Liam has had a friend in his Mocha Kitty for quite a while now, it seems but his new favorite is a little blue bear that he calls Bill a Bill a Bah. Quite honestly though EVERY bear is a Bill a Bill a Bah and sometimes even random objects get blessed with his gibberish word, but bears of any kind, be it a panda bear, polar bear, teddy bear or koala bear always get called a Bill a Bill a Bah. He got his Bill a Bill a Bah from the flower arrangement that my parents sent me (and presumably Liam too) at the hospital when he was born. It's been in his basket of animals in his room since time began but late last week he took a liking to it.
Now he carries it around with him & hugs him, kisses him & shares his milk with him. Sometimes he even shares his goldfish! Yesterday when Liam didn't want to wear his socks, Bill a Bill a Bah wore them! He does the same with Mocha Kitty & I love watching him give his Mocha some milk. He will have nothing to do with the cabbage patch doll I brought from home for him (my original one!) but will "baby" Mocha Kitty & Bill a Bill a Bah!
Liam has never really been attached to any particular object (sans his pillow) so it's quite cute for me to (finally) watch him bond with something. Sure he loves certain toys & such but has never had a "lovey" (god how I hate that word) that he turns to in times of need. It appears that Mocha Kitty & Bill a Bill a Bah have stepped up to the plate though! Even his tiny stuffed LaLa has never garnered that much attention from me; which did surprise me.
So finally at 20 months old, Liam has found someone to love. And of course, it tickles me that what he chosen came from the day he was born from my parents. I know you cannot chose what your kid will latch onto - for example MY pillow - but it sure is nice when they do pick something of excellent pedigree.
Monday, March 31, 2008
Sunday, March 30, 2008
Whoa Nelly.
Why is it that when I just looked at this picture my first, horrified, reaction was "oh my lord he looks so tiny!"
Now with more Explode-y!
Liam ended up with a stomach bug yesterday. Not pretty. I think he probably had it since Thursday evening but being the spectacular mother I am, I just thought he was blowing out his diapers with 7 wipees worth of toxic dodo because he needed a larger size diaper. Now, he did need to move up on the diaper size scale (can I get a "hell yeah" for the Fellow gaining enough weight to warrant a new, BIGGER, size diaper?!?!) BUT I'm sure the toxicity levels of his overflowing diapers should have indicated something to me!
He had this horrible, painful, RED, burning inflammation on his thighs and his bits & bobs that was painful to touch, he cried and snatched the wipes away in my attempt to clean him, he sobbed when I put a warm compress on his region & howled when I had to (how do I say this gently) peel off one body part from the other.
Things were not looking so good. And then his temperature spiked - and trust me when I say this because there was no way in HEdoublehockeysticks I was sticking a thermometer when we normally stick it after all that commotion of simply cleaning him up. He became Chilled Out Boy & just lounged and watched Signing Time before lunch & nap time. With the help of good ol' Tylenol, his fever broke & he managed to sneak in a FOUR HOUR NAP waking up TOTALLY refreshed. And with Less Explode-y.
He still has Explosions but now with less Explode-y action going on down there. I did get him the new & improved size FIVE diapers so I also do hope that it is helping contain the Explode-y a wee bit better. His appetite never really left him, save for Friday night when Matias attempted to bribe him and fixed him THREE meals before just throwing in the towel, so I'm glad he's been keeping food down although the final exit maneuver still needs some finessing.
It was strange though on Saturday as it was the First Time I Ever Left Him While He Was Sick. Big deal, right? That's not sarcasm, people, that's a plead for validation! I HAD TO go to Target - we had ONE diaper left in the house TOTAL, no more Motrin & the rate we were running through them, we'd be out of wipes by sundown. So, I picked Nel up & we went to the new Super Duper, I wanna Hug You & Rub Up Against You Target and I mildly panicked the entire time I was there. As I left the house, I [gently] reminded Matias that there was a magnet on the fridge with Liam's doctors information on it & did he remember how to get there??? I expressed my emotions about leaving him while ill to my loving husband who basically said "he slept the whole time & it's not like you went to a party" - all of which is 100% accurate BUT I did leave him.
And on that note, I'm going to end it with this fabulous epiphany I just had:
He had this horrible, painful, RED, burning inflammation on his thighs and his bits & bobs that was painful to touch, he cried and snatched the wipes away in my attempt to clean him, he sobbed when I put a warm compress on his region & howled when I had to (how do I say this gently) peel off one body part from the other.
Things were not looking so good. And then his temperature spiked - and trust me when I say this because there was no way in HEdoublehockeysticks I was sticking a thermometer when we normally stick it after all that commotion of simply cleaning him up. He became Chilled Out Boy & just lounged and watched Signing Time before lunch & nap time. With the help of good ol' Tylenol, his fever broke & he managed to sneak in a FOUR HOUR NAP waking up TOTALLY refreshed. And with Less Explode-y.
He still has Explosions but now with less Explode-y action going on down there. I did get him the new & improved size FIVE diapers so I also do hope that it is helping contain the Explode-y a wee bit better. His appetite never really left him, save for Friday night when Matias attempted to bribe him and fixed him THREE meals before just throwing in the towel, so I'm glad he's been keeping food down although the final exit maneuver still needs some finessing.
It was strange though on Saturday as it was the First Time I Ever Left Him While He Was Sick. Big deal, right? That's not sarcasm, people, that's a plead for validation! I HAD TO go to Target - we had ONE diaper left in the house TOTAL, no more Motrin & the rate we were running through them, we'd be out of wipes by sundown. So, I picked Nel up & we went to the new Super Duper, I wanna Hug You & Rub Up Against You Target and I mildly panicked the entire time I was there. As I left the house, I [gently] reminded Matias that there was a magnet on the fridge with Liam's doctors information on it & did he remember how to get there??? I expressed my emotions about leaving him while ill to my loving husband who basically said "he slept the whole time & it's not like you went to a party" - all of which is 100% accurate BUT I did leave him.
And on that note, I'm going to end it with this fabulous epiphany I just had:
My mother may not have ever succeeded in laying a guilt trip on me (they just don't stick), I am very capable of laying one on MYSELF when it comes to issues with my own offspring. Makes me feel like calling Mom up & saying "you happy now???" but she'd probably just say "now why would you say a thing like that to your mother?"
Friday, March 28, 2008
Update on the P.S.
Liam isn't sick, I suppose he was just lounge-y that morning ;) I think I fought off the flu though, if that's possible. Yesterday was not a stellar day for me, I keep getting this headache that won't leave for days & then visits again right after you think it's gone!
But anyway - no one is sick! WOOT! I don't have the time or energy to have another sick week AGAIN.
But anyway - no one is sick! WOOT! I don't have the time or energy to have another sick week AGAIN.
Like a Koala Bear in Water
We started swim lessons this week & have two under our belt so far - they are going swimmingly! Oh, how I crack myself up.
Anyways...
Liam absolutely loves the water my only BUT is that he is clinging to me like a koala bear to a eucalyptus tree. This normally indicates that he is unsure of his surroundings & will not participate in anything you ask of him if it requires him to switch positions. When we encounter the wild koala bear, it takes a few times of doing that thing before he warms up enough to participate fully. And I've already seen that happening!
