Today, not long after we all got up, you made us laugh by bringing both the toaster and an entire loaf of bread to dad and saying nothing, just stood there with your arms full--pretty sure you knew you'd be getting your point across lol. Mommy had to leave for work, so it was just you and daddy for a few hours. When I returned, dad reported that you had done the same thing with the popcorn popper while I was gone, so you had some of that, as well as a bunch of other food. Must have been on a hungry day--every so often, you have days where you eat so much we begin to wonder if you aren't part cow lol.
We had a relaxed afternoon and evening. You kept perking up every time a commercial came on with music, so I decided to see if I could find a music channel with videos to put on for you. When I did, you took to it right away and started dancing with each song. I got a video of this, which I have watched a few times tonight, it's so adorable and funny.
Dinner was cheese fondue, and you helped grate the cheese! Yes, you also ate some of this with us, continuing the piggy streak.
After dinner, you decided you needed to throw your blankies behind the couch (this has become a new fascinating area). In going back to retrieve them, you re-discovered dad's old keyboard/synthesizer that he gave you. I moved stuff aside so that you could come out via going under the end table on that side, but you chose to haul the thing all the way back around the way you got in--a pretty amazing feat, considering the keyboard is not exactly light and small. You played with it and said "Dance!" when you turned it on and the demo/samples started playing, then got tickled about figuring out the volume control. You would turn it all the way down to no sound, then a little up for a moment, say, "Nope!", giggle, and turn it back down. It was so ornery and cute, made us giggle, too.
All this and you made it through the whole day without a nap, too! This also happens on occasion, which is alright as long as you aren't fussy, which you pretty much weren't. I'm guessing that your little body clock is going through some changes right now, so we'll try to do what we can to accommodate it :) Love ya, little guy.
Sunday, January 19, 2014
Saturday, January 18, 2014
Climb!
Today was a pretty typical day for us--started with you and mommy going to the gym while dad went to work. You got mad at me when we were getting in the car because it was 14 degrees outside and I was trying to hurry you up into the seat, so I just put you in rather than let you climb. You fussed, whining "Climb, climb, climb..." until I turned on "Butterfly", then perfectly fine as we headed into the gym. When we came out, I let you take the time to climb into your seat, which you can now do pretty much all on your own (you have a little trouble with your foot getting stuck as you turn around, though). After the gym, we stopped at Costco to grab a slice of pizza (of which you again ate a pretty good amount :)) an headed back home.
I began making cookies after lunch, as Andrea had texted to say she would not be coming today. You ate some of the ingredients and insisted on sampling the dough (this is now routine, it seems lol). A bit later, dad returned and had some fries to share with you. Since you had had pizza, you ate less of these than usual. You weren't acting tired yet, so we didn't try to have you nap. I'm kind of wondering if you are now wanting to shift to a later nap time (if so, woo hoo! that would be very convenient...). You did climb up on dad's lap and lay across like yesterday, but didn't fall asleep this time.
I left to go to the only lesson I had for the day, and when I returned, you were asleep in the floor just under daddy's feet (which were propped up on the footrest of the recliner). It was quite funny--looked like you had simply run out of batteries and planted flat on the floor, atop your blankies. You napped for about another hour after I arrived, then we made some more 'meh-ehls' (noodles) to have with leftovers from last night for dinner. This time, you and daddy were doing the noodle cooking, and after seeing him eat some uncooked noodles, you decided to give that a try, too, and enjoyed crunching them as much as he does.
After dinner, we played with you in the living room floor--you like to run around in circles A LOT, with daddy, mommy, or both of us in the middle as you do so. You also like a silly thing that daddy started with you where he raises his arms and says, "I'm a tree!", then you run at him, he says, "Timber!" and falls over, swooping at you as you pass, tickling you after he catches you. When you want to play this, you now come over to us and take us by the hands, attempting to throw them up in the air and saying "tree!" We have a lot of fun with this goofy game :) All of this is great for running out your energy, so by the time it's bedtime, you are ready to do some calm playing in your room, wind down, and get to sleep.
