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Overheard this Morning

Gwen — Sun, 19 Aug 2007 13:54:52 +0000

Mommy: “Let’s watch something.”

Aidan: “Watch the baby crack?”

Just had to share.

10 Things

Gwen — Thu, 25 Jan 2007 19:07:04 +0000

Aidan now has some very toddler like moments. A lot of them include a penchant for water splashing.
1. I have now had to use electrical tape to keep the boy out of the fish tank.

2. Yesterday Aidan ate his first bit of school glue. He didn’t like it. (Pfwaaahh) At least it comes off easily.
3. Aidan thinks “pease” will get me to take the tape off the fish tank.

4. We (meaning I since he is under 4) now have a membership to Science World. Aidan had a blast in the kidspace. The water table and gravity wall were the biggest hits. Pictures to come later.

5. Aidan’s vocabulary is growing. He is now ordering the cats “down” from wherever they are. So now I know he understands He is not allowed on the table but just can’t help himself.

6. The cat fountain is irresistible. Aidan now knows why the old towels are in the drawer under the fish tank. (Aidan also decided to use one of the towels today before I taped the fish tank. )

7. Aidan really knows most of his alphabet names and sounds. It still amazes me.

8. Aidan gets so excited when Anthony comes home that he almost hyperventilates. He runs to me and almost jumps in my arms to get him downstairs faster.
9. Aidan knows what he wants and he knows how to get it. (Now I have the Sex Pistols in my head.) He will grab my hand (or Anthony’s) say “Hand!” and sometimes “Pease” and will drag us where he wants to go inserting random words like “bath” or “book” or “Sheep Jeep” or some other book title.

10. We have found Aidan’s “Toddler Crack.” Leap Frog’s Letter Factory DVD. He doesn’t move a muscle. He loves it.

Baby Crack

Gwen — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 18:39:00 +0000

No, not that kind of crack. The kind that keeps them glued to one spot. The kind that lets you strap a mask on the poor child and get through a half hour of medication into a struggling infant. The kind that lets you take the child you are taking care of downstairs for a nap and knowing that you son will not have moved at all. You know that he is safe and not showing you how small he can make himself by going under the baby gate and into the always fun bathroom. (Or going down the stairs by himself in a tumbling scare your mother to death kind of way.)

Yes boys and girls I am talking about the Veggie Tales Sing Along Videos. They are better than any other tv show. Aidan has always liked them. In fact when he was very small I used to feel guilty about letting him watch tv at all. But I soon got over it when I realized that I could actually get something to eat or, god forbid, go to the bathroom.

Now that I am taking care of my friend’s son, it is the most valuable piece of toddler equipment that I own. I am so glad that I discovered the effects of Veggie Tales.

What about you? What are your best forms of baby distraction?