February Follies

What do you do
when you can't
sleep? You hop
on the computer
and blog about
your family.

After all, your lack of commitment to keeping dutiful detailed memories of the best moments in life is what's keeping you up at night anyway, right?

Right.

So, here they are. Marylin, Jimmy, and Sundance. If I had any clue how to use photoshop, I'd put a goatee and a striped shirt on Ada and really bring home the gag. I swear, when I used Kathy's eyebrow pencil and painted it on, she was the spittin' image of our favorite Idol (so far).

Things are good 'round the Kowalewski household. The littlest Kowalewski looks to be on the verge of sleeping 8 hour shifts, is eating oatmeal - a 1/4 cup at a time, twice daily - rolling over, and discovering primitive forms of communications. Currently that equates to growling and giving us the rasberries. She also grabs things ...mostly and usually her sibling's hair. They don't like it.

Jimmy is a puzzle afficianado. I don't know that he can grow up and make a living building puzzles, but for the moment, he amazes us with his patience and ability. At 2 1/2, he's easily doing puzzles intended for kids 3+. 24 pieces, 36 pieces ...don't matter none ...he does them, no problem. If you are in the mood for gift giving, he's particularly fond of the Melissa & Doug giant floor puzzles. He's got his eye on the Deluxe Dinosaur 48-piece puzzle and has said he would consider his completion of that puzzle his crowning achievement.

Marylin is closing in on her 4th birthday and we can't believe it. We continue to treat her like a 3 year old in hopes that maybe she (and everyone else) will forget that she turns four and we can enjoy her as a 3 year old a little longer. What can she do? The better question is what can't she do? Among the things we marvel at is her incredible memory. She'll bring up stuff from as far back as when she was 1 1/2. I know what you're saying ...so? So? So, how do you try and mold a child who can point out the things you did wrong a year ago that lead to this current behavior you are trying to modify. For example, suppose you wanted her to do something - i.e. go to bed, go potty, or eat her entire dinner - and you said, "and if you eat your beans, we'll take you to Disneyworld when you turn 4." Harmless to say to a 2 year old, right? WRONG!!! That two year old is now pushing 4 and reminds us how "that one time I ate my peas and you said..."

Great. Luckily, as I said, we're not going to celebrate her 4th birthday, so she'll never know. And, what's more ...it was beans she had to eat, and not peas. Sorry kid!

NOTE: We will take them to Disneyworld sooner than later ...their Mom is more excited about it that the kids could ever be.

We are all ready for spring to get here and to end the indoor captivity. We miss Grandpa (K) and can't wait for him to return from his month-long Florida adventure. We miss Grandpa and Grandma (B) and can't wait for our trip out to Vegas in April.

As always, I blog mainly for me. I know I'll forget all these little things 20 years from now and I don't want to. Thanks for reading.