And another one gone, and another one gone
Another one bites the dust!
Apparently there has been some confusion and I need to clarify.....
Another TOOTH is gone--not the child, the TOOTH. Geesh. Have a little faith in me, peeps! :)
Friday, February 27, 2009
Another One Bites the Dust!
And another one gone, and another one gone
Another one bites the dust!
Apparently there has been some confusion and I need to clarify.....
Another TOOTH is gone--not the child, the TOOTH. Geesh. Have a little faith in me, peeps! :)
Saturday, February 21, 2009
Micah's Magic Writing
As you know, Micah started writing his name not too long ago. Since then, he has started this new "magic" writing. Here is an example.
He did that all by himself, and to be honest, I don't think he realized anything was different about it. When I said, "Oh, Micah--COOL!" He said, "Yeah, I wrote my name." But I think it's neat, especially because he did it without trying or thinking about it.
Here is something else he did the other day...
Now this is just a case of that I've never mentioned that there is "correct" way to line them up. He just put them in order and said, "Look, Mommy, I'm counting up to ten." And then counted what most of us would consider to be backwards, up to 10. At first I thought some of this might be because of his, at least partially, left-handedness, but after a brief search online (Google knows all) I found that some kids just write backwards and upside down at this age and it doesn't mean anything other than they can do it and it makes sense to them either way it's written. Also, after searching, I realized the counting thing was just because we'd never talked about what direction to do things. Ah well, I still think it's neat!
The boys were given light "savers" for Valentine's Day from their gramma and grampa. There's been many a battle around our house and though I tried to give Emilia her own light "saver" (a small flashlight), she still prefers the real thing. (DUH! Brothers' toys are ALWAYS better than hers!) So here she is fighting Micah...with the real thing, of course.
Last week we had some really beautiful weather. YEA!!! It was so nice to be able to go outside and play and run around and not be cold the whole time. So we spent most of the days out there enjoying the sunshine and warmth and wishing it would stay for awhile (it didn't, it's back in the 30's and 40's). We played lots of soccer and Emilia LOVED that. Not that she played, but she thought it was great fun to be held while we were running at each other and kicking the ball. She would kick her legs and flap her arms (or kick her arms and flap her legs, as I almost typed!) and squeal--it was really cute! The kids also busted out the sidewalk chalk and made these beautiful drawings on our driveway.
This is Josiah's and it is a kite holding a blue potato.
This is Micah's and it's a man with one arm and a tummy in his foot.
And this is Emilia after she sat and crawled through their drawings. :)
These were the other Valentine's Day treats we made. The kids didn't help as much with the making of these, though Josiah did help crumble the cake, but they were great helpers when it came to decorating!
These little cake balls are DELICIOUS and if you're interested in making them, you'll find the recipe here at Bakerella. There's lots of other yummy recipes there, too, if you're looking for something fun to bake!
Back to the decorating...these were Josiah's two best creations (in my opinion). The one on the left is a pink flower and the one on the right is just a swirly creation. The one on the far right is one of the many blobs Micah made. :)
And this was my favorite that Micah made--a little smiley face. I thought it was so cute!
And last, but certainly not least, I've got two videos for you. The first one is from yesterday and the second one was taped this morning. Enjoy!
He did that all by himself, and to be honest, I don't think he realized anything was different about it. When I said, "Oh, Micah--COOL!" He said, "Yeah, I wrote my name." But I think it's neat, especially because he did it without trying or thinking about it.
Here is something else he did the other day...
Now this is just a case of that I've never mentioned that there is "correct" way to line them up. He just put them in order and said, "Look, Mommy, I'm counting up to ten." And then counted what most of us would consider to be backwards, up to 10. At first I thought some of this might be because of his, at least partially, left-handedness, but after a brief search online (Google knows all) I found that some kids just write backwards and upside down at this age and it doesn't mean anything other than they can do it and it makes sense to them either way it's written. Also, after searching, I realized the counting thing was just because we'd never talked about what direction to do things. Ah well, I still think it's neat!
The boys were given light "savers" for Valentine's Day from their gramma and grampa. There's been many a battle around our house and though I tried to give Emilia her own light "saver" (a small flashlight), she still prefers the real thing. (DUH! Brothers' toys are ALWAYS better than hers!) So here she is fighting Micah...with the real thing, of course.
Last week we had some really beautiful weather. YEA!!! It was so nice to be able to go outside and play and run around and not be cold the whole time. So we spent most of the days out there enjoying the sunshine and warmth and wishing it would stay for awhile (it didn't, it's back in the 30's and 40's). We played lots of soccer and Emilia LOVED that. Not that she played, but she thought it was great fun to be held while we were running at each other and kicking the ball. She would kick her legs and flap her arms (or kick her arms and flap her legs, as I almost typed!) and squeal--it was really cute! The kids also busted out the sidewalk chalk and made these beautiful drawings on our driveway.
