We let our toddler use the iPad or my phone occasionally. We’ve purchased apps that he can only use for 15 mins a day. Sometimes a little longer if we play together.
He isn’t allowed to play with daddy’s phone since it’s his work phone. Sometimes daddy forgets to lock it right away if he leaves it unattended for whatever reason.
Today I asked David for a glass of water. Two seconds later Gabriel took full advantage of his phone.
Speech-to-text is awesome!
My husband works from home most of the week. It’s nice for me because he helps keep an eye on the kids while I run off to another room to clean up or whatever chore needs to be done.
The other day I gave Gabriel something to color while I ran into the laundry room. David had a super busy work week that he zones into his screen.
Unfortunately he zoned while Gabriel took a nibble of his crayon.
“Yucky!”, Gabriel said as I came back into the living room.
Yucky indeed my dear son.
I’m still on the lookout for yellow poop.
I don’t know what got into me yesterday. My stress and anxiety levels were off the charts.
It might have been a little bit of Rafael putting up a nursing strike, or his eczema getting worse, or Gabriel’s cranky mood.
In just the last month if have done so much better with being a patient person. Tomorrow {today} is another day!
Speaking of nursing strike {prepare for boob talk}: this is my first time exclusively breastfeeding. We have been doing well the last month up until a week ago when Rafael started to want to eat every hour or two after going for 4 hour stretches. Yesterday morning he wouldn’t get latched on. There was a ton of crying and arching his back so I gave up and gave him his pacifier. He slept for half an hour while I held him. He woke up as soon as I put him down, of course. This went on all day. I think we only had about three “good” feedings. I’m hurting pretty bad right now and pumping is no help at all. I don’t think he’s sick so it can only mean that either he’s teething, having a growth spurt or that darn eczema is really bothering him.
His cheek this morning.
His cheek before bedtime.
Thankfully it’s just on his cheek, eyebrow and a little on his earlobe area. I’ve been trying Cetaphil lotion and Aveeno’s Baby Eczema Therapy. I guess only time will tell if it will get better or worse. Darn weather isn’t helping either. Yesterday it was 50, today it was 12. Make up your mind!
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David and I take turns getting Gabriel in the morning.
It’s on of my favorite things to do because I get to see who was evicted from his crib.
Today it was…
Elmo 2 of 3!
This kid has a zoo of stuffed animals he HAS to sleep with. It’s so darn cute.
Gabriel pulled off a hang nail from his finger. He kept telling me it hurt so I put a band aid on him. He liked it… for two minutes then he wanted it off.
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Per my request we’ve been brewing the coffee stronger around here. It’s just the way of life sometimes.
I swear I only love Dunkin’ Doughnuts pastries during Febuarary. So cute and yet so yummy.
Let us pretend like I’ve been posting on a regular basis, okay?
Between super cuddly babies, lack of sleep, no time during the day and horrible wireless cards it’s been a buzz kill to write anytime nowadays.
I could blog on my phone, but I just hate it. Too slow, too time consuming, and I have fat fingers…
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David surprisingly had all of President’s Day off. He rarely gets any time off, so this was a huge treat. We started off the by running a couple of errands for my grandparents and then ran errands of our own in the afternoon.
We stopped at our favorite restaurant in our favorite town after visiting David’s old job to drop off a gift for an old coworker.
Mhhh water.
First time sitting in a booster seat.
Mhh, the no makeup-pimply look is all the rage, right?
Rafael wouldn’t wake up to nurse. Fun fun.
The roof on this house looks super crazy! It’s curved on the edges to look like it’s puffed or inflated. Mind blown.
The boys napped on the way to destination #2. Since it was the first time they’ve ever done that we had to commemorate with a video.
Can’t believe he went from this. (Shortly after birth)
To this. (First birthday party)
To this. (Second birthday) And he’s still growing!
Words just can’t explain how much I love this little boy.
Happy birthday my dearest Gabriel!