We use "tools" in the water and although he uses them properly, he doesn't want to let go of it when it's time to use the next one - we have a watering can, a ball (GOL!) and a noodle (newnew) - and I have to pry each one from his hands to move onto the next task.
Liam is a shy boy, almost to the point of being a Lone Wolf. When all the kids at playgroup are in the room playing with toys, he's in the kitchen staring out a window, eating his snacks. When all the kids are in the kitchen, eating their snacks, he's in the play room playing alone with all the toys. He will usually warm up & will discontinue his calls for Mama!Mama! right about the time has come for us to leave. He's quiet too around other kids in other houses but is not when in his own house so I know it's just the new surroundings that is contributing to his shyness. Mama was shy almost to the point of painful when she was little & I think it's safe to say she grew out of it ;)
With all that said, I knew that Liam just had to warm up to the idea of going to swim lessons; and after his second class, I can say that this has successfully occurred!
He gave up the tools a little easier each time, even went to his teacher to practice with her (stranger! danger!), peacefully went onto his back, correctly held onto the noodle (newnew!), attempted to BLOW BUBBLES BY HIMSELF and then successfully spit the water out of his mouth when that went awry AND by far his Most Favorite Thing Ever is to JUMP IN THE POOL BY HIMSELF. Even asking "Agan?" before he's barely even finished his jump!
I do think if I had started him earlier in structured classes he totally would have been easier to manipulate into doing what I wanted him to do, but now that's a pinch more Independent it has become tougher for me to control all aspects of his movements, you know? But knowing his koala bear tendencies helps me remain hopeful & able to focus on just getting him comfortable so that when he's ready to climb down from the tree he's got all the trust & faith that Mama will be there for him when he is at that point.
His classes are on Monday & Wednesday but Matias has soccer practice on Wednesdays so I don't know how many classes he'll be able to make it to. I asked that he arrange his schedule so that he can take him on Monday's (I'll go, of course, someone has to take the pictures!) and I'll take him on Wednesdays...I hope that works out because he needs to be comfortable with BOTH of us, separate of each other. Also, this stinking 30 minute class is like 30 minutes of pure SQUATS workout and whoa, doggie, that's a lot of squatting. ;)
Anyways...
Liam absolutely loves the water my only BUT is that he is clinging to me like a koala bear to a eucalyptus tree. This normally indicates that he is unsure of his surroundings & will not participate in anything you ask of him if it requires him to switch positions. When we encounter the wild koala bear, it takes a few times of doing that thing before he warms up enough to participate fully. And I've already seen that happening!
We use "tools" in the water and although he uses them properly, he doesn't want to let go of it when it's time to use the next one - we have a watering can, a ball (GOL!) and a noodle (newnew) - and I have to pry each one from his hands to move onto the next task.
Liam is a shy boy, almost to the point of being a Lone Wolf. When all the kids at playgroup are in the room playing with toys, he's in the kitchen staring out a window, eating his snacks. When all the kids are in the kitchen, eating their snacks, he's in the play room playing alone with all the toys. He will usually warm up & will discontinue his calls for Mama!Mama! right about the time has come for us to leave. He's quiet too around other kids in other houses but is not when in his own house so I know it's just the new surroundings that is contributing to his shyness. Mama was shy almost to the point of painful when she was little & I think it's safe to say she grew out of it ;)
With all that said, I knew that Liam just had to warm up to the idea of going to swim lessons; and after his second class, I can say that this has successfully occurred!
He gave up the tools a little easier each time, even went to his teacher to practice with her (stranger! danger!), peacefully went onto his back, correctly held onto the noodle (newnew!), attempted to BLOW BUBBLES BY HIMSELF and then successfully spit the water out of his mouth when that went awry AND by far his Most Favorite Thing Ever is to JUMP IN THE POOL BY HIMSELF. Even asking "Agan?" before he's barely even finished his jump!
I do think if I had started him earlier in structured classes he totally would have been easier to manipulate into doing what I wanted him to do, but now that's a pinch more Independent it has become tougher for me to control all aspects of his movements, you know? But knowing his koala bear tendencies helps me remain hopeful & able to focus on just getting him comfortable so that when he's ready to climb down from the tree he's got all the trust & faith that Mama will be there for him when he is at that point.
His classes are on Monday & Wednesday but Matias has soccer practice on Wednesdays so I don't know how many classes he'll be able to make it to. I asked that he arrange his schedule so that he can take him on Monday's (I'll go, of course, someone has to take the pictures!) and I'll take him on Wednesdays...I hope that works out because he needs to be comfortable with BOTH of us, separate of each other. Also, this stinking 30 minute class is like 30 minutes of pure SQUATS workout and whoa, doggie, that's a lot of squatting. ;)
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
P.S.
Methinks someone might be getting sick.
Again.
Also please note that he pulled his chair over into that location.
Very comfortable lounge-y morning.
Again.
Also please note that he pulled his chair over into that location.
Very comfortable lounge-y morning.
How's your toe doing, Liam?
A couple of weeks ago when I was Single Parenting it (again), I was trying to bake cookies and get various appetizers ready for a Crop Club I was hosting that night while I let Liam play beside me in the Fellow Proof lazy Susan. Turns out it wasn't so Fellow Proof as I thought it was.
As I was trying not to burn the cookies (don't ask), he dropped something on his foot & instantly started wailing. Lots of kisses & hugs were administered & at first I just noticed a slight scrapping of the skin on his second Little Piggie, blood was showing but there was no bleeding so to speak. I really don't know what he dropped on it because there are only boxes and bags of things (all closed) in there so it's pretty harmless for him to be digging around in there - just a side note though - we DID use a latch on it, he just figured out how to open it like the same day Grandpa installed it - so there's no stopping him from getting in there hence the reason we've just taken Dangerous Things out of there!
Then, just when everyone was arriving, I noticed that his This Little Piggie's nail was BLUE and totally BRUISED! No wonder we had the wailing that we did - that must have smarted something fierce but since it didn't show up right away, I had no idea he had such a big owie.
Since then, mostly when getting his diaper changed, you can ask him "how's that toe doing?" and he will grab his foot & check out the development of that bruise, shove it in my direction & get a kiss from Mama.
I love watching all the connections being made - he remembers he hurt his toe, he knows which one, he checks it out & then proceeds to offer it up to the Kisses Make it All Better Mama. I wonder how long I can keep asking him how his toe is? It's not completely healed & actually looks a little worse for wear *praying it doesn't fall off* but he hasn't forgotten about it quite yet!
As I was trying not to burn the cookies (don't ask), he dropped something on his foot & instantly started wailing. Lots of kisses & hugs were administered & at first I just noticed a slight scrapping of the skin on his second Little Piggie, blood was showing but there was no bleeding so to speak. I really don't know what he dropped on it because there are only boxes and bags of things (all closed) in there so it's pretty harmless for him to be digging around in there - just a side note though - we DID use a latch on it, he just figured out how to open it like the same day Grandpa installed it - so there's no stopping him from getting in there hence the reason we've just taken Dangerous Things out of there!
Then, just when everyone was arriving, I noticed that his This Little Piggie's nail was BLUE and totally BRUISED! No wonder we had the wailing that we did - that must have smarted something fierce but since it didn't show up right away, I had no idea he had such a big owie.
Since then, mostly when getting his diaper changed, you can ask him "how's that toe doing?" and he will grab his foot & check out the development of that bruise, shove it in my direction & get a kiss from Mama.
