1. Pick out their own clothes. BOY O BOY is my little guy colorful!! He still thinks that underwear are hats. And shirts can be pants, too. We won't even get into matching!
2. Pour their own glass of milk. Seriously. A gallon of milk is TOO heavy for my little guy. We didn't even get to the pouring part, he dropped the whole gallon on the floor where it exploded. Fun stuff...
3. A 2 year old boy is NOT the ideal helper for picking out birthday cards for Grandma. I bought Aunt Stephie's cards by myself, and had AJ color them. But today, Daddy was taking a nap, so I took AJ with me to the store to buy cards for Grandma.
It took me 5 minutes to get past the candy aisle, then another 10 to get past the junky toys, and we finally made it to the card aisle. He runs to the first card he sees, and INSISTS that this is the card for Grandma! THIS ONE, THIS ONE. (no matter that it was a sorry you lost your job card, it had a cartoon dog on it, that's ALL that mattered.) THIS ONE, THIS ONE!!!!! It took me 2 minutes to wrestle the card away (while trying not to rip it) and 10 MORE minutes to calm him down enough to continue our card search.
35 minutes later, he decided he would like to get the musical card that played the theme to the Adams family. Okay, whatever, not the one I would pick out, but it's his card to HIS Grandma, whatever floats your boat.
Fast forward one hour, we go BACK to the store to buy another "adams family" card because AJ doesn't want to COLOR on his card (not CARD FOR GRANMA, MY CARD, MY CARD, AJ CARD)...
(hope Grandma recognized the SKATEBOARD AJ drew on the card for her, and LOVES the cards he picked out!!!)
Sunday, July 25, 2010
The budding con man.
-says AJ- Momma, turnda light back on.
-says AJ- Momma, turnda light back ONN...
-says Momma- . . . .
-says AJ, in the sweetest, most precious good boy voice he could muster- Let's hold hands (as it he tries to pull me off the couch)
What's worse, he got this line from me!
-says AJ- Momma, turnda light back ONN...
-says Momma- . . . .
-says AJ, in the sweetest, most precious good boy voice he could muster- Let's hold hands (as it he tries to pull me off the couch)
What's worse, he got this line from me!
Thursday, July 22, 2010
My boy's ever expanding conversation skills....
Had a conversation with AJ this morning, I'd like to share. (i did post this on facebook, but just HAD to put it here too--I'm reinvigorating my attempt to blog, and this post is my starting point!)
-says me- AJ you look so handsome in your green stripedy shirt. let's go show daddy.
-says me- AJ, show daddy your shirt, say LOOK AT ME, I'm so handsome.
-says AJ to daddy- I'm a shirt!
Friday, February 5, 2010
Ears.
Hmph.
Who knew they could be so bothersome! After AJ's 5th ear infection this winter, we were FINALLY given a referral to a pediatric ENT. Our appointment was today, AJ was a DOLL, and we left with a surgical appointment to put tubes in his ears (Tympanostomy Tubes) Scary, a little bit. But his ear infections are so disruptive to his life, and to ours (not to mention painful for AJ!!), that I think it's our best option. It's a minor, outpatient procedure. He'll go in, get some general anethesia (gas, no IV), the actual "operation" takes 6 minutes. They say we should be there 3 hours MAX, and one of those hours is paperwork and prepping.
26 February. No time yet, will find out the Monday previous to.
Who knew they could be so bothersome! After AJ's 5th ear infection this winter, we were FINALLY given a referral to a pediatric ENT. Our appointment was today, AJ was a DOLL, and we left with a surgical appointment to put tubes in his ears (Tympanostomy Tubes) Scary, a little bit. But his ear infections are so disruptive to his life, and to ours (not to mention painful for AJ!!), that I think it's our best option. It's a minor, outpatient procedure. He'll go in, get some general anethesia (gas, no IV), the actual "operation" takes 6 minutes. They say we should be there 3 hours MAX, and one of those hours is paperwork and prepping.
26 February. No time yet, will find out the Monday previous to.
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Pooder Potter
Yes, I've got my very own Pooder Potter! AJ pooped in the potty for the very first time today. I AM SUCH A PROUD MOMMA!
Ms. Saundra has been working on potty training him for a few months, and pees pretty regularly now. But today, I got the FABO news about the poop! Who knew poops would be this exciting?
On a frustrating note, AJ will not pee in the potty for us at all! We've been putting him on the potty for about a month, at first he was just screaming at us. Now, he will sit, bare butt, but that's all the progress we've gotten in a month. No pee, no poop.
