Sunday, October 31, 2010
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Greasy Grimy Pumpkin Guts
We might carve basic shapes, but that doesn't mean we can't be a little creative. This pumpkin design was inspired by a pumpkin we saw at North Logan's pumpkin walk a couple years back and I couldn't resist copying it. The kids enjoyed helping daddy carve the pumpkin and got a kick out of the eyes being different sizes. Halloween is so much fun!
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Getting there
We made another mile marker this week for development. We now have a chance of no NICU time and if we can keep going we can cut those chances down farther- which I would like having been through that before. To celebrate we took some pictures and hopefully the doctors will forgive me for standing up for them- we tried to be quick! By the way- isn't the fall foliage pretty? I just love it!
Friday, October 08, 2010
Katie's fashion sense
She started out the day wearing a cute shirt and jeans. Mid-way through the day she had to change, so she put on the blue skirt and a pink shirt. Then, before going outside to play, she changed her shirt to this green striped one. We needed to get ready to go so I asked her to get changed into a clean shirt and pants, and this was Katie's interpretation
Thursday, October 07, 2010
Dr Sam Doolittle
"I can talk to animals in their own language!" my Sam informs me last night. I was telling him how when he was little he would chase after animals- garden snakes, geese, ducks, cats, dogs, etc. I can't tell you how glad I am that we never bumped into a skunk when he was a toddler. He still loves animals today. If you want to make him happy you take him to places with animals- zoos, aquariums, barnyards, pet stores, or his doctors office.
"How do you talk to the animals?" I asked him.
"Well, if I see a duck I go up to him and say 'quack, quack, quack'" (I wish I could capture the conversational cadences he was using for you).
"What does that mean?" I ask.
"Good morning."
"What other animals can you talk to you?"
"Well, if I see a dog I go 'ruff, ruff, ruff,"
"And what does that mean?"
"Good morning."
"What happens if you see a lion?"
"I go 'roar, roar, roar'"
"And what does that mean?"
"Good morning. But if I see an elephant I stick up my hand like this to make a long nose and go 'blooooooooooooooooow.'"
"And what does that mean?"
"Good morning."
The thing is, I can see him going up to a duck, dog, lion, or elephant the next time he sees one and trying it out with full confidence that the animal will understand him. I'll have to be sure to have a video camera on hand when it happens. I hope he never gets disillusioned when it happens and the animals aren't as cooperative. I love my boy who is bursting with super powers he wants to use to help the world, now including talking to animals.
"How do you talk to the animals?" I asked him.
"Well, if I see a duck I go up to him and say 'quack, quack, quack'" (I wish I could capture the conversational cadences he was using for you).
"What does that mean?" I ask.
"Good morning."
"What other animals can you talk to you?"
"Well, if I see a dog I go 'ruff, ruff, ruff,"
"And what does that mean?"
"Good morning."
"What happens if you see a lion?"
"I go 'roar, roar, roar'"
"And what does that mean?"
"Good morning. But if I see an elephant I stick up my hand like this to make a long nose and go 'blooooooooooooooooow.'"
"And what does that mean?"
"Good morning."
The thing is, I can see him going up to a duck, dog, lion, or elephant the next time he sees one and trying it out with full confidence that the animal will understand him. I'll have to be sure to have a video camera on hand when it happens. I hope he never gets disillusioned when it happens and the animals aren't as cooperative. I love my boy who is bursting with super powers he wants to use to help the world, now including talking to animals.
Wednesday, October 06, 2010
A few tidbits
I had my last high risk doctor appointment today- yeah! The baby is looking good still. I found out that an ultrasound can reveal if baby has a nice head of hair as this baby does. We are happy to have made it this far and hoping to make it another two weeks to a safer time. The doctors are still not so sure we'll make it to full term. Still on strict bed rest. Sigh....
The other day Sam was helping me out by microwaving my lunch. We have this game that we play where I'll let him pick a number in a range. When he asked me how long to cook his I told him to pick a number between 30 and 45. He came back a while later and informed me that the spaghetti was a bit "crispy" and he didn't think 30 minutes and 45 seconds was a good time to cook food at. Upon further investigation I was relieved to find out it was a relatively small disaster and something that I could easily laugh at. For future reference, spaghetti cooked that long is very dry and crispy and black but it didn't start a fire. It also will melt tupperware brand bowls a little bit but not all the way. Not enough to stick to the microwave in any case.
Yesterday Katie was talking to me while brushing my hair (she tells me that my hair looks better if she brushes it out) and some of her sentences were just not making much sense. I asked her "Do you even understand half of what comes out of your mouth?" She replies quickly "No. I don't understand most of what comes out of my mouth." Sometimes she reminds me of the babysitter on Incredibles. She's cute though anyway and very articulate. Her biggest problem is that she likes to talk for the sake of talking and sometimes she tries to say something very smart and ends up switching tracks in the middle of the sentence and saying two different things that don't make sense together.
The other day Sam was helping me out by microwaving my lunch. We have this game that we play where I'll let him pick a number in a range. When he asked me how long to cook his I told him to pick a number between 30 and 45. He came back a while later and informed me that the spaghetti was a bit "crispy" and he didn't think 30 minutes and 45 seconds was a good time to cook food at. Upon further investigation I was relieved to find out it was a relatively small disaster and something that I could easily laugh at. For future reference, spaghetti cooked that long is very dry and crispy and black but it didn't start a fire. It also will melt tupperware brand bowls a little bit but not all the way. Not enough to stick to the microwave in any case.
Yesterday Katie was talking to me while brushing my hair (she tells me that my hair looks better if she brushes it out) and some of her sentences were just not making much sense. I asked her "Do you even understand half of what comes out of your mouth?" She replies quickly "No. I don't understand most of what comes out of my mouth." Sometimes she reminds me of the babysitter on Incredibles. She's cute though anyway and very articulate. Her biggest problem is that she likes to talk for the sake of talking and sometimes she tries to say something very smart and ends up switching tracks in the middle of the sentence and saying two different things that don't make sense together.
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