08/23/05
Michael is totally playing in the room across the hall with no problems or stress. I think the key is that he wanted the door closed - I never imagined! When the doors are open he's up my ass constantly, this time he went in, said "Bye Mommy!", closed the door, and now I hear happy busy noises on the other side. Though I'll admit I snuck over and opened it a crack so I can push it open to peep at him every few minutes.
A couple of notables lately...kidlet has started pretending sans props. Up until now, he's always used something to represent something else, but on Sunday he was in one of those little kiddie rides that they have at the mall - you know the ones, put in a quarter (well, now 0.75) and it goes back and forth). Fortunately for us he doesn't care if it's turned on or not, is perfectly content to play in them with no money required. He's a cheap date. One of the rides had a fake keypad printed on the dashboard and he turned to me to ask, "Mommy, coffee?" I said, "Yes, thank you," and he reached out, pretended to punch something in on the keypad, then turned to me with his hands cupped as if holding two cups of coffee. I accepted one and made a sipping noise, and said, "The other one's for you." He bent his head to his hand and went, "ssssssip!" and grinned at me. That was the first time he's ever made that kind of connection, it was cool.
Michael is sitting in my lap right now watching me type. He's putting his hands on the desk next to my kEYboarD AND wiggling his fingers like he's typing. Hehe, and hitting the Caps Lock key as you can see.
Oh yeah, I almost forgot - the other night when I was sewing he was completely content to sit on one knee while I operated the sewing machine. When I'd finish a seam and go to pin the next, he'd say, "Again, again!" I love that he has the patience to sit and watch some things now...I totally plan to teach him to sew the moment he can reach the pedal.
Hmm...someone here also smells like a dookie, and it's not me. Gotta go.
*back*
Moral of story - two yogurts in one 24-hour period = disaster.
A couple of notables lately...kidlet has started pretending sans props. Up until now, he's always used something to represent something else, but on Sunday he was in one of those little kiddie rides that they have at the mall - you know the ones, put in a quarter (well, now 0.75) and it goes back and forth). Fortunately for us he doesn't care if it's turned on or not, is perfectly content to play in them with no money required. He's a cheap date. One of the rides had a fake keypad printed on the dashboard and he turned to me to ask, "Mommy, coffee?" I said, "Yes, thank you," and he reached out, pretended to punch something in on the keypad, then turned to me with his hands cupped as if holding two cups of coffee. I accepted one and made a sipping noise, and said, "The other one's for you." He bent his head to his hand and went, "ssssssip!" and grinned at me. That was the first time he's ever made that kind of connection, it was cool.
Michael is sitting in my lap right now watching me type. He's putting his hands on the desk next to my kEYboarD AND wiggling his fingers like he's typing. Hehe, and hitting the Caps Lock key as you can see.
Oh yeah, I almost forgot - the other night when I was sewing he was completely content to sit on one knee while I operated the sewing machine. When I'd finish a seam and go to pin the next, he'd say, "Again, again!" I love that he has the patience to sit and watch some things now...I totally plan to teach him to sew the moment he can reach the pedal.
Hmm...someone here also smells like a dookie, and it's not me. Gotta go.
*back*
Moral of story - two yogurts in one 24-hour period = disaster.
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