I have not written since May, clearly. I think all the time about how much I liked writing three things per kid, and how I wish I had not let this blog go. Alas, that's life-- the very busy life.
I store in my phone and in the kids' baby books cute things they say and do, but I would like to leave some record of it all here on this blog, as these sorts of updates were the original impetus for the blog.
So here goes..
At age 3, going on 4, here are some of the sweet things K says, which I want to remember:
- When you ask her to name a doll or stuffed animal, it's Jepsalot. I have no idea from where this comes!
- Pollen= pollend :)
- The air conditioning is the "hair conditioning." Can't blame her for being confused on that one!
- Past- tense verbs often suffer-- as in "broked" and "I winned!"
- An elastic is an "elaskik" and a basket is a "baskik."
- Caillou's cat Gilbert = 'Rilgert'
- Boobie traps = "boo boo traps"
- When we drive by the church where Carly was baptized, K shouts, "There's Carly's corch!"
- Playing restaurant is still the obsession, and when she is being a "wait- tree- ess" she decides on the whim what food she has. Sometimes it is just salad and coffee. And she will tell you, using play food or blocks, that it is "super duper hot."
- Bandaids= "banbaids"
- When looking at a picture of a baby-- or at a pic of herself or her sister from when they were teeny babies, she will say, "Oh, look! She's so born!" From hearing us say, "That is from when Carly was born," she must think born= teeny.
- Ghosts take on an interesting plural-- "ghostiz."
- In the Wizard of Oz, it's the "wicked old witch" instead of the wicked witch.
- Speaking of old, she learned the other day that her great- gram is 93. She said, "Wow, that's old." And then told me, "But you're old too. Are you gonna be 93?"
- She melted my heart when repeating-- but out of nowhere-- this line from Wizard: "I'm never gonna leave here again, because I love you all so much and there's no place like home."
- When we play castle and she wants to be the princess, she makes me the Queen and says, "Carly can be my puppy."
- She has cute double- negative-- "I'm not doin' nothin!"
- Cucumbers = "coon cumbers"
- Love the pronoun misuse on "I want she to go!"
- My favorite one of all is when she endearingly calls Carly "honey." She grabs her by the hand and says, "You can't get up on that box, honey." Or, "We are almost home, honey."
At age 23 months-- Carly:
Carly's language has been exploding for a while now, and she uses lots of mini- sentences.
- My favorite is the placement of "me" with anything-- "ME bath!" for I want a bath.
- She loves tacking on the person she is addressing. Lots of "Thank you, Mama" or "Night- night, Daddy!" And the BEST is, "Love you, Mama."
- She calls Kathryn "Kat," and now the rest of us have taken to doing the same!
- She learned early to say No, and it shows up wayyyyy too often, in typical toddler style.
- She has mastered, "Ewww! Yuck!" and utilizes it properly, referencing poops and the like
- Tells us when she has pooped and demands the diaper be changed. We should probably start potty training, butttttttt, we will see....
- Backpack = "bah- pah" and she wants to wear it herself each day when I pick her up
- Loves being stealthy, and will, when hiding, announce: "I hidey!" She has not figured out yet the whole point of hiding. :)
- Wants to tell you each time she sees the moon. "Look! Mama, moon!!"
- A few cute mispronunciations: slide= "lide"; pumpkin = "pum- pum"; hex= "heck"; cookie= "cacka"
- Loves flowers and coloring
- Tells herself "good girl!" when she does something right
- Is obsessed with "Ninnie" aka Minnie Mouse. If she as much as sees the Disney Castle on an ad or intro to a show or movie, she starts shouting out the Disney characters' names
- With her sister, loves racing around the house. Brings me a toy to use as a flag-- and along with me will do, "Mark... Set... Go!!" And as she runs, cheers for herself, "Go! Cah- yee! Go!"
- It's a total monkey- see, monkey- do when it comes to her big sis. She copies her like crazy, and it is so damn cute. The most recent emulation has been with the waitressing. Carly loves to take your order and bring you your goods. :)
- Carly has moves! Dances like a machine. She and K both especially love 'The Whip and Nae- Nae."