And not to diminish his new found pooping AT ALL, but he's pooped in the tub for every bath for the last 3 weeks! :
Ms. Saundra has been working on potty training him for a few months, and pees pretty regularly now. But today, I got the FABO news about the poop! Who knew poops would be this exciting?
On a frustrating note, AJ will not pee in the potty for us at all! We've been putting him on the potty for about a month, at first he was just screaming at us. Now, he will sit, bare butt, but that's all the progress we've gotten in a month. No pee, no poop.
And not to diminish his new found pooping AT ALL, but he's pooped in the tub for every bath for the last 3 weeks! :
Momma's Big Boy!
AJ had his check up Friday, he HATES going to the doctor!! He was great in the waiting room, all chatty and waving to all the other patients (OH and licking the divider between the sick and well patient rooms--hopefully he didn't lick the germy side!)
Soon as we walked through the door to the exam rooms, he FLIPPED! This was our first trip to the new office (same doctors, new office). Screaming, flopping on the floor, drama queen FLIPPED! They measured him like a big boy though, and he rather liked the scale.
And then the doctor did her big exam, checked his reflexs, asked about his language ability, physical ability. AJ is such a ham, he started showing off for the doctor, break dancing, doing rolls on the floor. The doctor was actually pretty impressed by his physical abilities and motor skills--said his motor skills are those of a 4 year old. And with a 75+ word vocab, he's completely caught up verbally [thank you Ms. Saundra!!] and is actually considered ahead even though he still babbles ALOT. He's so cute, he lets the HUGE ROLLING BURBS, and then says SCUSEME in this little angel voice...
SO, without further ado, my baby is 30 lbs., and 34 1/2 inches TALL (not long anymore, since he gets measured standing up!) What a big boy, Momma is so proud!
Soon as we walked through the door to the exam rooms, he FLIPPED! This was our first trip to the new office (same doctors, new office). Screaming, flopping on the floor, drama queen FLIPPED! They measured him like a big boy though, and he rather liked the scale.
And then the doctor did her big exam, checked his reflexs, asked about his language ability, physical ability. AJ is such a ham, he started showing off for the doctor, break dancing, doing rolls on the floor. The doctor was actually pretty impressed by his physical abilities and motor skills--said his motor skills are those of a 4 year old. And with a 75+ word vocab, he's completely caught up verbally [thank you Ms. Saundra!!] and is actually considered ahead even though he still babbles ALOT. He's so cute, he lets the HUGE ROLLING BURBS, and then says SCUSEME in this little angel voice...
SO, without further ado, my baby is 30 lbs., and 34 1/2 inches TALL (not long anymore, since he gets measured standing up!) What a big boy, Momma is so proud!
Friday, October 9, 2009
Happy Birthday to Us!
Today AJ and I celebrated "our" birthday. We celebrated the day he was born, a beautiful son; and we celebrated the day I was born, or better put, reborn, as his mother. We're 2 now, him and I, and boy what 2 years we've had!
We're constantly reminded that out of troubles and strife, we shall triumph. We've scraped our knees, and cried a few tears, but we're bigger and stronger, and can withstand, and stand tall.
We've learned that nothing worth having is easy. We've learned patience (well, sort of), and words, feelings, we've learned to depend on each other, and to depend on ourselves. We're learning humility, and pride, consideration, we're learning to share, and to give from the bottom of our hearts. We've learned that nothing is more precious than our family, that holding hands and baby boy kisses are the best things in the world. We're learning to live! And to LOVE!
So happy birthday to us! Happy birthday to my beautiful son, my smart, funny, handsome, boisterous, pensive, thoughtful, loving son! And happy birth day to me! Let us celebrate each of our days together with the same love that shone in my eyes the first time we met, that day 2 years ago, the day we were born.
We're constantly reminded that out of troubles and strife, we shall triumph. We've scraped our knees, and cried a few tears, but we're bigger and stronger, and can withstand, and stand tall.
We've learned that nothing worth having is easy. We've learned patience (well, sort of), and words, feelings, we've learned to depend on each other, and to depend on ourselves. We're learning humility, and pride, consideration, we're learning to share, and to give from the bottom of our hearts. We've learned that nothing is more precious than our family, that holding hands and baby boy kisses are the best things in the world. We're learning to live! And to LOVE!
So happy birthday to us! Happy birthday to my beautiful son, my smart, funny, handsome, boisterous, pensive, thoughtful, loving son! And happy birth day to me! Let us celebrate each of our days together with the same love that shone in my eyes the first time we met, that day 2 years ago, the day we were born.
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