Another Fun Day In Toddlerville

You're probably wondering why I have a photo of a plain old piece of paper, aren't you?

Well, this isn't just a plain old piece of paper. Look closer at the side and bottom.

Do you notice something? That's my little guy's cutting handiwork. :)

He is proving to be quite a natural at using a scissors! He is starting to be able to hold the paper on his own and accomplish cutting, but for now, I still hold the paper while he practices.

Open. Close. Open. Close. Open. Close. Don't grab the scissors like that. Open. Close. Open. Close.

We got him THESE scissors and will eventually start using THIS book as he gains a little bit more proficiency in his scissors skills. I have a feeling we will be using the book a bit sooner than we originally thought! LBB seems to really accelarate when he is learning hands on (which makes him a kinesthetic learner according to a few articles I've read and a short little quiz I found on how your toddler learns), and this scissors thing was no exception. Oh...and here is what rocks. I found THIS article on how a kinesthetic learner learns best, and I'm so excited to be able to fine tune LBB's education just for him. And the other cool thing...we've always said that we thought LBB was going to learn best by going on field trips and having hands on learning, and I think at this rate, we are going to be right. That's an awesome feeling!

OK. Anyhoo. I'm done bragging about my little guy...for now. :)

So, I've been having a major mommy issue lately. And it can be summed up in one simple word.

Consistency.

I always have the best of intentions, but when it comes down to it...I tend to start strong, and fizzle out. (Ha. Take this blog for example.) BUT. I think I found a solution. I got an adorable binder at Target (I've found if I don't like how it looks, I don't use it.) Some tabs and some loose leaf paper. A few planning pages to start me out. And I think I'm on my way to consistency!!!! I mapped out a little "schedule" for our days (although they are not set in stone...what fun is that?) and am keeping track of activites we want to do and meals to make for lunch. Because, to be quite honest, I am a dud at figuring out what to make for lunch. :) I started out strong in that area (no surprise there) but as LBB got pickier and pickier and pickier...I flopped a bit.

But no more!!! I'm a newly revived Mommy! I've got big plans and fun days planned.

On a sidenote...being a newly revived Mommy is not as easy as it sounds (which I think is a good sign that I'm doing something right. Haha.) I realized how much of my day I spent not doing fun things with LBB. And not to discount what I was doing before, but I think it's healthy to admit that one can always be doing a bit better, right? And on a second sidenote...I think I can safely say that being a newly revived Mommy is going to be good for me as well. More energy because I'm not giving into the "sleepies". A better outlook on how I am doing as Mommy. And, last but definitely not least, better health. Just today I played with LBB outside, danced around to "Barnyard Dance" by Sandra Boynton at least 6 times, and acted like a goofball while we watched "The Fresh Beat Band."

Simply said, it feels wonderful!

I'm going to keep fine-tuning my daily binder. And once I get it all tweaked, I promise I'll share it with you. :) But for now, I'm going to keep working on that little consistency issue...I figure I've got a few years before we start "officially" homeschooling, so until then, these are the years that LBB and I figure out what things work for us, what we need to work on, and what daily routines are best for us. And as we learn what works best for us, we both have a lot more fun each day!

Alrighty. That was a lot of blabbering and congrats to you, my dear reader, for making it all the way through it! :) You're the best. :)