Thursday, December 17, 2015
Tuesday, May 19, 2015
5-19-15
It's May! And a mild one at that. We have been outside quite a bit, despite that it's been the worst pollen season that I can remember. I guess it's an extra bit of yuck attached to that seemingly eternal winter. K and C have been loving the outdoors and have been up to lots:
K:
- can add to her list of toddler- isms: "wait- tree- ess" instead of "waitress"; "I want you to talk about it" whenever you ask her a question and she is too tired or lazy to consider the answer or choose from some options; "What happened to his eyes?!" in regards to the fish she helps Dad clean and then we eat; "Mom, put your hand in! Super- readers to the rescue!!" when we watch Super- Why; "So- feel- ah" instead of Sophia; "Can you rub these bug bites?" instead of "scratch."
- is obsessed with playing wait- tree- ess. She brings over a book as your menu, and then says, "So, whattya want?" Regardless of what you say, lately she has had the retort: "I don't have that. I do have barbeque chicken and ginger ale and soda." Funny, considering she has never had soda!
- is taking her next level of swim lessons, and despite being a bit sheepish and hesitant the first week, is quite literally taking the full plunge now. She even loves to jump from the platform. This reminds me of how worried she was for who her teacher would be, as the form originally said Bella, but the instructor changed. She now asks about EVERYTHING, 'Who is the teacher?' And the funniest one is baptisms; we were looking at some pics of her and Carly's and a couple other baptisms, and when she sees the priest, she asks, "Who is the teacher there?" :)
C:
- is a Chatty- Kathy. Her cutest word is 'Deck- tah' for Dexter. And "Ka- ya" for Kathryn is awfully precious. She has also started to say her day care provider's name, and loves asking for bread. And with all the words she says, there is something so lovely still about how she articulates "BYYYYEE!"-- sort of like a valley girl.
- had her 15- month well- visit and was NOT at all happy about the occasion. This kid cried from start to finish-- through the measurements, the stethoscope checks, the ear checks-- you name it. C was not pleased to have someone poking around, despite that her doctor is oh- so- nice. She had to have two shots, but they didn't stand out as awful because she was already crying about merely having to lie down on the exam table. So funny because little C is usually super- sweet and funny and laid- back, but these colors were not out at this appointment. The doc, contrarily, WAS very happy with everything she evaluated-- especially with C's large vocabulary. She gained a pound and grew an inch since the last appointment, putting her at the 57th percentile for weight and the 29th for height. Love that chunk!
- is still a pretty good eater but is starting to have preferences. I miss the days when she would eat anything at all! She does not care for watermelon or pineapple, and she lets you know when she is pissed about the snack you have given her. C loves cheese and bread but we are careful not to let this be the constant fall- back. Some nights, though, it's just easy! We will see how manymore predilections develop. One thing she loves-- duh!- is ice cream. It's the season again-- and if we go, we get one for K. C demands many bites.
K:
- can add to her list of toddler- isms: "wait- tree- ess" instead of "waitress"; "I want you to talk about it" whenever you ask her a question and she is too tired or lazy to consider the answer or choose from some options; "What happened to his eyes?!" in regards to the fish she helps Dad clean and then we eat; "Mom, put your hand in! Super- readers to the rescue!!" when we watch Super- Why; "So- feel- ah" instead of Sophia; "Can you rub these bug bites?" instead of "scratch."
- is obsessed with playing wait- tree- ess. She brings over a book as your menu, and then says, "So, whattya want?" Regardless of what you say, lately she has had the retort: "I don't have that. I do have barbeque chicken and ginger ale and soda." Funny, considering she has never had soda!
- is taking her next level of swim lessons, and despite being a bit sheepish and hesitant the first week, is quite literally taking the full plunge now. She even loves to jump from the platform. This reminds me of how worried she was for who her teacher would be, as the form originally said Bella, but the instructor changed. She now asks about EVERYTHING, 'Who is the teacher?' And the funniest one is baptisms; we were looking at some pics of her and Carly's and a couple other baptisms, and when she sees the priest, she asks, "Who is the teacher there?" :)
C:
- is a Chatty- Kathy. Her cutest word is 'Deck- tah' for Dexter. And "Ka- ya" for Kathryn is awfully precious. She has also started to say her day care provider's name, and loves asking for bread. And with all the words she says, there is something so lovely still about how she articulates "BYYYYEE!"-- sort of like a valley girl.
