I just sneezed and Judah said, "No bless you." Gee, thanks, Judah!
Mark and Babe, he is really into that little Kiwi bird you sent from New Zealand. He wants to sleep with it in addition to Patsy and RayRay now. "Where's the baby bird? Baby bird?! Tweet tweet! Tweeeet..." as he tenderly wraps it in it's blanket or feeds it breakfast cereal.
He is currently in his pj's playing with cars on the floor saying, "Playing, and talking, and singing, and playing, and talking, and singing...Chugga chooo, chugga chooo, chugga choo choo choo oo oo..."
After we finish cleaning up their play kitchen area, Judah has taken to climbing onto his bed, taking a wipe out of the diapering box on the shelf, and returning to thoroughly wipe down the countertops, oven door, and floor around the kitchen. Some kids came down the other day while he was doing this, and instead of politely introducing himself or saying hello, he said, "I'm wiping!"
On our walks, the boys have been holding hands (since Wyatt still needs help). If Judah let's go to run ahead, Wyatt will reach his hand out as if he wants Judah to hold onto it again.
Also, Judah needs to be socialized more, because he gets way too wound up when his friend comes over to play. Seriously. Or maybe he just REALLY likes that particular friend and can't contain himself :-P
I need to get some videos up for the grandparents, but it seems like the kids stop doing interesting things if I start to record them.
3/25/11
3/22/11
Time Has Flown!
Well, I'm not sure where to begin. It has been a few weeks since the last post, and the idea of typing out every little thing that I made a mental note to record but soon turned into foggy recollection seems daunting. So I'm not going to try :-D Here is what comes to mind (easily) from lately land...
Judah has the option of graduating from speech therapy. He actually tested ahead of his age...which is such a refreshing change for a mommy who worries about him too much! The kid has become a little motor-mouth. His therapist and I agreed that some of Judah's "issues" are probably more to do with a stubborn-ish/observer personality. He will try something when he's good and ready, and he'll talk and sing his songs when he feels like it. She was trying to get him to identify colors today (which he has been a pro at for many moons), but unfortunately he is starting to pick up on adults' attempts to get him to perform. So he'd give her a sly look and identify a blue object as red, a white object as blue, etc. Later he pointed to her and said, "That's Patsy! Hewwo, Patsy! /giggle-giggle" But yeah, she went through about 45 minutes worth of testing and he aced it all. This from the kid who was saying maybe 4 words around March of last year. Go, Judah!
In other Judah news, he has pooped in the big potty a few times. He also spent a week vacationing with my parents in Wisconsin. We missed him a lot, but it turned out to be good timing for him to be gone since Wyatt was teething like nobody's bizness.
I attended a birth last week that was both serene and arduous. Talk about a marathon labor! It was really rewarding to see that baby finally make an entrance, and the elation on his parent's faces.
Wyatt is WALKING! Well, sort of. He thinks walking is a silly game, not a necessary life skill. So he'll walk a few steps and then go right back to crawling or cruising or pushing. This kid climbs stairs, bookshelves, and refrigerators, but for some reason does not want to walk all that much.
Wyatt's most commonly used words: Baba (for mama and dada), Goodah (Judah), Hi, Bye, Eyes, Deat (eat), Gawk (walk), Done, Cai (car), Duck (duck or dog), Tee (tree)...and he's beginning to mimic a lot of other words. Fun!
We are moving in two months. Yes, folks, it's REALLY happening. This frightens us. In many ways we are perfectly content to stay in our comfort zone. Yet, the timing seems good because my sis will be having a baby just after we get to MN, and my grandpa is having health problems so it will be good to be close by. We will probably live with my parents for a little while until Lonnie finds a job/is established in a job, then look for loans and look for homes in areas with decent schools. This will definately be an adventurous; challenging year (for my poor parents, too :-P).
There is so much to do.
Judah has the option of graduating from speech therapy. He actually tested ahead of his age...which is such a refreshing change for a mommy who worries about him too much! The kid has become a little motor-mouth. His therapist and I agreed that some of Judah's "issues" are probably more to do with a stubborn-ish/observer personality. He will try something when he's good and ready, and he'll talk and sing his songs when he feels like it. She was trying to get him to identify colors today (which he has been a pro at for many moons), but unfortunately he is starting to pick up on adults' attempts to get him to perform. So he'd give her a sly look and identify a blue object as red, a white object as blue, etc. Later he pointed to her and said, "That's Patsy! Hewwo, Patsy! /giggle-giggle" But yeah, she went through about 45 minutes worth of testing and he aced it all. This from the kid who was saying maybe 4 words around March of last year. Go, Judah!
