No tips today, but I would like to share the news that Madness said his first purely English phrase/word yesterday.
"See ya!"
I hope this does not say anything about my mothering, that those are the first English words out of his mouth!
I can see it now:
"When will you be home?"
"See ya!"
"What would you like for dinner?"
"See ya!" Madness runs off to eat at a friend's house.
"Where are you going?"
"See ya!"
Save me from the insanity of clearly picturing my child as a teenager when he's not even two.
March 11, 2008
March 9, 2008
More jet planes!
Madness and I are off to England straight after Easter. Eek, thankfully it's only a one hour flight, but wowzer, I'm not sure I'm ready for flying on my own!
All is well in the land where Madness reigns. The tantrums have started in earnest now and they are thankfully shortlived. They are also thankfully thus far contained to our humble abode, and have not yet occurred in the supermarket or other such public gatherings.
Now that I've said that, though, I think we'll stay in this week!
This age is amazing. I thought when Madness was a newborn that "wow, he does a lot" but looking back, he really just lay about and looked around a lot, soaking it all in. Some days, when it's 3pm and I haven't had time to brush my hair, I miss the old days.
I wouldn't trade this new and exciting time for the world, though. Madness lets out a pleased "hi!" when one of us walks in the room, he says the German word "doch" so clearly that his mouth becomes quite funny-looking, and we have whole conversations now that usually end in me saying "I'm not sure" and Madness shrugging. Of course, I don't understand what he says, generally they go like this:
"Stpuf, dobistu difitu doch"
"Oooh, really?"
"Dobistudidu doch Mama ststst doch Mama"
"Oh, well, hmmm. I'm not sure".
*Madness shrugs and goes about his merry business*
Also, the other day I asked him what his book said. He promptly answered: "Woof woof".
It's the cutest thing, and we do that ALL day. Also, we have started letting him watch some television. Namely, the Wiggles, which are an Australian boy band for pre-schoolers and toddlers. I love them, but we're still strict about how much he watches (really, there's no need for children this age to watch television, I don't think).
He also sings and dances.
And is really stubborn.
And cute.
And likes to cook and clean, so I'm training him well for his future partner.
And my days are grand. I hope yours are, too.
Fun tip: Throw preventative tantrums yourself in the supermarket. Show that little madness monster exactly how embarrassing it is! Scream as loud as you can, and make sure you knock a few things off the shelves when you get to the fun part of throwing yourself on the floor and flailing about.
Serious tip: Read a lot of books with your baby. They can understand words and it will help them more than anything to build up their vocabulary. It's all right if they want to grab the book and turn the pages themselves, you can talk about the pictures without having to actually read the story.
All is well in the land where Madness reigns. The tantrums have started in earnest now and they are thankfully shortlived. They are also thankfully thus far contained to our humble abode, and have not yet occurred in the supermarket or other such public gatherings.
Now that I've said that, though, I think we'll stay in this week!
This age is amazing. I thought when Madness was a newborn that "wow, he does a lot" but looking back, he really just lay about and looked around a lot, soaking it all in. Some days, when it's 3pm and I haven't had time to brush my hair, I miss the old days.
I wouldn't trade this new and exciting time for the world, though. Madness lets out a pleased "hi!" when one of us walks in the room, he says the German word "doch" so clearly that his mouth becomes quite funny-looking, and we have whole conversations now that usually end in me saying "I'm not sure" and Madness shrugging. Of course, I don't understand what he says, generally they go like this:
"Stpuf, dobistu difitu doch"
"Oooh, really?"
"Dobistudidu doch Mama ststst doch Mama"
"Oh, well, hmmm. I'm not sure".
*Madness shrugs and goes about his merry business*
Also, the other day I asked him what his book said. He promptly answered: "Woof woof".
It's the cutest thing, and we do that ALL day. Also, we have started letting him watch some television. Namely, the Wiggles, which are an Australian boy band for pre-schoolers and toddlers. I love them, but we're still strict about how much he watches (really, there's no need for children this age to watch television, I don't think).
He also sings and dances.
And is really stubborn.
And cute.
And likes to cook and clean, so I'm training him well for his future partner.
And my days are grand. I hope yours are, too.
Fun tip: Throw preventative tantrums yourself in the supermarket. Show that little madness monster exactly how embarrassing it is! Scream as loud as you can, and make sure you knock a few things off the shelves when you get to the fun part of throwing yourself on the floor and flailing about.
Serious tip: Read a lot of books with your baby. They can understand words and it will help them more than anything to build up their vocabulary. It's all right if they want to grab the book and turn the pages themselves, you can talk about the pictures without having to actually read the story.
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