I’ve been in a bit of a funk this past week. I think it’s because tomorrow, my little baby, turns 1! One year old is definitely the tipping point where you look at them and all of a sudden you think, “Awww, he looks like a little boy.” With Jakey…
This afternoon, Nakesy worked on breaking into the Mickey Mouse lunchbox for at least 20 minutes, maybe 30. This one has amazing concentration. He tried fiddling with the latch. He tried turning it over and over and over… listening to the teeny tiny swallowable riches held within its tinny walls. …
On July 5th, 2010, I wrote about a regular sized tube of sparkly toothpaste that I thought Jake would be eating, I mean brushing with, till he was 18. I’m a bit delayed in running these numbers, however, it looks as though my initial calculations were wrong. He was able…
Jake has been giving Nate pony rides… it’s so freakin’ cute. They invented it themselves. Jake crawls on his hands and knees and then coaxes Nathaniel into holding on to the waistband of his pants and either walking or kneeling behind Jakey as he crawls along. Sometimes JJ switches it…
At Christmastime, Auntie Emily gave all the baby pirates their very own superhero capes. Jake’s is red with a big blue J and Nate’s is green with a coordinating N. Up until just recently, if you asked the big one what his name was, he always replied, “Jaycup!” In the…
Just when you think the Occupy movement has subsided, you encounter a resurgence in your own living room. Their demands are unclear— something about “I want a jeep for my birthday. I like green best.” and “More TeeeeeeeeeeVeeeeeeeeee.” Every night we run them off and dismantle their camp… and every…
The quote of yesterday, “Happy Valentime’s Day, Mama! Bring me my Christmas cards. All of ’em.” That Jakey. He’s too much. I was talking to my friend Jamie on my drive home last night and she told me her son Jack’s class was celebrating “Friendship Day.” We both agreed between…
As James lays his head on Jakey, “Why is this pillow so lumpy?” “Hello Daddy.” “Why is my pillow talking to me?” “Hey, I’m not a peelow. I’m Jacob!” James and Jakey act out this script word-for-word all the time. I can never get it right. Seelly Mama.
We’ve officially completed week 1 of Potty Training. It’s been cold turkey. Hard core. A full court press. As Grandma puts it, the Pee Pee Police are on duty… literally. So far it’s going pretty darn well. We’ve caught ourselves sinking to new levels of bribery… I mean positive reinforcement. …
My kiddos are growing-up too fast. Everyone says it and it’s so true. A phase can last a couple of days or a few weeks. If Mommy falls asleep at the blog wheel, entire tot trends can come and go in the time it takes Nate to unfold a basket…