In other Judah news, he has pooped in the big potty a few times. He also spent a week vacationing with my parents in Wisconsin. We missed him a lot, but it turned out to be good timing for him to be gone since Wyatt was teething like nobody's bizness.
I attended a birth last week that was both serene and arduous. Talk about a marathon labor! It was really rewarding to see that baby finally make an entrance, and the elation on his parent's faces.
Wyatt is WALKING! Well, sort of. He thinks walking is a silly game, not a necessary life skill. So he'll walk a few steps and then go right back to crawling or cruising or pushing. This kid climbs stairs, bookshelves, and refrigerators, but for some reason does not want to walk all that much.
Wyatt's most commonly used words: Baba (for mama and dada), Goodah (Judah), Hi, Bye, Eyes, Deat (eat), Gawk (walk), Done, Cai (car), Duck (duck or dog), Tee (tree)...and he's beginning to mimic a lot of other words. Fun!
We are moving in two months. Yes, folks, it's REALLY happening. This frightens us. In many ways we are perfectly content to stay in our comfort zone. Yet, the timing seems good because my sis will be having a baby just after we get to MN, and my grandpa is having health problems so it will be good to be close by. We will probably live with my parents for a little while until Lonnie finds a job/is established in a job, then look for loans and look for homes in areas with decent schools. This will definately be an adventurous; challenging year (for my poor parents, too :-P).
There is so much to do.
3/8/11
Oh dear...
On our walk yesterday, Judah kept saying "There's a ball! There's a ball!" I asked him where he saw a ball, and he pointed to a fairly rotund man and said, "In the shirt!" /gasp
Luckily the man was across the street and didn't hear.
On this same walk, I left the stroller home so Wyatt could get some practice using his legs for something other than crawling and climbing. He did great holding onto my hand. Judah said, "I'm helping!" and took Wyatt's other hand, leading him down the sidewalk. He kept saying "Come on Wyatt. Walking!"
Luckily the man was across the street and didn't hear.
On this same walk, I left the stroller home so Wyatt could get some practice using his legs for something other than crawling and climbing. He did great holding onto my hand. Judah said, "I'm helping!" and took Wyatt's other hand, leading him down the sidewalk. He kept saying "Come on Wyatt. Walking!"
3/6/11
Some Favorites
I haven't been good about recording these things. The kids have just been so cute and I've been feeling SO great mentally and energy levels, etc. We're eating healthier and healthier due to the dietary restrictions, but it is turning out to effect us all or the better :) I wouldn't even know Judah had SPD lately with how happy, talkative and social he's been. Some of my favorites of late:
-Upon seeing the jar of fish oil vitamins: "I'm SICK! Need a medicine!"
-Me: Judah, are you all done eating? J: Yes. Me: Are you sure? No more hungry feelings in your tummy? J: My bottom is hungry!
-He says thank you, excuse me, and please for everything, in their appropriate contexts. It's so adorable. And I love his sense of humor. If we do the slightest nice thing for him he'll say either "Thank you, Uncle Daddy." Or "Thank you, Auntie Mommy."
-Eating some caramelized root veggies tonight, he noted that they "Taste like candy!" The kids had their first raw fruit and veggie drink today and Judah said that tasted like candy too. Nice. I need to perfect the recipes, though, since everyone was tooting long afterwards.
-He has taken to throwing Wyatt under the bus for all sorts of things: J: The boat door bwoken. Me: Oh, did you take it off? J: Wyatt did it.*** J: Where's the big dump twuck? Me: I don't know. J: No! Wyatt ate it!
-We're trying to help him learn the difference between nice funny things to say and not nice things. For instance, he likes to call people names like "Dodo Wyatt" or "Mommy Poop." We tell him those are not nice things to say, and he can try saying something more silly like "Funny Wyatt" or "Muscle Daddy." He thinks it's hilarious either way.
-Judah was less than excited about swimming lessons this weekend. While changing afterwards in the locker room, Lonnie asked Judah why he was so down. Judah said, "I'm just tired..."
-While talking to Nana tonight about their upcoming week together in the Wisconsin Dells, he made sure to ask Nana if he could "Bwing 1 twuck in water! At waterpike (waterpark)!"
-Referred to his dad as "Yonnie Daddy (Lonnie Daddy)."
-Today we all walked to the produce mart, then had to stop at 7/11 for 1 extra ingredient. Judah found Cadberry Eggs and want to buy it. We just looked at him and smiled. He thought about it for a second, then said "Put it back." And that was the end of it. I guess he knew we'd already purchased parnips and couldn't afford anymore tasty treats, lol.