- had her 15- month well- visit and was NOT at all happy about the occasion. This kid cried from start to finish-- through the measurements, the stethoscope checks, the ear checks-- you name it. C was not pleased to have someone poking around, despite that her doctor is oh- so- nice. She had to have two shots, but they didn't stand out as awful because she was already crying about merely having to lie down on the exam table. So funny because little C is usually super- sweet and funny and laid- back, but these colors were not out at this appointment. The doc, contrarily, WAS very happy with everything she evaluated-- especially with C's large vocabulary. She gained a pound and grew an inch since the last appointment, putting her at the 57th percentile for weight and the 29th for height. Love that chunk!
- is still a pretty good eater but is starting to have preferences. I miss the days when she would eat anything at all! She does not care for watermelon or pineapple, and she lets you know when she is pissed about the snack you have given her. C loves cheese and bread but we are careful not to let this be the constant fall- back. Some nights, though, it's just easy! We will see how manymore predilections develop. One thing she loves-- duh!- is ice cream. It's the season again-- and if we go, we get one for K. C demands many bites.
Wednesday, April 15, 2015
4-15-15
Damn, it's been a while! I keep thinking of this blog-- when one of the kids does something funny or cute or noteworthy-- and I keep wanting to update it. Despite that I have oodles of work awaiting, there is no time like the present! I shan't wait any longer.
It's been the longest and grossest winter I can remember, and finally spring is showing itself. The birds are chirping, the kids are playing outside, and the dog can finally run around the yard. So what have C and K been up to?
C:
- on March 23rd officially became a walker! This was a long time in the making, as she had been furniture- cruising for months, and had even gone on these little 5 or 6 step jaunts... before summarily plunking her little bum down. We would encourage her to take more steps, but inevitably she would decide she wasn't ready. And then on one Monday night, we were doing the usual-- Joe seated about 20 feet away from me, as we watched Carly walk back and forth in little bits. But this time, she kept going... and going.. and going... all around the house. And she's barely stopped since.
- is saying lots of words and has become quite the chatter- box. Just a few along an expansive vocabulary: hi, daddy, mama, dog, yes, cheese, eyes, done, down, caillou, book, burp, more, ball, and up. It's so neat to watch her imitate our words-- and sometimes, it's dangerous! Having an older sister who is fascinated with the likes of "poop" means that Carly can even say "butt."
- hates bedtime now that she knows the party is over, and stalls just like her big sister does. Even the mere mention of "night- night" makes her cry.
K:
- loves to feed the dog. Of course we must oversee to make sure that she doesn't overfeed the poor thing, but K has made it her daily mission to get the scoop and pour out his kibble, and then get him some water. She cracks up when he runs to his bowl and eats at warp speed, and both kids laugh heartily when he runs fast and bum- rushes the wall or fireplace. For Kathryn, it's a love - hate relationship with Dexter, as one minute she chases him around, and the next she is yelling at him to leave her alone.
- has so many cute toddlerisms that I need to record here. I hope she does not fix these fumbles any time soon, but I know she will :( They are just so pure and sweet: "banbaids"; "ready... setty... go"; "rice Christmas treats"; "I was woozin that!" and the general use of a "w" for a "y"-- also as in "woga"; "I don't want she to get it!"; the use of "f" for "sp"-- as in "foon" and "Don't fill that milk!"; "Don't lost it!" instead of "lose"; and my favorites: "Kaf- wyn" for her first name, and "D'Agogino" for her last.
- Other little cute things: "Great idea!"; "So- and- so is not gonna be so happy!"; "I'm gonna go lick her like a puppy... and she can laugh... at me" (that one was yesterday and I recorded it because I just loved how weird the action was, but then the proclamation that Carly WILL laugh; "here-- this will make you feel better" (with some random thing whenever someone is not feeling well); "I LOVE (insert any thing- of- the- moment)" followed sometimes by "I don't like her/him/it." She does this with her sister and the dog a lot. :)
It's been the longest and grossest winter I can remember, and finally spring is showing itself. The birds are chirping, the kids are playing outside, and the dog can finally run around the yard. So what have C and K been up to?