I love watching all the connections being made - he remembers he hurt his toe, he knows which one, he checks it out & then proceeds to offer it up to the Kisses Make it All Better Mama. I wonder how long I can keep asking him how his toe is? It's not completely healed & actually looks a little worse for wear *praying it doesn't fall off* but he hasn't forgotten about it quite yet!
Monday, March 24, 2008
Going to the Chapel
We went to our first wedding as a Family on Saturday; I've had my own date with Liam to a wedding before when he was just a mere bebe at 3 months old, but this is the first time Los Tres Ninos have been in attendance together.
Here's Nel, Mama & Liam waiting for the ceremony to begin
After the ceremony we had time to kill so we headed down the street to Our Tavern for some appetizers. This was Liam's first time there & thankfully since it was the middle of the day there was zero smoke in the place!
Liam did really well throughout the whole ceremony & reception - even falling asleep in his carriage during the reception on the dance floor! He enjoyed drinking water out of a champagne glass & loved the sing-along during dinner, dancing & singing along with us. We, as parents, were grateful for the outdoor open space that allowed him to get down from our arms & run amok burning energy & daylight.
The Fellow is lifting his glass to the happy couple!
Here's Nel, Mama & Liam waiting for the ceremony to begin
After the ceremony we had time to kill so we headed down the street to Our Tavern for some appetizers. This was Liam's first time there & thankfully since it was the middle of the day there was zero smoke in the place!
The Fellow is lifting his glass to the happy couple!
Friday, March 21, 2008
My little boy is growing up!
I distinctly remember driving around with Alexis when she was a wee Hewitt & we were taking her home from Auntie Leanne's to her parents; what I remember most of these drives is when she starting realizing where we were going & recognizing landmarks and indicators along the way.
Yesterday, my little Liam Fellow did the same thing. We were driving to a playgroup & passed by Toddlin' Time - he pointed, made some very loud indications that he wanted to go THAT WAY and then watched and pouted as we drove past it without stopping! I was almost smiling & crying at the same time (which I'm sure is a patented Mama Maneuver); I was stoked that he recognized someplace other than Home but sad that my little boy is now old enough, aware enough, smart enough to realize all of this! It couldn't possibly be happening already with MY little bebe when I still remember it like it was yesterday with Alexis; who, by the way, turned FOURTEEN the other week.
And to prove that this was no fluke, he reacted the same way again today as we drove past it on the way to yet another playgroup with my Not So Desperate Housewives! I feel bad because we had to skip this session due to travel & The Sickness but once I rescheduled for next session I got a notice that classes were canceled for this week & next week due to Spring Break SO we really wouldn't have gotten anything out of the 6 week session AND that it was a good thing that I got us into the next session already! Phew, that sentence made me tired.
He has been recognizing his Favorite Sign (it's an LED sign for a Sign Store ((imagine that)) that we pass on our way into Old Town) for quite a while now, recognizes and acknowledges the slide around the corner from the house (says some word that is not slide & points with a smile on his face) and says "Dada" when we pull onto the street that leads to our street SO it's not a "new" thing that he's recognizing Things in His World but it's a Thing Outside His Realm of Home and I think that is quite peachy. Cause he's my Fellow & he's quite peachy about quite a few damn things, if I do say so myself. Says his Mama ;)
Yesterday, my little Liam Fellow did the same thing. We were driving to a playgroup & passed by Toddlin' Time - he pointed, made some very loud indications that he wanted to go THAT WAY and then watched and pouted as we drove past it without stopping! I was almost smiling & crying at the same time (which I'm sure is a patented Mama Maneuver); I was stoked that he recognized someplace other than Home but sad that my little boy is now old enough, aware enough, smart enough to realize all of this! It couldn't possibly be happening already with MY little bebe when I still remember it like it was yesterday with Alexis; who, by the way, turned FOURTEEN the other week.
And to prove that this was no fluke, he reacted the same way again today as we drove past it on the way to yet another playgroup with my Not So Desperate Housewives! I feel bad because we had to skip this session due to travel & The Sickness but once I rescheduled for next session I got a notice that classes were canceled for this week & next week due to Spring Break SO we really wouldn't have gotten anything out of the 6 week session AND that it was a good thing that I got us into the next session already! Phew, that sentence made me tired.
He has been recognizing his Favorite Sign (it's an LED sign for a Sign Store ((imagine that)) that we pass on our way into Old Town) for quite a while now, recognizes and acknowledges the slide around the corner from the house (says some word that is not slide & points with a smile on his face) and says "Dada" when we pull onto the street that leads to our street SO it's not a "new" thing that he's recognizing Things in His World but it's a Thing Outside His Realm of Home and I think that is quite peachy. Cause he's my Fellow & he's quite peachy about quite a few damn things, if I do say so myself. Says his Mama ;)
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Is my child too healthy??
Is that possibly the silliest question you've ever heard? Hear me out though, please!
Every day I worry about Liam's weight & his food in-take. Twice last week, I had two separate moms comment on "how light" he is. And it's not that those comments make me worry more it's just that I feel "outside" people are noticing how slim he is. He's always be on the skinny side, never below 50% on those charts though and he is on the tall end so it's common sense that he's a little slight, but not underweight.
He has some picky eater issues, which apparently that apple doesn't fall far from the tree & we still have our more-on-than-off Dinner Struggles but overall when he eats, he eats. When I actually go through & list what he does eat, it's not a bad list - I think everyone might want their kid to eat more or differently so I don't think that's odd or me over-thinking the issue.
My title comes from me starting to wonder if I'm going TOO health food conscious on him & therefore creating a healthy, skinny, light Fellow. Not malnourished but actually just the opposite since all that he really gets is good for him, from the ground up type of food with the foods that are the least organic or health conscious is his cottage cheese with fruit & his fish sticks- everything else is organic or pretty near to non-processed and as close to "natural" as we can get.
My question is when does being health conscious actually work in reverse and may even be preventing him from gaining the weight I think he should be gaining?? Should I just pack him full of the artificial ingredients, the shelf-life extending preservatives, the refined sugars, processed, not found in nature "foods"? Would I not just be creating an "obese" toddler with bad eating habits (not picky eater issues) who cannot appreciate real, natural, wholesome Foods? Is it a fine line or a clear decision? Are you able to cheat a little & give the fatter foods every now & then just to pump them up or would that erase all the good works we are striving for?
I really want to give Liam the best start to his best possible life that we can give him. I strongly believe that the foods we have been preparing him & giving him are helping set those foot stones in place. He does not show a preference towards the over-processed foods over his more natural foods we serve him, so I don't think it's that he is refusing foods or participating in Dinner Struggles because he doesn't enjoy what he is eating (or not eating); honestly that's where the picky food issues jump into the fray. His food is not dull, not bland, not exciting enough as you might think some of the more healthy choices would be; I have actually come to see that the easy, fast food options are more bland and tasteless than what he is eating so I can also cross that off the list...
Should I just throw it all out the window & simply give him food that will add pudge to him or stick with our chosen path? Obviously, I feel strongly enough to stay on our chosen path but I do think I owe Liam the option for discussion...
So, please, discuss!
