garrett & diego

the other morning garrett and i were snuggling in bed and i was trying to ignore the fact that he was really awake and wanted to get up. the other kids were sleeping and that's what i wanted to do to...just stay warm and cozy in bed, forgetting about the snow outside and my chilly wood floors. funny how 2yr old boys have a different idea about what a good january morning should look like.

so were are just laying there and garrett decides it time to surprise me with his first full sentence. up until now it's just been one or two words at a time. mmm...what will that cherished first sentence be? well it turns out it was a glimpse into our life. let me explain...garrett is a hard kid to keep busy. he likes a toy for about 5 minutes then he's back to wandering around the house saying either snack, mouse (he wants to watch the mickey mouse clubhouse) or puter (which is garrett-talk for the computer).

out of these 3 choices, my favorite is the computer. nickjr.com is a lifesaver. he'll watch a full length diego cartoon...that's 25 minutes of free time for me. which is huge since nothing else keeps him occupied. granted it's probably not the best use of his time and i could get more creative in terms of parenting him, but it works for us right now. plus he does learn things...whenever he sees a bird he says macaw (from the scarlet macaw episode, in case you missed it). how many 2yr olds think of an exotic bird when they see a little sparrow? see it's educational in it's own way :)

so back to his long awaited first full sentence...watch diego on the puter, mom.

our little guy is growing up. perhaps he'll be a computer techie someday or just a kid who runs around the jungle with his older sister rescuing animals. time will tell...