I began making cookies after lunch, as Andrea had texted to say she would not be coming today. You ate some of the ingredients and insisted on sampling the dough (this is now routine, it seems lol). A bit later, dad returned and had some fries to share with you. Since you had had pizza, you ate less of these than usual. You weren't acting tired yet, so we didn't try to have you nap. I'm kind of wondering if you are now wanting to shift to a later nap time (if so, woo hoo! that would be very convenient...). You did climb up on dad's lap and lay across like yesterday, but didn't fall asleep this time.
I left to go to the only lesson I had for the day, and when I returned, you were asleep in the floor just under daddy's feet (which were propped up on the footrest of the recliner). It was quite funny--looked like you had simply run out of batteries and planted flat on the floor, atop your blankies. You napped for about another hour after I arrived, then we made some more 'meh-ehls' (noodles) to have with leftovers from last night for dinner. This time, you and daddy were doing the noodle cooking, and after seeing him eat some uncooked noodles, you decided to give that a try, too, and enjoyed crunching them as much as he does.
After dinner, we played with you in the living room floor--you like to run around in circles A LOT, with daddy, mommy, or both of us in the middle as you do so. You also like a silly thing that daddy started with you where he raises his arms and says, "I'm a tree!", then you run at him, he says, "Timber!" and falls over, swooping at you as you pass, tickling you after he catches you. When you want to play this, you now come over to us and take us by the hands, attempting to throw them up in the air and saying "tree!" We have a lot of fun with this goofy game :) All of this is great for running out your energy, so by the time it's bedtime, you are ready to do some calm playing in your room, wind down, and get to sleep.
Friday, January 17, 2014
Sleeping on daddy
This morning, dad got up with you just before mommy woke up. I cleaned up the kitchen, you had some "jeh-ee toast" (toast with jelly), and then I had to be off to work. When I returned, dad had tried to put you down for nap, but you did nothing but cry, fuss, and fight it for a half hour. He had to leave for work just after I arrived, and since you were still unhappy, I retrieved you and sat you in the recliner while I prepped both some lunch and dinner (for later, of course). I shared the mac n cheese with you while you watched Bubble Guppies, and then you started to perk back up and by the time it was time to leave for Kailey's house, you were happy once again. You behaved well at her place, as well as for Nikolina (Kristina's younger sister) while she babysat you at our place.
When I arrived home from lessons, you were lying across dad's lap in the recliner, asleep and looking as adorable as possible :) It wasn't too long before you were up and around again, then decided you wanted a bath. Oh how you love being in the tub lol! You played a lot, I took some pix, and then dad came to take over watching you while I prepped some egg noodles to go with dinner.
When you finally got out of the tub, you were very happy to sit next to me on the couch and eat a bunch of my egg noodles lol. At bedtime, we played with your set of matching cards--has been a while since we got those out--and you were able to name nearly all of them! The really impressive one was when you said "dog with spots". You objected only slightly when dad hoisted you into the crib, and I think tonight you went right to sleep for a change :)
When I arrived home from lessons, you were lying across dad's lap in the recliner, asleep and looking as adorable as possible :) It wasn't too long before you were up and around again, then decided you wanted a bath. Oh how you love being in the tub lol! You played a lot, I took some pix, and then dad came to take over watching you while I prepped some egg noodles to go with dinner.
When you finally got out of the tub, you were very happy to sit next to me on the couch and eat a bunch of my egg noodles lol. At bedtime, we played with your set of matching cards--has been a while since we got those out--and you were able to name nearly all of them! The really impressive one was when you said "dog with spots". You objected only slightly when dad hoisted you into the crib, and I think tonight you went right to sleep for a change :)
Thursday, January 16, 2014
Cook!
Ok, today's entry is going to be a tad shorter, please forgive (I'm just elated that I have kept up with it so far for every day this year!). We went to the gym this morning, that went well as per usual, then returned just a bit before Andrea arrived for her lesson. This time, you decided you needed to investigate the left lower side cabinet of the china hutch, a place you normally don't ever get into. You discovered the extra dishes down there, and managed to get a plate off the top of the stack (they are a little heavy, so this was no small feat). You brought it over to me, then after giving it to me, you pointed towards the stove and said a word I couldn't understand, paused a moment, then said, "Cook?" I repeated back, "Cook?" and you said, "Cook!", which I then realized meant you wanted me to make some food on the stove for you lol (duh, mommy!). I made you some rice, which you ate very happily just after Andrea was gone.
