Never again!

Lately whenever Tyler gets mad at us for telling him he can't do something or disciplining him he tells us, "I'm never going to play with you again!" Thankfully 3-year olds don't follow through on empty threats.

Teeth

Daphne has 6 teeth growing in right now: 4 on top and 2 on bottom! They all broke through the gums within the last few weeks and are slowly making their way in. Of course Daphne is still gnawing on anything she can get a hold of. The other day she managed to wiggle her feet out of the shopping cart leg holes and twisted around towards the rear of the cart and she kept chewing on the metal shopping cart. Crazy girl!

Where is Daphne?

(sung to the tune of Frere Jacques)

Where is Daphne?
Where is Daphne?
There you are!
There you are!
You opened up a drawer
and another cabinet door...
There you are!
There you are!

Daphne has taken over Tyler's drawer in the kitchen.
I took out all the itty bitty choking hazards (misc.
toys, party favors, stickers, etc.). Now there's just old
food containers and tins in there for her to play with.

Daphne loves the dishwasher. I have to unload
the bottom drawer before she realizes I have the
dishwasher open.

Daphne has become fairly adept at opening drawers and cabinets. She got really frustrated the other day because she couldn't open the cabinet doors under the kitchen sink because we have child locks on those.

Napping

Crashed out on the couch after telling me he didn't need a nap

About to gnaw on her crib rail

I have never had the kids on a regimented napping schedule but generally try to work them into the day. Tyler is at an age where many kids give up napping altogether. However, I think Tyler still needs a nap because otherwise he gets really grouchy or he starts nodding off right before dinner. Tyler is constantly telling us that he doesn't need a nap. I can't tell you how many times I have read him a few books and then kept him company in bed and he has fallen asleep pretty easily in minutes. This often puts me to sleep too! Eventually I know Tyler will give up napping and I think we will resort to an hour of quiet time daily for everyone's sanity.

Daphne pretty much just takes 2 naps a day now but the duration is anyone's guess. At daycare Daphne doesn't want to miss out on the social experience and so she only takes about two half-hour naps. Then she comes home exhausted and is often ready for bed in the middle of dinner. She also doesn't nap while out and about like she did as an infant. She'll fall asleep in her car seat but as soon as she senses we are out of the car she is wide awake. Of course when she is sleeping in her crib Daphne will often take naps in the 2 - 4 hour range. So unpredictable! When we get really lucky Daphne's afternoon nap coincides with Tyler's nap.

When I Get Bigger

On the way to daycare one morning this week we had to turn around and go back to the house because I forgot Daphne's bottles in the fridge. Tyler said matter-of-factly, "When I get bigger and drive to school, I don't forget Daphne's bottles."

Entertain Me

Tyler is always asking us, "What are we going to do today?" or "What are we doing tomorrow?" He gets disappointed when I tell him we are going to do laundry, clean the house, run errands, go to the grocery store, etc. Tyler seems to think we are supposed to entertain him constantly!

Truckin'

Daphne hasn't actually figured out how to ride the truck yet,
but she does sit on it pretty well once you put her on. She
mostly likes to push the buttons to make the truck noises.

Daphne seems to like trucks and cars, which is a good thing since Tyler seems to have about a million of them!