A Day Out with Malcolm

Kevin took Lucy to see Despicable Me 2 today. Malcolm and I had already had an altercation this morning that resulted in me having a fat lip. He was whiny and clingy and I had no desire to spend three hours at home with him. So we tagged along with the bigs kids to downtown Silver Spring. I decided not to try to sit through the movie with him, so here is the adventure that followed.

Contemplating the fountain.

Running away from the fountain.

Riding the elevator up...

Taking the stairs down. Repeat 43 times.

Testing the waters

 

Spitting milk all over the glass.

Spitting milk all over Mama's phone, trying to steal Mama's phone.

Running away from me.

Seriously contemplating grand theft auto.

Not terribly sure of the Metro.

7-11 picnic at Takoma Station.

Bus-watching at Takoma Station.

Practicing civil disobedience. Protesting the unfair "Hold My Hand or Be Carried" laws.

Meeting up with Daddy and Lucy.

NAP TIME FOR ALL!

 

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Yoga with Lucy

To complement my running workout, I am trying to do more yoga at home. Getting to a class these days more than impossible, so I'm doing 30 minutes of yoga 3-4 times a week (yoga series courtesy of the awesome Lara Alexiou). However, more often than not my yoga time is shared with Lucy. Lucy enjoys yoga to a certain extent. But her real passion is to make up her own poses and sit on me while I do mine. Here is my 30 minute yoga routine, as practiced this morning with Lucy.

Pranayama Deep Breathing (one set of 10 breaths)

Lucy: Mama, I don't want you to take deep breaths. That sounds too funny. Your breath is stinky. Your breath is stinky! YOUR BREATH IS TOO STINKY TO BREATHE LIKE THAT!

Sun Salutations (10-15 minutes)

Lucy: I'll be under you!

Me: Watch out, I'm going to jump back.

Lucy: I'm a puppy and you're the mama puppy

Me: I need to lay down now. Lucy, Chadaranga is really hard. Please get off my back.

Lucy: can I sit on you while you're a dog? Don't forget to bark! I can do the snake "SSSSSSSSSS". Are you done now?

Eagle Pose (2 sets)

Me: Do you want to do this pose with me?

Lucy: Oh, sure! I show her how to get into it. I DID IT! I DID IT!

Standing Bow (2 set)

Lucy: How many times long do you do that one?

Me: 1 minute on each side. I really have to concentrate. Do you want to try it with me?

Lucy: Sure! She tries, falls out after 2 seconds. I can't do that one. Mama. Mama. Mama. Mama. Mama. Are you done? Why do you have to concentricate so much? Mama. Mama. Mama. Mama. Mama.

Separate Leg Stretching (2 sets)

Lucy: what's this one called?

Me: Dandayamana Bibhaktapada Paschimottanasana.

Lucy: Um...what's this one again?

I explain I'm stretching to try to put my forehead on the floor.

Lucy: You're moving! You're almost there! I am really not almost there.

Fixed Firm (2 sets)

Lucy: Want to play tug-o-war? Here! Pull!

Me: Pulling the ribbon as I back down into Supta Vajrasana. You win.

Lucy: Now YOU win. Mama. Play again. PLAY AGAIN! Wait. I can do this one. See? How many times long do you do this?

Me: Just for a minute or so, until it is too uncomfortable to hold anymore.

Lucy: I can't hold it anymore. I'm uncomfortable.

Pigeon Pose (2 sets on each side)

Lucy: ...can I sit on you now?

 

Spine Twist

Me: Do you want to do a spine twist with me?

Lucy: I can't twist my spine so much. Here, I'll do a twisty leg pose. It's not a fish pose. It's called "tellago".

Khapalbhati Breathing

Lucy: that's funny. Do it again.

 

 

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Yoga with Lucy

To complement my running workout, I am trying to do more yoga at home. Getting to a class these days more than impossible, so I'm doing 30 minutes of yoga 3-4 times a week (yoga series courtesy of the awesome Lara Alexiou). However, more often than not my yoga time is shared with Lucy. Lucy enjoys yoga to a certain extent. But her real passion is to make up her own poses and sit on me while I do mine. Here is my 30 minute yoga routine, as practiced this morning with Lucy.

Pranayama Deep Breathing (one set of 10 breaths)

Lucy: Mama, I don't want you to take deep breaths. That sounds too funny. Your breath is stinky. Your breath is stinky! YOUR BREATH IS TOO STINKY TO BREATHE LIKE THAT!

Sun Salutations (10-15 minutes)

Lucy: I'll be under you!

Me: Watch out, I'm going to jump back.

Lucy: I'm a puppy and you're the mama puppy

Me: I need to lay down now. Lucy, Chadaranga is really hard. Please get off my back.

