Wednesday, April 14, 2010
I'm Not Sure He's My Son...
Today at lunch I tried to give Grant some pudding. He looked at it and said, "No thank you. I don't need that." Um, ok then. What kid turns down sweets? Not mine!
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
My Daddy is Jason Bateman and Other Stories
The other day we had a movie on the table. When Grant picked it up to look at it I told him it was Daddy’s movie. He looked at the back cover for a while then said “I see Daddy!” When I asked him to show me where daddy was he pointed to 2 pictures of Jason Bateman. “Daddy right there!”
We used to have Grant using his pacifier (aka Binka) only at nap and bedtime. Sometime about a month ago he started to want it more and ask for it a lot. This past week he’s been sick so we have given it to him a little more than usual. This morning was one of those mornings. When it was time to leave for the babysitter’s, I told him we were going to leave the binka at home and I put it up. He had a fit, crying hysterically. I got him in the car, all strapped into his seat still hysterical. As I’m backing out of the driveway, he gets himself so worked up that he throws up. All over his coat, his shirt, his pants and the carseat. All because he didn’t have his pacifier. So I had to pull back in the driveway, try to get him out of his seat without getting vomit all over myself, and get him inside to change. I did give him the binka, but he didn’t calm down until he had clean clothes on and his hands were cleaned up. Then he was happy as a clam and you’d never know he had just made himself sick. When we got to the sitter’s I asked him if he’d leave the binka in the car and he put it in his seat and hopped right out. I think we are in trouble!
Grant’s bedtime routine is that I usually rock him and Troy says good night and shuts the door when he leaves. As Troy was getting ready to leave Grant kept saying something that we couldn’t understand. I finally figured out he was saying “sweet dreams,” which is really odd since we’ve never said that to him and I can’t think of any books we’ve read that have had that. He must have picked it up from all the tv he’s been watching lately or from the babysitter. I think it’s so interesting when he takes something he’s heard somewhere and puts it in the right context.
Our neighbors had a yard sale over the weekend and when we spied a bike just Grant’s size for sale I went over and snagged it. We had been thinking about getting him one, but hadn’t gotten around to it yet, and why pay $70 when you can get the same (slightly older and used) one for $5? The first bike experience did not go well. Grant refused to sit on it. He wanted to push it. It’s not easy to push and when no one is steering it the bike goes wonky. Grant had a fit. Sunday morning I showed Grant all the newspaper ads with kids on bikes and told him how big boys ride bikes. Later in the afternoon we asked him if he wanted to go ride his bike. He excitedly said “big boy!” As I was getting his shoes on he said “bike awesome.” Since when did he start saying awesome? The second attempt went much better. He’ll sit on it and try to keep his feet on the pedals, but he doesn’t petal and doesn’t really steer. He just wants us to push him. That’s better than him wanting to push it himself and having a fit!
We used to have Grant using his pacifier (aka Binka) only at nap and bedtime. Sometime about a month ago he started to want it more and ask for it a lot. This past week he’s been sick so we have given it to him a little more than usual. This morning was one of those mornings. When it was time to leave for the babysitter’s, I told him we were going to leave the binka at home and I put it up. He had a fit, crying hysterically. I got him in the car, all strapped into his seat still hysterical. As I’m backing out of the driveway, he gets himself so worked up that he throws up. All over his coat, his shirt, his pants and the carseat. All because he didn’t have his pacifier. So I had to pull back in the driveway, try to get him out of his seat without getting vomit all over myself, and get him inside to change. I did give him the binka, but he didn’t calm down until he had clean clothes on and his hands were cleaned up. Then he was happy as a clam and you’d never know he had just made himself sick. When we got to the sitter’s I asked him if he’d leave the binka in the car and he put it in his seat and hopped right out. I think we are in trouble!
Grant’s bedtime routine is that I usually rock him and Troy says good night and shuts the door when he leaves. As Troy was getting ready to leave Grant kept saying something that we couldn’t understand. I finally figured out he was saying “sweet dreams,” which is really odd since we’ve never said that to him and I can’t think of any books we’ve read that have had that. He must have picked it up from all the tv he’s been watching lately or from the babysitter. I think it’s so interesting when he takes something he’s heard somewhere and puts it in the right context.
