When Sierra or Bailey is reading, he tries grabbing their books and yells at me to read them to him. (He loves being read to). When the girls are working on writing and doing their workbooks, he tries to color on their papers. (He's recently discovered coloring). He's out grown his morning nap, and he won't play outside by himself for very long. And if he's told to go away, he has a tantrum. Fun, huh?
Well, here's how we try to cope. Blake gets read to when the girls do their reading. He sits in my lap and gets to look at the pictures as they read. It doesn't always work, but he does feel involved. When the girls do their written work, he gets to sit in my lap and color on a spare piece of paper. Sometimes, I'll put him in his high chair with play-dough or food. For now, it works.
I've heard of some moms sticking their little ones in the tub, blowing bubbles, putting on movies, etc. Not bad ideas, though they would distract my girls a little too much. Sigh. I guess by the time he's able to entertain himself, I'll be teaching him school too. Ah, such is life.
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