Cael......sigh......If you know him, that says enough!

So......this is how we found Cael in his bed last night, hours after we put him to bed. It takes him quite a while each night to wind down (Gabe is asleep long before him usually) and he always gets into one thing or another. He is a little naughty thing, he is.

Speaking of naughty, tonight I was downstairs on the computer, kind of like I am now, and Cael kept saying "poo poo," "Mommy, poo poo," at his door (which is not an unusual thing for him). I ignored him (which is not an unusual thing for me). A few minutes later he came down the stairs without his diaper on and claimed he wanted to sit on the potty. Frustrated as I was, I do not want to discourage him from using the potty (only having one child in diapers would sure be nice), so I followed him upstairs and put him on the potty. At that point, I could smell poo poo and figured he really was about to go. So I waited and waited.....nothing happened. He said he was all done. I went in search of his diaper so I could put it back on him. I went into his room and was full fledged hit in the face by the most rank smell ever. I frantically began searching for the source, fearing the worst. I tried to question Gabe to no avail. He had been reading a book and had not noticed a thing (which is not unusual for him....wow I use that phrase a lot). After a few minutes of searching (okay, probably only seconds but the unknown was killing me), I finally found it. Indeed, he had left a treasure in his diaper and had taken it off. It was sitting on the floor in his closet. So.....at that point, I yelled and screamed and pulled him off the toilet, laid him on the floor and continued my "no, no, no, no, no-we-never-do-that-Cael-broken-record-thing until I was satisfied that I had sufficiently drilled it into his head, put on a clean diaper and banished him to his bed. So.........how's that for preparing him for potty training!?! I guess it could have been a lot worse. He could have smeared it on the floor or the walls or his hands and I could have gotten a lot more angry (You never know what I might do when the sanitation of my home is compromised). I will tell you what, though, if any of my kids are going to do that, it's going to be Cael. Cael..........sigh...........deeper sigh......what am I going to do with him?

Another Cael funny.......or not so funny..............well actually quite funny if it wasn't me he said it to.

So yesterday we were sitting down to lunch and Cael, who was sitting next to me, kept poking my chest. Now, trying not to make a big deal out of it I ignore him at first. But....... Cael persisted until I couldn't take it any more. I said, "Cael, please stop that." He just smiled up at me and said, "Mommy.....dee dee (Cael's way of saying baby) in tummy?" To which I replied, "Well Cael, first of all, that is not Mommy's tummy." Pointing to my stomach I said, "This is Mommy's tummy and no....there is not a baby in it (What, does he think I fat or something?)." He smiled again and continued, alternating between poking my chest and stomach, "Mommy....dee dee in tummy?" Again I said, "No Cael...mommy does not have a baby in her tummy. Isaac is our baby and he is sitting right there (pointing at Isaac in his high chair)," to which Cael says, "No mom, dee dee in tummy!"
At this point I look at Rob a little panicked and think to myself............Does Cael know something I don't know?......but that's impossible......how?, how?, how? (Now don't think I am stupid....I do know how babies get into mommy's tummies). ATTENTION: THIS IS NOT AN ANNOUNCEMENT

My next thought was......well if Cael is wrong......and I hope he is.......Rob may just have to sleep on the couch until Isaac is much, much older and Rob is given the all clear to come within 10 feet of me. After all, we can't take any chances here people and abstinence is the only method that is 100% effective.
(Okay....so this is a little more personal then I tend to get in my blog. It is true that our personal life is just that.......personal...... and so I inform the reader that the end of this post was just a joke and that our "family planning" methods are kept between the two of us and certainly no one else's business. I was merely trying to be funny.....gosh....I do that sometimes).

So....in case you are wondering, I do not think Cael has any special insightful powers. If he proves me wrong, AGAIN....THIS IS NOT AN ANNOUNCEMENT.....but if he does prove me wrong.....I'm sure y'all will hear about it soon enough. It does have a bit of a Saturday's Warrior feel to it, does it not? Scary......I get nauseous just thinking about it (get it, morning sickness......he, he.....I am so funny). :)