Ian's been saying a few words lately. He started using 'uh-oh' a few weeks ago. He'd drop something off the highchair tray or hear something crash in the kitchen or something and shout out 'uh-oh'. When we were together with Craig's family for Father's Day, Ian spilled a can of pop on the picnic table while he was sitting up there and right away said, "uh-oh". He got a good laugh from everyone.
He's been saying 'ma' a lot too. I didn't really think it meant anything except that he was basically calling to me. 'Ma', give me more food. 'Ma', I like that game, do it again. Then we were out for dinner last night and family rules state that you have to eat your meat and veggies before digging into the fries. Ian ate some of his meat and veggies so Craig gave him one french fry with the intention of getting Ian to eat more meat after. Well Ian started shouting, "Ma, ma, ma," over and over when Craig wouldn't give him another french fry and instead tried to get Ian to eat another piece of chicken. I finally figured out that he's telling us that he wants More. All this time I thought he was calling to me when really he was doing exactly what I've been teaching him to do: that is tell me he wants More.
Then this morning Craig let me sleep in and I guess Ian was getting into some trouble with the fireplace tools; touching them and what-not. I vaguely remember hearing Craig telling Ian, "No," and hearing Ian squawk a little at the scolding. Craig told me later when I finally crawled out of bed that Ian clearly shouted, "No," back to Craig. Ian told him off!! Shaun's reaction was to say, "I can't believe it." Shaun knows the Big Trouble that comes from being saucy to Craig or I so he couldn't believe Ian was daring enough to give Craig lip. We had a good chuckle over the past week's verbal events while drinking coffee together this morning.
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Thursday, June 11, 2009
Did I Miss The Announcement?
I'm sure I did. There must have been one back in the early spring or something and I just missed it because my life is crazy. Or maybe I flipped the calendar too early and it's still May.
I don't really know but this freaking weather is driving me completely insane! Seriously, it's nearly the middle of June and we're still below normal temps and the rain just won't go away for more than a day at a time. Sheesh, I don't mind the rain so much in the spring but come on already! Enough! All the knowitall weather guys on the radio this morning said things like, "it looks like it'll rain today but the moisture will keep south of the lake", "today will be cloudy, but don't worry, there won't be any rain", "the system that's hanging over the region will stick around for the day but we'll miss the rain." Yeah, what do they know. It's been raining since noon. Yep, 8 hours of miserable drizzle. The kind that makes my hair do strange and unnatural things and makes the boys grouchy because everything just feels damp.
I just want to crawl into bed and sleep until July when it *should* be nicer out. Hibernate in the winter? That's old-school. Hibernating until all the miserable weather is gone in the spring: that's where it's at.
I don't really know but this freaking weather is driving me completely insane! Seriously, it's nearly the middle of June and we're still below normal temps and the rain just won't go away for more than a day at a time. Sheesh, I don't mind the rain so much in the spring but come on already! Enough! All the knowitall weather guys on the radio this morning said things like, "it looks like it'll rain today but the moisture will keep south of the lake", "today will be cloudy, but don't worry, there won't be any rain", "the system that's hanging over the region will stick around for the day but we'll miss the rain." Yeah, what do they know. It's been raining since noon. Yep, 8 hours of miserable drizzle. The kind that makes my hair do strange and unnatural things and makes the boys grouchy because everything just feels damp.
I just want to crawl into bed and sleep until July when it *should* be nicer out. Hibernate in the winter? That's old-school. Hibernating until all the miserable weather is gone in the spring: that's where it's at.
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Chipmunkey
Today was the first time I've witnessed Shaun playing interactively with another child who is, essentially, a stranger. We went to the park after dinner and there was another little boy there who looked to be about 4 or so. Shaun was shy at first but they quickly hit it off and Shaun shared some of his apple slices with the little boy. Then they went off running together, chatting about how scary the slide is.
Shaun returned about 5 minutes later with his cheeks stuffed full of apple. I said to him that he should swallow his food because his new friend wouldn't be able to understand him if his mouth was full - not to mention, it's rude! But he explained to me that his cheeks were full because he was pretending to be a chipmunk. The little boy's chipmunk. Apparently he was a baby chipmunk named, get this, Chipmunkey. Genious!
It was just so neat watching the two of them talking with one another and designing this whole game all on their own. I've never been able to see Shaun play with another child like this, although I'm told he does it at preschool all the time.
The only downside was I have NO idea where this little guy's mother was. There were maybe a half dozen families at the park but this little guy never checked in with his mom so I never got to catch a glimpse of her. Potentially, Shaun and this little guy could be in the same class in September so it's too bad that I don't know who he belongs to. I'll have to head back to the same park over the next few nice days and hope they return.
Shaun returned about 5 minutes later with his cheeks stuffed full of apple. I said to him that he should swallow his food because his new friend wouldn't be able to understand him if his mouth was full - not to mention, it's rude! But he explained to me that his cheeks were full because he was pretending to be a chipmunk. The little boy's chipmunk. Apparently he was a baby chipmunk named, get this, Chipmunkey. Genious!
It was just so neat watching the two of them talking with one another and designing this whole game all on their own. I've never been able to see Shaun play with another child like this, although I'm told he does it at preschool all the time.
The only downside was I have NO idea where this little guy's mother was. There were maybe a half dozen families at the park but this little guy never checked in with his mom so I never got to catch a glimpse of her. Potentially, Shaun and this little guy could be in the same class in September so it's too bad that I don't know who he belongs to. I'll have to head back to the same park over the next few nice days and hope they return.
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Q/A
What do you say when your nearly 4 years old 3 year old starts asking questions you can't really answer? Wing it.
