Let their be walls

because I earned it.

I've heard you out there, oldest child, whining about how much easier your younger siblings have had it.  blah blah blah, on and on and on.....

You know what I've learned from having more than 1 child?  Oldest children are right...but more importantly the youngest child has earned it..10 time over.

Seriously.

If Bode one day gets a later curfew or gets away with more it is basically reparations for his life as a "non first child"  -- making up for all the pokes, prods, pushes, taking the blanket he wants or the toy he wants, or having to wear what his sister picks out, or getting held by whichever parents she doesn't want holding her.

I should start taking photos and video recordings of Cora attacking the poor little guy so later when she complains about how "easy he has it" I can be like, yes, and this is why: he lived through the trauma of you picking out his outfits and "helping him roll over" and "I touched Bode's eye".

All in all I'd say oldest children are getting off easy.  I actually feel more sad for myself now, because I'm getting an inkling at the obvious trauma I must have endured has a child.  (Shawna, it would be completely appropriate for you to start buying be presents or baking me delicious eateries to make up for said abuse).  

So, perhaps has Bode grows the discipline will relax a bit, or he'll get "his way" more often... but believe me he earned it,,,,,often times the hard way.

#benicetobode

Taking a rest...

Sometimes you just need to rest your head.  I tried this with Andy, but apparently it only works if you are two...otherwise your head is "too heavy".  

high and low

Yesterday she made daddy's day by proclaiming she was "skiing" around the house...

This morning she told daddy to "just chill daddy"....perhaps giving a small preview to her teen years.

ah the highs and lows of parenting.

Knock knock

Andy was trying to teach Cora a knock knock joke...

Andy: knock knock... Cora say "who's there?"

Cora: who's there

Andy: Orange ... Say "orange who?"

Cora: Orange who?

Andy: Orange you glad to see me?

Cora: No.

Takes after her mom I guess....

Which are you?

I like to think there are two kinds of people in the world... People that like salsa...

And people that like salsa enough to drink it.  

This is why we can't be friends: it's a classic

Our conversation this morning when I noticed what Andy was wearing:

Me: wearing your shirt from junior high today, huh?

Andy: 10th grade

Me: I don't think that response makes it sound any better 

Andy: maybe 11th

Me: ....

This is why we can't be friends