Dinner Conversation:
Natalie: "When you were a little baby did your mom and dad hold you and be like, 'oh you are so cute' like that?" (She uses the word "like" a lot. Direct result of listening to her kindergarten teacher talk all day.)
Me: "I don't know, I don't remember. But I bet they did."
Natalie: "What did you look like?"
Me: "I have pictures. Would you like to see them after dinner?"
Natalie: "Oh! (pause) Are they in color?"
Friday, February 25, 2011
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Kelton needs his brother to grow up faster
I was cooking dinner when I heard Kelton from behing me exclaim, "Look! I'm a princess!!" I turned around to see this... (Natalie wasn't in the kitchen yet, though.)
Then after dinner Kelton comes clomping (is that even a word?) into the kitchen with these on his feet and complains "I need a dress." He was very upset about it too.
His shoe fell off while I was taking pictures and he couldn't get it back on. This was the resulting sad face.
I guess it just goes to show that sometimes everyone wants to feel like a princess.
Then after dinner Kelton comes clomping (is that even a word?) into the kitchen with these on his feet and complains "I need a dress." He was very upset about it too.
His shoe fell off while I was taking pictures and he couldn't get it back on. This was the resulting sad face.
I guess it just goes to show that sometimes everyone wants to feel like a princess.
This made me smile the other day. I realized Damon was awake from his nap, but he was happy and not crying for me to come get him. When I went in, I realized why. Who wouldn't be happy with not one, not two, but three pacifiers?! I think what actually made it funny was that all three were different kinds. (Soothie, Mam, and Nuk)
Saturday, February 19, 2011
Things that make me happy...
I've found myself mentally compiling this list of things about my kids for a while now. They are things I would like to remember, so I figured I better write them down.
*Kelton's laugh. When you tickle him just right, he does this super fast laugh that reminds me of a chipmonk. Anyone who hears it can't help but laugh too because it's pretty funny.
* Damon's laugh. Baby's laughs are always a guarantee to make people happy. Damon is no exception. He used to snort when he laughed. He still does sometimes. Now, when he's having a lot of fun and starts laughing, he laughs repeatedly on the intake of breath. It is so cute and it cracks me up. I also love how he laughs and smiles with his mouth wide open. He's done that since he was brand new.
*Listening to Natalie read. I know all kids learn to read, but listening to your own child read is different. I'm constantly impressed by what words she knows without sounding them out and by what words she can sound out. I would guess that her reading level is at about 1st grade. But I bet within a few months it will jump up even higher.
*Damon's hair. It's dark and straight and he has tons of it. I love combing it. I love looking at it. It really does make me happy. Part of that, though, is the cute baby under the hair. :)
* Watching Kelton eat a plate of raw vegetables. He will eat raw broccoli, cucumbers, and carrots--and he likes it! Natalie loves lettuce and carrots and apples. It really does make me happy to watch my kids eat fruits and vegetables.
* Seeing Natalie get off the school bus with her backpack. She just looks so big.
* Natalie's big brown eyes and curly hair.
*Kelton's big blue eyes.
*Damon's eyelashes.
* Watching my kids sleep. And having all three of them asleep at the same time.
*Kelton's "European" kisses. When he gives us kisses, he insists on kissing one cheek and then the other.
*Damon's open mouthed kisses. At least we've taught him to kiss us on the cheek instead of the mouth.
*Watching Natalie play with Damon. She can make him laugh like crazy.
*Watching Kelton open the door on the Durango. This one really does warrant a video clip, but you will just have to use your imagination. Kelton is still too short to be able to open the car door. But he has found a way to circumvent that minor obstacle. He reaches up on his tiptoes so he can get his fingers around the handle. Then he climbs us the side of the car, puts his right foot on the car and his left foot on the top of the tire so that he has leverage. Then he pulls the door open. Then comes the best part. He then dangles from the door while it swings open and then drops to the ground. I'm sad for the day when he grows another inch or two and will open the door just like everyone else.
*When Natalie and Kelton dance along with the "Augustus Gloop" song on Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. They've got the actions down as well and the Oompa Loompas. Plus they make awesome faces when they do it. This one also needs a video clip.
*When Kelton wakes up happy. Sadly, this is a rare occurance. He just isn't a wake-up happy kind of person. Can't say I blame him. I would rather be sleeping half the time too.
I know I am probably missing quite a few of the things I've thought of. But I can always edit them in when I remember them. Anyway, I love my kids. I can't imagine how boring my life would be without them. My house would definitely be a lot cleaner... but who wants to sit around, bored all day in a clean house? I sure don't.
Things that make me happy...