Question: Old people die because they have lots of kids and are tired. Why do babies die?
Answer: Well honey, sometimes babies die because they get sick, just like you and me and Daddy sometimes get sick. Except, sometimes babies bodies just aren't strong enough to get them healthy again so they die. That's why it's so important for us to keep our bodies healthy so that, hopefully, we won't get any babies sick. That's also why it's important to wash our hands and not touch babies faces unless their Mummy says it's okay.
Question: If guns are bad, why do good pirates sometimes carry guns?
Answer: Sometimes good people do bad things, like carry guns. People make mistakes, just like sometimes you bonk your brother and make him cry. But you don't hurt him on purpose and you always say you're sorry after. Good pirates make mistakes too. They should carry parrots instead of guns, huh?
Question: How did Daddy's part of the baby get in your belly?
Answer: Mummy has a special place on my body where Daddy puts his part of the baby. It's kind of like a teeny tiny piece of a baby that moves around and finds the part of the baby that I have in my body already. Then they get together and become friends and make a baby that grows in my belly. Kinda wierd that there's a baby in my belly huh?
Question: Why do the things outside the van window sometimes go faster than other things?
Answer: Because the things that are farther away, like that barn out in the field, are farther than the things that are close, like the posts on the side of the road. Even though they're both moving the same speed, the ones that are close look like they're going faster because they're right in front of your eyes.
Question: When there's rain in the sky and it doesn't rain, how does it move somewhere else if there's no wind?
Answer: Even though we can't feel any wind today there's still lots of wind up in the sky. Here we're protected by the trees and our house and lots of buildings, up in the sky there's nothing in the way of the wind so it blows the rain clouds somewhere else. Aren't you glad for the wind? I didn't want it to rain here again today. Someone else can have it. Like maybe Gramma and Grampa!
Question: Old people die because they have lots of kids and are tired. Why do babies die?
Answer: Well honey, sometimes babies die because they get sick, just like you and me and Daddy sometimes get sick. Except, sometimes babies bodies just aren't strong enough to get them healthy again so they die. That's why it's so important for us to keep our bodies healthy so that, hopefully, we won't get any babies sick. That's also why it's important to wash our hands and not touch babies faces unless their Mummy says it's okay.
Question: If guns are bad, why do good pirates sometimes carry guns?
Answer: Sometimes good people do bad things, like carry guns. People make mistakes, just like sometimes you bonk your brother and make him cry. But you don't hurt him on purpose and you always say you're sorry after. Good pirates make mistakes too. They should carry parrots instead of guns, huh?
Question: How did Daddy's part of the baby get in your belly?
Answer: Mummy has a special place on my body where Daddy puts his part of the baby. It's kind of like a teeny tiny piece of a baby that moves around and finds the part of the baby that I have in my body already. Then they get together and become friends and make a baby that grows in my belly. Kinda wierd that there's a baby in my belly huh?
Question: Why do the things outside the van window sometimes go faster than other things?
Answer: Because the things that are farther away, like that barn out in the field, are farther than the things that are close, like the posts on the side of the road. Even though they're both moving the same speed, the ones that are close look like they're going faster because they're right in front of your eyes.
Question: When there's rain in the sky and it doesn't rain, how does it move somewhere else if there's no wind?
Answer: Even though we can't feel any wind today there's still lots of wind up in the sky. Here we're protected by the trees and our house and lots of buildings, up in the sky there's nothing in the way of the wind so it blows the rain clouds somewhere else. Aren't you glad for the wind? I didn't want it to rain here again today. Someone else can have it. Like maybe Gramma and Grampa!
Monday, June 8, 2009
Blueberries
It's approaching berry season in Ontario and the grocery stores are filled with sweet, juicy berries of every variety. Ian has taken a special liking to blueberries. I make sure to halve or quarter them before tossing them on his tray but he gobbles them up as quickly as I can slice them. The last couple of days he's had odd clumps in his diaper and only this morning did I realize what the clumps are: blueberry skins. Since the poor guy doesn't have any teeth with which to chew, he basically just smushes the berries in his gums and swallows them. Evidently a 10 month old's digestive system is a little immature still and can't digest blueberry skins (though I haven't checked my own waste recently to see if my digestive system is working at it's full potential) so they've been coming out in his diaper. At least all the blueberry seeds are keeping him regular.
Sunday, June 7, 2009
Of the Female Variety
I woke up early this morning from Ian squawking because his blankets were crumpled down by his feet and he was cold. I tiptoed into his room and gently covered him back up and then stumbled to the bathroom to pee. While I was sitting on the can I remembered the dream I was in the middle of when I awoke.
I'm pregnant with a girl. My dream told me so. She's going to be a tiny, brown haired little thing. I'm not one to ever believe dreams and I rarely even TRY to remember what my dream was about because that's how much I really don't care. But the dreams I had for both the boys were right so I'm kinda putting a lot of weight on this one.
Watch, I'll have a boy now! Only 10 weeks or so until we find out!
I'm pregnant with a girl. My dream told me so. She's going to be a tiny, brown haired little thing. I'm not one to ever believe dreams and I rarely even TRY to remember what my dream was about because that's how much I really don't care. But the dreams I had for both the boys were right so I'm kinda putting a lot of weight on this one.
Watch, I'll have a boy now! Only 10 weeks or so until we find out!
Saturday, June 6, 2009
Zone Defense
I've embraced my new role as a mother of three but that doesn't change the fact that we can't use man to man defense anymore. I'm watching the end of the hockey season intently, trying to pick up as many pointers from the shorthanded team as I can. By January I should be proficient in zone defense.
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