Lucy: can I sit on you while you're a dog? Don't forget to bark! I can do the snake "SSSSSSSSSS". Are you done now?

Eagle Pose (2 sets)

Me: Do you want to do this pose with me?

Lucy: Oh, sure! I show her how to get into it. I DID IT! I DID IT!

Standing Bow (2 set)

Lucy: How many times long do you do that one?

Me: 1 minute on each side. I really have to concentrate. Do you want to try it with me?

Lucy: Sure! She tries, falls out after 2 seconds. I can't do that one. Mama. Mama. Mama. Mama. Mama. Are you done? Why do you have to concentricate so much? Mama. Mama. Mama. Mama. Mama.

Separate Leg Stretching (2 sets)

Lucy: what's this one called?

Me: Dandayamana Bibhaktapada Paschimottanasana.

Lucy: Um...what's this one again?

I explain I'm stretching to try to put my forehead on the floor.

Lucy: You're moving! You're almost there! I am really not almost there.

Fixed Firm (2 sets)

Lucy: Want to play tug-o-war? Here! Pull!

Me: Pulling the ribbon as I back down into Supta Vajrasana. You win.

Lucy: Now YOU win. Mama. Play again. PLAY AGAIN! Wait. I can do this one. See? How many times long do you do this?

Me: Just for a minute or so, until it is too uncomfortable to hold anymore.

Lucy: I can't hold it anymore. I'm uncomfortable.

Pigeon Pose (2 sets on each side)

Lucy: ...can I sit on you now?

 

Spine Twist

Me: Do you want to do a spine twist with me?

Lucy: I can't twist my spine so much. Here, I'll do a twisty leg pose. It's not a fish pose. It's called "tellago",

Khapalbhati Breathing

Lucy: that's funny. Do it again.

 

 

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Brookside Gardens!

We took advantage of the lovely spring weather today and headed out to enjoy the spring flowers at Brookside Gardens. As per usual, Malcolm wanted to go everywhere he wasn't supposed to (into the mud, into the pond, on top of the geese). As per usual, Lucy panicked upon seeing the geese ("THEY WANT TO TAKE MY BACKPACK!"), made friends with everyone we saw ("Hi, my name is Lucy. Do you like that I have Dora and Boots on my backpack?"), and very nicely shared snack with Malcolm. Well, she willingly shared one goldfish cracker with Malcolm, but it is the thought that counts, right?

 

 

 

 

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Maybe a Little Baby Drunk

Malcolm has been pretty sick for about two weeks. He's been on the BRAT diet, but pretty much will only eat pretzels and crackers. He can't have dairy or much in the way of fruit of his tummy just reacts in the grossest possible way. In an effort to get him to take some probiotics and sugar, I did as the pediatric nurse suggested and gave him some non-fruit juice (the fake-o gross stuff) mixed with probiotic powder. I discovered when I was sick with norovirus last week that he loves him some ginger ale (even fizzy) when he nicked my cup and downed half of it with a looked of shocked glee on his face. Here is what happened when I gave him fruit punch mixed with ginger ale and probiotic powder. I think he's a little sugar drunk. The only thing I missed videoing was the massive burps he was emitting every 5 minutes.

 

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Dinosaurs at the Burj Khalifa

Lucy and Kevin have been watching scenes from the Mission Impossible movies. I trust Kevin to choose age appropriate stuff...but I'm pretty sure I have the only three year old inAmerica talking about Ethan Hunt and the Burj Khalifa

 

 

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Outdoor Fun

Let's not comment on my lack of posts. Please just rejoice that I am not passed out from exhaustion right now.

 

We've been soaking up outdoor time in this weird warm winter we are having. Yesterday we went to MLK and Lucy found a shell by the pond. Malcolm tried to walk on the pond to see the geese and discovered that water is cold in February. He charged ahead fearlessly into the pond (I fought with him about it and the decided the worst thing that was going to happen would be that he would get wet. Which he did.), got both feet in, stopped and said "Hot." Wrong word, kiddo, but yes, an intense change in temperature for sure. He then hesitated, turned around and walked away. Apparently a foot bath was all he needed to be convinced that swimming In February is a bad idea.

The walk back was loooong and Lucy wanted a piggyback because she was genuinely terrified of all the goose poop. Malcolm wanted to wander into the street and chase cars. I am more and more convinced that dogs and toddler boys are actually the same species.

The rest of the afternoon we spent playing in the yard. Riding horses, making picnics from rocks and pinecones and other delectable local specialties, building an iguana out of bark and sticks and making a snowman out of pinecones. It was a good day.

Bark Iguana

Pinecone Man!

 

 

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