don't eat the paint

as the weather begins to change ... or rather sudden changes into a winter wonderland, i've attempted to make sure that liam and i are doing more than watching movies and playing cars.  this is pretty easy when the kid loves to play with playdough and would paint all day if i let him.  as much as i'd love to let him run around outside in the snowy mud pit we have for a yard, don't see that happening.  we do try to get out of the house at least once a day, for a walk, to get groceries (um yeah this one is fun huh), or a play date.  but that only takes up so much of the day.  i've quickly learned that if liam is busy and i'm as involved as i can be with an almost two month old, then we've far less tantrums or time-outs.  seriously this is awesome.  i think we have gone from two time-outs a day to maybe one every couple days.  i knew things would get easier.  i knew it!

so the other day liam and i were having one of our afternoon craft sessions.  this time he decided to paint of course.  he gets beyond excited every time i bring out the paints.  he starts flapping his arms and giggles and absolutely must help get every thing out.  it makes me unbelievably happy to see him so excited about something.  anyways i always remind him that we don't eat paint.  because what two year old doesn't contemplate the idea of eating paint?  "okay mommy."  so we paint.  i'm sitting right beside him painting him a picture and didn't really realize that it was amazingly quiet.  look up and where is the paint brush?  in liam's mouth with a mixture of paint and saliva drooling down is chin.  "mommy i eat paint" and smiles.  good news:  paint we're using is soy based and all natural.  at first i did the mom thing  "liam we don't eat paint!", got a cloth and wiped out his mouth, that he was now realizing didn't taste very good.  then i had a good laugh.  he's two.  maybe he was curious about why we don't eat paint.  maybe mommy doesn't know what she's talking about.  he's gotta' check this out for himself.  whatever.  what a guy, i love this kid.  : )