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Sorry I haven't written in some time! Time seems to have escaped me lately and I can't believe its already the beginning of February! Sheesh!
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For some odd reason, Jay has this mentality that it's ok for him to pee wherever he is standing when he is outside.
Example One:
He was outside playing in the snow when it snowed a couple weeks ago with my dad while my mom and I were inside cleaning the house. Jay came to the door and rang the door bell. Then rang it again. And again. And again. So my mom went down stairs to open door. Before she got to the door she looked out the window and saw Jay standing in just about the middle of the patio, pants and undies around his ankles and peeing. We seriously couldn't help but laugh and think "well, he was ringing the door bell pretty urgently, he must've really had to go and couldn't hold it till we got to the door. Silly boy"
Example Two:
Jay and I were running some errands the other day and as we were walking out the store he says to me "mommy potty!". So I told him "ok, lets put the groceries in the car and then we'll go back inside to potty, ok?". He says ok and we continue to the car. We finally get to the car and I tell him to touch the car and not to move while I put the groceries in the car. As I'm putting the last bags in the car I notice he is playing with his pants but didnt pay much attention to WHAT he was doing. I shut the door, lock it and turn to Jay and he is pulling his pants down just past his butt! "Jayden! What are you doing?!" I asked him. "Potty Mommy!" ... I couldn't help put turn red as the lady that was walking by started to laugh, lol. Needless to say, he pulled his pants up and we quickly went into the store for him to "Go potty!"
Example Three:
My brother Ezra came over with his son Gideon the other day. In the past, Jay and Gideon have hit heads and haven't been much friends, but after 20 minutes or so of playing together they came down the stairs and informed us that they were now "best friends" :) We thought that was too cute and too funny. They then informed us that they wanted to play outside cuz inside was "too boring" or "too hot" .. something along those lines. So we got their coats and shoes on and told them to stay in the yard where we could see them and they both reply with "ok!" as they're running out the door to play. Twenty or thirty minutes goes by and I'm sitting in the recliner while my brother is sitting on the couch while we talk and I can see the boys through the window playing and being boys ... jumping off things, being loud and playing swords with sticks they found. I saw them go by the cars and then it got quiet. First thought? "oh boy, what are they doing?". So I stand up and walk to the kitchen window thats right by the front door and I see Gideon, peeing on his dads car. And I see Jay, peeing on my moms tire to her car. Seriously one of the funniest sites I've seen ... two little boys with their bare butts peeing on parts of a car. Ezra didnt think it was too funny, but my mom and I sure did! :)
Example Four:
Jayden had 2 play mates over the other day, Matthew and Brooki. Matthew and Jay decided they wanted to play outside (of course, they're boys!). So we got their coats on and I asked Jay "Sweetie, do you need to go potty first?". "No mommy!" is the response from him. So outside they go and they're immediately heading for the trampoline. Not even 3 minutes later do I look out the window and see Matthew yelling for his mom ... and Jay peeing on the trampoline! I couldn't believe it! I run outside and yell "Jay! No! You do NOT pee on the trampoline!" and the response I get? "On the ground!?". All I could say before I started laughing was "Yes sweetie, the ground is fine, but NOT the trampoline!"
Example Five ... my last one I promise:
Every Saturday, Jay follows my dad around and "helps" him with all his projects. Him and Papa are pretty inseparable on the weekends, especially if Jay has anything to say about it. So when my dad had to go to the hardware store who was I to tell Jay that he couldn't go? :) So away they went. Right next door to the hardware store, they're building a new parking lot where a grocery store used to be and was re-built next door. Jay was *so* fascinated with all the tractors and work that they were doing so my dad let him watch for a few minutes what they were doing. Jay of course was so excited to see "tractors" in motion and actually working and not just sitting there. Next thing my dad knows, he looks down and sees Jay pulling down his pants and undies and starting to pee right there in the parking lot! Still not sure if he got to finish or not though, lol.
