The Ladies Man

I am beginning to wonder how much trouble we are going to have with Alec when he hits his teen years. Last year during preschool Alec's teacher said that he was quite the "ladies man". I just figured that since there were only 3 boys and 9 girls in his class that the odds were that he would have many friends that were girls. Yet this year in preschool he has 11 boys and 8 girls and still his teacher tells me that Alec is "popular with the ladies". I smile and laugh...how cute that the little girls think my cutie pie, Alec, is as adorable as I think he is. Right?! He has a particular admirer that during church, will turn around and blow him kisses. This little girl is absolutely ADORABLE and we tease her mother about how someday we might be "In-laws". Well this week we sent out invitations to Alec's birthday party (half of those invited are girls...imagine that!). I get a phone message yesterday saying that his future wife can not attend due to their family going to Florida on vacation. Mom also says that the poor little girl was so distraught that she can not come, that she cried and cried and has now decided that she does not want to go on vacation anymore because she does not want to miss Alec's party! The ladies man strikes again!

Danger Will Schmidt!

Being a parent is a rewarding but difficult experience. You have a baby and they are so sweet and innocent. They grow, and soon they are crawling. The trouble is just beginning! Before you know it they are walking. Suddenly your sweet child has turned into a tornado that destroys every room he enters. But still the trouble has not hit its peak. Yes my friends...Will has hit the climbing stage. A once beautiful fireplace mantel becomes a chin cracking danger zone for my toddler. Warnings do not work. "NO Will", does not work. "OUCH" just makes him smile....until after the 4th or 5th time of climbing up he loses his balance (while trying to get down faster than I can get to him) and smashes his chin, while biting his tongue in the process. Luckily the tongue is a fast healer, but BOY does it bleed! When I saw the blood on his chin, I had an immediate flashback to Lauren at age 2. The emergency room and stitches in the chin are not an experience I care to relive! Thank the good Lord it turned out to be just a bad scrape. Nothing a little wet washcloth and some hugs couldn't fix. He's all better for now. You may be thinking "I bet he learned his lesson!" People, please....don't be silly! He's climbing things now. He's having fun! Let the games begin!