For the past month not much has changed around here other than Rockwell walking and climbing on everything...
like the slide...
and Daisy's bed...
He has also found and inner power that has been unleashed in the form of screaming and crying just because he can. I knew the day would come. I still like him though :) He loves bubbles and anything with buttons or wheels. His favorite thing to do is play outside. He is a very hot and cold eater. He will eat anything and everything one day and the next he will dump all his food on the floor. He finds the sound of cheerios hitting the floor to be much more fun than I do. He also loves to play with Daisy. LOVES IT. I do feel bad for him though because most days Daisy has two friends here to play with and he is just too slow and too little and the annoying little brother. Luckily he is only 14 months old and forgets in about two seconds that a door was just slammed in his face as three 3 year old girls were screaming "NO ROCKWELL!"
One day Daisy and her little friends ran out into the living room and screamed then ran back into her room, they started doing this over and over enough so that Rockwell noticed and started to scream and run too. He would get so excited and scream when they ran into the room, then he would chase them as they ran back to the bedroom. But each time he made it to the door he quickly would receive a door slam. He never cried but just kind of walked back out to me like, they won't let me play. It was so funny and sad.
Then there is Daisy. I like talking to Daisy. The other day I was telling her that she needed to eat her green beans so she could grow big and strong to which she replied "I don't want my belly to grow big...like Grandpa Steve".
Daisy is kind in her own way. She for example takes great care of Rockwell. If you watch the above slide video I think you can see her helping him up the slide and wiping grass off his bum, yet when he gets to the top she can't resist the urge to push him.
Or like this morning our friend Allie kicked her and was sent to time out. Daisy was very pleased that Allie was receiving her punishment and made that clear, yet while Allie was crying in time out Daisy walked over to her and started singing "I Am A Child of God" to help Allie stop crying.
It is also nice lately because Daisy can be talked down before an tantrum escalates. Not every time, like today no talking down, but more and more I have been able to reason with her which is so nice. She also dresses herself most everyday. She is learning so I must practice self control and let her explore all the different outfit options. Most of the time things are clashing, but I like her dressing herself and she is so very proud of herself.
She also plays really well and has a very active and healthy imagination. We have quiet time most every day since naps are pretty much gone now and she will play in her room for long stretches. The other day I poked my head in to see her playing with all these guys just screaming and laughing. It reminded me of when I was little and my sister would make fun of me for talking out loud to my toys.
Most days my kids get to play out in the back yard. However the other day we learned that fire ants have made a home in the rocks. I felt bad I didn't realize right away why she was crying until she screamed ANTS. I have never been the victim of an ant attack and it looked pretty painful. She was over it pretty fast though and so far we have not had any problems with her thinking there are ants crawling all over her all the time. Which is probably what I would be doing if it had been me.
We are lucky to live in an area where there are lots of little friends for Daisy. The other day we got to go to a little birthday party for our friend Charlie. It was very fun.
I love that they play together.
I hope they will always be good to one another.
I almost forgot how good reading a blog can feel. Loved all your pictures and thoughts.
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