I'm going back to a previous post about the breaching of security by the twins.
The door knobs were our only saving grace as they weren't tall enough/strong enough to open the doors. Well of course, this soon changed. So, the child door knob covers went on. These are 2 halves of plastic that fit very snugly together. They are larger than the doorknob so there are two rubberized finger grip things that you have to squeeze together as you turn the knob. Ask some adults...this is not an easy task always!
I went to get the babies up from their nap. As I was leaving the room, I noticed something. Or rather, I noticed something was missing. The doorknob cover was NOT on the back of the door anymore! Where was it? How did it come off? This was only the second day of having them on. Surely this was just a fluke. I found one half under Payton's bed and one half under Jackson's bed. I don't know how they did it. I don't know which one did it or if they worked together for that matter. But by darned, these little Houdini's managed to breach yet another level of security! I put it back on. The next day, off again!
Saturday, February 9, 2008
Friday, February 8, 2008
Intercom
Mikayla was stricken with a yucky stomach bug. In an effort to not pass any more germs on to her younger siblings, she decided to hang out in her room for most of yesterday. We recently purchased a phone with 4 handsets with the intention of keeping one on each floor (3) plus one in Jordan & Mikayla's room. This way I'm not sprinting up/down stairs when the phone rings and also to decrease the amount of yelling by using them as an intercom system. Yes, we yell to communicate sometimes.
So, I decided to implement the system yesterday. Mikayla couldn't yell very well since she was feeling icky and she had little energy to be running downstairs to get me when she needed something. So...I showed her the steps she needed to follow to call me on the intercom. The next set of instructions were, "Mikayla, don't abuse this system. Use it when you really need me or really need something or I won't respond as quickly."
"I know mom! I'll only use it when I need you."
I gave her a drink, a puck basin, a paper towel, her favorite blanket, and an entire season of Full House on DVD. She should be set for awhile.
5 Minutes later, Mikayla made her first call. It went something like this:
"Mom?"
"Yes, Mikayla."
"I just wanted to make sure I knew what to do."
"Ok. You did it right. Is everything ok?"
"Yep. Bye, Mom"
"Bye"
Trial run went great.
5 minutes later:
"Mom?"
"Yes, Mikayla."
"I don't want to come down there and get the babies sick. I spit up a little. Can you come clean my bowl for me."
"Sure, I'll be up in a minute."
I went up. She did spit - a little =) I cleaned her bowl, made sure she was comfortable, and went back downstairs to tend to the little ones.
10 minutes later:
"Mom, I love you."
"I love you too Mikayla."
"OK. Bye."
10 minutes later:
"Mom?"
"Yes Mikayla."
"I just wanted to let you know that I'm going to take a nap now. So could you please not interrupt me?"
"Sure Mikayla. Enjoy your nap."
At this point I'm laughing inside. She's liking this intercom thing. And she's asking me not to interrupt her. Now that's funny.
About 45 minutes had passed and I was preparing lunch for the little ones. The intercom beeps.
"Yes Mikayla"
"I just wanted to let you know I'm up from my nap."
"Ok. Do you think you can eat lunch?"
"No. My belly still doesn't feel well. Bye, Mom."
2 minutes later
"I need more to drink, please, Mom."
"Ok, I'll be right up."
I took a refill up to her right away.
2 minutes later
"Mom? I spit a little again, can you come up here and clean it."
"Yes Mikayla, but it will be a minute. I'm setting the babies up for lunch."
"Ok."
1 minute later
"Mom, when are you coming?"
"Mikayla, I told you that I was getting the babies set up for lunch. Please be patient."
1 minute later
"Mom, I thought you said you were coming"
I didn't even bother responding. The cuteness of her infatuation waswearing worn off. I got the babies in their seats with lunch placed in front of them. (I know...they aren't babies anymore...I need to come up with a new collective name for the youngest three children! But for now they will remain "the babies") Then I headed upstairs.
I took care of the one teaspoon of clear spit in Mikayla's bowl. Then sternly explained to her that she needs to call me for important things. She listened for a little bit.
The babies finished lunch, played for 30 minutes, then were ready for nap. I took them up to bed. After tucking them in and pressing play on their CD player, I peeked in on Mikayla and asked how she was. She was fine, smiling, playing, and watching Full House. I told her I was going to be all the way downstairs doing laundry. She asked me to be sure to take my phone. I told her I would and explained that I was going to be on a different number phone. She got it.
I no sooner got downstairs and the phone rang. It was Darin. About 2 minutes into our conversation, I hear Mikayla trying to call me on the intercom. I sigh and tell Darin to hang on. We can't use the intercom and phone at the same time. So I run upstairs to check on Mikayla. She is sitting on the bed, holding the phone, laughing. She said, "I was trying to call you".
I told her I was on the phone and that we couldn't use the intercom while I was talking to Daddy. She said she understood. I asked what she needed. She couldn't remember!!! I gave her a stern look.
I then explained to Darin that I created a monster by teaching Mikayla the intercom system and how she called me very frequently. Darin of course thought this was funny. As he was laughing, he was interrupted by another attempted call from Mikayla. That got an even heartier laugh out of Darin.
