Today the Babby’s school held a Parade of Seasons. A couple of weeks ago a homework sheet went home where each student would decide which season they would like to be part of and what they would like to be to represent that season. The Babby decided he would like to be a Popsicle and that made him part of the Summer parade.
The weeks leading up to the parade have been exciting for him. This last weekend we made his costume together. He even painted it himself with some paint that i infused mandarin scented oil into. “Now everyone will think I am really a Popsicle because I even smell like one”.
This morning he couldn’t wait to put his costume on. When he got to school he made all his friends smell it.
I waited in the Library along with the Goggy, the Nani and all the other Parents. Then we heard the sound of kindergartners gushing into the library. The parade had started and they all marched through with pride and smiles all over. It was just about the cutest sight. Then I saw the Babby. He was at the front of his season, holding the summer sign. I was so proud. Infact I am still feeling really good for him, as I know he must be so excited to be the summer line leader.
At the end I said to a fellow parent “isn’t it amazing how a little construction paper, cardboard and paint can turn into such magic when your 5.”
This past week we have not had any wet (or soiled) diapers through out the day. Can this be true? Is he trained? Granted I have been taking him to the potty and have not let him have a chance to tell me he needs to go. I think I am more afraid to deal with the mess and possible set back that could invoke. I have to say though, for a kid who just turned 2 he is pretty remarkable. His main motivator to get on the potty are The Nani and the Babby. If either of them say it is their turn to go he immediately says no its my turn and makes a bee line for the potty.
This morning I think he did say I need to go wee wee. But I am not sure.
In any case, a week of clean diapers (including his naps) is a big deal and i TOTALLY love it…
He had his 2 year well child today. We got there early and I was hoping for a quick in and out.
We ended up having to wait in the doc’s room for half an hour before she came in. He was beyond needing a nap. He did really well considering all.
His height is at 3% and weight at 25%, they wouldn’t want to see much more weight on him, he is fine.
He didn’t get his immunisations as they dont have his records. That drove me crazy. I not only filled out the releases a long time ago, but I have also been calling to see if they are there yet, specifically noting that I need to know if he is up to date with his immunisations. It drives me crazy that they didn’t have his records.
Now we will have to go there again for his shots.
Filed under: Life, The Goggy | Tags: Birthday Cake, Dinoco lightening Mcqueen, Goggy
We did it!!!
We held the party 2 days ago, but life is getting to hectic to come online and blog about it.
He had his Balloons, Presents and of course The Cake. Goggy wanted a DinoCo Lightening Mcqueen cake. So I obliged him and he loved it.
His Cake
All things considered it turned out to be a great little party for the little guy.
I on the otherhand may need a week to recover coz I am still feeling tired from it.
Looks like this will be a recurring theme for the Goggy. He peed in the potty today for the first time. Not just the toddler little potty but in the actual grown up loo. We of course celebrated the moment with any and everything he wanted.
Although he used to pee in the little potty shortly after he could walk, he completely stopped doing it after we moved to AZ (this summer 2008). I thought I may have missed the boat, but it looks like he is just proving to me AGAIN that he is as smart as can be.
Gotta love being a mom to the most wonderful toddler on the planet.
Last night I looked back at some home videos of the Babby. OMG was he a cutie. All the memories came flooding back to me. I just felt so lucky to have both my boys. It really feels they each are a piece of my heart. I hope they always know just how much I love them, and nothing to me is as important as their well being and happiness.
The Goggy did his first UNASSISTED fruit roll up (forward somersault). OMG OMG OMG!!! Today on his Birthday.
Filed under: The Goggy | Tags: Kids, Peeing, Potty training, super powers, The Goggy
Our evening bathtime ritual just becomes more and more fun. Somewhere between 6 and 6.30 in the evening we get both the boys into the bath for their daily scrub down. The Goggy has recently become more aware of another of his superpowers. His miraculous ability to produce water from his body (Pee). The other day he peed (a substantial amount) on the carpet, then gives us a look to say, I know I am not supposed to but I am doing it anyway, because I can. I blame Mr EB for not insisting he puts a diaper on straight after “dry-dry”.
To cap it off he knows he is supposed to pee in the potty, at least he tells us as much. He will even go to the potty, sit on it and make shhh shhh sounds as if he is actually peeing.
Ahhh the joys of parenthood.
Filed under: The Babby | Tags: Funny, Kids, Kids Say, Water Bunnies, Water Cycle
5 is such a wonderful age. Its a world where facts are being learned at a mile a minute and magic still thrives. It is also an age where it is just inconceivable to not know something.. everything has an explanation. Here is one example.
While the Babby was playing in the bathtub I decided to ask him “How do we get water in the tap?” .
There are water rabbits that hop around on land and water.
It was at this point that I knew this was going to be something i would want to write down so I asked him to stop while I got a pen and paper to write it all down. So I repeated it back to him “There are water rabbits that hop on air and water”
“No, they don’t have wings silly. They hop on land and water. ” ” They make boroughs that go from the sea to the pipes that lead to everybodies houses.”
To which I said if everybody uses water from the sea, how does the sea get its water?”
“Well the water bunnies make boroughs that are connected to the drain which makes it back to the sea, and then it starts all over again. Errrrr, can you erase that… The sea CLEANS up the water and THEN it all happens over again.”
The natural question from me is “How does the sea clean the water” to which his response was (quoted)
“Example, the whales have lots of hairs that turn into lungs, which makes it easier to swim around in water (self corrects himself). Those are water lungs.
Well the whales are so big, RIGHT!!! sometimes sharks are also big and they try to scare the whales, but the whales scare the sharks.”
So I asked how does that clean the water?
“Oh, the skin (Whale skin) has suction cups.”
“Ok Babby” I ask “Where does the rain factor into this?”
“So you know what the rain shadow is, a cloud. A cloud comes by a mountain and the desert behind it is as dry as a desert. The mountain sucks up all the moisture and the other side of the mountain is as dry as a desert. The mountain leads all the way to the big sea. The cloud gets the snow or the water from the sea, it takes it to the mountain and it turns it into rain or snow. And then the mountain catches all the moisture leaving the other side of the mountain as dry as a desert. And with no water over there either. Then the mountains lead back to the sea. It’s Kinda like a Sea Circle. And that’s all about the rain shadow.”
I later asked him about the water bunnies. I was curious as to how they look as I had never seen one. He told me they were very very very shy. But they are also very cute. I said they couldn’t possibly be as cute as my two boys. The Babby replied yes, they are even cuter, but not as cute as the Baby (referring to the Goggy).
I was tempted to teach him about the water cycle and then decided it would be nicer for him to have his water bunnies a while longer. He’s growing so fast as it is.
