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Friday, December 21, 2007
Why my son is a genius
Yes, I know all parents think their kids are smart. :) This is how Matthew amazed me recently:
On the back of a board book about Good Night Baby Signs, there was a picture of a little girl who is featured in another baby sign board book (in which she is doing the sign for flower). Matthew saw the girl's picture on the back of the Good Night book and immediately started doing the sign for flower.
He has tons of signs (about 40) and loves to tell us about his world. In the middle of a tantrum about not wanting to sit in his highchair, he looked at the chair, which has fish drawn on it, he stopped whining, did the sign for fish, and returned to his tantrum immediately. :) At least signs give you a few seconds break from the insanity. :)
On the back of a board book about Good Night Baby Signs, there was a picture of a little girl who is featured in another baby sign board book (in which she is doing the sign for flower). Matthew saw the girl's picture on the back of the Good Night book and immediately started doing the sign for flower.
He has tons of signs (about 40) and loves to tell us about his world. In the middle of a tantrum about not wanting to sit in his highchair, he looked at the chair, which has fish drawn on it, he stopped whining, did the sign for fish, and returned to his tantrum immediately. :) At least signs give you a few seconds break from the insanity. :)
Grandpa did it!
Grandpa stopped by early one morning this week to lend us a card table for a dinner we were hosting. We visited for a few minutes and then he headed out.
As I was getting Matthew out of his highchair, I smelled something foul and asked, "Did you do a stinky, Matthew?"
Smiling, Hannah said, "No, it was me!" I laughed.
Three seconds later, she added, "Actually, it was Grandpa."
As I was getting Matthew out of his highchair, I smelled something foul and asked, "Did you do a stinky, Matthew?"
Smiling, Hannah said, "No, it was me!" I laughed.
Three seconds later, she added, "Actually, it was Grandpa."
And more belated posts
+ At breakfast yesterday, Hannah says to me: "I'm getting bigger. You're getting smaller." Oh that it were true. :) Fortunately, from her perspective it is!
+ As we were waiting for some friends to come play, Hannah remembered that her girlfriend didn't have a "baby" (younger sibling). About her mother, Hannah said, "She needs to grow one in her tummy!"
+ At dinner, we ask Hannah to take 3 bites of a new food. We've talked about how she's a big girl, she's 3 now, etc. and needs to eat 3 bites. When looking at some soup she didn't want to try, she said, "Actually, I'm 2!"
+ This week there was a pajama party day at preschool but Hannah insisted on wearing a dress. "Mom, you wear dresses to parties!"
+ As we were waiting for some friends to come play, Hannah remembered that her girlfriend didn't have a "baby" (younger sibling). About her mother, Hannah said, "She needs to grow one in her tummy!"
+ At dinner, we ask Hannah to take 3 bites of a new food. We've talked about how she's a big girl, she's 3 now, etc. and needs to eat 3 bites. When looking at some soup she didn't want to try, she said, "Actually, I'm 2!"
+ This week there was a pajama party day at preschool but Hannah insisted on wearing a dress. "Mom, you wear dresses to parties!"
More belated posts
+ Hannah has been understandably confused about the Trinity lately. Jesus is God's Son and Jesus IS God? Recently she mused, "Jesus was born in a manger. God blesses us. What does "Lord" do?"
+ When on a recent shopping trip with Shae, Hannah saw him give some money to a bell ringer outside a store. He explained that this money was for people that don't have enough money for food or presents, etc., and that God has blessed us with enough and enough to share. She replied, "Yeah. We have lots of money." (I am not sure, but I think this comment came from the fact that earlier in the day she took all the coins out of my coin purse and was amazed to see how many there were!)