C:
- on March 23rd officially became a walker! This was a long time in the making, as she had been furniture- cruising for months, and had even gone on these little 5 or 6 step jaunts... before summarily plunking her little bum down. We would encourage her to take more steps, but inevitably she would decide she wasn't ready. And then on one Monday night, we were doing the usual-- Joe seated about 20 feet away from me, as we watched Carly walk back and forth in little bits. But this time, she kept going... and going.. and going... all around the house. And she's barely stopped since.
- is saying lots of words and has become quite the chatter- box. Just a few along an expansive vocabulary: hi, daddy, mama, dog, yes, cheese, eyes, done, down, caillou, book, burp, more, ball, and up. It's so neat to watch her imitate our words-- and sometimes, it's dangerous! Having an older sister who is fascinated with the likes of "poop" means that Carly can even say "butt."
- hates bedtime now that she knows the party is over, and stalls just like her big sister does. Even the mere mention of "night- night" makes her cry.
K:
- loves to feed the dog. Of course we must oversee to make sure that she doesn't overfeed the poor thing, but K has made it her daily mission to get the scoop and pour out his kibble, and then get him some water. She cracks up when he runs to his bowl and eats at warp speed, and both kids laugh heartily when he runs fast and bum- rushes the wall or fireplace. For Kathryn, it's a love - hate relationship with Dexter, as one minute she chases him around, and the next she is yelling at him to leave her alone.
- has so many cute toddlerisms that I need to record here. I hope she does not fix these fumbles any time soon, but I know she will :( They are just so pure and sweet: "banbaids"; "ready... setty... go"; "rice Christmas treats"; "I was woozin that!" and the general use of a "w" for a "y"-- also as in "woga"; "I don't want she to get it!"; the use of "f" for "sp"-- as in "foon" and "Don't fill that milk!"; "Don't lost it!" instead of "lose"; and my favorites: "Kaf- wyn" for her first name, and "D'Agogino" for her last.
- Other little cute things: "Great idea!"; "So- and- so is not gonna be so happy!"; "I'm gonna go lick her like a puppy... and she can laugh... at me" (that one was yesterday and I recorded it because I just loved how weird the action was, but then the proclamation that Carly WILL laugh; "here-- this will make you feel better" (with some random thing whenever someone is not feeling well); "I LOVE (insert any thing- of- the- moment)" followed sometimes by "I don't like her/him/it." She does this with her sister and the dog a lot. :)
Thursday, February 5, 2015
2-5-15
Wow, apparently January came and went. Oops! We had a wonderful Christmas. It was the first year that Kathryn understood that Santa was coming to her house, and that she made a list. Her wishes for an airplane and a train set/ table were granted, and she got lots of other fun toys too (Frozen dolls-- two Elsas, an Anna, and an Olaf; coloring stuff, play- do, Frozen- themed tent, Frozen wall hangings, etc). Carly got a monogrammed chair from Santa, along with cute baby dolls, bath toys, clothes, and a cool new push- walker. Lucky girls-- Santa was good. The New Year was rung in quietly with the accompaniment of Chinese food. And then back to school and regular life it was...
So, what are they up to?
C:
- celebrated her 1st birthday on 1/25. We got her a smash cake, and man, did she smash it right up. She wore her "Fun To Be 1!" hat, and her balloon shirt and had a blast. Joe's mother and brother came up during the day to help celebrate, and my parents stopped over later on. It was joyous seeing Carly light up when we sang to her, and to see her clap, clap, clap.
- is still couch- walking and walking with push toys but does not want to take those independent steps. She still loves being held, and I think we have enabled some laziness. :) Lately, more and more, we have had her "practice" her walking. She is still crawling at warp- speed though, and gets where she needs to be-- and then stands right up and tackles whatever it is she wants.
- seems to enjoy eating ANYTHING-- anything at all. We have not yet found a food this kid won't eat. From broccoli to poultry to fruits to cereal, this kid seems to constantly be saying, "Get in my belly!"
- I know I said I would do three per kid, but will add a fourth because time has passed so quickly-- she has started to taking regular baths in the tub-- sans special baby chair. She had an absolute blast with Kathryn in the tub the other night-- splashing like mad and showing off her big girl moves.