Every day I worry about Liam's weight & his food in-take. Twice last week, I had two separate moms comment on "how light" he is. And it's not that those comments make me worry more it's just that I feel "outside" people are noticing how slim he is. He's always be on the skinny side, never below 50% on those charts though and he is on the tall end so it's common sense that he's a little slight, but not underweight.
He has some picky eater issues, which apparently that apple doesn't fall far from the tree & we still have our more-on-than-off Dinner Struggles but overall when he eats, he eats. When I actually go through & list what he does eat, it's not a bad list - I think everyone might want their kid to eat more or differently so I don't think that's odd or me over-thinking the issue.
My title comes from me starting to wonder if I'm going TOO health food conscious on him & therefore creating a healthy, skinny, light Fellow. Not malnourished but actually just the opposite since all that he really gets is good for him, from the ground up type of food with the foods that are the least organic or health conscious is his cottage cheese with fruit & his fish sticks- everything else is organic or pretty near to non-processed and as close to "natural" as we can get.
My question is when does being health conscious actually work in reverse and may even be preventing him from gaining the weight I think he should be gaining?? Should I just pack him full of the artificial ingredients, the shelf-life extending preservatives, the refined sugars, processed, not found in nature "foods"? Would I not just be creating an "obese" toddler with bad eating habits (not picky eater issues) who cannot appreciate real, natural, wholesome Foods? Is it a fine line or a clear decision? Are you able to cheat a little & give the fatter foods every now & then just to pump them up or would that erase all the good works we are striving for?
I really want to give Liam the best start to his best possible life that we can give him. I strongly believe that the foods we have been preparing him & giving him are helping set those foot stones in place. He does not show a preference towards the over-processed foods over his more natural foods we serve him, so I don't think it's that he is refusing foods or participating in Dinner Struggles because he doesn't enjoy what he is eating (or not eating); honestly that's where the picky food issues jump into the fray. His food is not dull, not bland, not exciting enough as you might think some of the more healthy choices would be; I have actually come to see that the easy, fast food options are more bland and tasteless than what he is eating so I can also cross that off the list...
Should I just throw it all out the window & simply give him food that will add pudge to him or stick with our chosen path? Obviously, I feel strongly enough to stay on our chosen path but I do think I owe Liam the option for discussion...
So, please, discuss!
Friday, March 14, 2008
Camp Carolina
We are trekking to Camp Carolina tonight so I will not be around this weekend (contain your sorrow!) but I will be back on Tuesday with lots of new pictures :)
Have a great weekend everyone! Enjoy the Spring weather - it's going to be in the 70s in NC!
Have a great weekend everyone! Enjoy the Spring weather - it's going to be in the 70s in NC!
Nurse Liam
When Liam has a fever the only true way for us to get a good reading to do the good old rectal reading. He's very well behaved throughout, as opposed to when we try the "easier" oral & pit method so we just continue on with the bum-shot.
Since he's had a few fevers lately, we've taken his temperature a lot. I keep his thermometer up on a shelf above his changing table to keep it out of his reach & safely with in mine when the need arises.
Sometimes he stands up on his table (sit down! now!) & reaches for things up there - most everything he can "play" with so it's not a big deal and he knows they stay up there when we are done with changing his pants. He's learned that the thermometer is up there recently though & I learned recently that he knows how to take his own temperature!
He will actually attempt to put it in his little bum! He, thankfully, misses every time but ends up gouging his boy parts & stabbing around in that general area. And that just never seems pleasant to me, but stab away he does!
I think it's quite amusing (it's the little things that get me through the day) that he knows enough & watched us closely enough to understand how to administer the thermometer himself! I wish though that he wasn't so rough when poking around down there ;)
Since he's had a few fevers lately, we've taken his temperature a lot. I keep his thermometer up on a shelf above his changing table to keep it out of his reach & safely with in mine when the need arises.
Sometimes he stands up on his table (sit down! now!) & reaches for things up there - most everything he can "play" with so it's not a big deal and he knows they stay up there when we are done with changing his pants. He's learned that the thermometer is up there recently though & I learned recently that he knows how to take his own temperature!
He will actually attempt to put it in his little bum! He, thankfully, misses every time but ends up gouging his boy parts & stabbing around in that general area. And that just never seems pleasant to me, but stab away he does!
I think it's quite amusing (it's the little things that get me through the day) that he knows enough & watched us closely enough to understand how to administer the thermometer himself! I wish though that he wasn't so rough when poking around down there ;)
Thursday, March 13, 2008
Growth Spurt or Hungry Hippo?
Before his nap Liam ate the following:
- 7 oz. milk
- 4 oz. yogurt (he didn't want the banana one so put it back & got the vanilla one...)
- 1 whole packet of blueberries & cream oatmeal (new food alert!!)
- 7 oz. milk
- 5 oz. cottage cheese with raspberries
- ~5 oz. . apple sauce
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Our new Must Read!
When we fly with Liam, I normally pack only books & some small pocket toys since those are his most favorite things that also keep his attention the best BUT this last trip we discovered the ultimate take-away 'book' from the plane!
The in-flight 737 Safety Instruction brochure! He loved reading it - loves the water involved in the emergency water landing, the emergency slides, the water landing information, all the plane pictures - he just loved every single thing about it. So we both stole one and shoved them in our bags.
And now he has to read it every time before we go to bed. He points out all the water, all the slides, all the planes & is so very excited about it all! It's so cute to watch him unfold his brochure and point every thing out and have it rest on his tummy - he actually kicks his feet up in the air to prop the tri-fold up so he can read it better!
This is not the same one we have but I failed to find the matching one...
It's really amusing to me the things these kids pick to latch on to - he goes through these phases of his favorite things not really being toys or for babies to play with but yet there isn't anything wrong with them so we just play along. I'm sure years down the road he will be in therapy discussing how his mother & father used to read Safety Instruction manuals to him before bedtime & somehow we caused major duress to him regarding in case of emergency your seat cushion will double as a flotation device circumstances but until that time comes, I will be his favorite flight attendant!
Culling from MY issues with planes, bridges & heights, I would like to note that reading from the Safety Manual is much more humane and not as apt to cause long term damage as say yelling while crossing a draw-bridge that THE BRIDGE IS UP OH MY GOD WE HAVE TO FLOOR IT AND JUMP IT THE BRIDGE IS UP WE'RE ALL GOING TO DIE!!! Cause, Grandpa, I'm looking at you & sending you the bill for my therapy and vertigo ;)
The in-flight 737 Safety Instruction brochure! He loved reading it - loves the water involved in the emergency water landing, the emergency slides, the water landing information, all the plane pictures - he just loved every single thing about it. So we both stole one and shoved them in our bags.
And now he has to read it every time before we go to bed. He points out all the water, all the slides, all the planes & is so very excited about it all! It's so cute to watch him unfold his brochure and point every thing out and have it rest on his tummy - he actually kicks his feet up in the air to prop the tri-fold up so he can read it better!
This is not the same one we have but I failed to find the matching one...It's really amusing to me the things these kids pick to latch on to - he goes through these phases of his favorite things not really being toys or for babies to play with but yet there isn't anything wrong with them so we just play along. I'm sure years down the road he will be in therapy discussing how his mother & father used to read Safety Instruction manuals to him before bedtime & somehow we caused major duress to him regarding in case of emergency your seat cushion will double as a flotation device circumstances but until that time comes, I will be his favorite flight attendant!