Our neighbors had a yard sale over the weekend and when we spied a bike just Grant’s size for sale I went over and snagged it. We had been thinking about getting him one, but hadn’t gotten around to it yet, and why pay $70 when you can get the same (slightly older and used) one for $5? The first bike experience did not go well. Grant refused to sit on it. He wanted to push it. It’s not easy to push and when no one is steering it the bike goes wonky. Grant had a fit. Sunday morning I showed Grant all the newspaper ads with kids on bikes and told him how big boys ride bikes. Later in the afternoon we asked him if he wanted to go ride his bike. He excitedly said “big boy!” As I was getting his shoes on he said “bike awesome.” Since when did he start saying awesome? The second attempt went much better. He’ll sit on it and try to keep his feet on the pedals, but he doesn’t petal and doesn’t really steer. He just wants us to push him. That’s better than him wanting to push it himself and having a fit!
Sunday, April 4, 2010
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Excuses and Other Stories
There hasn't been much posting going on in the past few months. In November we decided to build a house and had to make a million decisions about that. Then came Christmas and Grant-being-sick-no-one-sleeping, then our computer caught some nasty malware and was out of commission for about a month. Also during this time we started to try to get our house ready to sell, all while I was having morning sickness and absolutely exhausted. So all of that means no blogging. But I have lots of cute Grant stories if I can remember them.
Troy usually shaves at night so Grant rarely sees him do it. One night Troy shaved before Grant went to bed and he was fascinated. Later that week Grant picked up the stud finder Troy had been using and put it up to his cheek and said he was shaving. He also was fascinated with Troy's stubbly face one night, staring intently and carefully touching it. He finally said "Daddy iron?" Um, well Daddy needs to shave...
Grant has started reading books to us and he does a remarkable job. We'll only read a book a few times and he'll say the lines on the correct page. We've been reading a big brother book and it's funny to hear him say "pizza, apples and ice cream" "special" and "big brother" at all the right times. This book has a line about the big brother singing a song to the baby and at one reading Grant started singing twinkle twinkle. One day in the car he randomly started saying "down down down goes the trash." It took me a minute to realize he was saying a line from Trashy Town.
One night I was getting Grant ready for bed and he patted by chest and said "Baby in there?" It was really hard not to laugh at him.
One morning Grant woke up and we were too tired to get up yet so we brought him into bed with us. Out of nowhere he goes right up to Troy's face and in a high pitched voice said "tickle tickle!"
He is very much 2 now. He has a fit if you don't give him the snack/drink he wants. He doesn't want to ride in the stroller anymore, he wants to push it. We were in a store over the weekend and he kept trying to touch some nasty black gum stuck in the carpet. When I made him stop he laid down on the floor and had a total tantrum. Fun times.
Troy was working on putting up some drywall in his closet while Grant was in the hall "cleaning" with the broom. After answering Grant's "Daddy Daddy!" Troy stopped answering. Grant decided to have his own conversation with Daddy which went like this: "Daddy. Yes Buddy. I cleaning!" Cracks me up that he said yes buddy just like Troy would have.
Since we've been busy getting the house ready, Grant has gotten to watch a lot more tv lately. One night he woke up crying and when I went in he half asleep said in a sad voice "Watch show!" Troy had to go in a few hours later and Grant said the same thing. The boy likes his shows, the favorites being Wonder Pets and Sesame Street. He also likes Clifford, Jack's Big Music Show and Bunnies (which means Max and Ruby).
Grant has really been in to singing. He especially loves the ABC song, but Wheels on the Bus is a close second. He'll also sing twinkle twinkle, itsy bitsy spider, and the Wonder Pets theme song. He went to a new sitter this week and she said he loved it when they sang songs.
When we go to look at the new house we pass by an area where there is road construction and lots of construction equipment. We get to a certain part of the drive and Grant thinks we're going to see the "i'm dirty's" (backhoe loader from I'm Dirty) He gets so excited when we see them all lined up along the road and he always asks to see another one.
Grant is still super polite. The new sitter commented on it. He rarely says please, but he always is saying thank you and no thank you, sometimes at the funniest times. Such as- Let's put on your shoes Grant, and he says no thank you and walks away.
I'm sure there are tons of other stories I wanted to post. I'll try to get some pictures up soon.
Troy usually shaves at night so Grant rarely sees him do it. One night Troy shaved before Grant went to bed and he was fascinated. Later that week Grant picked up the stud finder Troy had been using and put it up to his cheek and said he was shaving. He also was fascinated with Troy's stubbly face one night, staring intently and carefully touching it. He finally said "Daddy iron?" Um, well Daddy needs to shave...
