Making it through the summer with a toddler on my hands...

School has been out approximately one week and I'm already exhausted trying to entertain the toddler in our house. May I introduce Hezekiah Isaac...my strong-willed, high spirited, goofy first born who, by the way, cannot play by himself at home. Ever. He has always been like this.

Yes he's sucking on his toe while watching tv. He's special.

When I catch him playing at someone else's house, different story. So over a year or so I've explored Pinterest to find new ideas to keep him occupied so he isn't constantly yanking on my arm to come watch him build blocks. Unfortunately none of the ideas have worked so far and I've tried quite a few! Examples below...

Sidewalk chalk: An inexpensive fun outdoor activity that will entertain your kids for hours!

Problem: The kid walks around the side of the house where you imagine he is coloring up a storm only to find him eating the chalk like candy.

Bubbles: Another inexpensive yet fun activity for little ones!

Problem: Yeah it would be great fun if the kid could get the dang bubbles to work! He blows his heart out with no luck in getting any bubbles to come out and screams in frustration.

Washable paint: Get some sheets of paper and colorful paints so you little artist can have a blast making his mommy beautiful pictures!

Problem: The kid would rather squeeze out all the paint on the ground and once he's satisfied with that, walk away without looking back.

Water balloon fun: Fill up a bunch of water balloons and have a water balloon fight that will leave both of you laughing!

Problem: Immediately throws them on the ground to watch them break which is irritating because it took you 30 minutes to fill 10 of those stupid things up. Now your left with a mess of broken water balloons in your yard to pick up.

You gotta love the sensory pins where a mom suggests "put marbles in a bowl and they'll have hours of fun!" or "have them string a noodle on a piece of yarn!". Really? That's what you came up with? I know you said your a mom but do you really have toddlers or do I need to smack you upside the head?


Tomorrow will be a week of potty training! I hung in there despite a rough day 1 with lots of screaming, tantrums and with me stuffing my face full of his Rolos potty candy. Day 2 went much more smoothly and I just let him do everything like putting the toilet cover on, pulling down his underwear. flushing and all that jazz. His favorite part is mostly definitely his mom making a big production about it like clapping, jumping up and down, and cheering. The candy is just a bonus. But I don't mind looking like an idiot if it means I don't have to change his diapers anymore! There has been lots of incidents though like when I sat on a puddle of pee on the couch, getting my leg peed on while he's on the toilet (the kid's got talent), finding a lake of pee by the washer and dryer (apparently his new favorite place to pee instead of the potty), and many more to come! I do put him in a diaper during naptime, bedtime, and when we go out but I'm pretty proud of him so far. Still more to come!

Only cool people pee their pants!

Alright summer vacation, I got through week 1, bring on week 2!!!