Culling from MY issues with planes, bridges & heights, I would like to note that reading from the Safety Manual is much more humane and not as apt to cause long term damage as say yelling while crossing a draw-bridge that THE BRIDGE IS UP OH MY GOD WE HAVE TO FLOOR IT AND JUMP IT THE BRIDGE IS UP WE'RE ALL GOING TO DIE!!! Cause, Grandpa, I'm looking at you & sending you the bill for my therapy and vertigo ;)
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Fun with Water!
If we had a theme in this house it would be Fun with Water! The Fellow loves him some water; running water from the tap, water that he sees in bottles, toilets flushing, any drink (beside milk) is water (to which I explain that "yes, water does help make up that TEA but it's TEA not WATER"), watering the plants, rain, fountains...you name it, if it's wet, it's a favorite of the Fellow's.
Now, our favorite game in the house is now pouring of the water. It can be from one cup to another, from a cup to a pot/pan, from a cup into the cup holder on his highchair tray, watering plants (has his own watering can), dumping water into his duckie in the shower. If it's not being pouring, this miraculous water is cleaning something; water on his chupies, water rinsing out his yogurt/apple sauce containers, water rinsing off the dishes. You get the picture, I hope. Also, I hope you understand that we do these things multiple times a day. Every day. All day long.
Let's not forget flushing the toilet - he just likes to stand there & flush signing WATER over and over, frantically saying WATER WATER. He now says ByeByeWater when we drain the tub - which is cute, so I'll give him that one. And since Mama NEVER gets to go potty by herself, he's started tearing off some toilet paper and pushing me aside so that he can put it in the toilet & flush. I've jumped on that wagon though & when I change his diaper, I tell him I am wiping him & then let him toss his diaper into the bin & he says ByeBye to his dirty diaper - I'm hoping this makes potty training a little easier since I'm working in the ByeBye aspect of it early and he won't freak when he's peepee goes ByeBye. He's trying to get me to turn the shower on for him (if I happen to be going potty in our bathroom) so that he can play in that water. He has mastered turning on the tub water in our bathroom & throws as many things in there as possible - the big issue now is that he can reach the hot water tap & also the flow of the water so I actually have to watch him now.
This love of water though has brought us our FIRST REAL TWO WORD SENTENCE though! He now says "more water" whenever his stash is running low - which is often. I do appease him though & let him play with little containers of water and watch him dump them from one to the other because I'm amazed at his ability to do this without very minimal spillage. He's very good at it & I think that's a hard skill to accomplish, there's very little mess & I've taken to putting a kitchen towel under his "toys" so that it's easy to clean up and he's now taken to sitting & waiting for the towel or even going over to it when he wants to play Dump the Water; More Water. I also gave him this tiny mustard condiment container that he loves to fill up (please, when I say "fill up" I mean three-five dribbles, I'm not crazy) and SPRAY all over the glass doors. I do think that's better than drawing on them with his crayons though!
I'm very excited about Springs' arrival because he will LOVE that water table we got him last year! Now, he did love it last year but this year, whoa, I think the roof will be blown off his head.
And also speaking of water - I signed him up for swim lessons! We start on the 24th and go for 8 lessons every Monday & Wednesday from 5:30-6pm :) I sure hope he loves being in it as much as he loves playing with it!
Now, our favorite game in the house is now pouring of the water. It can be from one cup to another, from a cup to a pot/pan, from a cup into the cup holder on his highchair tray, watering plants (has his own watering can), dumping water into his duckie in the shower. If it's not being pouring, this miraculous water is cleaning something; water on his chupies, water rinsing out his yogurt/apple sauce containers, water rinsing off the dishes. You get the picture, I hope. Also, I hope you understand that we do these things multiple times a day. Every day. All day long.
Let's not forget flushing the toilet - he just likes to stand there & flush signing WATER over and over, frantically saying WATER WATER. He now says ByeByeWater when we drain the tub - which is cute, so I'll give him that one. And since Mama NEVER gets to go potty by herself, he's started tearing off some toilet paper and pushing me aside so that he can put it in the toilet & flush. I've jumped on that wagon though & when I change his diaper, I tell him I am wiping him & then let him toss his diaper into the bin & he says ByeBye to his dirty diaper - I'm hoping this makes potty training a little easier since I'm working in the ByeBye aspect of it early and he won't freak when he's peepee goes ByeBye. He's trying to get me to turn the shower on for him (if I happen to be going potty in our bathroom) so that he can play in that water. He has mastered turning on the tub water in our bathroom & throws as many things in there as possible - the big issue now is that he can reach the hot water tap & also the flow of the water so I actually have to watch him now.
This love of water though has brought us our FIRST REAL TWO WORD SENTENCE though! He now says "more water" whenever his stash is running low - which is often. I do appease him though & let him play with little containers of water and watch him dump them from one to the other because I'm amazed at his ability to do this without very minimal spillage. He's very good at it & I think that's a hard skill to accomplish, there's very little mess & I've taken to putting a kitchen towel under his "toys" so that it's easy to clean up and he's now taken to sitting & waiting for the towel or even going over to it when he wants to play Dump the Water; More Water. I also gave him this tiny mustard condiment container that he loves to fill up (please, when I say "fill up" I mean three-five dribbles, I'm not crazy) and SPRAY all over the glass doors. I do think that's better than drawing on them with his crayons though!
I'm very excited about Springs' arrival because he will LOVE that water table we got him last year! Now, he did love it last year but this year, whoa, I think the roof will be blown off his head.
And also speaking of water - I signed him up for swim lessons! We start on the 24th and go for 8 lessons every Monday & Wednesday from 5:30-6pm :) I sure hope he loves being in it as much as he loves playing with it!
Monday, March 10, 2008
Not So Desperate Housewives!
That title up there? That's the new of the Mommies Group I joined at the beginning of the new year - kind of funny, kind of what I wanted to stay away from BUT it IS a great group of women & babies & toddlers and there are TONS of activities & playgroups so although the name gives me some Wisteria Lane shivers, I'll take it!
I've been meaning to write about it for a while but haven't so since we just got home from a playgroup, I thought this might be a good time ;)
My calendar has been full up since I joined & baring any colds and fevers we have been at events almost every day! Things range from a walking group that goes to the Ghetto Mall (cause it's cold out) to at home playgroups to group events at public places. We also have Mom's Night Out (MNO) events - usually I go to the scrapbook ones (even hosted one this weekend) but I'd like to start going to the dinner ones too.
I've met a lot of nice women who have been very friendly & easy to get to know which has been good for me since most of friends are scattered across the country and meeting in Cincinnati is our only chance to get together!
Liam gets along really well with the other kids, we still need to work on our sharing/someone else is playing with that right now but that will come with practice. He likes exploring other peoples houses & toys but still gravitates towards non-toy activities like getting up on their couches, trying to get outside, looking at all their pictures & finding the computers. There were two dogs locked upstairs this morning and he really wanted to go play with them! He was eating some goldfish but also tried to eat everyone else's & was also going for all the other sippy cups that are out & about at functions like this even though he had his own goldfish in his hand & his sippy in the other hand!
What's nice about these groups is actually quite a few things...I realize this as I start to type it all out, of course! But seriously, he gets to play with toys he doesn't have himself, he interacts with other children, we get out of the house (major plus in the winter) and we don't spend a lot of money.
