Happy Birthday Eoin! You are two today. We are amazed every day by you. Watching all the things you can do and listening to all the things you are saying makes our hearts swell.
Today we spent the day spending time with you. You got up nice and early to celebrate. We made Mickey Mouse pancakes together; you helped measure and whisk the dry ingredients. You drag your stool around the kitchen to wherever you want to help out. You opened your puzzles from Auntie Nellie, Sid and Matt and put them in your new rack. You pointed out the O and the F to mama and told me all the farm animal sounds said "horse" and "oink," new words! Then we went outside so you could see your new Strider bike. You shouted "bike....geen" (green). You knew exactly what to do, you threw your leg over to straddle the bike then started walking with it. You were a little shocked when the bike tipped and then you recovered. After that you wanted Dadda to stay close. You helped Dadda wash the car and we got ready to meet Grandma at Sara's for lunch. On our way down, you fell asleep so, Grandma held you while we ate. Then you ate a whole hotdog and finished off Mama's orange/vanilla twist cone. You got the hang of licking the ice-cream but couldn't keep up with the drips! We went for a short walk on the peninsula. Dada headed off to Butler for the State Bowling Tournament and you and I went home to play in the water table and wind down for the day.
We are planning your birthday party on June 2 at the Erie Planetarium, more details later!
Sunday, May 27, 2012
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Chatterbox!
We are amazed listening to you chatter! You have so many more words...your new bathroom toys are all labeled now: turtle "durdle," beaver "beebea," seal "eel," and a frog "yock." You can even wind them up and watch them swim. You like the beaver the best...hmm some connection with Mama's mascot? You can name a lot of the Sesame Street characters too, Elmo, Abby, Oscar "yuck," Ernie "
Bathtime is a favorite part of your nighttime routine, you say "ba" and "bubble" when you are ready. You also think it is hilarious to rinse Mama's sudsy hands and then "DUMP!" it out. You were so excited to get into the bath this week that while Mama was getting you a towel and the tub was filling, you climbed into the tub with your clothes on!!!
Still fixated on the vacuum! At Grammie's you and Riley pushed each other around to wield both vacuums. When Lauren and I took you to Skippereno's their vacuum was in plain sight and it was very difficult to distract you; needless to say, you didn't eat much. You are the only little boy that I know of that has melt-downs over cleaning tools and not toys!
Up and down you go! You can go up the stairs, very quickly! You also have a one crooked leg and one straight leg method of going down the stairs. I'm glad we can gate off the stairs to the basement!
You are becoming an expert with technology! Every device is "Elmo" because you like to watch youtube videos of Elmo. You can unlock the ipad, Kindle and my phone and know where the apps are that you like and hit the play button to play videos. Unfortunately the power button is very tempting! Every night we watch Andre Bocelli singing goodnight to Elmo after our story. (As I'm writing this, you just clicked on a foreign language clip and started cracking UP!)
We are all looking forward to spring and summer so that we can go on walks and back to the zoo! We are going to have a great family summer!
Bathtime is a favorite part of your nighttime routine, you say "ba" and "bubble" when you are ready. You also think it is hilarious to rinse Mama's sudsy hands and then "DUMP!" it out. You were so excited to get into the bath this week that while Mama was getting you a towel and the tub was filling, you climbed into the tub with your clothes on!!!
Still fixated on the vacuum! At Grammie's you and Riley pushed each other around to wield both vacuums. When Lauren and I took you to Skippereno's their vacuum was in plain sight and it was very difficult to distract you; needless to say, you didn't eat much. You are the only little boy that I know of that has melt-downs over cleaning tools and not toys!
Up and down you go! You can go up the stairs, very quickly! You also have a one crooked leg and one straight leg method of going down the stairs. I'm glad we can gate off the stairs to the basement!
You are becoming an expert with technology! Every device is "Elmo" because you like to watch youtube videos of Elmo. You can unlock the ipad, Kindle and my phone and know where the apps are that you like and hit the play button to play videos. Unfortunately the power button is very tempting! Every night we watch Andre Bocelli singing goodnight to Elmo after our story. (As I'm writing this, you just clicked on a foreign language clip and started cracking UP!)
We are all looking forward to spring and summer so that we can go on walks and back to the zoo! We are going to have a great family summer!
Saturday, January 28, 2012
Daduum!!!
Oh the things that you love... your favorite things to play with are the Dirt Devil vacuum, the snow shovel, or anything that you can use to clean with. You are very concerned when you see a mess, or "meh." At the Texas Roadhouse tonight you repeatedly pointed to the peanut shells on the floor saying, "meh" followed by "daduum." It took a while, but you did forget about the mess on the floor.
Your language is really exploding, you labeled all the veggies in your chicken stew, potato, carrot, peas and chicken. You can even fill in the blanks of your favorite songs; "wheels on the bus goes round and 'rounnnn,' ...all through the 'dowwwwn,'..."BACK" is your favorite part. Sometimes you will put your finger up to your lip and blow for "sh, sh, sh" and you to love move your hands in a circle for "round and round." You call Grammie "ahmie" and Grandpa "Buppa."
We have been reading Goodnight Gorilla for the last week before bed and you LOVE the anticipation before the "eyes" pages, then you giggle and turn it forward and back over and over again. You love animals and can point to many different types, you know the difference between the lion and tiger, a horse and a zebra and a whale and a dolphin...and so many more.
The last two weeks, you have made a big change in your sleeping habits. You are starting to sleep most of the night. We have limited milk to only in the morning and it seems to have helped your belly and gassiness at night. You also have been taking naps a Brooke's with no fuss! What a big boy, we are so proud of you!
Your giggles and laughs are the best part of our days. You and Daddy have a great time playing in the morning. You love to crawl between our legs to hide. Daddy chases you for a tickle and as soon as the tickling is over, you say, "gen." We love hearing you squeal in delight!
Your language is really exploding, you labeled all the veggies in your chicken stew, potato, carrot, peas and chicken. You can even fill in the blanks of your favorite songs; "wheels on the bus goes round and 'rounnnn,' ...all through the 'dowwwwn,'..."BACK" is your favorite part. Sometimes you will put your finger up to your lip and blow for "sh, sh, sh" and you to love move your hands in a circle for "round and round." You call Grammie "ahmie" and Grandpa "Buppa."
We have been reading Goodnight Gorilla for the last week before bed and you LOVE the anticipation before the "eyes" pages, then you giggle and turn it forward and back over and over again. You love animals and can point to many different types, you know the difference between the lion and tiger, a horse and a zebra and a whale and a dolphin...and so many more.
The last two weeks, you have made a big change in your sleeping habits. You are starting to sleep most of the night. We have limited milk to only in the morning and it seems to have helped your belly and gassiness at night. You also have been taking naps a Brooke's with no fuss! What a big boy, we are so proud of you!
Your giggles and laughs are the best part of our days. You and Daddy have a great time playing in the morning. You love to crawl between our legs to hide. Daddy chases you for a tickle and as soon as the tickling is over, you say, "gen." We love hearing you squeal in delight!
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