Weekend Recap

Our weekend consisted of relaxing, some DIY around the house and more relaxing. It was a nice time because we were tired from the week post-vacation. Iain managed to get the grass cut, hang our new blinds and curtain rods as well as getting rid of junk that had been around the house and desperately needed to go into the bin. We did make an impromptu trip to the Shippensburg pool so that Callum could play in the water. His most recent obsession is water which I believe stemmed from the trip to the lake. He must be the first child whose mother has ever told him that it was time to stop washing his hands. Callum had a great time at the pool because the baby part had a little section of running water flowing from the ground up and into the air. He played there for a good 20 minutes until his little lips started trembling. It wasn't that cold but cold enough for his body to issue a physical response (no mom, I'm not cold). Another new behavior in Callum's life, not positive, is hitting. Yes, my child is 15 months old and he hits his mom, dad and apparently other children at daycare. I warned his teacher today about the behavior and she mentioned casually that he'd been put into time out the previous week for the same thing. It's hard to hear those kinds of things but I'm glad they are correcting his actions. Callum only had two timeouts at home all weekend and so far, they seem to be doing the trick. The question you may have is- how do they get a 15 month old to sit through a time out? Well, he goes into his highchair facing nothing exciting (we're out of sight) and we set the microwave timer for one minute. According to my toddler behavior book, one minute is for one year olds, two minutes for two year olds, etc. It also said that its important for children to hear the buzz of the timer signaling the end of time. It has helped and we only do it if he has repeatedly broken rules AND we've counted to 3. He's actually reacted to the 1... 2... 3... and lessened bad behavior. Oh the joys! Our next adventure will be his first real haircut on Thursday. We're taking him to my stylist and I'm anxious to see what she can do with his bad-do. He's had two home haircuts that have thankfully grown out but all in all, he looks like the kid who just needs a haircut. Hopefully we'll all survive. You can kind of see his wild baby mullet below: