memory monday

Apr 30

Posted by: Rachel in: blog, caleb isaiah, family, memories, memory monday, parenting

Well I have a few excuses for not blogging for a week. Number 1, and most important, I have officially unplugged my kid from the tv. And it was super easy, to my pleasant surprise! I also pulled the plug…he is only using his paci at naps and night time. My other reason for the lack of blogging: I am trying to come up with a new name. I change names like I change clothes apparently, but I want a new blog title and perhaps my own domain. I want something catchy that makes other moms shake their heads and say yep, been there, done that. Needless to say I’ve come up with zilch so far.

Cute things that the kiddo has done:

The disappearing car trick: He holds the car up and then puts it (in his hand) behind his back. He holds up the free hand as if to say “Where’d it go??” Then he points to it, and brings it back out as if he has just performed the greatest feat of all time. I clap and he grins from ear to ear, eyes dancing with delight. He even tucked the car between his upper arm and his side a few times, so it really did ‘disappear.’ I love it! Just when I thought he couldn’t get ANY cuter!

I had him “hewl mama” [help momma] make brownies a few nights ago. He had fun stirring and eating chocolate chips. After grabbing a fair share out of the bowl we explained that they must be mixed in, so he waved and told them bye and we stirred them into the batter.

After the brownies cooked, Scott tried to give him a bite, but he shook his head and ran to me. I didn’t say anything, I just set a piece with a chocolate chip on the table. He snatched it up and ate it, and then I put his in his chair. He kept attacking my plate for more. I/we finished mine and he threw his little arms up to say ‘all gone’ then glanced at Scott’s plate. Spying that daddy had some brownie left, he nearly jumped out of his chair to go steal some. He picked every little crumb off both plates.

He has a laundry list of words now. His speech has increased by leaps and bounds in the last few weeks. I think he is late talking because he wants to be sure he can say things correctly. He has never been one to babble very much either. Here is the unofficial and probably incomplete list:

Words
mama
dada/daddy
nigh-nigh (for night night)
hat
moon
ball
hey
bib
bone
eat
you
me
yay
big
baby
bubble
beep beep
child
go
help
bag
wow
wheel
cookie
up
down
bee
bowl
out
elbow
knee
boat
uhoh
more
book
door
good
ear
byebye
Oh Gah!
(Yes, he says this while throwing his hands
over his eyes in a very dramatic manner.
This usually happens when we have to come in
from outside)

plus the noises for:
car
train (hoo hoo while ‘chugging’ his arm up and down)
airplace
bird-tweet tweet
cow-moo
sheep-bah
pig-*snorts*
lion/bear/tiger/etc-roar
rooster-a very high pitched squeel
cat-neow (yes said with a ‘N’)
dog-woof woof
horse-*neighs*
owl-whooo whooo
elephant-*makes trumpeting sound while tilting his head back*
monkey-hoo hoo hoo ha ha [the CUTEST]
chicken-bak bak
siren-(like the fire chief that must live near us, we hear all the time)
honks nose