A fly by posting just to document some of the kiddos happenings..
OMG!
I just had to tell Nora, ''If you ask me one. more. time. I'm throwing it away''
In regards to her wanting to open her star full of colored sand and play 'pixie dust' with it. I would like to add I'd told her 'no, no, NO, NOOOOO, and NOOOOOOOOO' all before the threat. I didn't even yell, just became more emphatic.
On a better note with Nora, we did have this cute conversation at bedtime last night.
Mommy, you have hairs in your nose. Why are there hairs in there?
Because they keep the dirt out of your nose.
And bugs? (giggle)
Yes, and they keep bugs from going up your nose into your brain! (Me being silly and ticking her head)
If I close my eyes, I could see the bug in my head.
Really?
Nooooooo, I was being silly. (Then she delivers this line..in a serious tone) If I close my eyes, I see space.
Coool!
Yeah, it's neat.
Monday, January 9, 2012
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Memories that Stick.
Over the holiday, some girlfriends and I were talking about our kiddos.
Nora came home from preschool one day after Thanksgiving with a sheet of paper starting...''The thing I am most grateful for is.....my daddy''
She's a daddy's girl, so I wasn't surprised. He is her everything, the first and most important man in her life. One day, I know Rich will get teary placing her hand in anothers....
Imparting this to friends, an older friend reminisced about finding a box in her attic with her sons school work. There was a sheet of paper, much like Nora's asking, ''What does your mommy do?'' His answer appalled her, ''mommy cleans''. Her advice, don't get too caught up in arbitrary things YOU think are important. That's what kids remember.'
The flight of the cleaning bee had just happened before this party. Spotless happens only when it has too.
Cleaning has never been a major focus for me. Organized clutter is a more accurate description of our home. Which makes it even funnier that my closest girlfriend calls me Martha Stewart, granted she is obsessed with cleaning and can't cook. Together we would make a pretty good team.
At the end of the day, all I want is happy kids and a content husband. Older mommies try to tell me I will miss the clutter of toys or finger smudges on my french doors. Maybe. Those smudges and clutter tell me how much fun they were having exploring.
Right now, there are smudgy chocolate finger prints downstairs. Sister snuck us our first chocolate. Big smiles with chocolate ooze. Giggles of sneakiness from my kiddos.
Giggle from mommy as I walk by and see the reminder to cherish this time.
Nora came home from preschool one day after Thanksgiving with a sheet of paper starting...''The thing I am most grateful for is.....my daddy''
She's a daddy's girl, so I wasn't surprised. He is her everything, the first and most important man in her life. One day, I know Rich will get teary placing her hand in anothers....
Imparting this to friends, an older friend reminisced about finding a box in her attic with her sons school work. There was a sheet of paper, much like Nora's asking, ''What does your mommy do?'' His answer appalled her, ''mommy cleans''. Her advice, don't get too caught up in arbitrary things YOU think are important. That's what kids remember.'
The flight of the cleaning bee had just happened before this party. Spotless happens only when it has too.
Cleaning has never been a major focus for me. Organized clutter is a more accurate description of our home. Which makes it even funnier that my closest girlfriend calls me Martha Stewart, granted she is obsessed with cleaning and can't cook. Together we would make a pretty good team.
At the end of the day, all I want is happy kids and a content husband. Older mommies try to tell me I will miss the clutter of toys or finger smudges on my french doors. Maybe. Those smudges and clutter tell me how much fun they were having exploring.
Right now, there are smudgy chocolate finger prints downstairs. Sister snuck us our first chocolate. Big smiles with chocolate ooze. Giggles of sneakiness from my kiddos.
Giggle from mommy as I walk by and see the reminder to cherish this time.
Words!
We did this with Nora at 15 mths as well...The final list of words Trent knows, because soon they will number too many.
Kitty - YEooooW
Daddy - Dahhh eeee
Nora - Nah Nah
Andrew - Ah dew (Nora said Handu)
Balloon - Boooo
Ball - Ba
Blanket - Be be
Shoes
Duck - Duh
Puppy - Puhpuh
Orange - onch
Banana - Nana
Milk - Mak
Juice - Juesss
Cheese - Chess
Noodle - na nool
spoon/fork - spoo
Numma Numma - When he wants a bite of something.
Hands - Ans
Nose
Uppies - Up Bees
Stuck - Stuhhh
Outside - Owwww
What's this - Wha dis?
What's that - Wha dat?
Sit down - Se dow
Help - eppp
Down - Dow!
Night - nigh nigh
Thank you - Day doo!
Uh -Oh!
Roaarrr! - the sound a dinosaur makes
WOW
WHOA
WEE - most often said in reference to swings
No
Hi
Bye
Ouch
Mine - mY My
Train - Choo Choo
broom - boom
Box
Books - Boos
Brush - bus
Buttons - buts
socks - sux
Kitty - YEooooW
Daddy - Dahhh eeee
Nora - Nah Nah
Andrew - Ah dew (Nora said Handu)
Balloon - Boooo
Ball - Ba
Blanket - Be be
Shoes
Duck - Duh
Puppy - Puhpuh
Orange - onch
Banana - Nana
Milk - Mak
Juice - Juesss
Cheese - Chess
Noodle - na nool
spoon/fork - spoo
Numma Numma - When he wants a bite of something.
Hands - Ans
Nose
Uppies - Up Bees
Stuck - Stuhhh
Outside - Owwww
What's this - Wha dis?
What's that - Wha dat?
Sit down - Se dow
Help - eppp
Down - Dow!
Night - nigh nigh
Thank you - Day doo!
Uh -Oh!
Roaarrr! - the sound a dinosaur makes
WOW
WHOA
WEE - most often said in reference to swings
No
Hi
Bye
Ouch
Mine - mY My
Train - Choo Choo
broom - boom
Box
Books - Boos
Brush - bus
Buttons - buts
socks - sux
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