Get that out of your mouth!!

My child puts everything into her mouth. Seriously. We were at the grocery store today and I took the reciept and as soon as I touched the cart, she grabbed the reciept from my hand and shoved it in her mouth. I'm not kidding, she literally shoved it in her mouth. It's like she knows I'm going to take things away so she tries to taste them as quickly as possible. But then, when it's something you would normally put in your mouth, like say, food, she spits it right out, or worse, won't even open her mouth to take it in. It's a totally new experience for me because Owen was not like that at all. I guess everything is a new experience with this crazy child. Lately she is much more interested in feeding herself than in anything I give her. Today we tried peas and carrots for dinner. It was really cute the way she picked out all the peas and left the carrots on the tray.


After lunch we met Kevin and Caroline at the NAZ (Nature Adventure Zone) at our gym. It's a fun place for the kids to run around and climb, especially when it's cold outside. They get nice and tired and then come home and have quiet time. At least, that's what I aim for.


Then, while I was getting dinner ready this evening, I glance over next to me and this is what I see.

Yeah, right next to me Owen is "fishing" for Katie. Somehow he's climbed up onto the counter right next to me without me noticing and Katie has crawled away from her pile of toys and is trying to climb up after him. I'm convinced that I gave birth to myself twice and now I'm stuck with me at two different stages. Two very difficult and hard to keep up with stages. I'm just waiting for Owen to shave something he shouldn't or Katie to climb the stairs without me noticing. Hey, if my parents made it through I guess I can.