The Land of Jordan is changing. Things that used to be are no longer. Take the swings at the park for example. Last week Jordan decided she no longer wanted me to put her in the 'baby' swing seat. She wanted to be on the big kids swings like the big kids. So onto the big kid swing I placed her and proceeded to spew out orders of, "DO NOT LET GO" and "DON'T LEAN BACK TOO FAR" followed again with "DO NOT LET GO" for fear my daughter after the first push was going to topple backwards off the big kid swing into that cavernous hole of dirt beneath the swing. The first push was successful. She loved it and wanted more. I on the other hand wanted her back in the safety of the 'baby' swing seat where I could push her as high and as fast as the swing would allow knowing all the while she was protected by that bucket of a seat. So, I gave her more. I pushed her over and over again on the big kid swing but not too high and not too fast b/c each time an airplane flew overhead she would remove a hand from the rusty swing chain and point up to the sky yelling, "AIRPLANE" as I'm yelling, "DO NOT LET GO!!!!"
Well the same thing happened today at the park. No interest in the 'baby' swings but major interest in the big kid swings! So onto the swing she goes and I now take my pushing position behind the swing where as with the 'baby' swing I was always pushing from the front and entertaining her at the same time w/some silly face or some silly dance or pretending that she kicked me and I'd fall onto the ground which always brought major laughter from her little body!
Jordan managed to hold on the entire time she was swinging and she seemed very happy. But when she was done I asked her to watch Mommy swing and I proceeded to swing w/a purpose and get some serious air! She loved it, but, wanted to be a part of it. So I pop Jordan onto my lap and we start swinging. But we're not just sissy swinging, we are swinging super high and super fast and I'm yelling, "weeeeeeeee" and this beautiful child on my lap is giggling so hard she can't catch her breath. And now I'm giggling b/c she's giggling and she's giggling b/c I'm giggling and at some point I realize she's slipping down my legs and I'm only holding onto her by her shorts. So we stop. And we start over and do the whole thing again. Giggles and all. And when we're finished some random kid comes up to me and asks me if I can do that w/him!!!
Speaking of "weeeeeee", Jordan's car seat has been relocated to the middle seat. I felt like she'd be more entertained if she could actually see what's coming or going in the world while we're driving. She seems very happy there or at least very interested in pointing out to me every truck, bus, car, tree, house and light she sees. But the best is when I'm driving and I don't think she's paying attention and the rode will have some sort of dip in it, like a stomach drop dip and we'll go over this dip and from the back seat I'll hear, "weeeeeeee" followed by, "more, more" as if I can control where the dips in the rode might be.
I think Jordan likes that stomach drop thrill.
Instead of a yard sale I think I might have an overstock food sale for anyone who might be interested. Time and time again I have made the same ridiculous mistake when it comes to purchasing snacks/food for Jordan. Jordan, like most kids, is a fan of whatever any other kid has. For example, if her buddy Jake is eating a cereal bar then Jordan MUST have one too. So I figure she's loving cereal bars now and I better rush out to the store and buy not just one box, but at least two boxes of cereal bars b/c I'm all about having a back up of stock! And the next day when full of enthusiasm I offer her a cereal bar she turns it down as if it's the most disgusting thing on the planet. At our Parent/Toddler class they gave out Fruit Loops for a snack one day and Jordan loved them, even asked for more of them. So, where did we go right from class? Yep, to the store to purchase a box of Fruit Loops. But this wasn't just any box of Fruit Loops, this was the mack-daddy COSTCO size box of Fruit Loops. And once again Mommy looks like an idiot when offering her child this snack that was so loved the day before and now is frowned upon.
We are entering a new phase.......the acknowledgment of the poopy phase. Yes, yes, I know this means potty training is right around the corner but I don't think anyone understands how much I love diapers and how I am not against changing a diaper or how I'm not against Jordan being in diapers and then there's the whole I-have-no-interest-in-potty-training thing. I'm serious, I am just not interested and I can't seem to get interested either. So yes, Jordan is now telling me when she has pooped. Well, it's a bit confusing but sometimes she's right on the money w/it. Sometimes she poops and then comes up to us and tells us, "POOP" and she's right. Other times if someone says the word 'diaper' she hears this and says, "POOP". And there have been times when she's farted and says, "POOP". Oh and lets not forget each and every time I change her diaper she says, "POOP" whether poop is actually there or not. I'm beginning to think poop is her favorite word. And when I say "POOP" to her she scrunches up her face and makes these pushing sounds, it's very funny!
I just don't feel like taking her clothes off to have her sit on that stupid little potty thing for like a nano-second and not pee or poop only to have to put her clothes back on again. She does come into the bathroom w/us when we have to pee and she sits on her potty (fully clothed) while we are peeing and she even takes toilet paper and wipes herself. Granted she's wiping either her jeans or her shorts but she's wiping! And then she throws the toilet paper in the toilet and she flushes so these are all good signs right? I agree. So I'm thinking w/a little more visual silent training she'll just start doing it all on her own and I'll be free and clear of the whole potty training thing. She'll be able to pull her own pants off, remove her diaper, take a seat and have it all just happen!! I mean the world is all about natural this and natural that, natural births, the kid will start walking when they're ready, the kid will start talking when they're ready, and isn't the kid will start using the toilet when they're ready in that mix too??
That's all from The Land of Jordan for now..............
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