Monday, September 24, 2012
Kids say the darndest things....
Lucas: Mom, I think Elliott is hungry for some milk from your boobies.
Me: I think you are right.
Lucas: (thinking) When he gets bigger will you make him eggs from your boobies?
Me: (silently wishing boobies could make eggs....)
On a walk, Lucas points out a pickup truck that has one tire on the grass and three on the sidewalk. Great parking, right?
Lucas: Mom, that truck has one wheel on the grass and the other ones on the sidewalk.
Me: I see! Isn't that odd?
Lucas: It is just doing the hokey pokey, mom.
Elliott hasn't said anything yet, but I am certain he is thinking of some doozies.
Speaking of my littlest boy, he is wearing a one year sleeper. A ONE YEAR SLEEPER!!! He was supposed to stay little for longer, but it is going by even faster than the first time. Only 5 months old, and I can't believe what a love he is. He has just started to put his index and middle finger in his mouth upside down to suck on them, and he makes the most devilish little grin when he gets it just right. No teeth yet, and no real food, but I can tell by foot kicks and table grabs and gooing that he is getting pretty interested.
Me: I think you are right.
Lucas: (thinking) When he gets bigger will you make him eggs from your boobies?
Me: (silently wishing boobies could make eggs....)
On a walk, Lucas points out a pickup truck that has one tire on the grass and three on the sidewalk. Great parking, right?
Lucas: Mom, that truck has one wheel on the grass and the other ones on the sidewalk.
Me: I see! Isn't that odd?
Lucas: It is just doing the hokey pokey, mom.
Elliott hasn't said anything yet, but I am certain he is thinking of some doozies.
Speaking of my littlest boy, he is wearing a one year sleeper. A ONE YEAR SLEEPER!!! He was supposed to stay little for longer, but it is going by even faster than the first time. Only 5 months old, and I can't believe what a love he is. He has just started to put his index and middle finger in his mouth upside down to suck on them, and he makes the most devilish little grin when he gets it just right. No teeth yet, and no real food, but I can tell by foot kicks and table grabs and gooing that he is getting pretty interested.
Saturday, September 22, 2012
I almost forgot....
A few more things about Elliott...
I call him Mr. Rodeo Arm or occasionally Mr. Cowboy because when he is eating, he flails his available arm like he is on a bucking bronco. That kid. What a nut.
Also, his hair is starting to come in.
I like to make Elliott 'talk' to Lucas in a very specific character voice. One day I'll take a video so you can see what a kick Lucas gets out of it. He even asks to have Elliott give him directions. What a hoot.
OK, got to get to bed.
We had a very busy day with Big Bampomps and Little Bampomps at the tide pools and a pumpkin patch/jumpy house/pony ride/petting zoo/train ride place. Exhausting!
I call him Mr. Rodeo Arm or occasionally Mr. Cowboy because when he is eating, he flails his available arm like he is on a bucking bronco. That kid. What a nut.
Also, his hair is starting to come in.
I like to make Elliott 'talk' to Lucas in a very specific character voice. One day I'll take a video so you can see what a kick Lucas gets out of it. He even asks to have Elliott give him directions. What a hoot.
OK, got to get to bed.
We had a very busy day with Big Bampomps and Little Bampomps at the tide pools and a pumpkin patch/jumpy house/pony ride/petting zoo/train ride place. Exhausting!
Friday, September 21, 2012
So much to tell you!
Wow, I have just been posting photos for so long, and I have to so much to write down so I can remember all the goofy things that happen around here. Starting with goofy. Lucas always says things are goosy instead of goofy. Cracks me up.
Here is a quick vocab lesson:
sumping: something
porchata: horchata
I have poopoos in my heart: I have to go to the bathroom. I have no earthly idea how that popped into his head.
prambing: pretending
prambing: pretend
Now Lucas is not using a diaper for naps, which he refuses to call a nap. He will only call them rests, because lets face it, he is way too big to take naps. And he will tell you that. He will tell anyone who will listen that he is getting bigger and bigger.
I gave him an old cell phone that we had in the house, and he has been making phone calls to various stores to have items delivered to the house. He even told Aunt Lainey that he couldn't go to the bathroom (while sitting on the toilet) because he had a phone call to make. He takes it seriously.
Lucas has also gotten really into writing. He likes to write grocery lists. They pretty much always include beef, pork, corn, mushrooms. Always eggs. The kid loves an egg.
He has been drawing really good people, too. After drawing a man, he said that it wasn't just a man, it was a hairy man. He traces his name, and can spell his name and give his address. Now if he could just learn his colors. I may get him checked for color blindness!!
