Two for Two

The last two days have been interesting. I got my weeds pulled. The weeds filled up two and a half large plastic bags. My neck and legs are sore today from bending over so much. I did get some help from the kids, but most of it came from Audrey. She was adorable. When I pulled a weed she would put it in the bag for me. Then, there were times she was practically on top of me because she wanted to be in on the action. She even started to pull on some of the plants and I had to explain to her that those weren't weeds. Ethan and Jacob helped a little but they were more interested in watching TV and playing. The sweetest thing Ethan did yesterday was when he was inside the house and the rest of us were outside. He knocked on the sliding glass door a couple of times. I really can't explain why, but when I turned around and made a motion to ask him "What?", he opened the door and said "I wish Daddy was here". That just about broke my heart. I suppose the highlight for Jacob was when he offered to water the plants for me. I told him he could, but he had to count to 10 as he watered each plant to make sure he gave them enough water. As he went from plant to plant he count to 10 each time. Probably the funniest thing that happen was when Audrey came over to me to show me the small rock she found. She said she was going to put it in her pocket, but I told her she didn't have any pockets. After fumbling around for awhile she realized she didn't have any pockets, so then she said she was going to put in her pee pee. Don't ask me why she would say that, but it is probably because we are working on potty training so there's a lot of talk about pee pee and it's a more common reference to that area right now versus her pull-ups. Anyways, I saw her try to put it in the top part of her pull-ups and then I went on pulling weeds. A few minutes later I heard her say "Where did my rock go?" Hmmm, I wonder.

Round 1: Last night I was vacuuming the family room and the kids were playing in the garage. We converted the garage into a room. It has carpeting, but no padding. While I was vacuuming I heard a tug and then crying ensued. I knew right away what had happened because I caught Jacob climbing on top of the police car earlier. However, it wasn't Jacob who fell it was Ethan. At the same time that happen something happen to Jacob's foot, so they were both bawling. I never found out what happen to Jacob's foot because I was more concerned about Ethan's fall. I could tell he cut his chin. It didn't look too bad, but I had no idea how he fell and thankfully it didn't seem like he was hurt anywhere else. It was close to bath time and by the time the bath was over the crying had stopped and he seemed to be doing OK. I was just glad I didn't have to take all three kids to the ER since Doug isn't due back until Thursday!

Round 2: Today was a gorgeous day and we meet some friends at Point Defiance Zoo. The kids had a blast and when we came back home I was focused on figuring out what I wanted to tweak with our plant beds. I'm still not completely happy with what I put together. As I was focused on the garden the kids played on our slide that also has a rock wall and platform at the top. I noticed yesterday the structure wasn't centered on the mats and one side was a little on the concrete. I'm usually very careful about making sure it is where it should be when the kids are playing on it...except for today. As you might be able to guess, today was the day I heard a thug and then crying. Once again it was Ethan. He as laying face down on the ground and it was obvious his head had hit the concrete. I was fully expecting a trip to the ER, but due to all of Jacob's head injuries I now know what to look for. Ethan would be OK, but he now has a bump on his head and a cut on his chin from yesterday. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that we won't have another incident tomorrow. As I questioned Jacob and Ethan about what had happened I discovered that Ethan was climbing the rock wall and Jacob was standing on the platform. Ethan's head was pushing into Jake's stomach and Jacob decided he didn't like it and pushed back which resulted in Ethan falling to the ground. I, of course, had a discussion with Jacob about why he should never push, but I'm pretty sure this is going to fall under "it didn't quite sink in yet".