This is Josiah's and it is a kite holding a blue potato.
This is Micah's and it's a man with one arm and a tummy in his foot.
And this is Emilia after she sat and crawled through their drawings. :)
These were the other Valentine's Day treats we made. The kids didn't help as much with the making of these, though Josiah did help crumble the cake, but they were great helpers when it came to decorating!
These little cake balls are DELICIOUS and if you're interested in making them, you'll find the recipe here at Bakerella. There's lots of other yummy recipes there, too, if you're looking for something fun to bake!
Back to the decorating...these were Josiah's two best creations (in my opinion). The one on the left is a pink flower and the one on the right is just a swirly creation. The one on the far right is one of the many blobs Micah made. :)
And this was my favorite that Micah made--a little smiley face. I thought it was so cute!
And last, but certainly not least, I've got two videos for you. The first one is from yesterday and the second one was taped this morning. Enjoy!
Saturday, February 14, 2009
We're Back on the Grid!
Well, hello! We spent most of the last 3 days without power. Doesn't that sound fun? I'm soooo glad that it's back on and I hope it doesn't happen again...wishful thinking, but a girl can hope!
I've got a whole list of things to tell you about, so settle in for awhile, this could be my longest post yet.
My kids say the most random things sometimes. One day the boys were playing when all of a sudden Josiah yelled, "Check the bagpipes!" I wasn't sure I'd heard him correctly, but sure enough a few minutes later I heard him again, "Micah--Check the bagpipes!" I asked him what that meant and he said, "Oh, it's just something I say." ??? Oh, ok. Whatever.
Micah was making me food (pretend food, that is) the other day and announced that he was serving me "chewy chunk-o's." And what are chewy chunk-o's? Well, at least I got an answer to that one: melted Snickers with white dragon fire breath and something else that I forgot on top. He carried them like a pizza in one hand over his head and announced, "CHEWY CHUNK-O'S!"
I've told you before how Micah goes back and forth between writing with his right hand and his left hand, but today I have a picture for you.
One of these letters was written with his left hand. One was written with his right hand. Can you tell any difference between them? Want to take a guess at which hand wrote which? This picture will tell you the answer...
It's so funny to watch him writing or coloring because when he stops and is talking he's always playing with the marker, just passing it back and forth between his hands. Whichever hand is holding the marker at the end is the hand he writes with!
Josiah's reading and spelling skills are rapidly improving. The first night we were without power John and I were talking about what to do and I said we should build a F-I-R-E. Josiah yelled, "A FIRE! YES!! We should build a fire!" I was so busted. I'm going to have to come up with a new tactic...maybe spell everything backward? Or we could start on pig latin...
Emilia really loves playing the piano. As I've mentioned before, I don't let her play that much because she pounds on it so hard. Apparently, this has forced her to take matters into her own hands. This was the scene in the living room the other day. You'll notice I had tried to block off the piano...
Yes, she climbed up there all by herself. And yes, she climbed down all by herself. Guess I've got two climbers on my hands. Yipee (insert sarcasm).
Happily pounding away
Last night Micah got out of bed after bedtime (shocker). He's really developing his creativity in coming up with excuses. Last night was a doozy. I mean, this kid knows how to work the system! Here's what he said, "Daddy, when I said it earlier I said it mean, so, I love you, Dad." (cute sideways grin) I mean, really. What do you say to that?? Workin' us over at the young age of 3. I can only imagine the fun that's yet to come.
I'm happy to tell you that Emilia has enough hair to wear a clippie in it. She's still kinda bald, but she at least seems to be growing some hair these days.
And here she is modeling Nana's glasses for us.
Oops! They started to slip!
And last but certainly not least, HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!
The recipe for these tasty treats is here
Lots of love from Micah and Josiah
and Emilia
and the unpictured Rebekah and John. :)
I've got a whole list of things to tell you about, so settle in for awhile, this could be my longest post yet.
My kids say the most random things sometimes. One day the boys were playing when all of a sudden Josiah yelled, "Check the bagpipes!" I wasn't sure I'd heard him correctly, but sure enough a few minutes later I heard him again, "Micah--Check the bagpipes!" I asked him what that meant and he said, "Oh, it's just something I say." ??? Oh, ok. Whatever.
Micah was making me food (pretend food, that is) the other day and announced that he was serving me "chewy chunk-o's." And what are chewy chunk-o's? Well, at least I got an answer to that one: melted Snickers with white dragon fire breath and something else that I forgot on top. He carried them like a pizza in one hand over his head and announced, "CHEWY CHUNK-O'S!"
I've told you before how Micah goes back and forth between writing with his right hand and his left hand, but today I have a picture for you.
One of these letters was written with his left hand. One was written with his right hand. Can you tell any difference between them? Want to take a guess at which hand wrote which? This picture will tell you the answer...
It's so funny to watch him writing or coloring because when he stops and is talking he's always playing with the marker, just passing it back and forth between his hands. Whichever hand is holding the marker at the end is the hand he writes with!
Josiah's reading and spelling skills are rapidly improving. The first night we were without power John and I were talking about what to do and I said we should build a F-I-R-E. Josiah yelled, "A FIRE! YES!! We should build a fire!" I was so busted. I'm going to have to come up with a new tactic...maybe spell everything backward? Or we could start on pig latin...
Emilia really loves playing the piano. As I've mentioned before, I don't let her play that much because she pounds on it so hard. Apparently, this has forced her to take matters into her own hands. This was the scene in the living room the other day. You'll notice I had tried to block off the piano...
Yes, she climbed up there all by herself. And yes, she climbed down all by herself. Guess I've got two climbers on my hands. Yipee (insert sarcasm).
Happily pounding away
Last night Micah got out of bed after bedtime (shocker). He's really developing his creativity in coming up with excuses. Last night was a doozy. I mean, this kid knows how to work the system! Here's what he said, "Daddy, when I said it earlier I said it mean, so, I love you, Dad." (cute sideways grin) I mean, really. What do you say to that?? Workin' us over at the young age of 3. I can only imagine the fun that's yet to come.
I'm happy to tell you that Emilia has enough hair to wear a clippie in it. She's still kinda bald, but she at least seems to be growing some hair these days.
And here she is modeling Nana's glasses for us.
Oops! They started to slip!
And last but certainly not least, HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!
The recipe for these tasty treats is here
Lots of love from Micah and Josiah
and Emilia
and the unpictured Rebekah and John. :)
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
The Difference Between You and Me
Josiah and I were talking about the difference between kids and and adults. Well, more accurately, I was asking him about what he saw as the difference between kids and adults. First he said, "I'm a kid and you're an adult." I tried to be more specific. I asked, "In terms of what we do during the day, what is different about kids and adults?" He said, "Adults are big and I'm little." I tried to re-word the question, "What is different about what I do during the day and what you do during the day?" He said, "I play and you sleep all day."
What world is he living in?!??
What world is he living in?!??
Monday, February 9, 2009
25 Random Things About Josiah
I'm totally stealing this idea from my friend Angela who thought to take the current Facebook thing and write one for each of her kids. What a great idea! Here are Josiah's:
1. Josiah is mostly a typical first-born. He is bossy and wants to be in charge...of everything. Including what's for dinner.
2. He loves cooking shows. Rachael Ray and Paula Deen are his favorites. He's even started saying "Yum-O!" and "Delish!"
3. He pretends to have his own Food Network show when he's playing with play-doh. He's says things like, "You're watching Josiah on Food Network. I'm making a pizza cake and right now I'm just going to sprinkle these on top. Maybe you don't want to make your sprinkles so big, but that's just the way I do it because my grandma always made her sprinkles big like that." I have over 20 minutes of "Josiah on Food Network" on video. :)
4. That I remember, he's never had a favorite color. He can't choose. He TRIES. But ends up saying, "My favorite is blue...and orange...and green...and red...and yellow...and black...and I like them all!"
5. He likes to play games but HATES to lose.
6. He really wants to learn to play chess.
7. He also wants to learn to play the guitar.
8. He likes to read and be read to. I read "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" out loud to him and Micah and couple weeks ago. I really think Josiah would have sat and listened to the whole thing in one sitting. He has an AMAZING attention span.
9. His favorite TV show is Ruff Ruffman on PBS and he gets upset if he misses it, even though he's seen them all already.
10. He is a perfectionist and does not believe in going to plan B. He wrote a letter to his cousin Brooke the other day and INSISTED on rewriting the entire thing because the last word wouldn't fit on the same line as the rest of the sentence. (I read these to Josiah and after this one I had to explain the concept of plan B but then he said, "Yeah, I really like plan A.")
11. He prefers gummy treats over chocolate.
12. He's always challenging himself to learn something new, from whistling to blowing bubbles to standing on his head.
13. One of his favorite breakfast foods is oatmeal. He's not picky about flavoring, but some kind of fruit is usually a first choice.
14. He says he doesn't like mushrooms, but when he eats them without realizing they are mushrooms, he says they're yummy.
15. He likes to play sports--any sports, really. I think he likes that it's active, it's competitive and someone has to play it with him.
16. He's got a big heart for God and is starting to ask lots of questions about being baptized.
17. He's a big fan of music. He likes to listen to it, or if it is not on he will sing songs to himself. Sometimes he'll ask you to sing with him, but other times if you try to sing along he'll tell you you're interrupting him.
18. He has an incredible imagination! He has created an entire imaginary family for himself, Jujah and Fahvey are sister and brother, respectively, and they vary in age depending on the activity, but Fahvey is always the oldest (even older than Josiah). Palucy is ther mom and they live on a farm. No one knows their dad, but he's 40 years old and lives far, far away.
19. One of his favorite things to do is ride his bike. He will stay outside for hours on his bike having pretend races with Jujah and Fahvey or other pretend adventures. He's pretended to be the Wicked Witch of the West, Power Rangers, SpiderMan, monsters...all kinds of things. I even think that on his bike is his favorite place to be. He's always liked his bike, but since he's been riding "2 wheels" (without training wheels) he likes it even more.
20. He's got a great sense of humor and it overrules almost everything. When he gets upset about having to go to plan B (see #10) he'll get over it almost instantaneously if you can get him to laugh about something.
21. He's incredibly smart, and likes being smart because he likes knowing the answers. He will argue passionately about things that are blatantly wrong, just to be the one to know the answer.
22. He can have a lot of self-doubt and need lots of praise and encouragement to feel confident. (I think it's because he's a perfectionist and therefore thinks he's done it wrong if he can't do it on the first try.)
23. He is a people person. One of the most effective punishments for him is to remove him from where everyone is. That being said, every now and then he goes off to his room and spends an hour or more there just playing by himself.
24. He has two scars on his head (hidden by his hair). One from falling into the TV stand when he was 2 and one from a brick falling on his head when he was 3.
25. He's a great helper. He helps in the kitchen, picks up Emilia's toys, helps me clean the floors, the windows, the bathrooms, pretty much anything I'm doing he wants to help and be part of it all.
**BONUS** He understands and correctly uses sarcasm.
1. Josiah is mostly a typical first-born. He is bossy and wants to be in charge...of everything. Including what's for dinner.
2. He loves cooking shows. Rachael Ray and Paula Deen are his favorites. He's even started saying "Yum-O!" and "Delish!"
3. He pretends to have his own Food Network show when he's playing with play-doh. He's says things like, "You're watching Josiah on Food Network. I'm making a pizza cake and right now I'm just going to sprinkle these on top. Maybe you don't want to make your sprinkles so big, but that's just the way I do it because my grandma always made her sprinkles big like that." I have over 20 minutes of "Josiah on Food Network" on video. :)
4. That I remember, he's never had a favorite color. He can't choose. He TRIES. But ends up saying, "My favorite is blue...and orange...and green...and red...and yellow...and black...and I like them all!"
5. He likes to play games but HATES to lose.
6. He really wants to learn to play chess.
7. He also wants to learn to play the guitar.
8. He likes to read and be read to. I read "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" out loud to him and Micah and couple weeks ago. I really think Josiah would have sat and listened to the whole thing in one sitting. He has an AMAZING attention span.
9. His favorite TV show is Ruff Ruffman on PBS and he gets upset if he misses it, even though he's seen them all already.
10. He is a perfectionist and does not believe in going to plan B. He wrote a letter to his cousin Brooke the other day and INSISTED on rewriting the entire thing because the last word wouldn't fit on the same line as the rest of the sentence. (I read these to Josiah and after this one I had to explain the concept of plan B but then he said, "Yeah, I really like plan A.")
11. He prefers gummy treats over chocolate.
12. He's always challenging himself to learn something new, from whistling to blowing bubbles to standing on his head.
13. One of his favorite breakfast foods is oatmeal. He's not picky about flavoring, but some kind of fruit is usually a first choice.
14. He says he doesn't like mushrooms, but when he eats them without realizing they are mushrooms, he says they're yummy.
15. He likes to play sports--any sports, really. I think he likes that it's active, it's competitive and someone has to play it with him.
16. He's got a big heart for God and is starting to ask lots of questions about being baptized.
17. He's a big fan of music. He likes to listen to it, or if it is not on he will sing songs to himself. Sometimes he'll ask you to sing with him, but other times if you try to sing along he'll tell you you're interrupting him.
18. He has an incredible imagination! He has created an entire imaginary family for himself, Jujah and Fahvey are sister and brother, respectively, and they vary in age depending on the activity, but Fahvey is always the oldest (even older than Josiah). Palucy is ther mom and they live on a farm. No one knows their dad, but he's 40 years old and lives far, far away.
19. One of his favorite things to do is ride his bike. He will stay outside for hours on his bike having pretend races with Jujah and Fahvey or other pretend adventures. He's pretended to be the Wicked Witch of the West, Power Rangers, SpiderMan, monsters...all kinds of things. I even think that on his bike is his favorite place to be. He's always liked his bike, but since he's been riding "2 wheels" (without training wheels) he likes it even more.
