nap time, Owynn is sound asleep and Oliver is just happily playing in their room. Satisfied because he is with his brother. He is usually the one who ends up crawling into bed with his brother at night too. Every once in awhile he'll open the door just to make sure we are still out here.
Sunday, January 27, 2013
It's Time for Big Boy Beds!
John had to change the boys' cribs into toddler beds on Friday, much sooner than we expected to. When I went to get the boys up in the morning Oliver was in Owynn's bed! I asked John if he put Oliver there and he said "noooo..." Uh-oh. We have their cribs next to each other with about a 2 foot gap between them. John watched Oliver at nap time Friday pull up on the edge of his crib and slide across into Owynn's. We had been hoping to keep them in their cribs longer, but apparently they have other plans. I suppose it's about time, they just turned 2. Right now I am very very happy that when we bought their cribs we had the foresight to spend the extra money and buy two nice, convertible cribs.
The first two nights went pretty well. Friday night we tucked them in like normal, and they were up and out of bed in just a few minutes. We put up a gate in their door way to make sure they didn't get into anything if they got up in the middle of the night. They played for about an hour before the novelty started to wear off and they went to bed. They wound up in their own beds and tried to cover themselves up with their blankets. They woke up nice and early, but they stayed in bed all night without a fuss. Yay! Yesterday we spent the day over at John's parents doing laundry so the boys didn't get a nap, so they were pretty worn out by the time bedtime came along. Oliver fussed just a bit , and they wound up on the floor in front of the gate nodding off. I tucked them back into bed and they slept just fine all night.
Nap time today has been a different story. We put them down for a nap about an hour and a half ago and they have been playing pretty nicely in their room since. So I guess I'm glad there hasn't been any fussing, but there definitively hasn't been any sleep yet. I expect to have two grumpy toddlers tonight.
They were pretty darn cute the other night, here are some pics!
The first two nights went pretty well. Friday night we tucked them in like normal, and they were up and out of bed in just a few minutes. We put up a gate in their door way to make sure they didn't get into anything if they got up in the middle of the night. They played for about an hour before the novelty started to wear off and they went to bed. They wound up in their own beds and tried to cover themselves up with their blankets. They woke up nice and early, but they stayed in bed all night without a fuss. Yay! Yesterday we spent the day over at John's parents doing laundry so the boys didn't get a nap, so they were pretty worn out by the time bedtime came along. Oliver fussed just a bit , and they wound up on the floor in front of the gate nodding off. I tucked them back into bed and they slept just fine all night.
Nap time today has been a different story. We put them down for a nap about an hour and a half ago and they have been playing pretty nicely in their room since. So I guess I'm glad there hasn't been any fussing, but there definitively hasn't been any sleep yet. I expect to have two grumpy toddlers tonight.
They were pretty darn cute the other night, here are some pics!
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| Owynn |
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| Owynn, Mommy, Oliver |
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| Oliver |
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| Owynn and Oliver |
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