-I'm just so happy because, well it's just amazing when your kid tells you what they want or need with real words instead of whining all the time. We've been having so much fun as a family lately. Wee!
And I could never leave Wyatt out: His new word of the week is "eyes." :-D So cute.
I am SO thankful that I can spend this time in my life being a mom and providing for my family in different ways. It's hard to see why I was ever exhausted but I guess the good times come and go.
-Upon seeing the jar of fish oil vitamins: "I'm SICK! Need a medicine!"
-Me: Judah, are you all done eating? J: Yes. Me: Are you sure? No more hungry feelings in your tummy? J: My bottom is hungry!
-He says thank you, excuse me, and please for everything, in their appropriate contexts. It's so adorable. And I love his sense of humor. If we do the slightest nice thing for him he'll say either "Thank you, Uncle Daddy." Or "Thank you, Auntie Mommy."
-Eating some caramelized root veggies tonight, he noted that they "Taste like candy!" The kids had their first raw fruit and veggie drink today and Judah said that tasted like candy too. Nice. I need to perfect the recipes, though, since everyone was tooting long afterwards.
-He has taken to throwing Wyatt under the bus for all sorts of things: J: The boat door bwoken. Me: Oh, did you take it off? J: Wyatt did it.*** J: Where's the big dump twuck? Me: I don't know. J: No! Wyatt ate it!
-We're trying to help him learn the difference between nice funny things to say and not nice things. For instance, he likes to call people names like "Dodo Wyatt" or "Mommy Poop." We tell him those are not nice things to say, and he can try saying something more silly like "Funny Wyatt" or "Muscle Daddy." He thinks it's hilarious either way.
-Judah was less than excited about swimming lessons this weekend. While changing afterwards in the locker room, Lonnie asked Judah why he was so down. Judah said, "I'm just tired..."
-While talking to Nana tonight about their upcoming week together in the Wisconsin Dells, he made sure to ask Nana if he could "Bwing 1 twuck in water! At waterpike (waterpark)!"
-Referred to his dad as "Yonnie Daddy (Lonnie Daddy)."
-Today we all walked to the produce mart, then had to stop at 7/11 for 1 extra ingredient. Judah found Cadberry Eggs and want to buy it. We just looked at him and smiled. He thought about it for a second, then said "Put it back." And that was the end of it. I guess he knew we'd already purchased parnips and couldn't afford anymore tasty treats, lol.
-I'm just so happy because, well it's just amazing when your kid tells you what they want or need with real words instead of whining all the time. We've been having so much fun as a family lately. Wee!
And I could never leave Wyatt out: His new word of the week is "eyes." :-D So cute.
I am SO thankful that I can spend this time in my life being a mom and providing for my family in different ways. It's hard to see why I was ever exhausted but I guess the good times come and go.
3/1/11
Fun with the Kids
Oh, where to start. Judah and Wyatt have been so cute this week. I keep telling myself I need to write things down but get distracted and forget.
Judah is starting to crack jokes and attempt to be funny. He has all SORTS of nicknames for people. He'll say the nickname and then giggle and say "That's so funny!" or "Judah so silly!" Some of my favorites are:
Nana BumBum, Muffin Wyatt, Uncle Daddy, Uncle Mommy, Oval Wyatt, Banana Wyatt, Bummy Wyatt, Dirty Wyatt (lol)... He's not trying to be mean, he just thinks he's a hoot.
I fell asleep on the couch yesterday while Judah was playing and Wyatt was sleeping. I woke up to Judah talking to himself, but kept my eyes closed. "That's a fire twuck, up there! *points to the bookshelf*" "Want to pway...pway with fire twuck!........Nooo, it's bwoken, sweeby pie. Need tah fix it! I say 'want to pway with a fire twuck.' Sorry, it's bwoken." It's so funny because we have this conversation often enough (and haven't gotten around to finding a safe wood glue to fix it) that he was actually quoting the usual dialogue...all in a whisper so as not to wake mommy, lol. Then he walked up to me and whispered "Snuggle, Mommy" and not-so-stealthily crawled on top of me, knocking over a few things on the coffee table. "Uh oh....bowl, and cup, and waisins...what HAPPENED?!"