"Oh, I didn't know you were still on the phone" she said when I walked in her room.
I had to give the crying wolf speech to her, once again. She hears this one frequently as she is an overly dramatic little girl.
Of course, once Jordan got home from school, Mikayla couldn't contain herself. She knew how to do something that JT didn't know how to do. Right away she called for me and showed big brother how to do it. She was so proud.
I just hope the newness and novelty will wear off sooner than later!
So, I decided to implement the system yesterday. Mikayla couldn't yell very well since she was feeling icky and she had little energy to be running downstairs to get me when she needed something. So...I showed her the steps she needed to follow to call me on the intercom. The next set of instructions were, "Mikayla, don't abuse this system. Use it when you really need me or really need something or I won't respond as quickly."
"I know mom! I'll only use it when I need you."
I gave her a drink, a puck basin, a paper towel, her favorite blanket, and an entire season of Full House on DVD. She should be set for awhile.
5 Minutes later, Mikayla made her first call. It went something like this:
"Mom?"
"Yes, Mikayla."
"I just wanted to make sure I knew what to do."
"Ok. You did it right. Is everything ok?"
"Yep. Bye, Mom"
"Bye"
Trial run went great.
5 minutes later:
"Mom?"
"Yes, Mikayla."
"I don't want to come down there and get the babies sick. I spit up a little. Can you come clean my bowl for me."
"Sure, I'll be up in a minute."
I went up. She did spit - a little =) I cleaned her bowl, made sure she was comfortable, and went back downstairs to tend to the little ones.
10 minutes later:
"Mom, I love you."
"I love you too Mikayla."
"OK. Bye."
10 minutes later:
"Mom?"
"Yes Mikayla."
"I just wanted to let you know that I'm going to take a nap now. So could you please not interrupt me?"
"Sure Mikayla. Enjoy your nap."
At this point I'm laughing inside. She's liking this intercom thing. And she's asking me not to interrupt her. Now that's funny.
About 45 minutes had passed and I was preparing lunch for the little ones. The intercom beeps.
"Yes Mikayla"
"I just wanted to let you know I'm up from my nap."
"Ok. Do you think you can eat lunch?"
"No. My belly still doesn't feel well. Bye, Mom."
2 minutes later
"I need more to drink, please, Mom."
"Ok, I'll be right up."
I took a refill up to her right away.
2 minutes later
"Mom? I spit a little again, can you come up here and clean it."
"Yes Mikayla, but it will be a minute. I'm setting the babies up for lunch."
"Ok."
1 minute later
"Mom, when are you coming?"
"Mikayla, I told you that I was getting the babies set up for lunch. Please be patient."
1 minute later
"Mom, I thought you said you were coming"
I didn't even bother responding. The cuteness of her infatuation was
I took care of the one teaspoon of clear spit in Mikayla's bowl. Then sternly explained to her that she needs to call me for important things. She listened for a little bit.
The babies finished lunch, played for 30 minutes, then were ready for nap. I took them up to bed. After tucking them in and pressing play on their CD player, I peeked in on Mikayla and asked how she was. She was fine, smiling, playing, and watching Full House. I told her I was going to be all the way downstairs doing laundry. She asked me to be sure to take my phone. I told her I would and explained that I was going to be on a different number phone. She got it.
I no sooner got downstairs and the phone rang. It was Darin. About 2 minutes into our conversation, I hear Mikayla trying to call me on the intercom. I sigh and tell Darin to hang on. We can't use the intercom and phone at the same time. So I run upstairs to check on Mikayla. She is sitting on the bed, holding the phone, laughing. She said, "I was trying to call you".
I told her I was on the phone and that we couldn't use the intercom while I was talking to Daddy. She said she understood. I asked what she needed. She couldn't remember!!! I gave her a stern look.
I then explained to Darin that I created a monster by teaching Mikayla the intercom system and how she called me very frequently. Darin of course thought this was funny. As he was laughing, he was interrupted by another attempted call from Mikayla. That got an even heartier laugh out of Darin.
"Oh, I didn't know you were still on the phone" she said when I walked in her room.
I had to give the crying wolf speech to her, once again. She hears this one frequently as she is an overly dramatic little girl.
Of course, once Jordan got home from school, Mikayla couldn't contain herself. She knew how to do something that JT didn't know how to do. Right away she called for me and showed big brother how to do it. She was so proud.
I just hope the newness and novelty will wear off sooner than later!
Routine
I need to make blogging part of my routine. Otherwise it will become what it is...sporadic entries with many daily funnies being undocumented. I enjoy writing it...and I know this will hold priceless memories in several years when all the kids are grown. So there...today's mantra...I will blog daily!
We have finished our birthday marathon- 4 birthdays in 25 days. Whew! So I already have tomorrow's mantra...I will catch up with all of the birthday posts!
We have finished our birthday marathon- 4 birthdays in 25 days. Whew! So I already have tomorrow's mantra...I will catch up with all of the birthday posts!
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