20. He's got a great sense of humor and it overrules almost everything. When he gets upset about having to go to plan B (see #10) he'll get over it almost instantaneously if you can get him to laugh about something.
21. He's incredibly smart, and likes being smart because he likes knowing the answers. He will argue passionately about things that are blatantly wrong, just to be the one to know the answer.
22. He can have a lot of self-doubt and need lots of praise and encouragement to feel confident. (I think it's because he's a perfectionist and therefore thinks he's done it wrong if he can't do it on the first try.)
23. He is a people person. One of the most effective punishments for him is to remove him from where everyone is. That being said, every now and then he goes off to his room and spends an hour or more there just playing by himself.
24. He has two scars on his head (hidden by his hair). One from falling into the TV stand when he was 2 and one from a brick falling on his head when he was 3.
25. He's a great helper. He helps in the kitchen, picks up Emilia's toys, helps me clean the floors, the windows, the bathrooms, pretty much anything I'm doing he wants to help and be part of it all.
**BONUS** He understands and correctly uses sarcasm.
25 Random Things About Micah
1. Micah is all boy when it comes to getting sweaty and dirty...except at dinner time. He is quite particular about his hands being clean and always makes sure everyone at the table has a napkin.
2. He went through a phase where he wanted to grow his hair "long like mommy's." He gave up on that when his hair kept hanging in his eyes and now settles for the shaggy look.
3. If I had to choose just one word to describe him it would be independent. One of his first words was "SELF" and I put it in caps because he always said it very fiercely. I can still picture him struggling to do something and saying to anyone around, "SELF!"
4. He has the most expressive face. He can make the silliest, most serious, goofiest faces and they make everyone laugh.
5. He is in the "how many reasons can I come up with to postpone bedtime" phase. (Is that even a phase or just a state of being?)
6. He would do anything for chocolate and chocolate is even better if it is in the form of M&M's.
7. Even though he knows the name of it, he continues to call the letter M an "up and down, up and down."
8. He LOVES to laugh. At his own expense, at someone else's expense, at something he doesn't even understand, if there is laughter going on around him, he'll join in...most of the time.
9. He has a STRONG temper. And it can be set off instantaneously.
10. Though he adores his brother, he has reached the point where he is tired of doing everything the way Josiah determines it to happen. He is learning to speak his mind, state his own opinions and figure out what he, himself, wants. For example, he invented his own Jujah and Fahvey ("MY Jujah and Fahvey") because he wanted to be able to choose what they did or how old they were.
11. When he gets mad or hurt feelings, his first reaction is to hit.
12. His absolute favorite color is, has always been, and likely will always be blue. Every time he chooses a color, it is blue, whether it is for coloring, for wearing or for eating. All things are better if they are blue.
13. He doesn't really have a favorite movie or TV show. He likes to watch TV every now and then, but it doesn't really matter to him what it is. Just something for a little down time.
14. One of his favorite things to do right now is "type funny words" on the computer. I open a new Word document and he types a random assortment of letters and numbers that I try to pronounce as words. He always collapses in laughter.
15. He is very self-conscious about trying new things in front of others. So much so, that many times he will wait until he can practice by himself and feel good about how he's doing before he will do something new in front of people.
16. He loves bananas.
17. He has a great memory for everyday things like taking vitamins, putting his clothes in the laundry basket and his dishes in the dishwasher however,
18. He frequently forgets what time of day it is. I'd say at least 1/2 the time after nap he says, "Mommy, I didn't even have breakfast, yet." And many times throughout the day he asks things like, "Is it lunch time or dinner time?" "Have we had nap yet?" "Is it bedtime or nap time?"
19. He has no fear, climbs everything and likes doing things that scare the bejeebers out of me.
20. He will get very mad at you if, when he says, "I'm hungry.," you say "Hi, Hungry. Nice to meet you." (But does that stop me? Nooooo...)
21. He has thunder feet. I promise you he sounds like a herd of elephants is coming down the hall, even when he is just walking...even on tip-toe. It's at least ten times lounder when he runs.
22. He sticks out his tongue when doing anything that requires concentration.
23. I'm still waiting for him to decide if he is right-handed or left-handed. Every time I think he's chosen one or the other, he switches to using the other hand for awhile.
24. He's learning to appreciate the rules, though I don't think he'll ever like them. But he's finding out that keeping things fair for everyone includes keeping things fair for him. This is important when you have an older sibling who tries to run everything.
25. Underneath all of the rough and tumble, adventurous exterior, Micah is a lovey at heart. He's the one who chases me or John down when we're leaving the house and yells, "HUG AND A KISS! HUG AND A KISS!"
