Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Photos!
Tim took mercy on me and uploaded some photos. These are Easter egg hunt, Oma and Opa and Aunt Tessa visit, and Children's Museum.
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Monday, April 19, 2010
ABCs
Here's Ben's version of the ABC song:
"A B C D F and G. Now I know my ABCs, next time won't you sing with MEEE!"
:-)
"A B C D F and G. Now I know my ABCs, next time won't you sing with MEEE!"
:-)
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
April updates
- Oliver has 7 teeth now
- Oliver cries a surprisingly large amount. It doesn't seem like he is in physical pain. It mostly seems like he feels neglected.
- We forgot to dye Easter eggs before Easter so we did it the next weekend. Ben dipped each egg in all five colors and declared them "byoofull." He told Tim and me which ones were our favorites. Then he kept going to the fridge to check on them. He would choose one as his favorite for the day and take care of his "byoofull" egg. He would hold it and kiss it and hug it. After a while he would tell me the bird was hatching and asked me to watch the head and feet come out as he peeled the egg.
- We really want to go camping soon but the weather isn't quite warm enough yet. We told Ben it was too cold to camp and he said, "I have good idea! We camp in home!" Then the next day I asked him to go for a walk with me in the stroller and he said, "No, Mom. You walk in home."
- Ben introduces himself to strangers on sidewalks and in stores. "I'm Ben Waggoner! I'm a big boy!" "I'm Ben! I run fast!"
- For some reason, Ben thinks Tim falls down when he runs, so he always asks him if he fell down when he comes in from a run. I was at the school playground with Ben and Oliver and we saw Tim run by on the road. Ben watched him and said in a surprised voice, "He not fall down!"
- Oliver cries a surprisingly large amount. It doesn't seem like he is in physical pain. It mostly seems like he feels neglected.
- We forgot to dye Easter eggs before Easter so we did it the next weekend. Ben dipped each egg in all five colors and declared them "byoofull." He told Tim and me which ones were our favorites. Then he kept going to the fridge to check on them. He would choose one as his favorite for the day and take care of his "byoofull" egg. He would hold it and kiss it and hug it. After a while he would tell me the bird was hatching and asked me to watch the head and feet come out as he peeled the egg.
- We really want to go camping soon but the weather isn't quite warm enough yet. We told Ben it was too cold to camp and he said, "I have good idea! We camp in home!" Then the next day I asked him to go for a walk with me in the stroller and he said, "No, Mom. You walk in home."
- Ben introduces himself to strangers on sidewalks and in stores. "I'm Ben Waggoner! I'm a big boy!" "I'm Ben! I run fast!"
- For some reason, Ben thinks Tim falls down when he runs, so he always asks him if he fell down when he comes in from a run. I was at the school playground with Ben and Oliver and we saw Tim run by on the road. Ben watched him and said in a surprised voice, "He not fall down!"
Nice Easter visit
Oma, Opa, Aunt Tessa, and Great Uncle Roger came to visit over the Easter weekend and we had a very nice time. Ben kept asking them if they were staying. And he would wake Aunt Tessa up by telling her the sun was up.
Oliver loved Aunt Tessa and loved to cuddle with her.
We had an Easter brunch and egg hunt with some neighbors and we went to the Denver Children's Museum.
We finally loaded the software for our new camera so I promise to find time to get some photos sent out.
Oliver loved Aunt Tessa and loved to cuddle with her.
We had an Easter brunch and egg hunt with some neighbors and we went to the Denver Children's Museum.
We finally loaded the software for our new camera so I promise to find time to get some photos sent out.
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
What Oliver ate today
- two handfuls of dirt (I wiped it out of his mouth the best I could)
- a piece of a pine cone (I wrenched it out of his mouth)
- a waffle that he swept the carpet with (oh well)
- some mango baby food
- nearly half a bag of Pirate Booty that Ben was sharing with him, giving him a piece nearly twice as often as Ben himself ate a piece (it melts in your mouth, at least)
- half of Ben's tuna salad sandwich, carrot chunks and pickle chunks and mercury and all. He did a good job of sucking the tuna from around the carrot while we watched him and I wrenched the carrot chunks out of his mouth. Tim and I went to another room for a minute and came back to discover that Ben had shared his sandwich with Liv and was proud of himself. I guess we need to have the safety talk with Ben again.
And I left for work at noon!
- a piece of a pine cone (I wrenched it out of his mouth)
- a waffle that he swept the carpet with (oh well)
- some mango baby food
- nearly half a bag of Pirate Booty that Ben was sharing with him, giving him a piece nearly twice as often as Ben himself ate a piece (it melts in your mouth, at least)
- half of Ben's tuna salad sandwich, carrot chunks and pickle chunks and mercury and all. He did a good job of sucking the tuna from around the carrot while we watched him and I wrenched the carrot chunks out of his mouth. Tim and I went to another room for a minute and came back to discover that Ben had shared his sandwich with Liv and was proud of himself. I guess we need to have the safety talk with Ben again.
And I left for work at noon!
Friday, March 26, 2010
Ben's daily sayings
These days all of Ben's "yeahs" have become "yeses."
Last night he said, "This carrot is SO crispy and spicy!"
A few nights ago he and I were sharing ice cream and he told Daddy excitedly, "Daddy, I share ice cream Mommy!" (He doesn't do prepositions well yet.) Tim said, "Really? Can I come share too?" and Ben said, "Yes! That be 'tastic!" We don't know where he learned the word Fantastic, but it sure was cute.
He still calls Joseph, "Jofuff" and skeleton is now "sketlon" (it was skelton). Footprints are something like "fwoofwints."
Did I already say that he talks about "grandfather" a lot? I'm sorry if I am repeating. He says he wants me to meet his grandfather. He says he is afraid of his grandfather. He talks about buying presents for his grandfather when we are in a store. We don't know what he means because Albert is Opa and Darrell is Grandpa Darrell. Tim wonders if we called my grandfather R.E "grandfather," but I didn't think so.
Speaking of Opa, we found a treat for Oma in the store and I exclaimed to Ben how excited I was to find it and that we'd get it for her for when she comes to visit. He went back to the shelf and got something else and brought it to the basket and said it was for Opa. How thoughtful and sweet!
Last night he said, "This carrot is SO crispy and spicy!"
A few nights ago he and I were sharing ice cream and he told Daddy excitedly, "Daddy, I share ice cream Mommy!" (He doesn't do prepositions well yet.) Tim said, "Really? Can I come share too?" and Ben said, "Yes! That be 'tastic!" We don't know where he learned the word Fantastic, but it sure was cute.
He still calls Joseph, "Jofuff" and skeleton is now "sketlon" (it was skelton). Footprints are something like "fwoofwints."
Did I already say that he talks about "grandfather" a lot? I'm sorry if I am repeating. He says he wants me to meet his grandfather. He says he is afraid of his grandfather. He talks about buying presents for his grandfather when we are in a store. We don't know what he means because Albert is Opa and Darrell is Grandpa Darrell. Tim wonders if we called my grandfather R.E "grandfather," but I didn't think so.
Speaking of Opa, we found a treat for Oma in the store and I exclaimed to Ben how excited I was to find it and that we'd get it for her for when she comes to visit. He went back to the shelf and got something else and brought it to the basket and said it was for Opa. How thoughtful and sweet!
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