Tried to get you a nap following that, and I think you did actually try to nap--you were quiet for a good half hour or so--but then I heard you chattering to yourself. I waited, as sometimes you do that and go back to sleep, yet about 15 minutes later, you shouted, "Mommy? Down!" I was actually trying to rest at that time, too, so after I got you out of the crib, I returned to the couch and watched you play from there. You were very good for me, tried to join me for a little bit, then returned to playing and watching cartoons lol.
Tried to get you a nap following that, and I think you did actually try to nap--you were quiet for a good half hour or so--but then I heard you chattering to yourself. I waited, as sometimes you do that and go back to sleep, yet about 15 minutes later, you shouted, "Mommy? Down!" I was actually trying to rest at that time, too, so after I got you out of the crib, I returned to the couch and watched you play from there. You were very good for me, tried to join me for a little bit, then returned to playing and watching cartoons lol.
Wednesday, January 15, 2014
Oopsie-day-zee-zee
Today seemed to go by super fast, at least for me. Poor thing, you woke up with a diaper problem--you were standing in your crib, saying "Help, help, diaper" and grabbing at it. I think it was bothering you and you had made an attempt to get it off, but failed. It was halfway hanging open in the front and your pants were sort of down on your hips. This meant your bottom edge of shirt and waist of the pants were pee-soaked, so we changed you out of that immediately and got you all fixed up.
The morning was spent mainly on cleaning, then Andrea came over for a lesson. While she was here, you mainly watched Bubble Guppies, but occasionally felt the need to check in on us in various ways, such as randomly piling all of your blankets on the end of the table where she was sitting, then 5 seconds later removing them, carting over to the other end of the table, then right back to the living room lol. We both commented that we'd love to know what in the world is going on in that toddler brain :)
Just after she left, I put you down for nap and thank goodness you were ready, as this was the perfect time to get one in. While you napped, I prepped for dinner (to have fried chicken) and soon enough, it was time to get you up and out the door to head to Kailey's for a lesson. You were groggy, but once you came around you were fine with it and had a good time over there (no face scratching this time, thank goodness). You kept saying "Kay-ee's house", which cracked up everyone.
Then it was back home for Kristina to babysit you until dad got home, which apparently went well once again (yay!) Dad reported that you were very good for him, even while he fried the chicken legs. I came home to a happy you and daddy, which is always very nice on these long work evenings. And to a yummy dinner! Extra yay for that.
After dinner, you looked quite the mess, so I decided you should have a bath. You love taking them usually, tonight being no exception. You went straight to the tub (a word you had said a few times today, actually) and had a fun bath. You peeked around the curtain playfully and giggled a lot. I even managed to get your hair washed without too much fuss, amazingly. When it came time to drain out the water, you kept messing with your nesting cups, so I figured to leave you in until it was drained out. Thing is, I heard you grunting a little and saw you squatting...yep, there it was, you just pooped in the tub. This is the sort of thing that would merit saying "oopsie-daisy", which you say for some reason as "oopsie-day-zee-zee".
You looked like you might not be done, so I tried to get you over to the potty chair. This just made you mad, so we ended up with poop smears all over that, then back to the tub to prevent any further messes. You were fascinated about what you'd done and wanted to touch it, but I kept you from that, despite your objections. Thankfully I was able to get it out of the tub and into the toilet easily, then get you diapered and out of there so I could scour the tub and sanitize the cups. Yay for Clorox wipes that made cleaning off the potty chair super easy, too. Then it was off to bed, where we did our usual ceremony of playing with the blankies as I give them to you one by one, teasing you a little with them (I toss one end at you and then draw it back before you get it and say, "want it?...nooope!") This time, with your hair a little damp yet, I think the sensation of shaking your head was more amusing than usual, as you did it for a long time, enough to actually dry your hair a bit lol. Sweet dreams, little guy...