Hopefully he grows out of this peeing wherever he wants stage! But I can definitely say this: it's keeping me on my toes and definitely gives me a good laugh every now! Boys will be boys I suppose!!
Jayden is oddly fascinated with being naked lately. If he could be naked all day long I think he honestly would be. He is quite the nudist as of late. I don't know why, he just is.
The other day I was at the BX with my friend Allyson, and of course Jay was in tow. We had walked around for a little while and decided to head over to the Christmas section. As we were walking down the aisle I noticed the toy and bike section so I told Allyson we should walk down the aisle through the woman's clothing dept and the sport clothing dept. At the end of the aisle, where it comes to a "T" there is a Victoria Secret section with a mannequin that has just a bra and underwear on. Even though we walked away from that section, Jay was still facing that direction since he was in the shopping cart and all of a sudden he yells "Mommy! She naked!!" And I look at him and he's pointing to the mannequin. Allyson and I started busting up laughing. We walked a few feet down the aisle, and Allyson askes "Jay, where is the naked woman?" and like a stud, points at the mannequin with a look on his face that I swear said "Oh yeah, I'm that good". Haha!!
Today Brandon got out of the shower and walked out of the bathroom with just a towel on. Jay was so excited he was up (he's been sleeping the during the day and working at night so Jay really only sees him in the afternoons) and followed Brandon into the bedroom. Brandon takes off his towel and Jayden says, more like yells, "Daddy! Naked! Put pants on!!" ... I was in the front room and could even hear him. I started busting up and Brandon says "Ali, do you HEAR your son!?" ... I couldnt even respond I was laughing so hard.
Hopefully this fascination ends soon, but since he is a boy I highly doubt it ;) :) LOL.
Bowling
The other night we went bowling with our friends Allyson and Dustin. This was Jay's first time bowling so I was pretty excited to see how he would take to it. And oh my goodness, he LOVED it! The lightest ball I could find was 6 or 7 pounds and he still insisted on carrying it on his own. At first we would get the ramp all ready for him and he would place it up on top and then push it as hard as he could. And he loved doing that. Until he saw all of us adults actually throwing it down the lanes and wanted to do to the same. :) He would squat down, put the ball on the floor and then push that ball as hard as he could, and even then it would inch down the lane, taking what seemed forever to get to the end. He seriously loved bowling! It was SO cute! And he did NOT care about how many pins he got down, he just wanted to get the ball down the lane. And he was not content to take turns. Every time someone bowled we had to keep telling him it wasn't his turn. We finally taught him that his turn was after Allyson's ... so after Allyson threw her first ball in each frame, Jay would get so excited and jump up and say "My turn!". it was too cute. We played four games but the middle of the last game he was definitely getting tired and was preferring to sit in the chair and play games on Brandon's iPhone. And here's the kicker ... Jay would beat 3 out of the 4 adults in every game we played! Not even joking! I think I won the first game, beating Jay by 9 points, Dustin won the second game beating Jay by 10 points, and I think Brandon won the last 2 games - but I couldn't tell you by how much because honestly, all of us were just trying to finish the frames by the time the 4th game came along cuz we were all tired and ready to be done! I was so glad that Jay had such a good time! I can't wait to take him again! :)
Monsters Inc.
Jay and I were sitting at the table this morning after eating breakfast and he looked at me and said something I seriously could not understand. I looked at him, and told him I didn't understand. He said it again. I still didn't understand. So he crawled down from his booster seat, walked over to do the DVD stands and starting opening and closing the drawers that hold our DVDs. He opened and closed probably 7 or 8 of them until he found what he was looking for. He pulled the whole drawer out, dumped the DVDs onto the couch and pulled out what he was looking for: the Monsers Inc DVD. He grabbed it, brought it to me and said, what I can only guess now, was "monsters!". "ooh, you want to watch Monsters Inc?" I asked him and all I got from him was "yes!" while he jumped up and down. :) He is so stinking smart and quite the determined little bugger! But those are a few of my favorite things about him!
