Yesterday was the first day of Spring.
Listen (closely) to what Critter had to say about the weather.
Everyday as soon as we step out of the building, Critter always makes a comment about the weather. Yesterday, he said it twice and then I asked him again...........he said "Nice out."
Here he is enjoying the day at the park.
We go to this playground often and this was the first time he climbed on those 'things' and wanted to jump. He also slid down the BIG metal slide all by himself for the first time yesterday. No pics or video cause I was on top after climbing up the stairs behind him worrying he doesn't fly off the slide at the bottom, cause the metal was slick.
My baby is growing up!
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Friday, March 16, 2012
Daddy Day
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
to Critter's Daddy (Hubby)!
Hubby loves Marilyn Monroe. I guess it's the sexy Blond Bombshell thing. I'm the complete opposite.
to Critter's Daddy (Hubby)!
Hubby loves Marilyn Monroe. I guess it's the sexy Blond Bombshell thing. I'm the complete opposite.
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Boobie
I'm still nursing Critter. I know! Can you believe after all the stress and hard time I had with breastfeeding early on that I'd still be doing it? Not me. But I'm a pro now at lifting my shirt and Critter sucking. Well, you know what I mean.
Critter is a year and 8 months old. Many people stop nursing at the one year old mark. Some go to much later. Um, I don't want to be one of those women that gets interviewed for a 20/20 segment called "Mothers that go to their Child's Kindergarten Class to Nurse Them". I think about weening him, I'm not sure how or when to do it. I read somewhere that you'll know when a baby is ready to be weened, they'll be signs. Hello! He's a boy. I don't think they ever want to stop having their mouth on a breast.
He nurses in the morning, when he wakes up, and if we're home for the afternoon nap, and at night.Many times I think it's a comfort for him. I do enjoy nursing him. It's our special time. We lay down and I hold him and while he's nursing, I kiss him constantly and tell him how special he is to me and how much I love and adore him.
When Critter is hunger, he wants to be nursed. When he's sick, he wants to be nursed. When he's thristy, he wants....yep, you guessed it.
A while back, I said to him 'You want boobie', or something like that, and as any parent will tell you, kids are sponges and will pick up and repeat words and phrases. Weeeeeeel, after my saying 'Boobie' once or twice, Critter figured out that Boobie means, well, boobie.
Every time he wants Mama's milk. He says Boobie. And god forbid, I don't whip a Ta Ta out fast enough for him to wrap his mouth around it, he'll say 'Boobie' repeatedly and louder and LOUDER. It doesn't matter where we are. Critter has chanted 'Boobie, Boobie, Boobie....' in stores, on streets, on the subway, and people's homes. He has no shame with his request and won't stop saying 'Boobie' until he's happily suckling.
Sometimes, I'm embarrassed when he's yelling 'Boobie' because it's also accompanied by him tapping on my chest or he's lifting my shirt or sticking his hand down my shirt. What can I say, he's a help yourself kind of guy. He thinks it's a Self Serve Buffet.
One time, we were on a very crowded subway train. We were standing and Hubby was holding Critter. There was an ad for weight loss with before and after photos of a topless man. Critter points at the before picture and very LOUDLY says, "Boobie".
NOTE: didn't proof reead above, so I'm sure many typos and grammatical errors. I'm rushing cause Critter is due to wake up soon and want you know what.
Critter is a year and 8 months old. Many people stop nursing at the one year old mark. Some go to much later. Um, I don't want to be one of those women that gets interviewed for a 20/20 segment called "Mothers that go to their Child's Kindergarten Class to Nurse Them". I think about weening him, I'm not sure how or when to do it. I read somewhere that you'll know when a baby is ready to be weened, they'll be signs. Hello! He's a boy. I don't think they ever want to stop having their mouth on a breast.
He nurses in the morning, when he wakes up, and if we're home for the afternoon nap, and at night.Many times I think it's a comfort for him. I do enjoy nursing him. It's our special time. We lay down and I hold him and while he's nursing, I kiss him constantly and tell him how special he is to me and how much I love and adore him.
When Critter is hunger, he wants to be nursed. When he's sick, he wants to be nursed. When he's thristy, he wants....yep, you guessed it.
A while back, I said to him 'You want boobie', or something like that, and as any parent will tell you, kids are sponges and will pick up and repeat words and phrases. Weeeeeeel, after my saying 'Boobie' once or twice, Critter figured out that Boobie means, well, boobie.
Every time he wants Mama's milk. He says Boobie. And god forbid, I don't whip a Ta Ta out fast enough for him to wrap his mouth around it, he'll say 'Boobie' repeatedly and louder and LOUDER. It doesn't matter where we are. Critter has chanted 'Boobie, Boobie, Boobie....' in stores, on streets, on the subway, and people's homes. He has no shame with his request and won't stop saying 'Boobie' until he's happily suckling.
Sometimes, I'm embarrassed when he's yelling 'Boobie' because it's also accompanied by him tapping on my chest or he's lifting my shirt or sticking his hand down my shirt. What can I say, he's a help yourself kind of guy. He thinks it's a Self Serve Buffet.
