Lord-A-Mercy!

So, yeah, where have I been? Anyway, here's a little update on what's happening around my little mess these days...

Levi has graduated to his Thomas the Tank Engine toddler bed. What a nightmare that was! For...forever...I have rocked him to sleep, nearly every night of his short little life, before putting him in his bed (crib). Sooo, I *should* still do that. Right?!?  The toddler bed shouldn't make a difference. And the transition will be easier if we stick to the same routine, right?!?  WRONG! After a solid week of getting less than 2 hours of something-sort-of-like-sleep, I decided that maybe the problem is, I rocked him to sleep.

So, now, we don't rock anymore. And I miss it. But, the change has made all the difference in the world. There are the nights that he sneaks out of bed 3 -or 12- times before he falls asleep, but we can handle that. One night, husband and I went to bed early (his day shifts mean a 4:30am alarm clock!) and we were watching Levi's antics on the baby monitor (best money we spent on baby gear was the mobi cam with night vision!) and suddenly it got VERY quiet. And there was this mound of something (blanket, webkinz cat, Levi's behind?!?) on the screen. We thought maybe he'd given up, passed out. But the mound was a little too still. So, after 3-4 minutes of debating on the mound's identity, husband decided to investigate. He opens our bedroom door, Levi tears back down the hallway at lightspeed, shouting "I just lay in my bed now!" That little bugger had been standing at our bedroom door listening to us talk about him the whole stinking time!!!

Another new development is that Levi's been moved up to the 2's classroom at school. They're working on potty training with him. Yesterday afternoon, he was playing in his kiddy pool and suddenly he shouts, "Lord-a-mercy I gotta pee!" I thought husband and I would fall over!

Bailey, that's Levi's pooch, had a haircut. He looks a little silly but he sure acts like he feels better. I'll try and post a video of the two of them playing in Levi's kiddy pool this weekend.

Now, I have a hot date with a pile of laundry that's begging to be folded, so, here I go...God bless you all!