my name is erin and I'm a control freak

If you have ever dropped by my house unannounced you would know that my life is far from spotless or perfect. I would love to be super organized and have a place for everything...but in all reality it doesn't happen. I do get that random urge every once in a while to get a toothpick and old toothbrush to really clean the bathroom well, but normally I feel like I'm doing well if the laundry gets done. So it's weird for me to have to admit that I'm a bit of a control freak when it comes to raising my children. I am a huge fan of schedules and routines. I organize the toy bins every week or so (cars, blocks, balls, play food, animals, etc.). I like to write out charts and check lists. Hand sanitizer is my friend. I stain stick my childrens clothes when they get a spot on it. And I'm not a fan of the "learning to feed yourself" stage. I can give them peas, cut up carrots or cut up bananas but I am not the parent that can give their kids a bowl of spaghetti and sauce and say go at it. But I also realize that Jude is at the age where he is able to start feeding himself with a spoon. So Gerber has this spoon that has little holes on it and a curved handle to make this process less messy...so they say. As you can see Jude absolutely loved feeding himself and although the holes helped the food to stay on it longer, he still managed to get yogurt all over the place...I just have to keep telling myself - this is teaching him fine motor skills, this is helping him developmentally, this is teaching him fine motor skills....