Twice this week or so Jay has thrown a fit about going to bed when its time. I give him ample warnings ... "Jay, 30 minutes till bed time!" ... "Jay, 15 minutes till bed time!" .... "Jay, 5 minutes to bed time!" "Jay, one minute and then we're going to bed" ... and after every warning "bed time? ok mommy!" and he goes along doing whatever it was he was doing. But once I get him all changed and hes said goodnight to daddy and the doggy, said prayers and read 2 books and get him all tucked into bed, he starts to throw a fit the minute I close his bedroom door.
These last 2 nights that I'm talking about he has thrown a *huge* fit. The first night I finally went back upstairs to put him back in bed. I found him sitting in his little blue chair - with nothing on except his diaper. And holding a pair of pants and a t-shirt. I asked him what he was doing and he responded "pants on. pleeeease" So instead of fighting with him, I saw no harm in him wearing a pair of warm pants to bed. I got him re-dressed, very sweetly he said "thank you mommy", gave me a kiss and then into bed, and he fell asleep within 2 minutes, go figure, lol.
The
2nd night, he once again threw his fit, but this time it didnt last as
long. Now I always check on him before I climb into bed myself. Make
sure hes IN his bed for one, lol, and that he has his blankets on him or
that hes not half in, half out of his bed, lol. On this particular
night, I crack open his door and sure enough hes in bed with his
blankets on. Just as I'm shutting the door, I see his PJs ... on the
floor ... in the middle of the room. "Oh boy" was the first thought that
came to mind and then "Oh please have your diaper on" lol.
Sure
enough he had his diaper on ... and a pair of jeans (which were
actually put on correctly, surprisingly) and no shirt. I couldn't believe
it. I guess he decided to take matters into his own hands tonight!
haha!
So today Jay and I hung out with our friend Tami. We dont get to see enough of her it seems like, but Jay *loves* the days that we do get to hang out with her.
Today we made a stop at Globus. For those of you not in Europe, its kind of like a Super Walmart or Target, but I think its actually bigger and then they also have other stuff inside like bakeries and travel stores and clothing stores. But anyways ... we went there to get some small gifts that Tami had seen a few weeks ago that she wanted to get for her nieces and nephews. So we grabbed a cart, and lucky for Jay, Tami grabbed one of the carts that has the little car in front. Jay absolutely loves those carts cuz he gets to drive and honk the horn, lol. So we're walking around the holiday section that is 99.9% candy - candy canes, chocolate sculptures, chocolate of all kinds really and every other holiday candy you could ever want. Jay had tried to grab a couple things but we would catch him in the act and quickly take it away from him and then we started to keep the cart more towards the middle of the isle and when we did have to park it we would park the front in somewhere where he couldnt grab anything, lol.
So we've been walking around in circles for maybe oh ... 10-ish minutes, and we cant find what Tami is looking for. They're all sold out apparently and the guy that worked there had absolutely no idea what Tami was talking about so he was no help in even trying to find what we're looking for. So we decide to just leave and call it quits. I look down to look at Jay and low and behold what does he have? A chocolate sculpture of Santa Clause ... 1/4 of the way eaten, foil wrapper and all. I couldnt believe it! Tami and I just laughed! Sneaky little boy had grabbed a candy and neither of us had noticed and started eating it! And he was so proud of himself. lol. He kept telling me it was yummy and that it was his.
I guess Jay has a sweet tooth, just like his mommy, lol.
As I was making one of my all time favorite dinners tonight, (my sister Jessica's Chicken Tater Tot Casserole, just had to throw that in there, lol) Brandon came into the kitchen and started to be a little smart alick to me. I was washing my hands and I warned him to stop or he would be sorry. Of course, Brandon being the man he is, continued to be a smart alick. So since my hands were still wet, I flug a handful of water at him. He just kind of stood there, mouth open, a little stunned that I had done that, so I did it again and just started lightly laughing. Brandon goes into the bathroom, Jayden following him of course, and grabs a cup of water. As hes walking back into the kitchen I tell him he better not throw that whole cup at me since I hadnt thrown a whole cup at him. So he sprinkles me like I had him.
