fake "you're not giving me what i want cry-"you've entertained me" smile-"oh" look at me face27 February 2009
30 seconds of jack
fake "you're not giving me what i want cry-"you've entertained me" smile-"oh" look at me face
25 February 2009
and there goes february as well ...
we finally got some rain to play in ... not really sure why i took the picture inside and not outside.
jack is gearing up for his birthday ... that's pretty much it.
we visited john's family in las vegas (this is cousin taner). we had fun with everyone ... we did a lot of walking, visited an aquarium & basically watched aidan expend lots & lots of energy. we brought my cousin daniel along to help keep aidan entertained ... i think he's still recovering.
aidan lying in bed ready to go to sleep:
"mommy, i need to tell you two stories, okay? just two"
"okay"
"once upon a time there was a little boy, ME!"
(silence, scrunched up face, thinking noises)
"mommy, i don't have any stories yet, i'm too little"
jack is gearing up for his birthday ... that's pretty much it.
we visited john's family in las vegas (this is cousin taner). we had fun with everyone ... we did a lot of walking, visited an aquarium & basically watched aidan expend lots & lots of energy. we brought my cousin daniel along to help keep aidan entertained ... i think he's still recovering.
aidan lying in bed ready to go to sleep:
"mommy, i need to tell you two stories, okay? just two"
"okay"
"once upon a time there was a little boy, ME!"
(silence, scrunched up face, thinking noises)
"mommy, i don't have any stories yet, i'm too little"
01 February 2009
another january ends
grandma at the river with the kids ... it seems that whoever was standing behind me to get their attention for the photo should have been bending down just a wee bit lower-even jack is looking to the heavens.
jack: much more vocal in the past couple of weeks (high pitched screaming is super fun when we're in quiet places with strangers)...he's crawling (army style)...getting teeth up on top...is using his new found vocals to yell back at aidan when he feels it's necessary (often)...he does 'arms up' for 'how big is jack?' (thanks to grandma)...high fives...and is getting less predictable (you'll be seeing less of us outside our home, feel free to stop by though).
aidan: moments after this picture was taken aidan found a 4ish foot hole in the sand that wasn't visible from the side, he fell in, it was too deep for him to stand, he was floating on his back with a look of horror, i ran in after him with all my clothes on (all of this occurred in about a 10 second window). never scary for me (there was nowhere for him to go), very scary for him. after i got him dried off and into clean clothes he was ready to go back and play at the beach. note: bring a change of clothes for myself next time as well. and onto the day to day: potty training going well (i'd say a 95% success rate)...school is great (he likes to play with the older kids-i figure he wants to learn newer, more sophisticated tactics when trying to attack jack)...stuttering is completely gone and he's talking even more now...he really, really wants jack to play with him...he's still getting up numerous times before falling asleep at night (despite still no toys or books in his room and amy IV? V? which was dismantling the light)...he has also been enjoying waking up during the 5:00 hour in the morning and turning the lights in the bathroom and hallway on...he loves cartoons...he's still doing gymnastics and loves it (the trampoline is where his future lies)...and he's recently chewed through two binkies (he's been told that's two less in the house for him to use-that leaves us 3 or so floating around).
aidan: moments after this picture was taken aidan found a 4ish foot hole in the sand that wasn't visible from the side, he fell in, it was too deep for him to stand, he was floating on his back with a look of horror, i ran in after him with all my clothes on (all of this occurred in about a 10 second window). never scary for me (there was nowhere for him to go), very scary for him. after i got him dried off and into clean clothes he was ready to go back and play at the beach. note: bring a change of clothes for myself next time as well. and onto the day to day: potty training going well (i'd say a 95% success rate)...school is great (he likes to play with the older kids-i figure he wants to learn newer, more sophisticated tactics when trying to attack jack)...stuttering is completely gone and he's talking even more now...he really, really wants jack to play with him...he's still getting up numerous times before falling asleep at night (despite still no toys or books in his room and amy IV? V? which was dismantling the light)...he has also been enjoying waking up during the 5:00 hour in the morning and turning the lights in the bathroom and hallway on...he loves cartoons...he's still doing gymnastics and loves it (the trampoline is where his future lies)...and he's recently chewed through two binkies (he's been told that's two less in the house for him to use-that leaves us 3 or so floating around).
