Author: suburbandaddy

Not Smarter Than A Four Year Old

transformer.jpg I just spent the last 45 minutes trying, unsuccessfully, to turn Optimus Prime from a robot into a truck. In case you didn’t know, Optimus Prime is the “largest, strongest, and wisest of all Autobots”.? Duh.

My four year old can do it. All his four year old friends can do it. But, despite a degree in mechanical engineering, SuburbanDaddy cannot.

And it isn’t just transformers. Thing 1 consistently, as in every single time, beats me in a card matching game. You know the one where all the cards are face down, and you turn two over at a time, trying to get a match. After each match, he likes to give updates, like Daddy, I have 10 matches. You only have 3.

I am definitely NOT smarter than a four year old.

Morning Surprise

Thing 2 wakes up early, usually around 5:30am, and likes to come into our room. It may seem like an early wake up call, but it’s much better than him waking up at 5:30am and screaming until we get him.

He’s very snuggly in the morning, and he likes to lay between SuburbanMommy and me, alternating between sharing her pillow and mine. Often he falls asleep, or sometimes we turn on Mickey Mouse.

Today, he did all of those things, then this happened.

Thing 2: I need to go pee pee

This was a breakthrough, he never asks to go potty. My immediate response was

Daddy: OK, let’s go!

Then, after a few seconds the realization set in.

Daddy: Do you mean you already went pee pee?

Thing 2: Yes

Then I spotted the big wet circle in my bed.

Must See TV – Jon & Kate

You may have heard about this family. A couple had three year old twins, then had sextuplets. As in six at the same time! I remember seeing them on the Today Show when they were born. Now, they have cameras following them all day, showing their daily life with 8 kids, which is quite comical. And I thought my days could be a challenge.

I’ve only seen one episode of Jon & Kate plus eight, but it is must see TV for anyone with small kids. I can relate to everything they are going through (on a smaller scale of course).

In the episode I saw, they were on vacation and endured flight delays and bad weather resulting in a 14 hour plane ride. Given my own experience with toddler plane travel, I can just imagine the other passengers.

Jon and Kate are very easy going and laugh at themselves a lot. I guess you’d have to with 6 toddlers. My favorite part was when Jon was showing a walk-in closet where he set up his computer, surrounded by hanging clothes. It was the only place there was room for an office. And the only place he could get some peace. Buried in the closet.

Funny thing is, I *completely* understand why he did it.

Home Alone Part Deux

Looking back at my home alone weekend, I can laugh at it now. We all made it through. No major incidents to report. The house is a little dirtier. My hair a little grayer.

Here is what SuburbanMommy was doing this weekend. She’s the one with the empty wine glass.

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For comparison, here’s a look at what the weekend was like for me. This video wasn’t recorded this weekend. There was no time to think about capturing videos. I was very focused on the moment. As in, please let this moment be over. But this video pretty much sums up what the weekend was like.

Parenting Poll Of The Week – Kids and Television

I was a bit surprised by the results of last week’s poll. Most of you said that 3 kids was the ideal number. Since the average is closer to 2, I was expecting that to be the most popular answer.

This weeks poll is about kids and watching television. I don’t mind my kids watching TV. I usually welcome it. But they also don’t watch very much, which I guess is a good thing.

How about your kids?

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