Several times in the past week I found myself amazed by the products in our house which I didn't think we would need with 3 and a half year old kids. If you are buying gifts for a new parent, this is a shopping list if you want to be remembered for YEARS after the birth. The list and reasons why the items are still needed:
diapers - Sleepy time still requires diapers. Apparently there is a "level 6", which means kids don't require diapers at night. Not sure when this milestone will be reached, but until then we are still buying stock in Pampers.
Sippy cups - The twins continually spill when given an open container of liquid so we have cups with lids and/or straws to prevent accidents. I had no idea we'd be this far into raising kids and still require sippy cups. Some with straws and some with flip tops, but ALL of them leak.
Wipes - Baby wipes should be renamed to "Kid Wipes" because they are still required even after the baby stage is long gone. Especially when dining out or in the car or at the park or 1,000 other places. I can't imagine how we survived life without wipes before kids and we will probably keep wipes around until they go away to college.
Child safety locks - cabinets are still not safe and as the twins get older they get more curious. I image these locks will stay in place for years.
Nunu, mini-pillow, and blankie - These three items must be in hand at bed time or else there is whaling and gnashing of teeth. All three are original gifts from when they were born. The nunu used to be big enough to be used as a blankie:
but as the twins grew it became an accessory. Now the blankie covers them and they sleep with their head on the pillow while clutching the nunu.
These items are bed-time only items so we don't have to worry about Easton and Layla taking them to school.
By the way, we are gearing up for their first day of pre-school in a couple of weeks! I'm not ready for this... not even a little. Just a few months ago they were tiny babies in my arms or so it seems. We've been speaking positively about it since February when we visited the school. The twins know the teachers name and they are extremely excited because we describe it with that frame of mind.
It's easy to see how our words impact their own bias towards everything in life. If we talked about how terrible school is or how much we will miss them or some other negative slant then they would be carrying those expectations with them. It's almost like creating a reality for them. Kids are the ultimate science experiment. We're doing our best to do it right the first time because there isn't a reset button.
Kendra and I lost an entire day with a flu bug. That's the bad news AND good news. It was only one day and lucky for us, Ouma was here caring for all 4 Webbs at once. God bless her...
I'll get some new pics and thoughts up here on the blog again since we are no longer face-down in the commode.
See you soon!
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