*Kelton's laugh. When you tickle him just right, he does this super fast laugh that reminds me of a chipmonk. Anyone who hears it can't help but laugh too because it's pretty funny.
* Damon's laugh. Baby's laughs are always a guarantee to make people happy. Damon is no exception. He used to snort when he laughed. He still does sometimes. Now, when he's having a lot of fun and starts laughing, he laughs repeatedly on the intake of breath. It is so cute and it cracks me up. I also love how he laughs and smiles with his mouth wide open. He's done that since he was brand new.
*Listening to Natalie read. I know all kids learn to read, but listening to your own child read is different. I'm constantly impressed by what words she knows without sounding them out and by what words she can sound out. I would guess that her reading level is at about 1st grade. But I bet within a few months it will jump up even higher.
*Damon's hair. It's dark and straight and he has tons of it. I love combing it. I love looking at it. It really does make me happy. Part of that, though, is the cute baby under the hair. :)
* Watching Kelton eat a plate of raw vegetables. He will eat raw broccoli, cucumbers, and carrots--and he likes it! Natalie loves lettuce and carrots and apples. It really does make me happy to watch my kids eat fruits and vegetables.
* Seeing Natalie get off the school bus with her backpack. She just looks so big.
* Natalie's big brown eyes and curly hair.
*Kelton's big blue eyes.
*Damon's eyelashes.
* Watching my kids sleep. And having all three of them asleep at the same time.
*Kelton's "European" kisses. When he gives us kisses, he insists on kissing one cheek and then the other.
*Damon's open mouthed kisses. At least we've taught him to kiss us on the cheek instead of the mouth.
*Watching Natalie play with Damon. She can make him laugh like crazy.
*Watching Kelton open the door on the Durango. This one really does warrant a video clip, but you will just have to use your imagination. Kelton is still too short to be able to open the car door. But he has found a way to circumvent that minor obstacle. He reaches up on his tiptoes so he can get his fingers around the handle. Then he climbs us the side of the car, puts his right foot on the car and his left foot on the top of the tire so that he has leverage. Then he pulls the door open. Then comes the best part. He then dangles from the door while it swings open and then drops to the ground. I'm sad for the day when he grows another inch or two and will open the door just like everyone else.
*When Natalie and Kelton dance along with the "Augustus Gloop" song on Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. They've got the actions down as well and the Oompa Loompas. Plus they make awesome faces when they do it. This one also needs a video clip.
*When Kelton wakes up happy. Sadly, this is a rare occurance. He just isn't a wake-up happy kind of person. Can't say I blame him. I would rather be sleeping half the time too.
I know I am probably missing quite a few of the things I've thought of. But I can always edit them in when I remember them. Anyway, I love my kids. I can't imagine how boring my life would be without them. My house would definitely be a lot cleaner... but who wants to sit around, bored all day in a clean house? I sure don't.
Monday, February 7, 2011
Awesome discovery (ies)
I'm sure this never happens to anyone else, but it never fails that as soon as I start trying to cook dinner, everyone needs my attention or help--especially the baby. Dinnertime for him is always while I am cooking, and never when I'm done and the rest of us are eating. Tonight it just hit completely wrong. He was finished eating the things he could feed himself and wanted his baby food. I was not in a spot where I could stop and Damon wouldn't stop crying. Natalie came into the kitchen and I asked her to play with Damon for a minute. Then I had a great idea.
I sometimes forget that Natalie is old enough to do stuff I think she is too little to do. I think that happens a lot with the oldest child. But this worked out great. Natalie was very excited to feed Damon and Damon didn't protest to it either. Yes, it was slightly messier than when I do it but it was worth the extra clean up. She successfully fed him the entire thing.
On another note, Damon wants to know how fast you can unroll a tube of toilet paper. He seriously doubts you can do it faster than him. We have been trying to keep the bathroom doors closed, but when we don't, Damon gets in there, and that kid is fast. He loves the toilet paper. He is my first child to have such an obsession with unrolling the toilet paper.
And I found out the real reason why babies do this. You may think it's because it is so much fun to bat at the toilet paper and watch it spin around and around and pile up on the floor. Not so. It's because if you are successful at unrolling the whole thing before you are prematurely removed from the bathroom, there is an amazingly yummy treat hiding in the middle...
Sadly, this isn't even the first time he has eaten the toilet paper tube. This kid loves to eat paper/cardboard/magazines/boxes and anything else along those lines. And I mean eat. Not just "pick up and put in the mouth because I am a baby" but, "pick up, bite off, chew, and swallow..." unless I get to him before the swallowing part and pinch his cheeks and make him spit out his wad. Maybe I should be more alarmed, but I actually find it kind of funny. I say "kind of" because sometimes he eats important stuff, like bills or the Ensign, and then it's more annoying than funny. But he's just so cute that I can't be mad.