K:
- is currently loving on the movie Annie. It makes me so happy, because it was (is?!) one of my childhood favorites. She loves "Mr. Warbox" and "Peppa" and Molly and Sandy and "Poon- jah" and of course Annie herself. Her favorite tune from the film seems to be "It's a Knock- Knock Life," as she says. Lots of singing and dancing along!
- loves to assist in getting Carly ready for bed. I have to feed C her night- time bottle in the dark upstairs (C won't drink it if she is distracted), and K loves to come along so she can "pet" and kiss and soothe Carly while Carly feeds. It's so damn sweet.
- is getting a wee bit more argumentative and opinionated as we close in on age 3. It's cute SOMEtimes, but wow, does she have her moments! Some samples: "I don't LIKE this part!"; I don't LIKE this food [she is a picky- Nicky-- name any number of things and she will try to avoid]"; and tattling-- lots of tattling. We have been trying to instill "You only need to tell if someone is going to be hurt" but she doesn't seem to be living by that maxim yet. She also loves fighting bedtime still, and insists on making tents out of her and Carly's chairs and some blankets. The whole hiding and sneaking up thing is a hit.
- for her fourth item-- has been taking swim lessons for the past few weeks. At first, she was not a fan. She was terrified. But after a bit of time seeing that Joe or I would be with her in the water, she shook those fears off and has been up and running (dog- paddling? :)). She loves playing "Red Light, Green Light" and using the foam noodle and foam ball; jumping into the water, practicing getting in and out safely at the edge; showing off moves to her teacher Liz; and, recently, swimming without assistance.
So, what are they up to?
C:
- celebrated her 1st birthday on 1/25. We got her a smash cake, and man, did she smash it right up. She wore her "Fun To Be 1!" hat, and her balloon shirt and had a blast. Joe's mother and brother came up during the day to help celebrate, and my parents stopped over later on. It was joyous seeing Carly light up when we sang to her, and to see her clap, clap, clap.
- is still couch- walking and walking with push toys but does not want to take those independent steps. She still loves being held, and I think we have enabled some laziness. :) Lately, more and more, we have had her "practice" her walking. She is still crawling at warp- speed though, and gets where she needs to be-- and then stands right up and tackles whatever it is she wants.
- seems to enjoy eating ANYTHING-- anything at all. We have not yet found a food this kid won't eat. From broccoli to poultry to fruits to cereal, this kid seems to constantly be saying, "Get in my belly!"
- I know I said I would do three per kid, but will add a fourth because time has passed so quickly-- she has started to taking regular baths in the tub-- sans special baby chair. She had an absolute blast with Kathryn in the tub the other night-- splashing like mad and showing off her big girl moves.
K:
- is currently loving on the movie Annie. It makes me so happy, because it was (is?!) one of my childhood favorites. She loves "Mr. Warbox" and "Peppa" and Molly and Sandy and "Poon- jah" and of course Annie herself. Her favorite tune from the film seems to be "It's a Knock- Knock Life," as she says. Lots of singing and dancing along!
- loves to assist in getting Carly ready for bed. I have to feed C her night- time bottle in the dark upstairs (C won't drink it if she is distracted), and K loves to come along so she can "pet" and kiss and soothe Carly while Carly feeds. It's so damn sweet.
- is getting a wee bit more argumentative and opinionated as we close in on age 3. It's cute SOMEtimes, but wow, does she have her moments! Some samples: "I don't LIKE this part!"; I don't LIKE this food [she is a picky- Nicky-- name any number of things and she will try to avoid]"; and tattling-- lots of tattling. We have been trying to instill "You only need to tell if someone is going to be hurt" but she doesn't seem to be living by that maxim yet. She also loves fighting bedtime still, and insists on making tents out of her and Carly's chairs and some blankets. The whole hiding and sneaking up thing is a hit.
- for her fourth item-- has been taking swim lessons for the past few weeks. At first, she was not a fan. She was terrified. But after a bit of time seeing that Joe or I would be with her in the water, she shook those fears off and has been up and running (dog- paddling? :)). She loves playing "Red Light, Green Light" and using the foam noodle and foam ball; jumping into the water, practicing getting in and out safely at the edge; showing off moves to her teacher Liz; and, recently, swimming without assistance.
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