The Nelson Family: A day in the life of a 1 year old...

Monday, November 17, 2008

A day in the life of a 1 year old...

Life with Deagan is fun, challenging, exhausting, discouraging, thrilling...you get the point. We love our little man despite the challenges that might come along with him being 1. What a great stage he is in despite the dishes, clothes, toys, or other items that string around the house.

Come on a little tour of a day with Deagan as your guide:

While mom and dad are making breakfast, it is IMPERATIVE that I help them by getting out every pot and pan in order for them to see all of their dish options. Then, I quickly get in the cupboard and show off how cute I am!

If by chance I am not able to get in the cupboard by myself, dad always has my back.

Mom is so busy that I feel she needs a little pampering now and then. I have found that a head massage helps.

Mom thanks me with a kiss.

My response to that is to pull her hair.

Mom is always taking my picture. I had had it up to my eyeballs this day, so I just walked away leaving mom posing crazy like all by her self.

I have observed lately that mom really likes to clean. I feel that rubbing off on me. The first thing I do when I get ready for the day is go to the coat closet and get the vacuum out. For some reason mom has put a limit to only vacuuming twice a day. I know that I can make many more messes to change that!

After we hit our two times a day limit, I still really want to vacuum. So instead of getting sad about it, I just ride the vacuum like a horse! So fun!

Mom and dad have tried everything to keep me out of all the cupboards, for reasons that I still not have figured out. While mom is getting ready, I make sure to get into this cupboard and pull everything out. I consider this a service to mom. She seems to enjoy it!

6 comments:

Kat & Paul said...: I love deagan! It makes me happy when he smiles at me! I love that he likes to vacuum...he should hang around my children more! show them his ways!; November 18, 2008 at 12:57 AM
Miriah Griffith said...: this is so funny! I am terrified for Lucy to get that age...although I'm told that little girls are a lot calmer than little boys. Guess I'll find out in about a year. I still think it's so crazy that our babies have the same birthday!; November 18, 2008 at 10:04 AM
Ashley said...: Its so good to hear Deagn's point of view on his day! :) This is a way cute post! it made me smile!; November 18, 2008 at 10:07 AM
Jon and Sarah Jackson Family said...: Ahhh...little boys. Andrew is in the same phase. Mikayla never really went through it though. Maybe it is the mark of a boy!; November 19, 2008 at 10:49 AM
Laura said...: Oh Deagan. What a rascal.; November 19, 2008 at 11:42 AM
The Lennons said...: So Cute and oh so familiar! Thanks for the tour! I find comfort in knowing I'm not the only one who spends the day picking up endless piles out of cupboards!; November 19, 2008 at 2:33 PM

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Kids do and say the darndest things...

I don't want to forget all the cute things that my children have said or will say, so check back often to see what the Nelson family has to say!

March 26, 2013

Kayden: Do I still have my eyeballs or are they still at Grandma and Grandpa's house?

Me: I never knew they were there...

January 8, 2011

I was tired this afternoon, and I needed to nurse Kayden. I felt too tired to go pick up Kayden from where he was, so jokingly I asked Deagan if he would go change Kayden's diaper, nurse him, and then put him down for a nap.

He took it seriously, and said, "I have little boobies mommy! But do I have milk?"

Me: "No you don't have milk. I was just kidding."

Deagan: "But do I have water in my boobies?"

Needless to say, he did not follow through with what I said:)

January 6, 2009

*We went to Olive Garden for dinner tonight, and after the waitress brought us our breadsticks my son yelled after her, "Thank you lady!"

*My oldest loves to bring toys with him to bed. Tonight he had a couple of toy dinosaurs that he got for Christmas. The rule we have of bringing toys in bed is that the toys can't play, they have to sleep too. Tonight, he was having a hard time just letting his toys sleep, so I kept asking him to stop playing with the dinosaurs so he could go to sleep. He was getting really frustrated at me because of this and towards the end he started saying, "I am very mad at you!" It was so hard for me not to laugh at that.

January 4, 2009

He has done this for a while now, but whenever we are in the car he will ask, "Where are we going?" in a annoyed kind of voice. Later on he will ask really sadly, "Where did my house go?"

October 29, 2009

My oldest woke up really early this morning, and was whiny and impossible to please. At this point, I am dreading the day ahead and it is only 7 a.m. My oldest was sitting on his play table coloring and playing with his paint box (that was empty). He dropped the paint box, and began whining for me to pick it up. The conversation went something like this:

D: "Pick it up Mommy!"

Me: "It is right by you, you pick it up."

**Pause from Deagan**

D: "Michelle! Pick it up!"

I couldn't help but smile when he called me Michelle. Maybe this day will be better then I am expecting.

September 6, 2009

I think that wanting your privacy while going potty is a natural instinct that we are all born with and that develops over time. D is beginning to show signs that this privacy is a very important time when going to the bathroom. This afternoon I was making dinner and came in to the living room to check on him. As I walked into the room, he held out his hand and yelled, "No Mom! Go back!" I can always tell when he is done by him allowing me to stay in the same room with him.

August 30, 2009

D wants me to always watch what he is doing regardless of what it is. His new favorite thing to say is, "WATCH MOM!" over and over.

July 11, 2009

I was taking a bath, and locked D in the bathroom with me while I did so so I could keep an eye on him. During this process, D was very interested in his old nursing buddies (if you get my drift) and kept saying "Yummy!" "Yummy?" I asked him. "What did it taste like?" "HOT DOGS!" He replied!

July 8, 2009

D is a big help around the house. He puts things away when I ask him to, sometimes. He helps me fold the laundry, by that I mean he lays in the laundry. He is just a great help. One of his new things is to throw away his diapers after I am done changing him. After a diaper change this afternoon, he proceeded to pick up the diaper and head to the trash. His normal trash that he uses was out of reach, so I told him to go into the bathroom right off of the kitchen and to put the diaper in the trash right next to the toilet. I think all he heard from that was, "Put it in the....toilet." because that is where he put it. Like I said, very helpful! :)