*BONUS* He points at you with his index fingers for emphasis when he's talking. Like this...this is very typical Micah:
That picture is almost 2 years old and he still does this. Only most of the time now he uses both hands.
2. He went through a phase where he wanted to grow his hair "long like mommy's." He gave up on that when his hair kept hanging in his eyes and now settles for the shaggy look.
3. If I had to choose just one word to describe him it would be independent. One of his first words was "SELF" and I put it in caps because he always said it very fiercely. I can still picture him struggling to do something and saying to anyone around, "SELF!"
4. He has the most expressive face. He can make the silliest, most serious, goofiest faces and they make everyone laugh.
5. He is in the "how many reasons can I come up with to postpone bedtime" phase. (Is that even a phase or just a state of being?)
6. He would do anything for chocolate and chocolate is even better if it is in the form of M&M's.
7. Even though he knows the name of it, he continues to call the letter M an "up and down, up and down."
8. He LOVES to laugh. At his own expense, at someone else's expense, at something he doesn't even understand, if there is laughter going on around him, he'll join in...most of the time.
9. He has a STRONG temper. And it can be set off instantaneously.
10. Though he adores his brother, he has reached the point where he is tired of doing everything the way Josiah determines it to happen. He is learning to speak his mind, state his own opinions and figure out what he, himself, wants. For example, he invented his own Jujah and Fahvey ("MY Jujah and Fahvey") because he wanted to be able to choose what they did or how old they were.
11. When he gets mad or hurt feelings, his first reaction is to hit.
12. His absolute favorite color is, has always been, and likely will always be blue. Every time he chooses a color, it is blue, whether it is for coloring, for wearing or for eating. All things are better if they are blue.
13. He doesn't really have a favorite movie or TV show. He likes to watch TV every now and then, but it doesn't really matter to him what it is. Just something for a little down time.
14. One of his favorite things to do right now is "type funny words" on the computer. I open a new Word document and he types a random assortment of letters and numbers that I try to pronounce as words. He always collapses in laughter.
15. He is very self-conscious about trying new things in front of others. So much so, that many times he will wait until he can practice by himself and feel good about how he's doing before he will do something new in front of people.
16. He loves bananas.
17. He has a great memory for everyday things like taking vitamins, putting his clothes in the laundry basket and his dishes in the dishwasher however,
18. He frequently forgets what time of day it is. I'd say at least 1/2 the time after nap he says, "Mommy, I didn't even have breakfast, yet." And many times throughout the day he asks things like, "Is it lunch time or dinner time?" "Have we had nap yet?" "Is it bedtime or nap time?"
19. He has no fear, climbs everything and likes doing things that scare the bejeebers out of me.
20. He will get very mad at you if, when he says, "I'm hungry.," you say "Hi, Hungry. Nice to meet you." (But does that stop me? Nooooo...)
21. He has thunder feet. I promise you he sounds like a herd of elephants is coming down the hall, even when he is just walking...even on tip-toe. It's at least ten times lounder when he runs.
22. He sticks out his tongue when doing anything that requires concentration.
23. I'm still waiting for him to decide if he is right-handed or left-handed. Every time I think he's chosen one or the other, he switches to using the other hand for awhile.
24. He's learning to appreciate the rules, though I don't think he'll ever like them. But he's finding out that keeping things fair for everyone includes keeping things fair for him. This is important when you have an older sibling who tries to run everything.
25. Underneath all of the rough and tumble, adventurous exterior, Micah is a lovey at heart. He's the one who chases me or John down when we're leaving the house and yells, "HUG AND A KISS! HUG AND A KISS!"
*BONUS* He points at you with his index fingers for emphasis when he's talking. Like this...this is very typical Micah:
That picture is almost 2 years old and he still does this. Only most of the time now he uses both hands.
25 Random Things about Emilia
1. Emilia loves food. The girl is a bottomless pit.
2. There is only one food that I have found that she doesn't like...bananas. Doesn't every kid like bananas?? Not her. She'll eat them mixed in something but not just plain, much to my dismay because they are the perfect, portable, mushy baby food! I got by with disguising them in graham cracker crumb coating for two days. She busted me on the third. Took it back out of her mouth, gave it a disgusting look proceeded to throw it and all the other pieces from her tray on the floor.
3. She loves being outside. If I go near the door and don't take her out she cries.
4. She rubs her silkie blanket on her cheeks to put herself to sleep.
5. She went from having 2 teeth to 6 teeth in about 4 weeks.
6. SHE TOOK HER FIRST STEP ALONE TODAY! I wouldn't say she's walking yet, but she did take one wobbly-bobbly step unassisted before she fell into my legs.
7. She likes Baby Einstein movies and gets very excited (with flailing arms and legs) when she sees the caterpillar at the beginning.
