Talking well
While doing one of his new jigsaw puzzles this morning, DS1 stuck his tongue out and said, "hair in my mouth". I tried to clear it for him since he didn't seem to be getting it. The great part is that he used to just say, "owie" when he got something like a hair in his mouth.
That incident reminded me that at DS2's birthday party on Sunday, the boys' cousin was surprised at how well DS1 was talking also. He asked me, "How long has he been talking?" I said that it has been quite a long time now. Since I don't have very many other references, I sometimes forget that his development is pretty impressive for a 2 1/2 year old.
Tuesday, September 14, 2004
Sunday, September 12, 2004
Update
Gee, I haven't written in a long time. DS1 has done a bunch of cute things lately. Yesterday was DS1's birthday, and after DH and I sang "Happy Birthday" to DS2, DS1 said "Happy Birthday to me," wanting us to sing to him to. So we did. :-) He can hop like a frog, with hands and feet, and moving forward. And he "hops like a Tigger", jumping straight up and sometimes landing on his feet, and sometimes landing on his bottom. I told him that it's a good thing that he has thick cushy cloth diapers on, or that landing like that would hurt.
Yesterday when we gave DS2 his birthday gift (a dog that barks and "sings" BINGO), we gave DS1 a set of 4 puzzles with 25 pieces each. I believe that these are the biggest puzzles that he has ever tried to do. The age range on them says "3-7". He isn't yet 2 1/2! He can do them all by himself! The first one took 13 minutes from the time we started unwrapping, until the last piece was in. A couple of times I handed him a piece and said, "try this one," (but without suggesting where he try it). It was hard to not help, but I'm really glad I didn't. He is so quick with puzzles it amazes me. I think he impressed his aunts and uncles today at DS2's birthday party, too. We took the puzzles so he would have something to play with while the adults were setting up and sitting around talking.
Gee, I haven't written in a long time. DS1 has done a bunch of cute things lately. Yesterday was DS1's birthday, and after DH and I sang "Happy Birthday" to DS2, DS1 said "Happy Birthday to me," wanting us to sing to him to. So we did. :-) He can hop like a frog, with hands and feet, and moving forward. And he "hops like a Tigger", jumping straight up and sometimes landing on his feet, and sometimes landing on his bottom. I told him that it's a good thing that he has thick cushy cloth diapers on, or that landing like that would hurt.
Yesterday when we gave DS2 his birthday gift (a dog that barks and "sings" BINGO), we gave DS1 a set of 4 puzzles with 25 pieces each. I believe that these are the biggest puzzles that he has ever tried to do. The age range on them says "3-7". He isn't yet 2 1/2! He can do them all by himself! The first one took 13 minutes from the time we started unwrapping, until the last piece was in. A couple of times I handed him a piece and said, "try this one," (but without suggesting where he try it). It was hard to not help, but I'm really glad I didn't. He is so quick with puzzles it amazes me. I think he impressed his aunts and uncles today at DS2's birthday party, too. We took the puzzles so he would have something to play with while the adults were setting up and sitting around talking.
Friday, July 30, 2004
Reminiscing
Last night I talked with a friend who confided that she and her husband are using fertility treatment. I told her about my blog. Hi, J. After pointing her to the first entry this morning I started reading it again myself. It's been almost 3 1/2 years since I started blogging. This blog has evolved quite a bit. First it was fertility treatment, then pregnancy, then baby stuff. Now I have Blog To Another Baby also, that I started when I became pregnant the 2nd time. Life keeps changing!
Last night I talked with a friend who confided that she and her husband are using fertility treatment. I told her about my blog. Hi, J. After pointing her to the first entry this morning I started reading it again myself. It's been almost 3 1/2 years since I started blogging. This blog has evolved quite a bit. First it was fertility treatment, then pregnancy, then baby stuff. Now I have Blog To Another Baby also, that I started when I became pregnant the 2nd time. Life keeps changing!
Tuesday, July 13, 2004
Embryonic Stem Cell Research at UW-Madison -- I finally talked with the Dr. at Univ. Wisconsin about our embryo donation for stem cell research. We have had the papers for a couple of months but were not supposed to sign them until talking with a doctor from UW. He asked a few medical-like questions and a few psycological / reasons for doing this -like questions. Part of the reason for the questions is to help us clarify / confirm our decision, and part of it is to compare t he reasons that folks in the western hemisphere donate to reasons that folks in the eastern hemisphere (he mentioned Australia) donate for stem cell research.
Monday, June 28, 2004
Cuteness on the playground
Today while I was in DS2's room at daycare (for lunch nursing), DS1's class was out on the playground. One of DS1's friends saw me and DS2 through the window and started shouting for DS1. When he didn't come, the friend went and got him and brought him to the window, holding his hand. It was so cute! Then both big boys were waving & saying "hi" & knocking on the window. The friend started making faces to get DS2 to laugh, and DS1 started copying him. I've never seen DS1 stick his fingers on his cheeks like that to make a face before. He would look over at the other boy and then do what he was doing. That was cute, too.