Thankfully this group doesn't seem to have any elitism or 'favorites' happening, which is different from the last group I was a part of - there was a lot of weirdness happening there that I wanted no part of and when I would get drawn in I would get pissed off about it & want to just keep away - that 'thinking' doesn't bode well for a playgroup mindset! I'm really glad I found this group to start hanging out with & hopefully, I will build some friendships myself.
Just a quick note on The Sickness - Liam has been well for a handful of days now & I feel like I am finally on the mend. Last night I got to rest for about an hour (whoa, stand back) and went o bed early also. I've been blowing my nose a whole lot less (went through 2 boxes in less than a week) and been able to sleep through the night without a cough drop or waking up crying because I feel like there are knives in my throat. Progress, methinks.
I've been meaning to write about it for a while but haven't so since we just got home from a playgroup, I thought this might be a good time ;)
My calendar has been full up since I joined & baring any colds and fevers we have been at events almost every day! Things range from a walking group that goes to the Ghetto Mall (cause it's cold out) to at home playgroups to group events at public places. We also have Mom's Night Out (MNO) events - usually I go to the scrapbook ones (even hosted one this weekend) but I'd like to start going to the dinner ones too.
I've met a lot of nice women who have been very friendly & easy to get to know which has been good for me since most of friends are scattered across the country and meeting in Cincinnati is our only chance to get together!
Liam gets along really well with the other kids, we still need to work on our sharing/someone else is playing with that right now but that will come with practice. He likes exploring other peoples houses & toys but still gravitates towards non-toy activities like getting up on their couches, trying to get outside, looking at all their pictures & finding the computers. There were two dogs locked upstairs this morning and he really wanted to go play with them! He was eating some goldfish but also tried to eat everyone else's & was also going for all the other sippy cups that are out & about at functions like this even though he had his own goldfish in his hand & his sippy in the other hand!
What's nice about these groups is actually quite a few things...I realize this as I start to type it all out, of course! But seriously, he gets to play with toys he doesn't have himself, he interacts with other children, we get out of the house (major plus in the winter) and we don't spend a lot of money.
Thankfully this group doesn't seem to have any elitism or 'favorites' happening, which is different from the last group I was a part of - there was a lot of weirdness happening there that I wanted no part of and when I would get drawn in I would get pissed off about it & want to just keep away - that 'thinking' doesn't bode well for a playgroup mindset! I'm really glad I found this group to start hanging out with & hopefully, I will build some friendships myself.
Just a quick note on The Sickness - Liam has been well for a handful of days now & I feel like I am finally on the mend. Last night I got to rest for about an hour (whoa, stand back) and went o bed early also. I've been blowing my nose a whole lot less (went through 2 boxes in less than a week) and been able to sleep through the night without a cough drop or waking up crying because I feel like there are knives in my throat. Progress, methinks.
Sunday, March 09, 2008
In Absentia Nana!
Last night Kym was over for a crop & was bringing with her an "extra" Vera Bradley bag that is the pattern Nana! uses for her purse, laptop bag & duffel bag for her to have. As you can imagine, Liam is familiar with this print since he knows it's Nana's! bags and such. What I didn't realize was to what extent he was familiar with & would recognize it as belonging to Nana!
Kym handed it to me & Liam immediately went a little flying rat poop crazy with his exclamations for his Nana! He took the bag right away & started walking around calling for her throughout the first floor & since Nana! stores her purse & laptop bag in the dining room, beyond the reaches of a Fellow and behind the protection of the gate he went straight for that area which happen to be open because I had three other ladies in there working! Much to his delight & dismay there was no Nana! but plenty of other bags for him to put his new Nana! bag into.
This then lead to an almost complete Nana-meltdown - I had to show him the Christmas album I am working on and quickly find all the pictures of Nana! before he destroyed the page protectors! THEN when that wasn't enough and bedtime was approaching and patience was fading, I had to actively search out a photo of Nana! that I promised him he could take to bed with him! He slept with that picture all night & had to bring it out of his crib with him first thing this morning.
Someone loves himself some Nana!
P.S. I had to "hide" it last night before going to bed for fear of him spying it upon coming downstairs & like a child on Christmas morning discovering that Santa might possibly still be on the premises! The last thing I need this morning is for Nana! to not be present & a Dada who is out of town again - my least favorite thing is not being able to give Liam what he wants - people being the hardest thing to conjure up, of course!
Kym handed it to me & Liam immediately went a little flying rat poop crazy with his exclamations for his Nana! He took the bag right away & started walking around calling for her throughout the first floor & since Nana! stores her purse & laptop bag in the dining room, beyond the reaches of a Fellow and behind the protection of the gate he went straight for that area which happen to be open because I had three other ladies in there working! Much to his delight & dismay there was no Nana! but plenty of other bags for him to put his new Nana! bag into.
This then lead to an almost complete Nana-meltdown - I had to show him the Christmas album I am working on and quickly find all the pictures of Nana! before he destroyed the page protectors! THEN when that wasn't enough and bedtime was approaching and patience was fading, I had to actively search out a photo of Nana! that I promised him he could take to bed with him! He slept with that picture all night & had to bring it out of his crib with him first thing this morning.
Someone loves himself some Nana!
P.S. I had to "hide" it last night before going to bed for fear of him spying it upon coming downstairs & like a child on Christmas morning discovering that Santa might possibly still be on the premises! The last thing I need this morning is for Nana! to not be present & a Dada who is out of town again - my least favorite thing is not being able to give Liam what he wants - people being the hardest thing to conjure up, of course!
Friday, March 07, 2008
New Friend
Rach asked that I post some pictures of Liam & Nathan together from our trip to Louisnati a few weeks ago (was it really that long?) so here they are!
Liam & Nathan playing with a ball & Nathan's favorite tape measure in the office; really attempting to get some computer time!
Liam trying to give Nathan a beso but as you can clearly see Nathan is not quite comfortable with this level of affection from a boy he just met.
Nathan is much more comfortable with the manly man high five!
They spent so much time just simply chasing each other around the house - too funny to listen to both of them squealing and the pitter patter of their footie-pjammied feet scampering around every turn!
Then it was time for Nathan to give Liam the home tour so upstairs they went to explore!
Liam & Nathan playing with a ball & Nathan's favorite tape measure in the office; really attempting to get some computer time!
Liam trying to give Nathan a beso but as you can clearly see Nathan is not quite comfortable with this level of affection from a boy he just met.
Nathan is much more comfortable with the manly man high five!
They spent so much time just simply chasing each other around the house - too funny to listen to both of them squealing and the pitter patter of their footie-pjammied feet scampering around every turn!
Then it was time for Nathan to give Liam the home tour so upstairs they went to explore!
Liam does, in fact, have a nose!
And, get this, he even knows where it is!
Who knew you could get so excited about theirbebe toddler finally discovering his nose and actually pointing to it on demand like a trained monkey?!?!
Well, I am not ashamed to admit that I find it exhilarating & this is being proclaimed without any influence of cold medication. Although maybe that might help my exhilaration tone itself down a tad...
Not only can he correctly point out his nose but also his eyes (!), his mouth (!), his ear (!), his other ear (!!) and his hair (!) - Matias is working on eyebrowS at the moment - I submitted the request for TWO eyebrows because thankfully at the moment he does actually have two & I would like to celebrate that fact.
