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My first baby

Kate is very much into playing with babies. She likes being "the mommy" and also taking turns as "the baby". Sometimes she plays with baby dolls, but sometimes she turns a book, headband, or play food into her baby. It all depends on the day. There is no lack of imagination in my girl. As such, there is alot of baby talk at our house. Kate often calls herself "my first baby". I have told her that she is my first baby and even though she is a big girl, she will always be my first baby. Even when she is old "like 11?" she asked.

My first baby is fast approaching four years old. I know, it's so hard for me to believe. Four sounds so... so..... OLD. When did my four and a half pound baby girl turn into an almost FOUR YEAR OLD LITTLE GIRL???

Last week Kate was eating non-stop. She typically eats a decent breakfast, lunch, and snacks and has little interest in dinner. This last week she was eating second helpings of almost everything and needed all three snacks too. Her sleep has been very erratic and she has been having a hard time staying asleep all night. She is up by 6:30 every morning and has been falling asleep closer to 8:30-9:00 pm. So today, we are beginning the transition to "rest time" and slowly giving up nap time. Rest time is time she spends in her bed with a Magna Doodle and books. Quiet time to keep mommy sane. Some days she will still nap, but on these days where her energy is limitless and she is no where near tired, I am okay with implementing rest time. It's been a good run....

(sniff sniff)

Out of the mouths of babes

Jack's babbles have taken on much more "word-like" qualities. I know it is only a matter of weeks before his vocabularly will explode even more and I will lose track of it all!

"Ma!" - Still my personal fave
"Dad! Daaaaaddy!" - No doubt Dan's fave
"Yeah" - said slowly with a sigh and a deep voice
"NO!" - with much conviction and defiance
"Dis?" - a question he asks about every picture or interesting item he sees
"Hyeee" - hi! said with the most enthusiasm you've ever heard
"Ba bye" - wants to go anywhere anytime anyplace
"Yay!" - said with a clap of hands about any kind of song, tune, or silly face
"Allll" - Jack-ese for all done or all gone (this is another one of my faves)
"Moooo" - what a cow says
"Baaaa" - sheep
"ohn ohn" pig
"mew" - cat
"ooooo" - elephant with his arm raised
"woo woo" - said in a whisper for a dog
"tee tee" - birdspeak
"five" - for give me high five or low five
"soos" - shoes
"ssssss" - when mommy makes him say sorry to Kate for hitting her
"orse" - horse (a word I'd never heard him say before until his speech eval of course! He's such a stinker!)
"ook" - book
"ball" - you get it right?
"Kay" - big sis
"Keyyyee" - Kelly

He's saying some other things randomly too. Despite his later onset of a consistent vocabulary, he sometimes stuns us with two syllable words and phrases like toothbrush, yes please, thank you, and others. He's totally holding out on us!

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(I know! TWO POSTS in one day! WTF????)

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So says I.

How well do you know your partner?

1. He's sitting in front of the TV, what is on the screen?
Motorcycle racing, Hockey playoffs, crime show

2. You're out to eat; what kind of dressing does he get on his salad?
Ranch

3. What's one food he doesn't like?
There is one type of seafood he doesn't like, I forget what it is. Let's see, he likes clams, escargot, mussels...oysters maybe?

4. You go out to eat and have a drink. What does he order?
Beam and Coke

What high school did he go to?
Talawanda High School in Oxford, Ohio

6. What size shoe does he wear?
10 or 10.5

7. If he was to collect anything, what would it be?
Money! (stolen answer from Christina, but totally true about my husband too!)

8. What is his favorite type of sandwich?
A really good Ruben sandwich or Italian sub

9. What would he eat every day if he could?
Ice cream

10. What is his favorite cereal?
He's not a big cereal eater, he prefers eggs

11. What would he never wear?
I don't know, he'd probably wear anything on a dare

12. What is his favorite sports team?
Detroit Redwings, Colts, IU, Ohio State

13. Who did he vote for?
O-BA-MA!!!!

Who is his best friend?
Me

15. What is something you do that he wishes you wouldn't do?
Let him be the one who gets up with the kids in the morning...almost every morning (I know!!! But in my defense, he is such a morning person and I am just...not.)


16. What is his heritage?
Hmmm...probably German, Irish, English like so many of us

17. You bake him a cake for his birthday - what kind of cake?
Carrot cake with cream cheese icing

18. Did he play sports in high school?
Hockey and track to stay in shape in the off season

19. What could he spend hours doing?
Watching TV, listening to music, playing with the kids

20. What is one unique talent he has?
He is THE most patient person I have ever met. Ever. I mean, he makes Job look hasty sometimes. I wish some of it would rub off on me, but it hasn't in 11 years.