Grant has started reading books to us and he does a remarkable job. We'll only read a book a few times and he'll say the lines on the correct page. We've been reading a big brother book and it's funny to hear him say "pizza, apples and ice cream" "special" and "big brother" at all the right times. This book has a line about the big brother singing a song to the baby and at one reading Grant started singing twinkle twinkle. One day in the car he randomly started saying "down down down goes the trash." It took me a minute to realize he was saying a line from Trashy Town.
One night I was getting Grant ready for bed and he patted by chest and said "Baby in there?" It was really hard not to laugh at him.
One morning Grant woke up and we were too tired to get up yet so we brought him into bed with us. Out of nowhere he goes right up to Troy's face and in a high pitched voice said "tickle tickle!"
He is very much 2 now. He has a fit if you don't give him the snack/drink he wants. He doesn't want to ride in the stroller anymore, he wants to push it. We were in a store over the weekend and he kept trying to touch some nasty black gum stuck in the carpet. When I made him stop he laid down on the floor and had a total tantrum. Fun times.
Troy was working on putting up some drywall in his closet while Grant was in the hall "cleaning" with the broom. After answering Grant's "Daddy Daddy!" Troy stopped answering. Grant decided to have his own conversation with Daddy which went like this: "Daddy. Yes Buddy. I cleaning!" Cracks me up that he said yes buddy just like Troy would have.
Since we've been busy getting the house ready, Grant has gotten to watch a lot more tv lately. One night he woke up crying and when I went in he half asleep said in a sad voice "Watch show!" Troy had to go in a few hours later and Grant said the same thing. The boy likes his shows, the favorites being Wonder Pets and Sesame Street. He also likes Clifford, Jack's Big Music Show and Bunnies (which means Max and Ruby).
Grant has really been in to singing. He especially loves the ABC song, but Wheels on the Bus is a close second. He'll also sing twinkle twinkle, itsy bitsy spider, and the Wonder Pets theme song. He went to a new sitter this week and she said he loved it when they sang songs.
When we go to look at the new house we pass by an area where there is road construction and lots of construction equipment. We get to a certain part of the drive and Grant thinks we're going to see the "i'm dirty's" (backhoe loader from I'm Dirty) He gets so excited when we see them all lined up along the road and he always asks to see another one.
Grant is still super polite. The new sitter commented on it. He rarely says please, but he always is saying thank you and no thank you, sometimes at the funniest times. Such as- Let's put on your shoes Grant, and he says no thank you and walks away.
I'm sure there are tons of other stories I wanted to post. I'll try to get some pictures up soon.
Saturday, March 6, 2010
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Big Boy!
Grant had is 2 year check up today. He is 36 3/4 inches tall (95%) and weighs 30 pounds (85%). The highest he had ever weighed before this was 40%. That's a huge jump in 6 months! Guess I don't need to be concerned if he only eats grapes and strawberries for lunch again. :)
Thursday, February 11, 2010
2 Years Old!
It's hard to believe, but Grant is 2 today! We'd been talking to him a little bit about his birthday the past few days, and every time we would mention it he would get a big cheesy grin on his face. Yesterday at the sitter's he opened a couple presents and was SO excited. He wasn't there in the morning so the girls made him brownies, which they had for their snack after nap. The sitter said he was so excited and happy all day. This morning when we got him up we told him we were going to go get pancakes. He pretty much only said "birthday" and "pancake" the entire way to First Watch. Oh, and "birthday song again" when I started singing "Happy Birthday" (I sang that song many many times today, but it was worth it because he grins his cheesy grin each time). He ate a ton of pancakes and was the best he's been in a restaurant in a long time. We then went to COSI to play. Grant watched rats play basketball, spent a lot of time ringing the doorbells and painting the houses, drove the ambulance (and had some sharing issues with the ambulance), and played at the water table for a long time. We checked out some of the bigger kid areas- played with the hot air balloons, went to the ocean area, and did the slide and tunnel in grossology. After nap Grant opened his presents. He especially loved the mooing cow flashlight. We played with the new blocks, did the new puzzles, colored in the coloring book (he actually made me read the coloring book, and it had no words) and just played. All was fine until Troy put on the Wonder Pets, then turned it off after 30 seconds so Grant would talk to Grandma and Grandpa over video. Grant was NOT happy. He wanted to watch his show. Plus he was hungry. But after some Wonder Pets and food he was happy again and got to video with G and PawPaw, Jared and Jill, and Adam for a second time. I will probably add some pictures tomorrow.
-Our computer has ha d a horrible nasty virus for a while, therefore no blogging. I doubt I'm going to go back and catch up, but maybe I'll do some pictures. We'll see.
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