Toddlers and Buttons

Having a toddler running around the house truly is a wonderful experience.  There are so many opportunities on a daily basis to experience the world through his eyes and experience what he sees.  Most of the time its the joy and wonder of hearing an airplane fly overhead and watching his eyes widen as he listens carefully and then makes the sign for airplane.  Or realizing the ease of pulling the gate at the bottom of the steps needs felt added to the bottom to prevent the scratching sound on the floor.

This evenings experience wasn't new.  Isaac has been doing this for awhile but lately it's becoming more and more frequent and I hit a breaking point.  It's a plea to the makers of appliances.  Why in the world is the "lock" button at the bottom of the panel and reachable by toddlers!

There's nothing like going to the refrigerator with a glass and pressing the panel for water only for nothing to happen and discover the lock is on.  Or to open the doors when loading the refrigerator with groceries and the alarm sounds to indicate the doors have been opened too long.  Isaac has reset the indicator on when the filter needs to be changed, changed the temperature of the refrigerator and freezer compartments, turned the lights on and off, changed the alarm settings and lock settings.

The problem.....he presses buttons until he's satisfied his button pressing urge.  I, on the other hand, then have to figure out how to reprogram everything or wait until Frazer come's home to reset everything. Oh, how I love having the fridge reprogrammed!

Isaac's New "Toy"

Tonight after dinner Isaac walked over towards the backdoor and picked up one of my shoes and brought it to me.  This was nothing out of the ordinary since he loves to play with shoes.  However he was insistent about putting the shoe on my foot.  Then he walked over and got my other shoe, brought it back to me and wanted it on my other foot.  So I entertained his gesture and helped him put my shoes on.  Once they were on he went straight for the back door.  I asked Isaac where we were going and he was very persistent he wanted to open the door to the garage.  In his mind he wanted to go somewhere.

I played along and followed his lead to find out that he wanted to "play" in papa's car.  He is obsessed with the new car.  I looked at Frazer and we both giggled.  How could we not be amused?  I figured there was no harm in letting him investigate so Frazer put the top down and I loaded Isaac inside.

This was a little boy in car heaven.  Instantly he took to investigating all of the knobs and buttons and the next thing we knew the radio was playing.  Even Frazer didn't know the radio could be turned on without the key.  Isaac thought this was perfect and started dancing in the front seat.

He climbed from seat to seat, from front to back, and back to front.  The steering wheel however is by far his favorite spot.  After 30 minutes or so of playing around it was time to get ready for bed.  Let's just say that didn't go over very well.  I've never seen Isaac go from happy and laid back to red in the face, screaming mad so quickly.

Isaac went into a full blown melt down when it was time to go inside.  It took everything I had to stay clam and firm with him that it was bedtime and to hide my urge to giggle.  In the scheme of life it really is a silly thing to get so worked up over but in his little world we had burst his bubble.  No one likes to have their bubble popped, even mama but it really was funny and cute at the same time.  Once we were upstairs he calmed down and I'm sure that night he had dreams all things car related.

Night Time Mischief

Sometimes it amazes me the amount of mischief this little boy can get into.  However I do love his ingenuity and resourcefulness when he's decided he's bored with his toys and wants something different to do.  Tonights entertainment was playing with the power cord to the laptop.

Dinner Entertainment

Went out to dinner this evening to satisfy my craving for a pecan crusted chicken salad with cranberries and oranges, yum.  While we were waiting Isaac decided to take measurements of the lobby area.  He loves to play with the pocket size tape measure or any tape measure for that matter.

Anything thing to keep him happy! :)

Car Swap

With another baby on the way I have certainly declared that I am stay-at-home mom and won't be going back to work anytime soon.  With that we decided it would be best to trade my car in and save some money.  So, Frazer traded in my volvo which was a small SUV to get a car for him that would be comfortable for his commute.  Then I would take over his SUV that is better suited for two car seats!

It was no big deal to make the swap and to be honest I don't miss the volvo and I think I got a pretty good deal out of the swap.  Isaac on the other hand.....thought it was a big deal.  From the moment he saw papa's new convertible (new to us but 7 years old) he turned into a wild child!  I guess I know how he really felt about the volvo.  Isaac made his way out the door and into the garage to check out the new wheels.

Frazer put the top down and we loaded Isaac in the car so he could scope it all out.  This kid was in heaven!  I've never seen anything like it.  He climbed in and went straight for the steering wheel.  He was pressing buttons, checking out the mirrors, looking through the windshield and inspecting every inch.

All I can say is this little guy has great taste and I hope his car seat fits in the back because come spring time he's going to want to take a ride with papa!

The love of cars must be hard wired in little boys.....