The morning was spent mainly on cleaning, then Andrea came over for a lesson. While she was here, you mainly watched Bubble Guppies, but occasionally felt the need to check in on us in various ways, such as randomly piling all of your blankets on the end of the table where she was sitting, then 5 seconds later removing them, carting over to the other end of the table, then right back to the living room lol. We both commented that we'd love to know what in the world is going on in that toddler brain :)
Just after she left, I put you down for nap and thank goodness you were ready, as this was the perfect time to get one in. While you napped, I prepped for dinner (to have fried chicken) and soon enough, it was time to get you up and out the door to head to Kailey's for a lesson. You were groggy, but once you came around you were fine with it and had a good time over there (no face scratching this time, thank goodness). You kept saying "Kay-ee's house", which cracked up everyone.
Then it was back home for Kristina to babysit you until dad got home, which apparently went well once again (yay!) Dad reported that you were very good for him, even while he fried the chicken legs. I came home to a happy you and daddy, which is always very nice on these long work evenings. And to a yummy dinner! Extra yay for that.
After dinner, you looked quite the mess, so I decided you should have a bath. You love taking them usually, tonight being no exception. You went straight to the tub (a word you had said a few times today, actually) and had a fun bath. You peeked around the curtain playfully and giggled a lot. I even managed to get your hair washed without too much fuss, amazingly. When it came time to drain out the water, you kept messing with your nesting cups, so I figured to leave you in until it was drained out. Thing is, I heard you grunting a little and saw you squatting...yep, there it was, you just pooped in the tub. This is the sort of thing that would merit saying "oopsie-daisy", which you say for some reason as "oopsie-day-zee-zee".
You looked like you might not be done, so I tried to get you over to the potty chair. This just made you mad, so we ended up with poop smears all over that, then back to the tub to prevent any further messes. You were fascinated about what you'd done and wanted to touch it, but I kept you from that, despite your objections. Thankfully I was able to get it out of the tub and into the toilet easily, then get you diapered and out of there so I could scour the tub and sanitize the cups. Yay for Clorox wipes that made cleaning off the potty chair super easy, too. Then it was off to bed, where we did our usual ceremony of playing with the blankies as I give them to you one by one, teasing you a little with them (I toss one end at you and then draw it back before you get it and say, "want it?...nooope!") This time, with your hair a little damp yet, I think the sensation of shaking your head was more amusing than usual, as you did it for a long time, enough to actually dry your hair a bit lol. Sweet dreams, little guy...
Tuesday, January 14, 2014
Screaming in Costco
Yes, the title says it, that was the craziest point of today. You and I went to the gym this morning and you enjoyed yourself just fine there--they complimented you on how well you know your colors (you were pointing them out for everyone :)). We then headed to Costco, a brief trip to get some diapers, cat litter, milk, and Grape Nuts (which you like, by the way). Not long after we'd gotten in the store, you were displeased that we were not already getting the pizza and 'spite' (Sprite, which is what you call a lot of sodas lol). You wailed and carried on like I had just done the worst possible thing to you ever (by not letting you down and out of the cart, etc). I got you calm and distracted for a few minutes while in the diapers aisle by having you tell me what numbers were on the boxes, but that only lasted until we got a couple aisles away. In the checkout line, a lady felt so bad for you that she offered to take you out and hold you, but I assured her you would be fine and that you were too heavy anyhow. Sure enough, as soon as we were done with checking out and over to where the pizza was, you started calming down. And oh did you eat pizza!! You do like it and usually enjoy, but today you were scarfing it down rapidly--bet you had at least a third of that huge slice!
Back at home, we made chocolate chip cookies together...well, sort of. You sampled many of the ingredients and the batter after each ingredient addition/mixing, so quality check was in place lol. You helped me with laundry (by taking out the stuff from the washer and piling it in front of it before I could get down there, then after we brought the dry ones up, piling those on the couch and declaring 'done!'). Put you down for a nap and then it was off to work just after daddy arrived home.
He reported that you woke up a bit on the fussy side (you napped for 3 hours, probably because you got up nearly an hour earlier than usual this morning), but then you lightened up and giggled a lot while watching cartoons :)
You sat by me on the couch to share soup and chips before it was your bedtime, so apart from the Costco thing, it was a pretty good day, I think.
