Ten on Thursday??

I know that the typical format for these posts are 10 on Tuesday, but hey, I finally have more than 5 minutes to myself, so here goes nothing.

1. Chloe is such a sweet baby, and so far, she is a really good sleeper. She has been sleeping about 4 hours at a time during the night, wakes up and eats for about an hour, then back to sleep for another 3-4 hours. Seriously.
2. Scott says that we have to stop buying lottery tickets because we hit the jackpot with her!
3. The most frequent question I get asked is "How is Caleb adjusting?" It hasn't been a completely smooth ride, but he's two and two year olds are bound to have moments of frustration, both on his part and on ours. We keep trying to set boundaries and maintain those boundaries because I am firm believer that children crave limits and rules in order for them to establish their sense of right and wrong.
4. Our most frequent discipline tool with Caleb is to count to five and he knows that at the end of five there is a consequence. He rarely receives a punishment or consequence because it is his choice to change the outcome, however, after a count of five and being warned that if he doesn't change his behaviour, sometimes you just can't reason with a two year old. We are a little worried that one day at school he may be asked to count and will say "One, Two, Three, Four, Spanking, " but right now it is working for us.
   
   
5. Caleb is very concerned about his little sister. He wants to see her first thing in the morning, and the last thing at night. Mom and Dad are of little use to him except as food and toy fetchers. Last night he sat in a chair beside me while I fed Chloe, stroking her hair and saying "Hi Chloe. Love you."
6. He really loves to watch and help with tasks that are "Big Brother" tasks like getting diapers and wipes for Mommy. He also is trying to share his toys with his sister and, in turn, we are trying to find things that she can share - hence, he has a new fascination with sleeping with receiving blankets instead of his quilt on his bed.
   
   
7. Speaking of helping, I was confused our second day at home when Caleb was watching me change a poopy diaper and he said "Mommy! Chloe big poop! Get it, get it, get it!!" After diaper #3, I figured out that he was talking about the umbilical cord stump. Any ideas on how to explain that one?
8. Scott went back to work yesterday and Caleb is attending daycare full-time which leaves Chloe and I on our own. It was a good thing today, because I had a nice little nap while Chloe did and feel ready to handle Cay-man when he gets home.
9. My mother-in-law is coming in two more sleeps!! We are so excited for her that she is taking a vacation for herself after having dealt with a lot of stress with her own MIL. Besides, how exciting is that she'll be here when Chloe is 10 days old?
10. My dad comes on the 29th for one month. At that time we are going to switch Caleb to three days a week at daycare. The structure that he has had over the past four months has been invaluable while I have been on bedrest and while we are all adjusting to this newborn period. But hey, Gunka is a pretty cool cat in Caleb's eyes, and I know that they are going to have a great summer together!