What a great birthday!!
Not crazy about having to stop playing to have his picture taken
Cupcake!
The Zoo!
Cheese! (By the cave we built for his new animal collection)
A favorite gift
An anotherMonday, July 27, 2009
2nd Birthday Highlights
Not crazy about having to stop playing to have his picture taken Cupcake! The Zoo! Cheese! (By the cave we built for his new animal collection)A favorite gift An another
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Backseat Driver
Liam is a terrible backseat driver...or maybe a great future navigator! Every time we're in the car he always points and says "Go dat way!" Which, of course, is the opposite way we're headed. When I try to explain to him why we're headed the right way he says, "NO! Dat way!" He even remembers some of his favorite things that are the direction he wants to go, namely Mail Trucks.
Last week, we were headed up the highway on an errand. That errand happened to take us past our usual exit to home. Liam pointed to the exit excitedly and yelled, "NO Mama, HOME!!" Later that week, on our way to school, we passed an exit and he said, "go dat way!" I said, "Liam, we can't go that way, we're going to school. School isn't that way." He then replied, "go zoo!" That exit is the way to the zoo!!! How does he know that?!?
Last week, we were headed up the highway on an errand. That errand happened to take us past our usual exit to home. Liam pointed to the exit excitedly and yelled, "NO Mama, HOME!!" Later that week, on our way to school, we passed an exit and he said, "go dat way!" I said, "Liam, we can't go that way, we're going to school. School isn't that way." He then replied, "go zoo!" That exit is the way to the zoo!!! How does he know that?!?
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Random stories
I haven't been keeping up with my postings lately so I have a backlog of random stories that I find entertaining....
Geoff recently hung Liam's swing from the tree in our yard and he LOVES it! I mean seriously has an obsession with swinging. He loves to "swing high!" Apparently only Daddy can swing him high enough. Whenever I take him out to swing he always says, "Get Daddy, swing high!"
Liam has been fighting getting dressed lately so I started a silly ritual of pretending not to know which body part to put his clothes on...pants on his head, shirts on his elbow, etc. He thinks it's hilarious and explains to me where things go, always ending with, "silly Mommy!"
In Liam's class at school, he's now one of the oldest children in the room and has begun to take on a leadership role. Last week, Liam located a can of Pringles that his teachers had set aside for their personal snack. While the teachers were busy changing diapers and preparing children for the next activity, Liam grabbed the can from the counter. He then proceeded to pass out a chip to every kid in the room!
It's funny when I realize there are certain things I haven't thought to introduce Liam to or teach him. Just recently I realized he didn't know how to give kisses! Whenever anyone asks for a kiss he sticks his cheek out and waits to receive. I've been trying to teach him how to give a kiss. At first he would go in for a big open mouth smooch. Now he purses his lips together, places them on your cheek and then makes a little smacking sound when he pulls away.
Just tonight, I was watching Liam play in his sandbox when he said, "Mommy sandbox." I told him that I couldn't fit in the sandbox. He thought about it for a minute, then got up, removed all the toys from the box and stepped out himself. He then took my hand and said, "here [you] go Mommy." So sweet! When I got in the sandbox he proceeded to hand me all his toys back saying "here go" each time.
Geoff recently hung Liam's swing from the tree in our yard and he LOVES it! I mean seriously has an obsession with swinging. He loves to "swing high!" Apparently only Daddy can swing him high enough. Whenever I take him out to swing he always says, "Get Daddy, swing high!"
Liam has been fighting getting dressed lately so I started a silly ritual of pretending not to know which body part to put his clothes on...pants on his head, shirts on his elbow, etc. He thinks it's hilarious and explains to me where things go, always ending with, "silly Mommy!"
In Liam's class at school, he's now one of the oldest children in the room and has begun to take on a leadership role. Last week, Liam located a can of Pringles that his teachers had set aside for their personal snack. While the teachers were busy changing diapers and preparing children for the next activity, Liam grabbed the can from the counter. He then proceeded to pass out a chip to every kid in the room!
It's funny when I realize there are certain things I haven't thought to introduce Liam to or teach him. Just recently I realized he didn't know how to give kisses! Whenever anyone asks for a kiss he sticks his cheek out and waits to receive. I've been trying to teach him how to give a kiss. At first he would go in for a big open mouth smooch. Now he purses his lips together, places them on your cheek and then makes a little smacking sound when he pulls away.
Just tonight, I was watching Liam play in his sandbox when he said, "Mommy sandbox." I told him that I couldn't fit in the sandbox. He thought about it for a minute, then got up, removed all the toys from the box and stepped out himself. He then took my hand and said, "here [you] go Mommy." So sweet! When I got in the sandbox he proceeded to hand me all his toys back saying "here go" each time.
Talking
I just can't get over how quickly Liam is learning to talk. Now even strangers can pick up some of the words he says. A friend and I were marveling at the ability of our 2ish-year-olds to learn words so quickly. We were also mourning the loss of baby talk. Some of my favorite baby talk words that have been replaced by grown-up words include: Mama and Dada - now Mommy and Daddy; and neigh neighs and baa-baas - now horse and sheep. He does still call a seahorse a "ee-orse" in a strange nasally voice. Not sure how that happened.
Last week I was awestruck when Liam was able to tell me about an incident at school and that his tummy hurt. Liam was bit by another child at school one day and Liam told me all about it in the car on the way home. He even named the perpetrator! His first tattle! He also told us over dinner one night that his tummy hurt - which should have been fair warning for the clean-up we had to do later that night. It really is amazing how his language, memory and self awareness are developing!
Last week I was awestruck when Liam was able to tell me about an incident at school and that his tummy hurt. Liam was bit by another child at school one day and Liam told me all about it in the car on the way home. He even named the perpetrator! His first tattle! He also told us over dinner one night that his tummy hurt - which should have been fair warning for the clean-up we had to do later that night. It really is amazing how his language, memory and self awareness are developing!
Go Church
A couple weekends ago, we were all sitting having lunch on Sunday when Liam turns to me and says "Go church." Thinking I didn't understand what he said because it was so unexpected, I asked him to say it again. He said "go church."
"Liam, you want to go to church?"
"Yeah"
I asked Geoff if he's mentioned church to Liam today, which he hasn't. Now, I'll admit, we're not regular church goers although we do try to get there every few weeks or so. I'm baffled as to how Liam came up with this idea on his own so I ask, "Liam, did God tell you to say that?" His reply, "yeah." So, we went to church.
Once we pulled into the parking lot, Liam said, "no church, no church!" Too late, my friend. Liam was relatively well-behaved in church. That is until I noticed, out of the corner of my eye that he had turned around and was stroking the leg of the teenage girl sitting behind us!!
Apparently Liam goes to church to pick up girls.
"Liam, you want to go to church?"
"Yeah"
I asked Geoff if he's mentioned church to Liam today, which he hasn't. Now, I'll admit, we're not regular church goers although we do try to get there every few weeks or so. I'm baffled as to how Liam came up with this idea on his own so I ask, "Liam, did God tell you to say that?" His reply, "yeah." So, we went to church.
Once we pulled into the parking lot, Liam said, "no church, no church!" Too late, my friend. Liam was relatively well-behaved in church. That is until I noticed, out of the corner of my eye that he had turned around and was stroking the leg of the teenage girl sitting behind us!!
Apparently Liam goes to church to pick up girls.
July 4th Weekend
Coney...parades...and fun! I swear he loved the rides at Coney. He takes his fun very seriously.
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