Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Sleep Help
E is acting very afraid (spooky Mommy!) of his own bedroom suddenly. We think nightmares have been had. Help?
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Letters to Babybutt
Dear E,
Oh my darling, wonderful boy. Things have been busy, and I've neglected my love letters to you. You are 20 and a HALF months old now, and there are so many things to say! YOU have so much to say. You are a full fledged, full thinking, intelligent, loving little boy. No more baby I'm afraid. The other night I called to say I was coming home from work, and Daddy let you answer the phone. You said, "Hewwo mommy! Mommy come home?" Then you told me all about the "Wan Mowas." It took my breath away to hear such a big boy!
You still love letters and words. Numbers are fun too. You can count to 10, but words are your true love. "Supa Why" is your hero, and I'm pretty sure he's the reason you know the letters you do. Oh we tried to teach you too, but nothing compares to that weirdly convoluted group of digi animated kids whose "super big problems" include, "What do I do if Dad can't tie my shoes?" (use your super word powers after mangling a classic story, that's what!)
But anyway, your water obsession has reached an almost mindless zombie stage. Luckily you're still pretty easy going so the tantrums aren't too bad. You've shown lots of potty interest and initiative and have started imaginative play. Mommy and Daddy have so much fun with that.
So sorry about the miserable teething and allergies my babe. I know it's "scwatchy," and we both wish we could take it on for you. You're just happy with us scratching it for you though. Love it when you stick your leg out in front of us and request it.
Singing is an awesome interest right now, and we never tire of asking you to sing the ABCs, Winnie the Pooh, or any of the many in your repertoire.
Daddy and I both consider it an honor to be your parents. You're delightful.
Love you kiddo,
M
Oh my darling, wonderful boy. Things have been busy, and I've neglected my love letters to you. You are 20 and a HALF months old now, and there are so many things to say! YOU have so much to say. You are a full fledged, full thinking, intelligent, loving little boy. No more baby I'm afraid. The other night I called to say I was coming home from work, and Daddy let you answer the phone. You said, "Hewwo mommy! Mommy come home?" Then you told me all about the "Wan Mowas." It took my breath away to hear such a big boy!
You still love letters and words. Numbers are fun too. You can count to 10, but words are your true love. "Supa Why" is your hero, and I'm pretty sure he's the reason you know the letters you do. Oh we tried to teach you too, but nothing compares to that weirdly convoluted group of digi animated kids whose "super big problems" include, "What do I do if Dad can't tie my shoes?" (use your super word powers after mangling a classic story, that's what!)
But anyway, your water obsession has reached an almost mindless zombie stage. Luckily you're still pretty easy going so the tantrums aren't too bad. You've shown lots of potty interest and initiative and have started imaginative play. Mommy and Daddy have so much fun with that.
So sorry about the miserable teething and allergies my babe. I know it's "scwatchy," and we both wish we could take it on for you. You're just happy with us scratching it for you though. Love it when you stick your leg out in front of us and request it.
Singing is an awesome interest right now, and we never tire of asking you to sing the ABCs, Winnie the Pooh, or any of the many in your repertoire.
Daddy and I both consider it an honor to be your parents. You're delightful.
Love you kiddo,
M
Hub Speak
What he says: "I'm not napping. I'm just resting my eyes a bit."
What he really means: "I'm going to be unconscious and snoring in 2 seconds, and that will last at least an hour... Just so you know."
What he really means: "I'm going to be unconscious and snoring in 2 seconds, and that will last at least an hour... Just so you know."
Apropos of Nothing
- Feeling kinda like a bitter, evil human being lately. Why?? Eff you hormones.
- Bedtimes have been a real struggle lately as well. Here's to hoping we power through and come out on the other side with a good routine.
- E has been starting to come out with random thoughts like, "I wike juice!" or, "I call Daddy!" It's cute.
- He's also remembering things and bringing them up. He's keen to tell us over and over how a cloud of bugs got in his face last week. He also brought up last night (we had a good long conversation before bedtime) how I "dwop cwothes!" when Jen was here. I left them on a Disney tram, and he remembered that it bothered me. I had forgotten to tell him I got them back, so we had to rectify that oversight.
- I'm really excited about Halloween. I've always loved that holiday. I just wish we got more kids trick or treating at our house. It bums me out. :(
Sunday, September 18, 2011
Grumpy
I'm really grumpy with blogging right now, and I'm not sure why. I mean, I know some of the things I'm grumpy about, but I'm not sure why they're bothering me, and I'm not sure what's stopping me from writing even though I have ideas. I'm just in a bit of a pissy mood in general lately, so perhaps it's because dear AF is on her way or some other hormonal balance for which I'm famous. (Maybe just locally, but you know what I mean.)
On the bright side, we went into a Sedano's grocery store for the first time today and were delighted by cheap, delicious empanadas de pollo along with a wonderful lady selling them who didn't speak much English. I don't speak much Spanish, so together we taught each other and bumbled our laughing way through a conversation. Our next stop was the ice cream/sherbet counter where we had a mix of tamarindo (tamarind), mango and guanabana (pronounced gwa-NA-va-NA - yes I mangled it at first) sherbet. The lady there was a delight too. We will surely be going back. As I've mentioned before, most Hispanic cultures (particularly the women) delight me. I come from a very expressive family and have spent a lot of my life becoming more quiet and trying to tone down my reactions so as not to appear, "so emotional." It's too tiring to explain to people that that's just the way we are. But when I'm surrounded by Colombians or Chileans or many other nationalities in those parts, I feel at ease and happy. It's nice to live here.
So to sum up, I'm a grump who still gets a high off food and happy people. What do you do when you feel this way about blogging? Perhaps it's that I'm not getting much of a high off it anymore? Any thoughts welcome.
On the bright side, we went into a Sedano's grocery store for the first time today and were delighted by cheap, delicious empanadas de pollo along with a wonderful lady selling them who didn't speak much English. I don't speak much Spanish, so together we taught each other and bumbled our laughing way through a conversation. Our next stop was the ice cream/sherbet counter where we had a mix of tamarindo (tamarind), mango and guanabana (pronounced gwa-NA-va-NA - yes I mangled it at first) sherbet. The lady there was a delight too. We will surely be going back. As I've mentioned before, most Hispanic cultures (particularly the women) delight me. I come from a very expressive family and have spent a lot of my life becoming more quiet and trying to tone down my reactions so as not to appear, "so emotional." It's too tiring to explain to people that that's just the way we are. But when I'm surrounded by Colombians or Chileans or many other nationalities in those parts, I feel at ease and happy. It's nice to live here.
So to sum up, I'm a grump who still gets a high off food and happy people. What do you do when you feel this way about blogging? Perhaps it's that I'm not getting much of a high off it anymore? Any thoughts welcome.
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
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