He knows his hands (!), foot (!), other foot (!), and belly (that's an old one so no ((!)) for you).
Stink that he is, I tried to get him to show Nana! and Grandpa this abuse of talent on the web cam the other day but the little trick monkey didn't want to perform.
Another really endearing thing he started doing this week was during one of our many readings of Goodnight Gorilla he started reading the Goodnight, goodnight, goodnight, Goodnight, goodnight page out loud to himself BUT he reads it the same way I do and of course I had to rush over to him & slather him with kisses and squeezed him until his little eyes popped out of his head.
Who knew you could get so excited about their
Well, I am not ashamed to admit that I find it exhilarating & this is being proclaimed without any influence of cold medication. Although maybe that might help my exhilaration tone itself down a tad...
Not only can he correctly point out his nose but also his eyes (!), his mouth (!), his ear (!), his other ear (!!) and his hair (!) - Matias is working on eyebrowS at the moment - I submitted the request for TWO eyebrows because thankfully at the moment he does actually have two & I would like to celebrate that fact.
He knows his hands (!), foot (!), other foot (!), and belly (that's an old one so no ((!)) for you).
Stink that he is, I tried to get him to show Nana! and Grandpa this abuse of talent on the web cam the other day but the little trick monkey didn't want to perform.
Another really endearing thing he started doing this week was during one of our many readings of Goodnight Gorilla he started reading the Goodnight, goodnight, goodnight, Goodnight, goodnight page out loud to himself BUT he reads it the same way I do and of course I had to rush over to him & slather him with kisses and squeezed him until his little eyes popped out of his head.
Wednesday, March 05, 2008
The Sickness
I'm going to be all overly dramatic here with The Sickness because I've been watching The Tudors on Showtime & WOW does that show not rock!
The Sweating Sickness is so super peachy! And now I've got it. BAH. Liam finally started to come around from his Sickness Sunday or Monday and then I got it officially on Monday night. It's kicking my arse & it is seriously taking all of my energy to stay patient (ok, so I might have lost that battle a few times), awake, alert & energized for Liam's sake.
When he was finally well enough to venture outdoors, I was not & had to cancel some Mommies Group activities so that I didn't spread it to others - I was bummed about that because the Fellow must go out every single day & that's been very difficult to accomplish in the past week plus!
Today, I will venture to the consignment sale at the fairgrounds & then to ACMoore where my beloved Cricut cartridges are on sale & I will finally spend my gift card - I'm hoping that will appease him because since we got rain last night I don't really want him trudging around in the muck at a playground. Although tomorrow we, thankfully, have Toddlin' Time so he will be out & about for that.
I'm undecided about what is worse - being sick the same time your child is OR being sick AFTER your child and having to "deal with" their desires that are no longer hindered by The Sickness but now you are...
It surely is not helping matters either that I have been Single Parenting this house since Saturday - Matias went to CT for the weekend & didn't come home until Monday afternoon, worked out of the home yesterday, didn't arrive home until 6:30 and then out of the house this morning too. I've basically been in charge for the past 6 days & it's killing me. Add to that Liam is in a MAJOR Mama Phase right now, I would even go as far to say that I am the Favored Parent at the moment and while it is endearing, cute & fantastic it is also ear ringingly annoying to hear MAMAMAMAMAMA 50 hundred times before lunch. YES, even when accompanied but hugs & kisses but it's only because I HAVE THE SICKNESS and solely want to curl up and watch 54 more episodes of The Tudors, pleaseandthankyou.
And let us not forget that Matias is going to Philly this weekend for a CD release party & a 30th birthday party. Single Parent AGAIN!
This Sickness is leaving me VERY, VERY "woe is me, my life is so harsh, over 40,000 have died in the Kingdom since Sunday..." and it's No Fun.
Shall I tell you about the puking in bed episode from Saturday night??? Did you know that he had yogurt as "dessert" before going to bed?? Do you know that yogurt CHUNKS UP & SMELLS when horked up ALL OVER EVERYTHING IN YOUR CRIB??? And that Liam will not want to take a bath to get it all out of his hair at 10pm??? Instead he will cling to you & say "nononowater" when you are sitting on the edge of the tub drawing his bath, did you know that??? Did you know that you will even offer to get in the tub with him only to have him, thankfully, refuse that offer??? Do you know how bad you will feel that your son Snot Puked all over himself WHILE ASLEEP??? And do you know that you WOULD TOTALLY get in that tub with him to rid him of that smell and the curdled mass of dairy in his hair???
Ahhh, The Sickness, how I hate thee...I wish upon you the same fate as Lord Buckingham.
The Sweating Sickness is so super peachy! And now I've got it. BAH. Liam finally started to come around from his Sickness Sunday or Monday and then I got it officially on Monday night. It's kicking my arse & it is seriously taking all of my energy to stay patient (ok, so I might have lost that battle a few times), awake, alert & energized for Liam's sake.
When he was finally well enough to venture outdoors, I was not & had to cancel some Mommies Group activities so that I didn't spread it to others - I was bummed about that because the Fellow must go out every single day & that's been very difficult to accomplish in the past week plus!
Today, I will venture to the consignment sale at the fairgrounds & then to ACMoore where my beloved Cricut cartridges are on sale & I will finally spend my gift card - I'm hoping that will appease him because since we got rain last night I don't really want him trudging around in the muck at a playground. Although tomorrow we, thankfully, have Toddlin' Time so he will be out & about for that.
I'm undecided about what is worse - being sick the same time your child is OR being sick AFTER your child and having to "deal with" their desires that are no longer hindered by The Sickness but now you are...
It surely is not helping matters either that I have been Single Parenting this house since Saturday - Matias went to CT for the weekend & didn't come home until Monday afternoon, worked out of the home yesterday, didn't arrive home until 6:30 and then out of the house this morning too. I've basically been in charge for the past 6 days & it's killing me. Add to that Liam is in a MAJOR Mama Phase right now, I would even go as far to say that I am the Favored Parent at the moment and while it is endearing, cute & fantastic it is also ear ringingly annoying to hear MAMAMAMAMAMA 50 hundred times before lunch. YES, even when accompanied but hugs & kisses but it's only because I HAVE THE SICKNESS and solely want to curl up and watch 54 more episodes of The Tudors, pleaseandthankyou.
And let us not forget that Matias is going to Philly this weekend for a CD release party & a 30th birthday party. Single Parent AGAIN!
This Sickness is leaving me VERY, VERY "woe is me, my life is so harsh, over 40,000 have died in the Kingdom since Sunday..." and it's No Fun.
Shall I tell you about the puking in bed episode from Saturday night??? Did you know that he had yogurt as "dessert" before going to bed?? Do you know that yogurt CHUNKS UP & SMELLS when horked up ALL OVER EVERYTHING IN YOUR CRIB??? And that Liam will not want to take a bath to get it all out of his hair at 10pm??? Instead he will cling to you & say "nononowater" when you are sitting on the edge of the tub drawing his bath, did you know that??? Did you know that you will even offer to get in the tub with him only to have him, thankfully, refuse that offer??? Do you know how bad you will feel that your son Snot Puked all over himself WHILE ASLEEP??? And do you know that you WOULD TOTALLY get in that tub with him to rid him of that smell and the curdled mass of dairy in his hair???