8. She is my first baby who has really liked Cheerios.
9. She knows the word "no" and will shake her head at me if she's headed toward something she knows I'll say "no" about, but she does (or tries to do) whatever she wants anyway. It's like she's saying, "I know I'm not suppose to do this but I'm still going to make you come over here and stop me."
10. She's a goober. That's the best word I know to describe her. She makes random goofy faces, noises and does other funny, random things that just make me laugh because I have NO IDEA what she's thinking.
11. She loves animals (you already know that, but 25 random things about a 10 month old is hard!)
12. She LOVES, LOVES, LOVES her momma and is beginning to appreciate her daddy, too.
13. Her brothers credit her with saying many more words than she really can.
14. Although she isn't shiny bald anymore, she still doesn't have much hair. I can at least put a bow in her hair, now. She pulls it out, chews on it and then tries to put it back in. It's really cute to see her set it on top of her head and wonder why it isn't staying!
15. She growls. Seriously.
16. Her favorite noise right now is, "Wowowowowow"
17. She likes to hold her toys up over her head in one hand with arm fully stretched out and flicking her wrist...like she's showing it off to everyone. She usually says, "ooooooo" when she does that, too.
18. She streches like no other kid I've ever seen.
19. Her tummy and her neck are her two most ticklish spots, and mostly just ticklish to kisses or zerberts.
20. She really likes the piano, but she pounds on it so hard that I don't let her play very much.
21. My talking Laa-Laa teletubby makes her laugh.
22. She thinks her brothers are the coolest kids ever.
23. Her nails grow super fast and she has scratched her face many times with her nails.
24. She's tough. Most of the time when she falls she doesn't even cry.
25. Sometimes when she wakes up she clanks her pacie down the crib bars like a prisoner with their mug.
*BONUS* She moans when she's falling asleep and waking up.
2. There is only one food that I have found that she doesn't like...bananas. Doesn't every kid like bananas?? Not her. She'll eat them mixed in something but not just plain, much to my dismay because they are the perfect, portable, mushy baby food! I got by with disguising them in graham cracker crumb coating for two days. She busted me on the third. Took it back out of her mouth, gave it a disgusting look proceeded to throw it and all the other pieces from her tray on the floor.
3. She loves being outside. If I go near the door and don't take her out she cries.
4. She rubs her silkie blanket on her cheeks to put herself to sleep.
5. She went from having 2 teeth to 6 teeth in about 4 weeks.
6. SHE TOOK HER FIRST STEP ALONE TODAY! I wouldn't say she's walking yet, but she did take one wobbly-bobbly step unassisted before she fell into my legs.
7. She likes Baby Einstein movies and gets very excited (with flailing arms and legs) when she sees the caterpillar at the beginning.
8. She is my first baby who has really liked Cheerios.
9. She knows the word "no" and will shake her head at me if she's headed toward something she knows I'll say "no" about, but she does (or tries to do) whatever she wants anyway. It's like she's saying, "I know I'm not suppose to do this but I'm still going to make you come over here and stop me."
10. She's a goober. That's the best word I know to describe her. She makes random goofy faces, noises and does other funny, random things that just make me laugh because I have NO IDEA what she's thinking.
11. She loves animals (you already know that, but 25 random things about a 10 month old is hard!)
12. She LOVES, LOVES, LOVES her momma and is beginning to appreciate her daddy, too.
13. Her brothers credit her with saying many more words than she really can.
14. Although she isn't shiny bald anymore, she still doesn't have much hair. I can at least put a bow in her hair, now. She pulls it out, chews on it and then tries to put it back in. It's really cute to see her set it on top of her head and wonder why it isn't staying!
15. She growls. Seriously.
16. Her favorite noise right now is, "Wowowowowow"
17. She likes to hold her toys up over her head in one hand with arm fully stretched out and flicking her wrist...like she's showing it off to everyone. She usually says, "ooooooo" when she does that, too.
18. She streches like no other kid I've ever seen.
19. Her tummy and her neck are her two most ticklish spots, and mostly just ticklish to kisses or zerberts.
20. She really likes the piano, but she pounds on it so hard that I don't let her play very much.
21. My talking Laa-Laa teletubby makes her laugh.
22. She thinks her brothers are the coolest kids ever.
23. Her nails grow super fast and she has scratched her face many times with her nails.
24. She's tough. Most of the time when she falls she doesn't even cry.
25. Sometimes when she wakes up she clanks her pacie down the crib bars like a prisoner with their mug.
*BONUS* She moans when she's falling asleep and waking up.
Saturday, February 7, 2009
SNOW!!!!!!!!