The little boy love of dinosaurs has set in, partly due to Uncle Albert's basket of dinosaurs. We've read encyclopedias of dinosaurs, flash cards that he separates into piles according to what they eat (!!!!), and sewn dinosaur tails.
Reading!! This kid loves to read. We've started reading chapter books and he can't get enough of them. It is pretty amazing.
OK, so on to Elliott....
What a chunk!
So far, I can tell that this kid is super jovial. He just smiles and grins and slobs and drools and smiles and grins some more. So far no big laughs, but pretty constant smiling.
Except when he is hungry or tired. And then there is no warning, the bone shattering screams just erupt. Thankfully, all he needs is immediate milk or sleep and he is golden. When he does start to cry, Lucas says, "Mom, he needs milk from your boobies. When he gets bigger, will your boobies make him eggs?" That kid!!
And pretty constant weight gain. He is enormous. Elaine says he is bigger than Lucas was, but I don't agree. We've agreed to disagree. Sort of. More like we've agreed to try to convince each other the other is crazy. I just love her.
No teeth yet. He is so close to sitting up by himself, he always looks so surprised when he plops over. He seems to really like his jumpy-do for the door frame.
He just turned 5 months and is pushing 20 pounds, and each time he outgrows something, I get a little sad. It is so hard to believe that he is our littlest pumpkin and we likely won't be having another peanut. Sigh. I just don't want to forget how awesome the tiny fingers gripping mine are, or how much he likes to slob and bite my fingers, or his silly toothless grin. He is a sweet little guy, and tolerates all sort of big brother abuse like loud noises, shrieks, aggressive hugging with total joy. What a great little brother.
More later!!
Here is a quick vocab lesson:
sumping: something
porchata: horchata
I have poopoos in my heart: I have to go to the bathroom. I have no earthly idea how that popped into his head.
prambing: pretending
prambing: pretend
Now Lucas is not using a diaper for naps, which he refuses to call a nap. He will only call them rests, because lets face it, he is way too big to take naps. And he will tell you that. He will tell anyone who will listen that he is getting bigger and bigger.
I gave him an old cell phone that we had in the house, and he has been making phone calls to various stores to have items delivered to the house. He even told Aunt Lainey that he couldn't go to the bathroom (while sitting on the toilet) because he had a phone call to make. He takes it seriously.
Lucas has also gotten really into writing. He likes to write grocery lists. They pretty much always include beef, pork, corn, mushrooms. Always eggs. The kid loves an egg.
He has been drawing really good people, too. After drawing a man, he said that it wasn't just a man, it was a hairy man. He traces his name, and can spell his name and give his address. Now if he could just learn his colors. I may get him checked for color blindness!!
The little boy love of dinosaurs has set in, partly due to Uncle Albert's basket of dinosaurs. We've read encyclopedias of dinosaurs, flash cards that he separates into piles according to what they eat (!!!!), and sewn dinosaur tails.
Reading!! This kid loves to read. We've started reading chapter books and he can't get enough of them. It is pretty amazing.
OK, so on to Elliott....
What a chunk!
So far, I can tell that this kid is super jovial. He just smiles and grins and slobs and drools and smiles and grins some more. So far no big laughs, but pretty constant smiling.
Except when he is hungry or tired. And then there is no warning, the bone shattering screams just erupt. Thankfully, all he needs is immediate milk or sleep and he is golden. When he does start to cry, Lucas says, "Mom, he needs milk from your boobies. When he gets bigger, will your boobies make him eggs?" That kid!!
And pretty constant weight gain. He is enormous. Elaine says he is bigger than Lucas was, but I don't agree. We've agreed to disagree. Sort of. More like we've agreed to try to convince each other the other is crazy. I just love her.
No teeth yet. He is so close to sitting up by himself, he always looks so surprised when he plops over. He seems to really like his jumpy-do for the door frame.
He just turned 5 months and is pushing 20 pounds, and each time he outgrows something, I get a little sad. It is so hard to believe that he is our littlest pumpkin and we likely won't be having another peanut. Sigh. I just don't want to forget how awesome the tiny fingers gripping mine are, or how much he likes to slob and bite my fingers, or his silly toothless grin. He is a sweet little guy, and tolerates all sort of big brother abuse like loud noises, shrieks, aggressive hugging with total joy. What a great little brother.
More later!!
Monday, September 17, 2012
Saturday, September 15, 2012
Video Break
Sit back and enjoy!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNTA3c9SsW4&feature=youtube_gdata_player
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNTA3c9SsW4&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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