MIA and Operation SFTS

Yesterday I managed to squeeze my post baby finger into my engagement and wedding rings. By lunchtime they were beginning to feel as though I better get them off now or never. I was sitting on the sofa and put them on the table next to me. I forgot about them and when I remembered, they were not where I left them. I just knew who the culprit was....

So...I pulled off the sofa cushions and stuck my hand down in the sides and to my horror found this...

Disgusting! Along with goldfish crackers, pretzels, and the occasional Skittle, I found: 2 hairbows, 2 matchbox cars, 3 pencils, a paper clip, a popcorn kernel, a marker, a stick, one of the nailheads to the trim of the sofa, a long screw, tons of legos, about $1 in change, a headband, a couple of crayons, some unidentifiable objects, and (thank the Lord) my engagement ring. My wedding band is stil MIA.

Sarah just turned 2 and she can hold her pencil the proper way. This is funny to me because it was always such a struggle with the boys to get them to hold their pencil/pen/crayon properly. My boys would be coloring their papers in sunday school with a crayon in a fist while all of the little girls had their crayons perfectly positioned and coloring in the lines. Don't you always love the little girls who tattle on the boys that are "scribbling". Looking down their noses disapprovingly they say, "Mrs. Wahl, he's not coloring in the lines...that's scribble scrabble!"

Girls just develop their fine motor skills before the boys. Why does this freak out parents of boys everywhere? Just give them time....that's all they need! Let boys be boys...they need to run and jump! That's how God made them! Can you tell that I can be quite passionate about this? :)

Yesterday we began Operation Stop Finger/Thumb Sucking. I have a child (he will remain nameless but is pictured above) that still sucks his finger at night. He also bites his nails so short that they sometimes bleed. The picture doesn't convey how horrible his fingers look. Caleb is also still sucking his thumb and I feel like it is starting to impair his speech a bit. His teeth are already ruined...hello orthodontist bills! I ordered Mavala Stop, a product that is recommended by many dentists and I have been painting it on their nails. Caleb came downstairs at 5:00 in the morning crying because he stuck his thumb in his mouth and needed to spit. Tonight, I'm going to cover his hand with a sock so that he won't accidentaly do it again. I'm curious to see if this stuff will work!