I Did It

  Thank You Wyatt Heyward Baron for giving me the title to my blog, and so much to write about.
 
Even when a toddler is jumping from the top of a slide, to halfway across the room, to me laying in a hammock, he is proud, " I DID IT"
I took a breath, and said " Well, yes you did angel, but remember I told you not to." He ran to do it again. You try and keep them safe, and understand that they did jump really far, while keeping their teeth!!
 I moved the slide closer to me, so his jump was a little safer!! That way he keeps his, I did it spirit!!
 Uma rules sure are a lot different then Mama rules, of long ago.
 Later while tucking the morsel, in for a nap, apparently I was not doing the covers right. Wyatt may have screamed, "Dadtee" several times, when it clicked ( Uma can be slow) "Oh you want your daddy to cover you? Well angel, we will have to try, show me where the covers go, and explain to me, why you want the dogs blanket?" He pointed to his feet, so we tucked, and moved the pillows around, and I said, " How about me singing to you?" and he said, "OK" Then I asked, if he wanted me to sing Christmas Carols? and the angel child, said "OK" So we started with Oh Come All Ye Faithful, and he was out . I counted his fingers, and eyelashes, watched him for, more then a minute!! sniffed the dog blanket, to see how filthy it was, and wondered why he took it. Dog smell, is not all that bad!! Uma rules are, Out of the Box, three states over!!
 We go down to paint, after his nap, and yes the child has his own paper, easel and paints!! But he wants my paints, my good paints and pastels. Finally after we tried all of his chalk and paints, I agreed with him, mine were  better. So we start squeezing tubes, in a palette, also using a good sable brush!! He has a good eye, and will paint for a long time. He paints me, the floor a little, but tries to stay on his paper. He tells me, when he thinks he needs more water, and knows how to wet his brush. Cleanup is in the bathroom sink, feet and hands in, ( he is sitting on the sink, helping) He washes out his brush, and rinses his dirty water out, then tells me, where all the paint is all over the sink, so I can do that cleaning. Children are a sponge, they remember everything, you just have to teach them. I enjoy having a minute to watch him. Time for him to go home, and he is ready. Misses his mommie and dadtee, says his goodbyes, kisses and bolts. He loves his home, dog, and parents, and its cute to see. Hart, my son, his dadtee, takes home one of Wyatts masterpieces, its really good. The kid has a good stroke, eye for color, and expensive taste in paints!! and an Uma who is at peace with a mess!!
You Did It kid, enjoy every second, and then some.