Last Friday I took them to the store since I had the car, and the weather was gross. It was really funny to see Judah growing into that stage where he noticed all the stuff being marketed to him. We picked out our boring package of fruit leather, and meandered down the aisle. He stopped in front of the kids fruit snacks and just STARED. Then he'd look down at his box of fruit leather, and back up to the box of fruit snacks that had Cars on them woefully. Eventually he just learned to pick up the thing that appealed to him and not-so-sneakily throw it into our cart. Fruit snacks, beef jerky, etc. Well then we got to the toy aisles, and he found a GIANT fire truck with lights and sounds. By giant I mean probably as tall as him if turned on end. Much to my dismay, he started begging: "Want it! Have it! Get it! Want the fire twuck! Take it home!" After telling him that we couldn't take it home today, but would keep it in mind for his birthday, I started walking away. I realized Judah wasn't behind me, so I went back and found him HEAVING the thing down the aisle with all his might. "Judah, what are you doing?!" Judah: "Happy Birfday to you, Judah!" Lol. He left it behind without further drama, but poor kid. They put everything bright, colorful, and fire trucky right at his eye level! Bad store.
To distract Wyatt I put a Tickle Me Elmo in the cart with him. Every time Elmo was tickled he'd say something like "*giggle-giggle...Hey, that tickles!" And every time Wyatt would gasp like he'd just fallen in love and wrap his arms around Elmo, giving a big open-mouthed kiss.
Wyatt's new favorite passtime is closing doors. He spends his time crawling to different doors to see if they'll close, then locking himself in rooms, then getting mad, getting let out, and doing it all over again. I have child safety things on most of the doors, but one broke recently so we have to rotate which doors are Wyatt-proof. He can always find the unsafe door.
I'm sure there was more I wanted to write down, but I just noticed Judah is giving all his cars and trucks a bath in the sink...oh, and a brand new roll of toilet paper. Awesome.
Judah is starting to crack jokes and attempt to be funny. He has all SORTS of nicknames for people. He'll say the nickname and then giggle and say "That's so funny!" or "Judah so silly!" Some of my favorites are:
Nana BumBum, Muffin Wyatt, Uncle Daddy, Uncle Mommy, Oval Wyatt, Banana Wyatt, Bummy Wyatt, Dirty Wyatt (lol)... He's not trying to be mean, he just thinks he's a hoot.
I fell asleep on the couch yesterday while Judah was playing and Wyatt was sleeping. I woke up to Judah talking to himself, but kept my eyes closed. "That's a fire twuck, up there! *points to the bookshelf*" "Want to pway...pway with fire twuck!........Nooo, it's bwoken, sweeby pie. Need tah fix it! I say 'want to pway with a fire twuck.' Sorry, it's bwoken." It's so funny because we have this conversation often enough (and haven't gotten around to finding a safe wood glue to fix it) that he was actually quoting the usual dialogue...all in a whisper so as not to wake mommy, lol. Then he walked up to me and whispered "Snuggle, Mommy" and not-so-stealthily crawled on top of me, knocking over a few things on the coffee table. "Uh oh....bowl, and cup, and waisins...what HAPPENED?!"
Last Friday I took them to the store since I had the car, and the weather was gross. It was really funny to see Judah growing into that stage where he noticed all the stuff being marketed to him. We picked out our boring package of fruit leather, and meandered down the aisle. He stopped in front of the kids fruit snacks and just STARED. Then he'd look down at his box of fruit leather, and back up to the box of fruit snacks that had Cars on them woefully. Eventually he just learned to pick up the thing that appealed to him and not-so-sneakily throw it into our cart. Fruit snacks, beef jerky, etc. Well then we got to the toy aisles, and he found a GIANT fire truck with lights and sounds. By giant I mean probably as tall as him if turned on end. Much to my dismay, he started begging: "Want it! Have it! Get it! Want the fire twuck! Take it home!" After telling him that we couldn't take it home today, but would keep it in mind for his birthday, I started walking away. I realized Judah wasn't behind me, so I went back and found him HEAVING the thing down the aisle with all his might. "Judah, what are you doing?!" Judah: "Happy Birfday to you, Judah!" Lol. He left it behind without further drama, but poor kid. They put everything bright, colorful, and fire trucky right at his eye level! Bad store.
To distract Wyatt I put a Tickle Me Elmo in the cart with him. Every time Elmo was tickled he'd say something like "*giggle-giggle...Hey, that tickles!" And every time Wyatt would gasp like he'd just fallen in love and wrap his arms around Elmo, giving a big open-mouthed kiss.
Wyatt's new favorite passtime is closing doors. He spends his time crawling to different doors to see if they'll close, then locking himself in rooms, then getting mad, getting let out, and doing it all over again. I have child safety things on most of the doors, but one broke recently so we have to rotate which doors are Wyatt-proof. He can always find the unsafe door.
I'm sure there was more I wanted to write down, but I just noticed Judah is giving all his cars and trucks a bath in the sink...oh, and a brand new roll of toilet paper. Awesome.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)