Just as I’m getting over the “S is for cereal” thing, Aidan says, “Mommy, what does giraffe start with?” (In our song, G says g, like grape.) Ugh!!! How do I answer that one???
I’d be OK with these questions if he were asking some that actually followed the rules. Like apple or Mommy, or dog. But nope. He’ll be the only kindergartener who can spell “knife”, but not “car.”
I took Trace to get blood drawn for routine 12 month old tests. The lady finally felt a vessel in his right arm so she stuck him and began drawing blood. Of course Trace, always making sure everyone around knows he has been dealt an injustice, is screaming bloody murder. The nurse realizes the blood is coming way to slowly, so she has to pull the needle out and try again somewhere else. She finally feels a vessel in his left arm. She sticks him, but no blood comes out. I see her wiggling the needle around for a few seconds to find that vessel, but no luck. She is then left with no choice but to prick the poor baby’s finger and squeeze drops out for at least 2 minutes. (Which is really much longer when you’re trying to comfort a PO’d, screaming toddler.)
We finally got to leave the place with 3 bright blue bandaids with white guaze sticking out of each one.
Poor baby!
Just had to share. =)
Last week we ate at a Whataburger in Lufkin. I took Aidan to pee, but then the potty wouldn’t flush. I told him that I would go tell the lady that the potty is broken. Of course she was busy, and I forgot. He asked me if I told her, and I told him I forgot and it would be OK.
This morning he decided again I needed to tell the lady the potty was broken. I again told him I forgot and it will be OK.
Aidan takes matters into his own hands. He proceeds to put his phone (hand) up to his ear and says, “Lady, the potty is broken at the restaraunt. It doesn’t flush.” He continued his “conversation” with her, but I was laughing so hard I couldn’t listen. =)
Aidan was so excited about going to Maroney Park this morning. I said, “Are you ready to go to the park?” He shouts, “Yay, Macaroni Park!!!”
Aidan’s been learning letter sounds, and he knows what sound each letter makes. While I throw in things like, “m says mmmm, like Mommy,” I didn’t think there was any comprehension.
The other morning we’re eating cereal and Aidan looks at his bowl and says, “Cereal starts with S!” So there I am, excited that he’s beginning to grasp that speech is made of letters but at a total loss as to how to explain to a 2 yr old that English is a confusing language and rules are made to be broken (just not Mommy’s rules), and yes, S says ssss like “cereal”, but cereal doesn’t really start with S.
I think I said something like, “Good try! Cereal sounds like it starts with S!”
Score 1 for Mommy.
We went to the lake yesterday and had fun swimming. Then we went swimming again this morning at the pool. Aidan can swim several feet to me underwater without floaties on! I just have to help him up when he gets to me.
Ryan slipped in the shower and flipped up his toenail. Gross!!! I can’t wait to see him wear flip flops tomorrow morning on stage. =)
later.
At the zoo this morning, looking at the rhino: Aidan says, “Mommy, a rhino’s poop is big?” “Ummm, yes, Aidan. I guess it is.”
This is coming from the kid who always tells us the size of his poopoo in the potty, and when it is in the diaper wants to see it every time. “Look, Mommy, it’s a big one!!!”
Btw, a few days ago Ryan ended up getting the stomach virus again. We prayed, and friends prayed, that the boys and I wouldn’t get it, and thank you, God! We are all still going strong! (I told Him that if I didn’t get sick I’d blog my brag.)
Uh oh, kid’s out of bed and shouldn’t be….gotta go.
I just have to brag. My friend and I went to lunch yesterday at a sit down restaurant with all 5 of our kids. All of whom are under 37 months. They were so well behaved we had people stopping by our table to compliment them! It was actually a relaxing lunch!
Then last night at dinner for Ryan’s birthday, again some one commented to us how good our boys were! Now, there have been plenty of times in a restaurant that we just want to run for it, but yesterday I actually felt like a great Mommy!
OK, maybe it’s a teeny-tiny step, but a step nonetheless. Aidan learned how to use the pedals on his tricycle today! So as soon as it stopped raining, we walked up the street to the restaurant parking lot and rode the trike. Of course, after about 1 minute, 38 seconds, he decided he prefers to “walk” his feet instead of pedaling. Then he got awnry and drove it into his brother who was trying to catch the wheels, then into the street. That was the end of our outing.
I need to have a bike/trike playdate in that parking lot soon. Remind me!