Cue Jayden ... he walks into the kitchen, with his own cup of water, and threw it towards Brandon. Mostly the floor got the water, but Brandon's back side got a good amount of it too. I started laughing *SO* hard while Brandon just stood there, mouth open, not moving.
A few minutes later, Brandon was still continuing with his smart alikeness. I of course, wasnt appreciating it too much so I told him to stop. He continues. I tell him that he obviously didnt learn the lesson the first time and he would get another lesson if he didnt stop. What does he do? Continues to be a smart alike. Since at the time I was using a spatula to finish spreading the soup part of the meal into the dish, I flipped off the excess off, and turned towards Brandon. He didnt take the hint, so I flung what was left on the spatula onto Brandon. Again, with the shocked look on his face, more exaggerated this time though, he just stood there. I started laughing again. He leans over, grabs what he can out of the bowl that was left, and flung it at me. I couldnt believe it. Of course, as I'm getting what I can out of the bowl with the spatula, Brandon goes running into the bathroom and locks the door. I walked out of the kitchen to try and catch him anyways, but of course didnt catch him. Jay comes running out a few seconds behind me with his hands outstretched but I didnt think much of it. A few minutes later Brandon comes walking into the kitchen.
Cue Jayden ... he walks into the kitchen behind Brandon, and slathers the soup mix that was on his hands all over the back of Brandon's leg. And then he started to evily giggle.
I was laughing *so* hard. I could hardly believe it. Now I dunno about Brandon's side of the family, But I do know my family is known to have water fights and food fights in the house, and even at the dinner table (and yes, I can think of at least one water fight that was initiated by my mother, lol) so I guess Jay does take after his moms side of the family after all ;) :)
Jay is SUCH a smarty! It seriously amazes me how smart our little 2 year old boy is :) For example:
Jay asked me for juice the other day. He already had a sippy cup out from a previous drink a little while ago so I told him to go get it. He came back and told me he couldnt find it and then proceeded to walk into the kitchen. I quickly whipped out my phone and turned on the camera just to catch his next couple moves. Granted, I also had to hold him back while the camera loaded, but I knew this was something I had to catch and share. Just watch for yourself:
Also, the other day we were driving down some of the back roads through the fields near our house. There are more tractors here in Germany then I honestly think I have seen anywhere - and Jay is very good at pointing ALL of them out. So we were driving down the road and I hear "Mommy! Tractor! Tractor!" I reply with "Yes, I see! How awesome!". A few minutes later I hear "Nother tractor mommy! Tractor!" and again I reply with "Ooooh, yeah! Another one!". Few seconds later he points out another one, "Tractor! Tractor!". "Yup! Look at that! You are so good at finding tractors Jay!". And then, all of a sudden I hear "Tree mommy! Tree tractors!" ... Translation: "THREE mommy! THREE tractors!" I was stunned! I whipped my head around and looked at him and said "what did you just say!?" And he replied "Tree!". I couldnt believe it! All our counting of cars and fish and toes and fingers was finally starting to pay off! I was SO happy!
On the counting note, we were watching "The Blind Side" the other night. If you havent seen that movie you should, its AMAZING. I honestly LOVE it! Anyways, theres a part in the movie where Mrs Touhy (Sandra Bullock) askes Big Mike to tell her everything about him. And when he wont, she says "Ok, just tell me one thing Big Mike. Just one thing about yourself". Jay is sitting on the couch, and looks at me and holds up one finger and says "one thing mommy, one thing. One." Again, I was shocked. SO STINKING SMART!
He is definitely gonna be something else when he grows up, that is for sure!