Back at home, we made chocolate chip cookies together...well, sort of. You sampled many of the ingredients and the batter after each ingredient addition/mixing, so quality check was in place lol. You helped me with laundry (by taking out the stuff from the washer and piling it in front of it before I could get down there, then after we brought the dry ones up, piling those on the couch and declaring 'done!'). Put you down for a nap and then it was off to work just after daddy arrived home.
He reported that you woke up a bit on the fussy side (you napped for 3 hours, probably because you got up nearly an hour earlier than usual this morning), but then you lightened up and giggled a lot while watching cartoons :)
You sat by me on the couch to share soup and chips before it was your bedtime, so apart from the Costco thing, it was a pretty good day, I think.
Monday, January 13, 2014
What?!!!
Once again, mommy had to leave this morning just after you woke up, so you and daddy had the morning together alone until I came back for a little bit. While I was back in-between appointments, you started going through the lazy susan again, stopping at the 'cacorn' machine, then taking it out and bringing it to the living room. Daddy obliged and made you some (yes, in the living room lol), and you happily munched a good amount of it. I had a quick lunch and then it was off again for more lessons.
When I returned, you were still down for a nap, which dad reported went far better than yesterday (whew!). Mommy rested on the couch until you got up, then started making dinner. While I was doing so, you returned to the lazy susan, this time digging out the toaster and carting off with it to the living room. You handed it to daddy and kept saying 'toast', so he made you some (in the living room, lol), which you loved as usual. After you had finished this, dad returned the toaster to its spot, and then Tabitha started whining/meowing at the steps to the basement. He went over to the doorway and said in a very exasperated tone, "What? What?! What?!!", gesturing with his arms out in front of him. Just after this, you walked over to the same spot and began imitating exactly what dad had been doing lol!!! Dad started laughing so hard, as did I. You had no idea why we were laughing so hard :)
During dinner, you entertained yourself with the popcorn that remained from earlier. Dad hadn't put the popper away, and since we wouldn't make more for you (even though you wanted us to do so), you took the popcorn pieces one by one and filled the popper back up with them.
After dinner, it was back to the lazy susan to obsess over the hot chocolate maker. We gave in and made some, as it did sound quite good for dessert. You sat on mommy's lap and drank a pretty good amount of it. The funny thing was, you kept trying to call it 'hot coffee', which I blame on Nana Linda (she shares a tiny bit of coffee with you when you are visiting her).
You are really starting to get your numbers in order now, and we've been trying to teach you how to count with your fingers. Tonight, I started with one, two, then you pulled up another of my fingers and said, 'three!', then made me open my hand and said, 'five!', then counted 'six', 'seven', 'eight' by just pointing at the fingers already up. Pretty impressive!
When I returned, you were still down for a nap, which dad reported went far better than yesterday (whew!). Mommy rested on the couch until you got up, then started making dinner. While I was doing so, you returned to the lazy susan, this time digging out the toaster and carting off with it to the living room. You handed it to daddy and kept saying 'toast', so he made you some (in the living room, lol), which you loved as usual. After you had finished this, dad returned the toaster to its spot, and then Tabitha started whining/meowing at the steps to the basement. He went over to the doorway and said in a very exasperated tone, "What? What?! What?!!", gesturing with his arms out in front of him. Just after this, you walked over to the same spot and began imitating exactly what dad had been doing lol!!! Dad started laughing so hard, as did I. You had no idea why we were laughing so hard :)
During dinner, you entertained yourself with the popcorn that remained from earlier. Dad hadn't put the popper away, and since we wouldn't make more for you (even though you wanted us to do so), you took the popcorn pieces one by one and filled the popper back up with them.
After dinner, it was back to the lazy susan to obsess over the hot chocolate maker. We gave in and made some, as it did sound quite good for dessert. You sat on mommy's lap and drank a pretty good amount of it. The funny thing was, you kept trying to call it 'hot coffee', which I blame on Nana Linda (she shares a tiny bit of coffee with you when you are visiting her).
You are really starting to get your numbers in order now, and we've been trying to teach you how to count with your fingers. Tonight, I started with one, two, then you pulled up another of my fingers and said, 'three!', then made me open my hand and said, 'five!', then counted 'six', 'seven', 'eight' by just pointing at the fingers already up. Pretty impressive!
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