So this is why I had a kid

bumpuser260585 · January 2013

Yesterday I was getting out of the shower and J was hanging out in the bathroom. I was trying to get him out of there to no avail. Finally, I asked him to get me a Diet Coke. He got up and ran to the kitchen, opened the fridge and brought me a can. He was so proud.
While getting dinner ready tonight, I asked him to grab his milk, he got his sippy out of the fridge and put it on the table.

keags5496 · January 2013

I love it when E's in a helpful mood!!

pitterpatter129 · January 2013

Yay!!! I love that they are finally old enough for "chores". I got mine to put up all his clean clothes the other day. Socks and pants and pjs actually ended up in the correct drawers and I hung the shirts on hangers, but he can reach the bottom rung to hang them in the closet! Score!

bumpuser260585 · January 2013

I know, I love that he doesn't understand that chores suck yet. He got a mop and broom set for christmas and he helps me sweep every night. He's starting to do a decent job of it too.

lrn327 · January 2013

Yes! I love this too! C helped me make my bed the other morning by tucking in all of the blankets. He was pretty good at it too!

jarebearsmom · January 2013

J brought me dishes tonight as I was whiny dishes. Love this stage! Lol

xxbabycakesxx · January 2013

The best helpful thing G does is run to get a tissue when he sees B spit up and wipe it up oh so gently. I don't even ask. He sees it and says uh oh lol. Its the sweetest thing evarrrr!

bosha711 · January 2013

xxbabycakesxx:
The best helpful thing G does is run to get a tissue when he sees B spit up and wipe it up oh so gently. I don't even ask. He sees it and says uh oh lol. Its the sweetest thing evarrrr!

Love this!

DS will bring me burp cloths from across the room if I'm stuck on the couch nursing DD & she spits up. He also takes his & her dirty clothes to the hamper. Oh & he gets bonus points for handing me the tv remote when it's out of reach! haha

bumpuser260585 · January 2013

The big brother stories are so cute. I hope J is that helpful when he is a big brother.

msualum96 · January 2013

bosha711:
DS will bring me burp cloths from across the room if I'm stuck on the couch nursing DD & she spits up. He also takes his & her dirty clothes to the hamper. Oh & he gets bonus points for handing me the tv remote when it's out of reach! haha

R does all of this too! It's awesome! He will even put the diapers in the diaper pail if I set them on top while I'm changing her. He'll throw things in the trash for me, he even sounds excited to do it..."R, will you please go throw this in the trash?" "YEAH!!!" LOL

xxbabycakesxx · January 2013

msualum96:
bosha711:
DS will bring me burp cloths from across the room if I'm stuck on the couch nursing DD & she spits up. He also takes his & her dirty clothes to the hamper. Oh & he gets bonus points for handing me the tv remote when it's out of reach! haha
R does all of this too! It's awesome! He will even put the diapers in the diaper pail if I set them on top while I'm changing her. He'll throw things in the trash for me, he even sounds excited to do it..."R, will you please go throw this in the trash?" "YEAH!!!" LOL

LOL G loves to throw trash away too! I was impressed when G figured out that garbage goes in the garbage bin and diapers go in the diaper genie lol.

keags5496 · January 2013

xxbabycakesxx:
msualum96:
bosha711:
DS will bring me burp cloths from across the room if I'm stuck on the couch nursing DD & she spits up. He also takes his & her dirty clothes to the hamper. Oh & he gets bonus points for handing me the tv remote when it's out of reach! haha
R does all of this too!  It's awesome!  He will even put the diapers in the diaper pail if I set them on top while I'm changing her.  He'll throw things in the trash for me, he even sounds excited to do it..."R, will you please go throw this in the trash?"  "YEAH!!!"  LOL
LOL G loves to throw trash away too!  I was impressed when G figured out that garbage goes in the garbage bin and diapers go in the diaper genie lol. 

Evan loves throwing away garbage too!! I offered to do it for him the other day and he got mad at me!

EVM1216 · January 2013

I'm so jealous, lately whenever I ask DD to throw something away she puts her hand out and says "Mommy coming too?" No dear, that negates the reason I asked you to do it in the first place.

DD does, most days, help feed the cat and is starting to understand that she needs to pick up her toys. She'll declare "I made mess!" and put 2-3 things away declaring the room "All clean!"

GrayGhost13 · January 2013

Awesome! Yes

Secretly, I can hardly wait until DS is old enough to start doing chores!

kj07 · January 2013

Yep, I ask B to be a big helper all the time. The morning of his party my mom kept him busy running back and forth being the 'trashman.'

We've started to introduce him to chores (although he doesn't realize it). We have a top-loader for our washing machine, so it's not very easy for B to help with the wash, but we do put the wet clothes on the dryer door and let B push them into the dryer. And I first empty out all the breakable dishes and any sharp knives from the dishwasher and then he helps put away the rest. He LOVES emptying the dishwasher. He'll sprint from the other side of the house if I he's asked to help empty it.

onlymeggan · January 2013

I taught J to dust baseboards and any other low things he can reach. Last night was the first time I let him help me unload the dishwasher and it wasn't too bad except he wanted to remove the dirty stuff when I tried to re-load. He did a great job helping me pick up recycleables around the kitchen. Basically, I moved them on the counter to where he could reach and his job was to pick them up and put them in the bag for me. He used to get so excited to throw things away for us but now he's iffy with it. He likes throwing his fork in the sink for now. Everytime he helps he comes running back to us to get his "High Five for Big Helpers". The kid loves high fives!