Moms take the fall for Dad's!

So my husband and I decided to go ahead and give Bandit permission to defend himself at school.

Husband: If someone hits you, bites you or physically hurts you again you defend yourself.

Bandit: How do I defend myself?

Husband: You punch the kid in the nose!

Bandit: (Giggles)

So the kids go to school the next day and Bandit walks into the house after school.

Mom: Hi how was your day?

BAndit: Mom!!! the vice principle came and talked to me today.

Mom: Yeah what did she say?

Bandit: I told her my mom told me to punch the kid in the nose! She told me never hit a kid in the nose and to just go tell her.

Mom: WHAT!! I NEVER TOLD YOU TO DO THAT!

Bandit: Yeah but Daddy did!

Mom: Why did you tell her i said that?

Bandit: I dont know.....

Luckily when the principle called me, she didnt mention their little talk!

JOURNEY TO A BIG BOY BED!!!!

Ok so right now Im going through this huge tough battle....

A toddler in a big boy bed!

yep we are trying to get Little B into a bed. I started with a nap and it worked great. One hour and he was OUT! It took alot of putting him back into bed and alot of moral support from a great friend!

Yes he fell asleep with his head hanging off the side of the bed!

That night we tried to get him into bed again and yeah right....Daddy's home! He would climb into Bandits bed (Bandits already asleep) and smack him in the face and make noises while laughing. Then Little B kept running to the door, "DADDA, DADDA!" Well Dadda had work the next night so after an hour and 15 minutes yes i gave up and put him in the playpen. He cried...he did not want to go in the play pen!

Day one---It was a TIE!!!! No big boy bed at night!

Next night i put him in his bed. I sat outside the door and i see these little fingers carefully peeking through the door and he slowly opens the door and BOOM he tries to slam the door when he sees me lookin at him. I over powered him and opened the door and he took off running. He stops in the middle of the room and says, "MOMMA, MOMMA!" with a great big smile on his face, as he walks backwards to his bed. Yes he was sooo adorable but this momma was not a happy momma. He continued for over an hour of getting in and out of bed. He would watch to make sure i wasnt watching him and then he would make a run for it. After an hour of him sneaking in and out i decided to let him win again and he got the playpen! He does not want the playpen no more. He likes to be a big boy! Hopefully tomorrow will be more successful since theres no school the next day and i can spend all night if i have too.

Day Two----I LOST!

Anyone with Ideas beside percistance?

Ok so Bandit comes up to me today and tells me about his day.



Mom: How was your day?



Bandit: Mom, Jay bit me today and called me stupid."



Mom: He what!? Did you tell the teacher?



Bandit: Yeah he just told me to ignore Jay.



WHAT???? A kid bites my kid and then the teacher tells him to just ignore him? Well tomorrow the school gets to find out what a mad mommy looks like. And I dont want the school calling me if this Jay kid gets the Crap beat out of him. Yes I gave my son permission to defend himself if this kid puts a hand on him! This by the way is not the first time we have ran into problems with him. If the teacher wont handle it then i guess Mommies have to do the dirty work!

My little man's new trick!

So I woke up this morning thinking i was gonna be really productive. Yep, I sure was...My Little B decided to learn a new trick. HOW TO GET OUT OF YOUR CARSEAT!!!! Im driving and I happen look in my rearview mirror because he starts screaming and much to my surprise he has managed to get out of his 5 point harness and try to climb out. While looking in my mirror and trying to find a place to pull over im yelling at him to sit still. Then in front of me i see a cop flagging me down. (yes im trying to leave the navy base). Thoughts in my head are I love my son sooooo much. I guess while i was watching him in my mirror and panicking while trying to get him to sit i wasnt paying attention to where the speed limit goes from 20 to 10 to 5. i was going 17!!!! I told the cop my story and admitted I wasnt paying attention. The nice part is the cop who approached me was not the same cop who flagged me down. The cop who approached me heard my story and he said i should not have to worry under the circumstances. Well while hes talking to the cop who flagged me down (whom also did not seem like he cared why i was speeding) another cop approached my window. This cop is from Washington. Yep same place as me. He was there for 20 years and just got here a few days ago. Just my luck, a guy from washington. we got to talking about washington and all that crazy stuff. He says i will be right back. So we are sitting here in a hot car for a good 15 minutes or so. He comes back and smiles at me and guess what.... I got off with a 12 point strike. I can get 12 points in one year and then cant drive on base. No fee (lucky for me)! He said make sure you dont speed especially if women are out here. I guess the women cops have no sympathy for people speeding with kids in the car.

So the moral of this story is...find a carseat that your 15 month old kid cant get out of!!!!

Kids.....

So i go and pick up my kids today from school. The teacher pulls me a side and wants to talk to me about Bandit. Apparently this is how the conversation Bandit and his teacher had today:

teacher: Bandit you have to finish your homework in class.

Bandit: "My mom didnt help me with it."

Teacher: "Your mom cant help you with it, she doesnt know the story, you were suppposed to go home and write about the story we read in class.

Bandit: "My mom knows the story"

Teacher: No we read it in class. How does she know the story?

Bandit: Moms know EVERYTHING!!!


I guess my kids do actually listen to me.