Tattletale

Tucker's latest milestone...tattling! It's about to make me crazy. As a teacher, tattling was always one of my biggest pet peaves. I implemented a "5 B" rule in my class. My students could only tattle if it was blood, barf, bathroom, bad guy, or bad word. Now my soon-to-be 2-year-old has become a major tattler.

Today we met our friends Danna and Hudson at McDonalds for a lunch/play date. After the boys went NUTS over the sports decorations, we moved our party to the playplace. We endured much screaming of "Touchdown Sooners", "Down, Set, Hut", etc. In the playplace, my son spent the majority of his time tattling on his friend. He came to tell Danna that Hudson (who was standing 5 feet away) hit him on the cheek. I told him that Hudson did not hit him, so off he went. Then when getting told not to open the door, he blamed it on Hudson who was on the other side of the room. We're a little young for the 5 B's so I may just have to hang a big ear on the wall for him to tattle to similar to my daycare employment days!

Kicking it into high gear...

Whew! We've been so busy. My little helper and I have worked two book fairs for two straight weeks!

Now Tucker's second birthday is quickly approaching. Since I got so much grief last year for having his party on the day of OU/Texas...we're having his party the weekend before. What kind of party do you have for a kid who has no interest in characters (Praise the Lord!)...a baseball party. Since Tuck is such a sports fanatic, it was an easy choice.

The invitations have been sent out, and I'm kicking it into high gear!

Back to School

Today was Tucker's first day back to his school (Mother's Day Out) and in the big boy class (the 2's and 3's). He was so excited all morning as we got ready. He talked constantly about going to see his friends "Cede and Hutton". He came from his room carrying two "bobbies" (two stuffed toys), so I preceded to ask him what they were for and that we couldn't take them to school. He informed me they were for Cede. The boy loves his friends!

Upon arriving we were devastated to find that his favorite teacher's husband had passed away, so none of this familiar teachers were present as they were attending the funeral. It didn't bother him a bit! He ran into the huge room with lots of big boy toys hollering over his should "See ya, Mommy!"

The true challenge should be nap time...he's expected to lay on a mat on the floor!

Tucker's Big Secret

Since I'm fairly confident no one reads this blog (except maybe my sisters on occasion) then we can blurt out our big news....

We recently found out that Tucker's going to be a big brother in late March! Tucker's face in this picture cracks me up...he seems a little skeptical about how his little world is about to be drastically changed! We went August 3rd, for our first doctor's appointment. We got to see the heart starting to show activity on our new little bean.

A couple of funnies...

Last night while cruising around Wal-Mart, Tucker kept laying his head over in the cart and mumbling sweet ramblings. Then he'd say "AMEN!" I think he realizes the money pit that Wal-Mart is, and he was praying we wouldn't spend his college savings. No worries, Tucker and Dave Ramsey, we didn't spend a dime!

While at camp, Tucker got a spanking from me for some reason I now can't recall. (You forget the reasons when you have to do it so often...hello, terrible twos!) He went over to some of the girls in the dorm and told them "Momma hit me. She go (and hit his leg twice)." Sometimes it's so hard to keep a straight face when disciplining.

We're headed south for the weekend with another couple while Tucker's going to be spoiled by his Nan and Pa and whoever else is at their house.

Sleeping Around

We survived last week at KBA for youth camp. Tuck did great except for the fact that he came home acting like a teenager. He learned lots of new words and habits from the kids! He also decided that he was too big to sleep in his pack-and-play or his baby bed. All week, he refused to even sit in the pack-and-play. I didn't think much of it until we returned home. Last night, Tucker screamed when he was put to bed in his baby bed. There was no calming him down. Matt finally moved his mattress to the floor and he slept there. He did great! He wondered into our room at 7 this morning with a morning greeting.

I'm not ready for him to give up his baby bed! That means he's not a baby anymore! But we all need sleep! We moved the twin mattress set into his already crowded bedroom this afternoon. While at Wal-Mart, Tucker got to pick out his sheets, and of course he chose the tackiest Handy Manny sheets that exist!

He is now sleeping tight in his HUGE twin bed complete with a monk, monk and bedrail! Why does he have to grow up?

New "As-es"

Check out Tuck's new "as-es". He insists on wearing them everywhere! He wore them on our walk the other night, and I couldn't figure out why a lady was laughing at us...the "as-es"!