One time, we were on a very crowded subway train. We were standing and Hubby was holding Critter. There was an ad for weight loss with before and after photos of a topless man. Critter points at the before picture and very LOUDLY says, "Boobie".
NOTE: didn't proof reead above, so I'm sure many typos and grammatical errors. I'm rushing cause Critter is due to wake up soon and want you know what.
Friday, March 9, 2012
Posts
Everytime I sit down to write, so you, my loyal readers, would have something to read, Critter either wakes up, or I have to cook dinner or clean something or life beckons.
As things are happening in my life, I always think I'd write about it cause it's funny, pathetic and worth sharing. I always know what I want to write and I mentally write it in my head but then I rarely get a chance to.
So sorry and bare with me.
Here's a teaser. Today's topic would have been either about, Critter talking or boobies.
Maybe when Critter naps, I'll get a chance.
As things are happening in my life, I always think I'd write about it cause it's funny, pathetic and worth sharing. I always know what I want to write and I mentally write it in my head but then I rarely get a chance to.
So sorry and bare with me.
Here's a teaser. Today's topic would have been either about, Critter talking or boobies.
Maybe when Critter naps, I'll get a chance.
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Friday, March 2, 2012
Food Fight
Critter and I have been having a Food fight for months.
I'm not sure what happened but I went from having a child that ate (almost) everything to one that eats almost nothing....especially VEGETABLES.
When I was pureeing food he gobbled it all up; carrots, pears, apples, spinach, beets, he reluctantly ate peas, but he ate them.
Now, I'm lucky if he'll eat a carrot piece I've hidden under layers and layers of bread.
We're at the stage where he wants to do everything himself so I can't spoon feed him anymore. YEAH! for him being independent. When I was feeding him he'd inspect what I gave him. He'll look at the spoonful of food and if it's something he recognized and was in the mood to eat, he'd open his mouth. Many times he turned his head away, leaving me frustrated. BOOO! for him being picky.
I've searched for ways to get him to eat. I googled, I asked, I cooked (a variety of things).
Many recommend offering a variety of food on a plate, with something you know they will eat and let them feed themselves and hopefully one day they'll surprise you and eat the veggies.Weeeeeeeell, I hate to burst bubbles of the super moms that have claimed this works. It's not working for me! Critter takes the food and piece by piece throws it over the side of the table, creating a nice sea of food on the floor. He has grabbed chunks of food and flung it across the room. I've gotten hit in the line of fire. It's a nightly ritual. We all sit at the dinner table, Critter in his high chair, and hubby and I watch as he pokes his food, pushes it around the plate, and then picks up a piece of food and as he raises his arm higher and higher my hopes of it going in his mouth are shattered when I see the morsel of food I lovingly cooked torpedo to the floor. Sometimes, he's in a hurry and will pick up the entire plate and fling it on the floor.
I 've gotten really frustrated BUT after much research, I'm realizing that lots of kids go thru this and hopefully it's just a phase he'll outgrow AND all I can do is put the food on his plate and watch him throw it on the floor.
If he wasn't so cute I'd get really angry but he really is adorable when flinging food.
I'm not sure what happened but I went from having a child that ate (almost) everything to one that eats almost nothing....especially VEGETABLES.
When I was pureeing food he gobbled it all up; carrots, pears, apples, spinach, beets, he reluctantly ate peas, but he ate them.
Now, I'm lucky if he'll eat a carrot piece I've hidden under layers and layers of bread.
We're at the stage where he wants to do everything himself so I can't spoon feed him anymore. YEAH! for him being independent. When I was feeding him he'd inspect what I gave him. He'll look at the spoonful of food and if it's something he recognized and was in the mood to eat, he'd open his mouth. Many times he turned his head away, leaving me frustrated. BOOO! for him being picky.
I've searched for ways to get him to eat. I googled, I asked, I cooked (a variety of things).
Many recommend offering a variety of food on a plate, with something you know they will eat and let them feed themselves and hopefully one day they'll surprise you and eat the veggies.Weeeeeeeell, I hate to burst bubbles of the super moms that have claimed this works. It's not working for me! Critter takes the food and piece by piece throws it over the side of the table, creating a nice sea of food on the floor. He has grabbed chunks of food and flung it across the room. I've gotten hit in the line of fire. It's a nightly ritual. We all sit at the dinner table, Critter in his high chair, and hubby and I watch as he pokes his food, pushes it around the plate, and then picks up a piece of food and as he raises his arm higher and higher my hopes of it going in his mouth are shattered when I see the morsel of food I lovingly cooked torpedo to the floor. Sometimes, he's in a hurry and will pick up the entire plate and fling it on the floor.
I 've gotten really frustrated BUT after much research, I'm realizing that lots of kids go thru this and hopefully it's just a phase he'll outgrow AND all I can do is put the food on his plate and watch him throw it on the floor.
If he wasn't so cute I'd get really angry but he really is adorable when flinging food.
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