Day 4. Not the Best of Days...

Today was interesting. Everything started out wonderfully. I got Cohen his breakfast and he ate almost all of it, and even some extra stuff (grapes, dry cereal, etc...). That left me the time to clean up the kitchen and get some snacks prepared for later, since Cohen was happily eating in the highchair with in arms reach and Finnegan was still sound asleep. I even got a couple loads of laundry done and made Finn and Brandon raspberry pancakes. Good morning. Good Good MORNING. Things took a wild and crazy turn after Cohen's nap (see post below).

My friend Leanne, who also has an almost 2 year old, was watching her 2 nephews (2, and 9 months) and came over for a playground playdate. We walked down to Ross park with 5 little boys as soon as they got to the house.


More pinecone collecting...


Finn and Cohen loved the park, just NOT each other. Running and laughing somehow brought out the excitement and the Face Grabber in Cohen. Every time Finn had his guard down, Cohen caught up with him and out of sheer excitement grabbed his face. HARD. ouch. Each time this happened we had 2 crying boys and the whole "fun" playground idea kinda came crumbling downward. Cohen would grab, Finn would cry, I would tell Cohen "No!", and Cohen would cry. It was no less than a little discouraging for everyone involved. I cooled things off for moments with Carrot sticks and Edamame, but it didn't help for long... even in the stroller on the way home there was a LOT more face grabbing, and a lot more crying. Poor kids.


We got home and within moments, the boys were at it again, and finally in the controlled space of "home", Cohen had his first Time-Out. A few minutes later, he had his second, and even said "Sorry Finn" after that one. Thinking it's working, but not taking any chances, I put Finn down for his nap, and Cohen and I ate some more lunch and played in the backyard.


I knew there was going to be an adjustment period, and I figured it wasn't going to be easy. We'll all figure each other out soon, so for now, I'll concentrate on keeping it fun and know that there's still a lot for us to learn from each side of this crazy little triangle!