I’m Not a Slacker

Gavin was playing with his toy car wash today and kept calling the scrubbers “pants” I told them they were towels that wash the car, so today I took him to the car wash so he could see for himself. Once the wash started he FREAKED OUT!!! He was sitting in his car seat shaking and saying “Get out! Get Out!” I explained to him that it was just giving the car a bath with soap and water and the spinning things were like the towels in his Soaping Sam toy. He calmed down fairly fast but I could tell he still didn’t trust it.

Excuse me Miss. Yes, you in the audience.  We think you would be perfect for the show.

How do you tell if your child is ready to move out of the crib?  Gavin has always been a good sleeper but I like the idea of trapping him in his bed so he can’t sneak out!  He’s going on 2 soon and so we were thinking about how we were going to make the transistion.  Would it be best to put the mattress on the floor if we don’t have a real toddler bed or just have him use the twin bed that’s already in his room?  Would it be benifical to get a used bed from the mental hospital with the tie down straps or would surrounding the bed with mouse traps the way to keep him in the bed?

Help! Help! My child is locked inside my Audi on a very hot day! Help Help!! Wait, don’t break the window, I’ll drive home and look for a spare key. Those windows are EXPENSIVE!

Daddy really needs to stop talking about Daddy like this. Daddy didn’t realize Daddy was doing it so much until the other day, and its really hard for Daddy to stop.
Examples; “Don’t worry Gavin, Daddy will fill up your cup.” or “Daddy told you not to touch the computer.”

Must be from watching so much damn Elmo.

Dumbass Dad tries to put a new “spin” on the classic game of Hide and Seek.

I have a simple but disgusting question.  I’m sorta halfass working on toilet training Gavin, at least trying to have him let us know he has to go to the bathroom before he soils his diaper.  My question is, once he uses his little potty, what do you do with the stuff inside?  Do you scrape it out with a spatula?  Stick it in the dishwasher?  Wait until it fills up and then buy another one?

I really need to know before he gets around to using it.

I have finally accepted that I don’t have a baby any more, Gavin is his own person with his own needs and wants and he isn’t shy to share them. Its so fun when he comes up and tells me what he wants to eat or tells me a story about where we went one day or where he wants to go. I now realize that the easy part of parenting is over and the hard part of teaching him right and wrong, good and bad, the skills and values that will make him a good person in the future has begun.