Interesting Little Tidbits

There have been a number of funny moments that we've had this year and Doug and I keep saying, "we should put that on our blog." Well, I thought I would put some of these on today before I forget them all together!

1. A few months ago I took the boys in for their 15 month wellness checkup. In order to keep them from freaking out at the doctor's office, I brought a plethora of snacks to keep their mouths full and keep them occupied. Well, the bag of strawberries lasted through the weighing and measuring part with the nurses. By the time the doctor came in, I had moved on to the cheese sticks. Now, a note about control. I have found that the easiest way to limit my stress and the disaster that inevitably follows in the footsteps of my twin toddlers is CONTROL. In this case, I cut up the cheese sticks in pieces and hand feed them to my kids. I have found that this solves a number of problems. Namely, it keeps them from stuffing as many in as possible into their mouths in an effort to get some before their brother eats them all and then not being able to chew or swallow leading to excessive drooling and eventual spewing from the mouth onto whatever is closest and hardest to clean. My kids are big fans of cheese so naturally, when the doctor came in, they were eating them up like crazy. She started talking while watching the kids. It wasn't very long until she paused, looked concerned and then asked, "are you feeding them sugar cubes?" Needless to say, I was mortified that she would even consider this as I have been crazy about feeding my kids all sorts of whole grains, milks and fruits and veggies. But it made for a good laugh.

2. This one happened around the beginning of the year when Gabe was about a year old. His pajamas are one piece footed fleece pajamas common with children. Doug got up one morning and laid Gabe on the changing table to change his diaper. Well, lo and behold, when he unzipped his pajamas, the diaper was no where to be found! This amazed both Doug and I and we commenced looking for the diaper. Now, I'm not sure how this happened but at some point in the early morning, Gabe undid his diaper (through his pajamas) and slid them down his pant leg to under his foot. We still haven't figured this out and it's never happened since!