I LOVE snow. My mom tells me that when we lived in Wisconsin I would stay out in the snow much longer than my brother and sister and sometimes my lips would even turn blue before I came back inside. These days I might not have the fortitude to stay out until my lips are blue, but I still LOVE snow. My grandparents live in Iowa and it takes real effort not to be jealous of the snowy pictures they send me in the winter. And to be honest, when we lived in Knoxville in the 80's I remember there being much more snow than we get now. But maybe I'm misremembering...All that to say that it has been far too long since we've had a "real" snow here in Knoxville, and I do use that term loosely because we still only had a couple inches. However, beggars can't be choosers and I was just glad that it SNOWED!! Josiah seems to have inherited my love of the fluffy, cold, white SNOW. He was the first one to notice it was snowing. We were playing in the living room when he suddenly said, "Hey, look! It's snowing!" Pessimistic me thought to myself, "Yeah, like it's going to stick." (Especially since it had been quite warm the day before) but lo and behold, it kept snowing and it stuck! Micah was funny because when he saw it was snowing he said, "God answered my prayer! Because I said, "Dear God, please let it snow and stay on the ground so we can play in it. Amen" but wouldn't you know, even after praying that, I had to FORCE him to go out and play in the snow! Emilia did venture out for a very short time, just long enough to sit in the snow and get cold and start crying. I don't have a snow suit for her, so she and I missed most of the snow fun, but we watched through the window and did at least help build a snowman...that Micah tore down in 2.25 seconds. (that's an approximation, but seriously it was down by the time I picked up Emilia and turned around.) Ah well. It's warm again today (in the 40's?) so the snow is almost gone. But it was fun while it lasted!
When the big flakes first started to fall...I was so optimistic, I took a picture because I thought it was my only chance.
The boys pushing each other down the "hill" on the "sled"
Emilia watching her brothers have all the fun in the snow.
Micah, Josiah and the "sled"...you know, they had a great time with it and that's all that matters!
Micah, "licking the snow"
The boys and the one-eyed snowman.
Emilia's ever so brief adventure in the snow.
When the big flakes first started to fall...I was so optimistic, I took a picture because I thought it was my only chance.
The boys pushing each other down the "hill" on the "sled"
Emilia watching her brothers have all the fun in the snow.
Micah, Josiah and the "sled"...you know, they had a great time with it and that's all that matters!
Micah, "licking the snow"
The boys and the one-eyed snowman.
Emilia's ever so brief adventure in the snow.
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Like Mommy, Like Daughter
It amazes me how, even at such young ages, my kids are watching me, observing me and even copying me! It's hard to know how much Emilia understands about everything she sees and hears right now, but I am constantly reminded that I shouldn't underestimate her because she probably understands more than I think! To illustrate this point, I have a video for you. Clearly, Emilia has been paying attention to how I call the cats to follow me, and being the animal lover that she is, she is already trying to get them to come to her, too. I've seen her do this many, many times and I'm still amazed that this little 10 month old girl has caught on to this! So, enough with the rambling...on to the video! (And I do apologize for the BAD videography)
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Strolling Along
I told you in an earlier post about Emilia and her stroller. She still walks all over with it, but she's started something new with it, too. She puts her toy of the moment in it to stroll around with. When she gets as far as she can (she hasn't learned how to turn, yet) she bends over the back and takes out her toy to play with. I think it's cute! The day I took this picture, the shopping card was her toy.
OH! The pictures of Micah! I finally did get a picture:
He can write his name!! All by himself! Most of the time he even knows the correct names of the letters! :) Yea Micah!!
This last one is a picture Josiah drew for me last night. It's "a big bursting heart with Micah and Mommy and me (Josiah). Micah has the biggest face and mommy is in the middle."
I LOVE getting pictures from my kids. And though I know its not practical to keep it all, part of me wishes I could. Someday, they wont be drawing me pictures and I know I'll miss it. But really, what would I do with it all? So instead I sneak some of them into the garbage can...when the kids aren't looking, of course, because I sure don't want to be the one to tell them that mommy throws some of their precious artwork away!
I'll tell you about the snow later--yes! We have snow!!
OH! The pictures of Micah! I finally did get a picture:
He can write his name!! All by himself! Most of the time he even knows the correct names of the letters! :) Yea Micah!!
This last one is a picture Josiah drew for me last night. It's "a big bursting heart with Micah and Mommy and me (Josiah). Micah has the biggest face and mommy is in the middle."
I LOVE getting pictures from my kids. And though I know its not practical to keep it all, part of me wishes I could. Someday, they wont be drawing me pictures and I know I'll miss it. But really, what would I do with it all? So instead I sneak some of them into the garbage can...when the kids aren't looking, of course, because I sure don't want to be the one to tell them that mommy throws some of their precious artwork away!
I'll tell you about the snow later--yes! We have snow!!
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