Water Table Fun

I've said it before... but this kid knows how to have fun. 

And me? Well... I watch him from a (small) distance and marvel at him and let him explore as much as he wants. 

I believe children should be allowed and encouraged to get creative, be messy, get dirty, do whatever the heck you want... as long as you're not putting yourself or anyone else in danger, of course. 

Supervised activities. Obviously. 

So, yesterday, when he started to climb in the water table full of left of rain water in the middle of the day with clean clothes on, I (honestly and truly) didn't hesitate for a second. I mean, I thought about it. Um. What are you doing? You're wearing clothes. It's not hot out! That water might be cold! But, you know, if you want to play in the water table, go for it. 

And he did. 

We were just hanging out at home. Now, if we were about to leave or he was in dress up clothes or we had plans to do something soon, that might be a different story.  :) 

But he was bored and I told him to go play outside. 

So he did. 

I think he was a little surprised at how cold it was! 

But that didn't stop him at all. He just kept climbing in and out, splashing the water and laughing. He was having a great time and was completely soaked by the end of it. 

I love him. 

{I want to  interrupt this scheduled broadcast to remind all parents to always keep an eye on their kids while they are playing in/around/on water. I would never have let Lucas play in this water table if I wasn't right there watching him.  There were a few times when I had to help him get down, and watch him carefully as he tried to put his face in the water. Water is scary, especially for adventurous toddler boys. Be safe!} 

Note to Nurse Set Giveaway

I'm pleased to introduce you to a sweet little online shop; Mommy's Little Monkey. It includes a wide range of beautiful nursing covers, burp rags and some super cute onesies for your little newborn. I have been looking for a nursing cover, so I was excited when I had the oppurtunity to review the simple and sweet nursing curtain by Mommy's Little Monkey. Of course, I haven't actually used it yet, but by "practicing" with it, I can tell it's going to work perfectly! It attaches around your neck with one simple snap and has a great opening so you can see your little one.  I know it will be easy to use, easy to store and take places and easy to clean. And it comes in a fun print!

I love how everything comes in a cute little bag. This is especially great for gift giving!

There are even matching burp rags which are totally adorable and soft and make the whole set complete!

Mommy's Little Monkey is giving away one of these Note to Nurse sets.  It's a white onesie that reads: To My Wonderful Nurse,I'm learning how to breastfeed. Please no bottles or pacifiers while I'm in your care. Mommy is waiting for my return to feed me. Heart, Baby. Super cute. It also comes with a matching hat.


To enter, just leave a comment! Please make sure you include your email address so I can contact you if you win. Giveaway ends Saturday!

Montessori 101: Helpful Article

Montessori 101: Some Basic Information that Every Montessori Parent Should Know 

If you have questions on what Montessori education is, how it works, what a classroom looks like, and what makes it different than "traditional" school, I highly recommend checking out this article, written by the President of the Montessori Foundation. It is rather long, but even if you skim it you'll get a ton of information.

It was very helpful and informative for me.

Enjoy!

Today

There are some bloggers who update their blog daily (some even 2-3x/day!) about what they are doing, with pictures and captions and this n' that. I never have seen myself as one of those bloggers... I don't want to share every detail with you (sorry!) and I don't think my life is such a life that you would want to read about what I did every day. However, saying that, I read many of these blogs that are updated with "here is what we did today" type of things.... we all have very exciting lives people. Ha.

Anyways, I don't know why I started off with that. Pregnancy Brain.

For the heck of it- here's today.

I had a pregnancy appointment. You know the one. The one where they get your pulse/height/blood pressure/color of hair/weight/status/mood/energy level/baby size/favorite color and such? It was uneventful, but I was so happy to hear the little heart beat.

I was right in that the baby was/is transverse, or head up. I am so completely bummed about it. I've been researching and reading and figuring out everything I can to get the baby to move. I believe the mind and body- especially when working together- are so powerful so I've started deep relaxation and crazy poses, and asking baby very nicely if it would please rest it's head very nicely on my pelvic bone.

I put my toddlers poop in the toilet, and together we said bye bye poop! 

I stressed about how I'm going to pay for this child's birth.

I spent the entire two hours that my toddler napped laying in bed reading and dozing off. I was proud of myself for that, because I usually almost always clean for a little bit and today I didn't and you know what? TAKE THAT CLEANING! I don't feel guilty at all.

Tonight I was suppose to go swimming, but I went for a long walk today and feel pretty good about it so I'm sitting here eating ice cream instead.

Here's what I've been doing a little bit of today. It's called an inversion.

I don't know what it is either.

I was busting up laughing while doing this and my husband got a picture.

What are you doing??

I don't know! It's what the internets said to do!!