Ahhh, The Sickness, how I hate thee...I wish upon you the same fate as Lord Buckingham.
Saturday, March 01, 2008
Another 18 Month Picture
Although we did order the 3 Pose Package Deal we had 89 pictures to cull from...so we have a dodo diaper full of pictures that I have to share with you :)
Here's one of my favorites that didn't make the cut but since we bought the CD of images I can play around with it on my own & print them whenever I choose to!
*do you ever have to resist the urge to go wake your sleeping child up because you just looked at a picture that makes you want to squeeze them and smother them with besos until they push you away in fear of suffocation??? Is it just me?!?!
Here's one of my favorites that didn't make the cut but since we bought the CD of images I can play around with it on my own & print them whenever I choose to!
*do you ever have to resist the urge to go wake your sleeping child up because you just looked at a picture that makes you want to squeeze them and smother them with besos until they push you away in fear of suffocation??? Is it just me?!?!
Fueled by Snot
It seems that since Liam's fever has passed and the snot has made its appearance that he has regained his energy and some of his appetite!
It's as if he is fueled by The Snot - which is plentiful. Yesterday, while driving LeNelle to and from the doctor (she has a massive case of the flu) I had to pull over twice to save the kid from drowning in his own river. Thankfully, we have small cars (at the moment) so reaching back and wiping with the snot rag is rather easy if I'm in a locale that allows for that - stop sign, stop light - otherwise I will pull over quickly to rescue him - it can get that bad. At one point, after I wiped him, he kept calling me from the backseat, I checked his face again & it was clear and then he kept calling so when I glanced back the next time he had his hand up covered in thick, yucky, gunky snot. This was one of the times I pulled over only to find out that there was a massive splat of snot on his seatbelt - it appears that is what he was calling for me the whole time!
Then there was the cute moment when I was in somewhat ignore mode cause he was MamaMamaMama non-stop but when I finally responded he simply smiled, pointed at LeNelle and said "Nel". Only wanting to tell me that he knew he was with his friend - then of course I felt a tad bad for being in MamaMamaMama ignore mode.
He's back to playing with his toys - HURRAY! I'm thankful for this because there is only so much dropshots watching I can do, or finding what video he wants to watch, or giving him More Water (nice two word sentence there, no?) to transfer from cup to cup before I just lose my patience with him. He's been stacking & cooking & vroom-vrooming with his cars all morning & I'm so very happy to have my little Fellow back!
He didn't eat all of his breakfast but he did eat some which is more than he's been eating. Yesterday he ate a blackberry apple sauce, a yogurt & dinner - that's it. Oh, and some raisins but not the new vanilla cookies Nana! gave him. Today he ate about 1/2 his French toast, all his milk & asked for some yogurt for lunch! He's gotten into a new 'phase' where he doesn't always want to eat in his highchair but will gladly sit in a different chair - either a kitchen table chair or his chair & eat his food properly. This is not really something I would normally encourage but when it comes to getting a sick kid to eat you pretty much do anything and everything to make that happen. But it leaves me wondering if he might be ready for the booster seat...
He did wake up covered in snot, even found some crusted on the back of his neck this morning. His cuffs were covered, the front of his jammies were slathered & his face (including the underside of his chin) had to be scrubbed clean of the residue of a FULL NIGHTS' SLEEP IN HIS OWN BED! Folks, this is the first night in over a week that he has slept through the night in his own bed. Mystic even rejoiced by joining us this morning for some cuddle time! I should add that it's not that he's sleeping with us that bothers me, I actually really love the spooning I get to do with a 19 month old, I need to point out that we only have a full sized bed and that we are nice and cozy with just Matias & I in it - add a toddler and his pillow and we are cramped. There's no chance to roll over to your other side, especially when you are the Spooner & I cannot sleep in one position all night so I'm also very thankful to have had the opportunity to ROLL OVER in the night without the fear of tossing my child out of bed, waking him up, or even rolling on top of him.
Although the snot is gross & I apologize for all the Snot Talk, it's clearly a sign that Liam is feeling better & that we are on the road to recovery at Casa Nino. And I'm sure a little snot talk can be forgiven in light of the relief it produces!
No pun intended.
It's as if he is fueled by The Snot - which is plentiful. Yesterday, while driving LeNelle to and from the doctor (she has a massive case of the flu) I had to pull over twice to save the kid from drowning in his own river. Thankfully, we have small cars (at the moment) so reaching back and wiping with the snot rag is rather easy if I'm in a locale that allows for that - stop sign, stop light - otherwise I will pull over quickly to rescue him - it can get that bad. At one point, after I wiped him, he kept calling me from the backseat, I checked his face again & it was clear and then he kept calling so when I glanced back the next time he had his hand up covered in thick, yucky, gunky snot. This was one of the times I pulled over only to find out that there was a massive splat of snot on his seatbelt - it appears that is what he was calling for me the whole time!
Then there was the cute moment when I was in somewhat ignore mode cause he was MamaMamaMama non-stop but when I finally responded he simply smiled, pointed at LeNelle and said "Nel". Only wanting to tell me that he knew he was with his friend - then of course I felt a tad bad for being in MamaMamaMama ignore mode.
He's back to playing with his toys - HURRAY! I'm thankful for this because there is only so much dropshots watching I can do, or finding what video he wants to watch, or giving him More Water (nice two word sentence there, no?) to transfer from cup to cup before I just lose my patience with him. He's been stacking & cooking & vroom-vrooming with his cars all morning & I'm so very happy to have my little Fellow back!
He didn't eat all of his breakfast but he did eat some which is more than he's been eating. Yesterday he ate a blackberry apple sauce, a yogurt & dinner - that's it. Oh, and some raisins but not the new vanilla cookies Nana! gave him. Today he ate about 1/2 his French toast, all his milk & asked for some yogurt for lunch! He's gotten into a new 'phase' where he doesn't always want to eat in his highchair but will gladly sit in a different chair - either a kitchen table chair or his chair & eat his food properly. This is not really something I would normally encourage but when it comes to getting a sick kid to eat you pretty much do anything and everything to make that happen. But it leaves me wondering if he might be ready for the booster seat...
He did wake up covered in snot, even found some crusted on the back of his neck this morning. His cuffs were covered, the front of his jammies were slathered & his face (including the underside of his chin) had to be scrubbed clean of the residue of a FULL NIGHTS' SLEEP IN HIS OWN BED! Folks, this is the first night in over a week that he has slept through the night in his own bed. Mystic even rejoiced by joining us this morning for some cuddle time! I should add that it's not that he's sleeping with us that bothers me, I actually really love the spooning I get to do with a 19 month old, I need to point out that we only have a full sized bed and that we are nice and cozy with just Matias & I in it - add a toddler and his pillow and we are cramped. There's no chance to roll over to your other side, especially when you are the Spooner & I cannot sleep in one position all night so I'm also very thankful to have had the opportunity to ROLL OVER in the night without the fear of tossing my child out of bed, waking him up, or even rolling on top of him.
Although the snot is gross & I apologize for all the Snot Talk, it's clearly a sign that Liam is feeling better & that we are on the road to recovery at Casa Nino. And I'm sure a little snot talk can be forgiven in light of the relief it produces!
No pun intended.
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