I've got some kind of bug, and Paul had to come home from work half way through the day to take care of Tim and me. While I was sleeping, they enjoyed each other. Aren't they great?!
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Monday, April 28, 2008
Monday, April 21, 2008
you find out interesting things when you have sons...
My friend, Tara, who went skiing in Chamonix with us, sent this to me. My other friend Kelly is visiting now and telling me about the things her nine year old son is doing, which inspired me to share this with the rest of you because evidently this list is only the beginning. Those of you with experience, please add what you've learned in the comments.
1. A king size waterbed holds enough water to fill a 2000 sq. ft. house
4 inches deep.
2. If you spray hair spray on dust bunnies and run over them with
roller blades, they can ignite.
3. A 3-year old boy's voice is louder than 200 adults in a crowded
restaurant.
4. If you hook a dog leash over a ceiling fan, the motor is not strong
enough to rotate a 42-pound boy wearing Batman underwear and a Superman
cape. It is strong enough, however, if tied to a paint can, to spread
paint on all four walls of a 20 x 20 ft. room.
5. You should not throw baseballs up when the ceiling fan is on. When
using a ceiling fan as a bat, you have to throw the ball up a few times
before you get a hit. A ceiling fan can hit a baseball a long way.
6. The glass in windows (even double-pane) doesn't stop a baseball hit
by a ceiling fan.
7. When you hear the toilet flush and the words "uh oh", it's already
too late.
8. Brake fluid mixed with Clorox makes smoke, and lots of it.
9. A six-year old boy can start a fire with a flint rock even though a
36-year old man says they can only do it in the movies.
10. Certain pieces of Lego will pass through the digestive tract of a
4-year old boy.
11. Play dough and microwave should not be used in the same sentence.
12. Super glue is forever.
13. No matter how much Jell-O you put in a swimming pool you still can't
walk on water.
14. Pool filters do not like Jell-O.
15. VCR's do not eject "PB & J" sandwiches even though TV commercials
show they do.
16. Garbage bags do not make good parachutes.
17. Marbles in gas tanks make lots of noise when driving.
18. You probably DO NOT want to know what that odor is.
19. Always look in the oven before you turn it on; plastic toys do not
like ovens.
20. The fire department in Austin, TX has a 5-minute response time.
21. The spin cycle on the washing machine does not make earthworms
dizzy.
22. It will, however, make cats dizzy.
23. Cats throw up twice their body weight when dizzy.
24. 80% of women will pass this on to almost all of their friends, with
or without kids.
25. 80% of men who read this will try mixing the Clorox and brake fluid.
1. A king size waterbed holds enough water to fill a 2000 sq. ft. house
4 inches deep.
2. If you spray hair spray on dust bunnies and run over them with
roller blades, they can ignite.
3. A 3-year old boy's voice is louder than 200 adults in a crowded
restaurant.
4. If you hook a dog leash over a ceiling fan, the motor is not strong
enough to rotate a 42-pound boy wearing Batman underwear and a Superman
cape. It is strong enough, however, if tied to a paint can, to spread
paint on all four walls of a 20 x 20 ft. room.
5. You should not throw baseballs up when the ceiling fan is on. When
using a ceiling fan as a bat, you have to throw the ball up a few times
before you get a hit. A ceiling fan can hit a baseball a long way.
6. The glass in windows (even double-pane) doesn't stop a baseball hit
by a ceiling fan.
7. When you hear the toilet flush and the words "uh oh", it's already
too late.
8. Brake fluid mixed with Clorox makes smoke, and lots of it.
9. A six-year old boy can start a fire with a flint rock even though a
36-year old man says they can only do it in the movies.
10. Certain pieces of Lego will pass through the digestive tract of a
4-year old boy.
11. Play dough and microwave should not be used in the same sentence.
12. Super glue is forever.
13. No matter how much Jell-O you put in a swimming pool you still can't
walk on water.
14. Pool filters do not like Jell-O.
15. VCR's do not eject "PB & J" sandwiches even though TV commercials
show they do.
16. Garbage bags do not make good parachutes.
17. Marbles in gas tanks make lots of noise when driving.
18. You probably DO NOT want to know what that odor is.
19. Always look in the oven before you turn it on; plastic toys do not
like ovens.
20. The fire department in Austin, TX has a 5-minute response time.
21. The spin cycle on the washing machine does not make earthworms
dizzy.
22. It will, however, make cats dizzy.
23. Cats throw up twice their body weight when dizzy.
24. 80% of women will pass this on to almost all of their friends, with
or without kids.
25. 80% of men who read this will try mixing the Clorox and brake fluid.
Saturday, April 19, 2008
leaps and bounds
Both my mother and Paul’s mother dedicated some of their time with Tim to tummy time. Ladies, it has paid off. Three days ago, Tim lifted his head while on his tummy to an impressive 45%. Yesterday morning, he went one better and got his arms under himself. He’s now pretty happy on his tummy and even fell asleep for a nap that way yesterday evening, which he hasn’t done since he was in his first month. Grandmothers are great!
Do you recognize the quilt Johannas? Tim likes the flowers and spent a long time after this video checking them out.
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
tummy time
We’ve been told by several people that babies operate in phases. Good or bad, whatever they are doing changes about every two weeks. We’ve found this to be true for the most part. But he’s got one phase that’s lasted about a month now. He doesn’t like being on his tummy. He used to take long, deep naps that way, but that stopped some time in March. Slowly he’s coming around to it again. He isn’t crying in the video. These high pitched sounds, some might call them screams, are his way of communicating.. We encourage this kind of communication (it’s much better than crying, which distresses me) and get it when he’s wet as well. He makes similar noises when he’s happy. I think that when he’s upset, the sounds focus on ‘ee’. When he’s happy, it’s ‘o’ or ‘ah.’ ‘A’ like in cat appears often, but it seems to go both ways.
So why bother with tummy time if he doesn’t like it? As most of you know, there are a bunch of developmental skills that babies get from spending time on their tummies. They still get these skills if they don’t have tummy time, but often much later and sometimes with difficulty. The skill in this video is probably the first that comes – lifting his head. Paul’s mom, Jenny, is a primary school teacher. While she was here, she told us that there appears to be a link between crawling and grasping concepts later such as left and right. One of the activities that some of the students who are put in resource classes do is crawling. So even though Tim isn’t fond of tummy time right now, Paul does it with him every day. I hear both Paul and I saying to Tim: ‘I know you don’t like it, but it’s good for you.’ And so it begins. He took this video this morning before he left for work.
tummy time
So why bother with tummy time if he doesn’t like it? As most of you know, there are a bunch of developmental skills that babies get from spending time on their tummies. They still get these skills if they don’t have tummy time, but often much later and sometimes with difficulty. The skill in this video is probably the first that comes – lifting his head. Paul’s mom, Jenny, is a primary school teacher. While she was here, she told us that there appears to be a link between crawling and grasping concepts later such as left and right. One of the activities that some of the students who are put in resource classes do is crawling. So even though Tim isn’t fond of tummy time right now, Paul does it with him every day. I hear both Paul and I saying to Tim: ‘I know you don’t like it, but it’s good for you.’ And so it begins. He took this video this morning before he left for work.
tummy time
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