I don't know why I picked that title... that's kind of how I feel right now... like I'm testing a microphone to see if I can hear myself or knocking on my head to see if anyone's home. Just not keeping myself on track too well today.
Anyway... I just thought I'd post a little about Samuel these days while I wait on a process to finish at work. Samuel and I have had the evenings to ourselves this week. Kris went on a trip to Jackson, so Mommy was totally in charge. Boy, did we have fun. The house was a wreck... nothing got done... I ate supper late... it was great! Samuel and I talked and talked. We giggled and cackled. We also fussed at each other some, but we were mostly happy. :)
He's begun talking in short sentences. We can actually carry on a bit of a conversation with him. One night this week, he was remembering our visit to church. He would talk about people and what they did... Mike-guitar, Betty-flag, Raymond-staff, Vickie-piano. Last night, we looked at one of his alphabet books (this one is scriptures by the alphabet), and he would tell me most of the letters correctly. We went through them in order, and then I picked pages at random. He did very well and got most of them right!
And now I remember what I wanted to write about earlier... I feel a little sad that my son knows more about "the chicken dance" than I do. I picked him up one afternoon this week, and he started saying "chicken dance". Someone told me that Ms. Jennifer and he were doing the chicken dance. We talked about the chicken dance all the way home. Of course, it's been a while since I've even thought about the chicken dance... so I couldn't really help the boy out! So, I'm kind of sad about that.
We're planning on going to see my parents this weekend. And.... we're going to leave Samuel with them for a few days. I'm glad and sad about this. We need a little break to catch up on rest. I know he will have a good time. BUT, I will miss him truckloads! It will be weird to come home and not have a toddler in the house. I plan to do as little as possible. :)
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Monday, February 16, 2009
Camden Lane, Get Down
Last week, Samuel came home from day care and started to tell me about Camden. This is a little boy in his room that he is friends with. I was asking him who he saw at school, and he started saying "Camden." Then he followed that with "Lane"... that threw me a little... wasn't sure what that was about. And then he said, "Get down." He was tattle-telling on Camden! Sure enough, this past Friday, I confirmed with one of his teachers that she had been telling Camden to get down by saying, "Camden Lane, get down." Samuel had told me that Camden was climbing on chairs. Is my boy smart or what??
Also at day care, there is a little girl in his room who bites. And who does she bite? The sweetest kid in the room, Samuel of course! Last week, he was bitten three times. The center is working with the girl and her parents to try and get her to stop. But, what's so great is that Samuel told me who it was. I looked at his arm and said, "Samuel, what happened?" He said, "Kafryn". I said, "Did Kathryn bite you?" He replied, "Kafryn bite." Since I don't want Samuel to be a biter, I've told him to tell her "No-no". And he replies to me, "No-no... Sorry".
We are telling Samuel to say "Sorry" to us when he does a no-no, and this is carrying over to his conversation with Kathryn. I think that is ok.. I don't suppose I could expect a 20-month old to know that he doesn't need to apologize to Kathryn when she bites him. Aside from this biter, I am very pleased with the center and Samuel's happiness there. He is thriving each day and has become a favorite among the staff. Even the director told Kris the other day, that Samuel was the bright spot of her day.
Last week was his Valentine's dance at school. Samuel was not interested in dancing (a vast change from his normal nature they tell me). He instead wanted me to hold him the entire time. So, I have no picture or video of Samuel at one of his first social gatherings. I did manage to get a couple of pictures of the two of us... I hope to have them posted soon. It was a sweet day though. He came home with lots of Valentine's cards and candy.
It seems that one of the biggest challenges these days is getting Samuel to chew the food he puts in his mouth. He wants to swallow everything without chewing it! Then his gag reflex kicks in... and you know... time to clean up.
And finally... this morning he was so happy. He just hugged and kissed on me. It was wonderful! I was thrilled to have that much attention from him. I suppose he's like his Daddy... a true morning person.
Also at day care, there is a little girl in his room who bites. And who does she bite? The sweetest kid in the room, Samuel of course! Last week, he was bitten three times. The center is working with the girl and her parents to try and get her to stop. But, what's so great is that Samuel told me who it was. I looked at his arm and said, "Samuel, what happened?" He said, "Kafryn". I said, "Did Kathryn bite you?" He replied, "Kafryn bite." Since I don't want Samuel to be a biter, I've told him to tell her "No-no". And he replies to me, "No-no... Sorry".
We are telling Samuel to say "Sorry" to us when he does a no-no, and this is carrying over to his conversation with Kathryn. I think that is ok.. I don't suppose I could expect a 20-month old to know that he doesn't need to apologize to Kathryn when she bites him. Aside from this biter, I am very pleased with the center and Samuel's happiness there. He is thriving each day and has become a favorite among the staff. Even the director told Kris the other day, that Samuel was the bright spot of her day.
Last week was his Valentine's dance at school. Samuel was not interested in dancing (a vast change from his normal nature they tell me). He instead wanted me to hold him the entire time. So, I have no picture or video of Samuel at one of his first social gatherings. I did manage to get a couple of pictures of the two of us... I hope to have them posted soon. It was a sweet day though. He came home with lots of Valentine's cards and candy.
It seems that one of the biggest challenges these days is getting Samuel to chew the food he puts in his mouth. He wants to swallow everything without chewing it! Then his gag reflex kicks in... and you know... time to clean up.
And finally... this morning he was so happy. He just hugged and kissed on me. It was wonderful! I was thrilled to have that much attention from him. I suppose he's like his Daddy... a true morning person.
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Another Great Video
This is hilarious. A friend found this on YouTube and posted it on Facebook. I just needed to put it here. Kids are great!