+ On Disney DVDs (can you tell Shae's in the movie business these days?), there's a part before the show where the letters "DVD" come out in silver and then Tinkerbell flies out and taps them with her wand. Hannah exclaimed recently, "That's Tinkerbell! She has boobies." A little baffled, my quickest response was, "Maybe she's a mommy." You can tell what I use mine for most these days. :)
+ After shoveling snow a few weeks ago, we came in and I offered Hannah some warm apple cider for the first time. She said she would try it and if she liked it, she'd hold her hand like this (thumbs up) and if she didn't, she'd hold her hand like that (thumbs down). Later that week, I learned that the letter of the week was "J" at preschool and kids had a jelly bean taste test where they employed the thumbs up/down assessment. Too funny!
+ When on a recent shopping trip with Shae, Hannah saw him give some money to a bell ringer outside a store. He explained that this money was for people that don't have enough money for food or presents, etc., and that God has blessed us with enough and enough to share. She replied, "Yeah. We have lots of money." (I am not sure, but I think this comment came from the fact that earlier in the day she took all the coins out of my coin purse and was amazed to see how many there were!)
+ On Disney DVDs (can you tell Shae's in the movie business these days?), there's a part before the show where the letters "DVD" come out in silver and then Tinkerbell flies out and taps them with her wand. Hannah exclaimed recently, "That's Tinkerbell! She has boobies." A little baffled, my quickest response was, "Maybe she's a mommy." You can tell what I use mine for most these days. :)
+ After shoveling snow a few weeks ago, we came in and I offered Hannah some warm apple cider for the first time. She said she would try it and if she liked it, she'd hold her hand like this (thumbs up) and if she didn't, she'd hold her hand like that (thumbs down). Later that week, I learned that the letter of the week was "J" at preschool and kids had a jelly bean taste test where they employed the thumbs up/down assessment. Too funny!
Monday, December 3, 2007
Lots of belated posts...
+ Hannah said she was finished with her cereal the other day but she hadn't eaten much. I asked her if she wanted to take a few more bites and as she set it on the table, she said, "No. I'll just put it here to dry."
+ Thoughts on gender:
- "Matthew's a boy because he can't wear my skirts"
- While playing with playdough, I remark, "That's a beautiful star, Hannah." She replies, "No, it's not. It's a boy star."
- While I'm doing a workout video, "Do daddies exercise?"
- "I have a question for you. Why do men not wear clothes at night?" (Shae sleeps in his boxers!)
+ Hannah offers Matthew a toy. He pushes it away. Frustrated, she says, "He doesn't want it! I want him to want it."
+ After breakfast this morning:
Mommy: Are you all done, Hannah?
H: No. I want fridge.
Mommy: What do you want?
H: FRIDGE.
Mommy: You want something from the fridge? What do you want?
H: Yes, I want FRIDGE.
Mommy: I'm sorry, honey, I don't know what FRIDGE is.
H: You know, it's just a treat you eat when dinner is ready.
Mommy thinks to herself, racking her brain, realizes Daddy was in charge while she was shopping yesterday... remembers she made some Christmas treats.
Mommy: You mean you want fudge?
H: Yes! That's it!
+ Thoughts on gender:
- "Matthew's a boy because he can't wear my skirts"
- While playing with playdough, I remark, "That's a beautiful star, Hannah." She replies, "No, it's not. It's a boy star."
- While I'm doing a workout video, "Do daddies exercise?"
- "I have a question for you. Why do men not wear clothes at night?" (Shae sleeps in his boxers!)
+ Hannah offers Matthew a toy. He pushes it away. Frustrated, she says, "He doesn't want it! I want him to want it."
+ After breakfast this morning:
Mommy: Are you all done, Hannah?
H: No. I want fridge.
Mommy: What do you want?
H: FRIDGE.
Mommy: You want something from the fridge? What do you want?
H: Yes, I want FRIDGE.
Mommy: I'm sorry, honey, I don't know what FRIDGE is.
H: You know, it's just a treat you eat when dinner is ready.
Mommy thinks to herself, racking her brain, realizes Daddy was in charge while she was shopping yesterday... remembers she made some Christmas treats.
Mommy: You mean you want fudge?
H: Yes! That's it!
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