Today while I was in DS2's room at daycare (for lunch nursing), DS1's class was out on the playground. One of DS1's friends saw me and DS2 through the window and started shouting for DS1. When he didn't come, the friend went and got him and brought him to the window, holding his hand. It was so cute! Then both big boys were waving & saying "hi" & knocking on the window. The friend started making faces to get DS2 to laugh, and DS1 started copying him. I've never seen DS1 stick his fingers on his cheeks like that to make a face before. He would look over at the other boy and then do what he was doing. That was cute, too.
Thursday, June 10, 2004
International Children's Digital Library - Read free children books online -- This link was sent to me today by an unschooling email list that I read. It looks great so far!
Friday, June 04, 2004
Email to Unschooling In The Midwest group
Hi, I'm Nancy.
I'm mom to 2 boys, ages 25 months & 8 months. I love watching my sons figure things out and learn on their own, so I am learning all I can about homeschooling (specifically unschooling) now. I really like that the more I learn about unschooling, the more I like it and the more I realize how it is right for me. (Take learning about homeschooling and unschooling, for instance. :-) I hope that over the course of the next 3 years (before the older boy is supposed to enroll in school) I can demonstrate to my husband that it is the right way to go for the boys, too.
As a perfect example, my 2 year old son loves jigsaw puzzles. He is a whiz at them. Last Sunday a friend from church gave him 3 books, each with 5 12 piece puzzles. The frame is a plain rectangle and there are not lines to help show where the pieces go. He has only worked on puzzles with standard jigsaw shapes a few times. Last night (only 4 days after he got them) I watched him to one completely by himself.
Hi, I'm Nancy.
I'm mom to 2 boys, ages 25 months & 8 months. I love watching my sons figure things out and learn on their own, so I am learning all I can about homeschooling (specifically unschooling) now. I really like that the more I learn about unschooling, the more I like it and the more I realize how it is right for me. (Take learning about homeschooling and unschooling, for instance. :-) I hope that over the course of the next 3 years (before the older boy is supposed to enroll in school) I can demonstrate to my husband that it is the right way to go for the boys, too.
As a perfect example, my 2 year old son loves jigsaw puzzles. He is a whiz at them. Last Sunday a friend from church gave him 3 books, each with 5 12 piece puzzles. The frame is a plain rectangle and there are not lines to help show where the pieces go. He has only worked on puzzles with standard jigsaw shapes a few times. Last night (only 4 days after he got them) I watched him to one completely by himself.
Monday, May 24, 2004
Transition week
DS1 is "transitioning" from his 1-2 year olds room to the 2-3 year olds room this week. At lunch I peeked in on him in the older room. They were just getting ready for nap. His (current) teacher told me that he went over there before breakfast & was doing very well. I think it helped that one of the assistants that has been in his room all semester is in the older room 2 days a week for the summer (and today was the first day of that schedule). I hope things go well this week!
DS1 is "transitioning" from his 1-2 year olds room to the 2-3 year olds room this week. At lunch I peeked in on him in the older room. They were just getting ready for nap. His (current) teacher told me that he went over there before breakfast & was doing very well. I think it helped that one of the assistants that has been in his room all semester is in the older room 2 days a week for the summer (and today was the first day of that schedule). I hope things go well this week!
Tuesday, May 18, 2004
Thursday, May 13, 2004
Car trouble
On the way home from work Tuesday night, we lost power steering. We were only about a mile from home, so I figured I could make it. About a block later, the "electrical systems" light (the battery shaped one) came on. I drove slowly. Soon the temperature started to rise. When it hit the red I pulled over and stopped. We walked home from there. Fortunately it was only about 5 more blocks, no more than 1/2 a mile. After we got home, DH reminded me that the wagon was in the trunk. Oh well. DS2 rode in the sling, and DS1 did really well walking. He held my hand and we went "fast" a few times for fun.
Yesterday and today we have been down to 1 car. The good news is that we know that both carseats will fit in "Daddy's car" now. The bad news is that it is costing over $800 to fix things. We want to get a new vehicle and are hoping to be able to hold out and wait until Toyota's hybrid SUV comes out next spring. DH's parents have a Prius now and really like it. We have ridden in it (before kids) and liked it too, but it's not big enough for all 4 of us + luggage. Hopefully the car will be ready at the end of the day today, like the serviceman said yesterday.
On the way home from work Tuesday night, we lost power steering. We were only about a mile from home, so I figured I could make it. About a block later, the "electrical systems" light (the battery shaped one) came on. I drove slowly. Soon the temperature started to rise. When it hit the red I pulled over and stopped. We walked home from there. Fortunately it was only about 5 more blocks, no more than 1/2 a mile. After we got home, DH reminded me that the wagon was in the trunk. Oh well. DS2 rode in the sling, and DS1 did really well walking. He held my hand and we went "fast" a few times for fun.
Yesterday and today we have been down to 1 car. The good news is that we know that both carseats will fit in "Daddy's car" now. The bad news is that it is costing over $800 to fix things. We want to get a new vehicle and are hoping to be able to hold out and wait until Toyota's hybrid SUV comes out next spring. DH's parents have a Prius now and really like it. We have ridden in it (before kids) and liked it too, but it's not big enough for all 4 of us + luggage. Hopefully the car will be ready at the end of the day today, like the serviceman said yesterday.
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