And no, that's not paper on his face. Kelton was kind enough to leave an unfinished white fudge covered Oreo on the kithen floor. Again, too cute to be mad at the mess. What's funny is that the scene of the crime was about three feet behind Damon. But as soon as we discovered what was going on, he started crawling away as fast as he could. It's funny to watch a baby "sprint" on hands and knees. It's probably even funnier to watch a 9 month old baby realize that he's been caught doing something he knows he shouldn't be doing.
I sometimes forget that Natalie is old enough to do stuff I think she is too little to do. I think that happens a lot with the oldest child. But this worked out great. Natalie was very excited to feed Damon and Damon didn't protest to it either. Yes, it was slightly messier than when I do it but it was worth the extra clean up. She successfully fed him the entire thing.
On another note, Damon wants to know how fast you can unroll a tube of toilet paper. He seriously doubts you can do it faster than him. We have been trying to keep the bathroom doors closed, but when we don't, Damon gets in there, and that kid is fast. He loves the toilet paper. He is my first child to have such an obsession with unrolling the toilet paper.
And I found out the real reason why babies do this. You may think it's because it is so much fun to bat at the toilet paper and watch it spin around and around and pile up on the floor. Not so. It's because if you are successful at unrolling the whole thing before you are prematurely removed from the bathroom, there is an amazingly yummy treat hiding in the middle...
Sadly, this isn't even the first time he has eaten the toilet paper tube. This kid loves to eat paper/cardboard/magazines/boxes and anything else along those lines. And I mean eat. Not just "pick up and put in the mouth because I am a baby" but, "pick up, bite off, chew, and swallow..." unless I get to him before the swallowing part and pinch his cheeks and make him spit out his wad. Maybe I should be more alarmed, but I actually find it kind of funny. I say "kind of" because sometimes he eats important stuff, like bills or the Ensign, and then it's more annoying than funny. But he's just so cute that I can't be mad.
And no, that's not paper on his face. Kelton was kind enough to leave an unfinished white fudge covered Oreo on the kithen floor. Again, too cute to be mad at the mess. What's funny is that the scene of the crime was about three feet behind Damon. But as soon as we discovered what was going on, he started crawling away as fast as he could. It's funny to watch a baby "sprint" on hands and knees. It's probably even funnier to watch a 9 month old baby realize that he's been caught doing something he knows he shouldn't be doing.And all this pretty much sums up Damon at the moment. He really is as sweet as his little face looks in the pictures. But he really never stops moving and he gets into anything he can. (And as of the last few weeks, he is finally sleeping through the night!)
Back in business
Today is Monday. I have been without the internet since last Wednesday. And now finally, the internet is working again. I'd like to thank Qwest for the huge inconvenience this has been. Seriously, it seems silly, but you try to go without the internet for almost a week. No email, no online banking, etc... Fun. We canceled our home phone and I agreed to let them upgrade our internet speed. When all was said and done, our modem couldn't support the higher speed (even though they said it could) and they of course couldn't send someone back out right away to fix their mistake. But we are good now.
While the internet was out of comission, we had a crazy bout of weather roll through. No rain, no snow, just cold. Like really cold. We had one day where the high was barely above freezing. Remember, we are talking southern Arizona. That same lovely day, we had frozen pipes. Gratefully they were just frozen and not broken like a lot of other people's. But we had no water until 3:30 when I decided to go outside, unwrap my pipes (yes they were wrapped up and still froze) and use my blow dryer on them. I felt a bit like I had been thrown back into the past that day. We had no TV (we never have TV), no internet, and no water. The next day (Friday) the crazy weather actually caused school to get canceled. The school was afraid of having trouble with frozen water lines, electricity and heating problems and such. It's finallly warming back up to normal February temperatures, but it sure was a crazy, cold few days.
While the internet was out of comission, we had a crazy bout of weather roll through. No rain, no snow, just cold. Like really cold. We had one day where the high was barely above freezing. Remember, we are talking southern Arizona. That same lovely day, we had frozen pipes. Gratefully they were just frozen and not broken like a lot of other people's. But we had no water until 3:30 when I decided to go outside, unwrap my pipes (yes they were wrapped up and still froze) and use my blow dryer on them. I felt a bit like I had been thrown back into the past that day. We had no TV (we never have TV), no internet, and no water. The next day (Friday) the crazy weather actually caused school to get canceled. The school was afraid of having trouble with frozen water lines, electricity and heating problems and such. It's finallly warming back up to normal February temperatures, but it sure was a crazy, cold few days.
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