The smartest decision we have made so far. Mallary has decided she likes bugging Trevan by taking a drink from her sippy cup and SPITTING it on him (and all over our couch). If we did not have a leather couch that we could just wipe off - I don't even want to think about how nasty it would be...
TIP #2: USE THE LIBRARY WHEN YOU GO ON TRIPS
I think I was always afraid to do this in case I lost a book or something, but for our last trip I went to the library and got movies and books for the kids to have in the car. I used to go out and buy some, or go to a thrift store and pick up some new books and toys - but, I wanted to save my money for shopping while on my trip. It was great, except for Mallary screaming, "BOOK!" from the back seat when she was ready for a new one. All the books got returned to the library safe and sound - well except that one Mallary tore...
TIP #3: DO YOU HAVE A MISCHIEVOUS CHILD? DON'T LEAVE HER/HIM ALONE FOR A MINUTE!!!
So, I went upstairs to change my clothes (might have taken 7 minutes?) and I came downstairs to find Mallary had pulled some cookbooks out of the shelf, and somehow reached (with her go-go gadget arms) a Ziploc bag of granola and dumped it on the living room. I then find her in the kitchen floor with scissors, a vegetable peeler, and candles. (She now can reach and go through my kitchen drawers) She was a busy little stinker.
The thing is, I think my home is pretty child proof - or at least it was for Trevan. Mallary is a whole other ball game, and I feel like on a daily basis I have to Mallary proof something else.
After having Trevan I thought I could have 100 kids if they all turned out like him. (Okay, physically I couldn't have had that many, but I think I could have handled them mentally if they were clones of him.) Then, Mallary comes along and is so completely different. She definitely keeps me on my toes. If she weren't so cute, I'd give her away.
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