05 January 2009
did i forget to mention?
we're potty training. in light of going on about our challenges with the toddler, i should share that he is an excellent pottier. we've had very, very few accidents since christmas (and only #1s) ... he did have a #2 accident one day at school, but they probably deserved it.
he's great about going when asked & good about telling when he has to go. he says "i'm going potty mommy" for needing to go potty -- if he has an accident, he tells me he's leaked (because that's what we call it in the morning when his diaper has soaked through to his PJs). he enjoys clapping for himself and partaking in a fruit snack (gummy) or m&m after the event.
the highlight of potty training thus far ... we went to six flags one day with a pull-up on him and it was perfectly dry when we hit the car to go home. speaking of six flags & public restrooms, what's with kids needing to touch every inch of the toilet when they sit there?!? i'm quickly learning how to navigate my own neurosis in order not to pass them down. we use lots of hand sanitizer.
oh, and one last thing ... he insisted on the dora pull-ups (which i call underwear and just use as a back up) rather than the diego ones. so if you see a kid getting picked on at the playground because he has pink panties on, can you jump in?
he's great about going when asked & good about telling when he has to go. he says "i'm going potty mommy" for needing to go potty -- if he has an accident, he tells me he's leaked (because that's what we call it in the morning when his diaper has soaked through to his PJs). he enjoys clapping for himself and partaking in a fruit snack (gummy) or m&m after the event.
the highlight of potty training thus far ... we went to six flags one day with a pull-up on him and it was perfectly dry when we hit the car to go home. speaking of six flags & public restrooms, what's with kids needing to touch every inch of the toilet when they sit there?!? i'm quickly learning how to navigate my own neurosis in order not to pass them down. we use lots of hand sanitizer.
oh, and one last thing ... he insisted on the dora pull-ups (which i call underwear and just use as a back up) rather than the diego ones. so if you see a kid getting picked on at the playground because he has pink panties on, can you jump in?
04 January 2009
christmas
i got a ball (nah, that's gramma's ball) ... i got lots of games & toys that make lots of noises, a backpack, lots of other great stuff and a little car that i will be pushed around in as soon as i start moving around a little better on my own (i'm *almost* crawling)
i got a troll (actually that's gramma's too) ... i got a train, a trampoline, a race car track, a piano, a guitar, a backpack
and lots of other good stuff!
we both had lots of fun at gramma & papa's and auntie jenny's ... we're still recovering (so are mom & dad)
do they still make calgon?
aidan has been refusing to stay in bed when we put him down at night (for about a month now). it's not because he's not tired ... he's yawning, eyes are red -- all the correct 'time to go to bed' signs. he happily goes, he just won't stay. he makes you think he's going to go by getting all cozy, giving kisses, saying good night and telling us he's going to stay in bed. we've been suckered in every time. let me also explain that this is not a 1/2 hour ordeal ... it's a 2-4 hour process. bed at 7, not asleep until 11 at least three nights out of the past seven. if we're lucky he's asleep by 9.
we've tried everything ... we've done the supernanny (just lay him back down without talking to him (worked very well the first few times)), we've done the amy (be very strict & mean), we've done the john (try to reason with the 2 1/2 year old), we've done the amy II (take one cozy thing out of his bed each time we have to go in -- the pacifier and blankie coming out last (the latter being our most effective punishment to date)), we've also done the john II (lay down with him until he falls asleep) ... well, tonight i finally had enough and we did the amy III which consisted of pulling every single toy, book & stuffed animal out of his room (all of which is now sitting outside his door).
getting to the funny part. after we do this (which was an amusing process to him--not what we were going for) i come up to check on him again. i can see his light is on and i can hear him moving around. i'm figuring i'm about to walk into his wardrobe all over the floor from him emptying out the dresser. instead i find him dancing, spinning, happy as can be ... he even dropped and rolled all around for me. by taking his fun things away we apparently gave him a nice big open fun floor to play with. you've got to be kidding me.
on another note, i cleaned out the filter on our washing machine today and didn't screw the cover back on properly. when i started a load of clothes in the midst of all the aidan-still-not-sleeping-b.s. the water just poured out all over the laundry room floor. a-l-o-t of water onto a-l-o-t of things on the floor. that was an hour+ clean up (including pulling said washer & dryer out) and now here we are.
aidan was talking to himself when i started this and now seems to be quiet. 2 hours. not bad these days.
we've tried everything ... we've done the supernanny (just lay him back down without talking to him (worked very well the first few times)), we've done the amy (be very strict & mean), we've done the john (try to reason with the 2 1/2 year old), we've done the amy II (take one cozy thing out of his bed each time we have to go in -- the pacifier and blankie coming out last (the latter being our most effective punishment to date)), we've also done the john II (lay down with him until he falls asleep) ... well, tonight i finally had enough and we did the amy III which consisted of pulling every single toy, book & stuffed animal out of his room (all of which is now sitting outside his door).
getting to the funny part. after we do this (which was an amusing process to him--not what we were going for) i come up to check on him again. i can see his light is on and i can hear him moving around. i'm figuring i'm about to walk into his wardrobe all over the floor from him emptying out the dresser. instead i find him dancing, spinning, happy as can be ... he even dropped and rolled all around for me. by taking his fun things away we apparently gave him a nice big open fun floor to play with. you've got to be kidding me.
on another note, i cleaned out the filter on our washing machine today and didn't screw the cover back on properly. when i started a load of clothes in the midst of all the aidan-still-not-sleeping-b.s. the water just poured out all over the laundry room floor. a-l-o-t of water onto a-l-o-t of things on the floor. that was an hour+ clean up (including pulling said washer & dryer out) and now here we are.
aidan was talking to himself when i started this and now seems to be quiet. 2 hours. not bad these days.
10 December 2008
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