Last week included a couple important firsts.
\nFirst (uh-huh, uh-huh) C. now has some teeth. As of Sunday evening, depending on your definition, she had between two and six teeth. Her two front, top teeth were the first to pop through and are very visible now. One of her other upper teeth is peeking through. Then, at least two bottom teeth had pushed through by this afternoon, although it was tough to see them. If you could get your finger into her mouth, though, you could sure feel them. One of her favorite games of late has been smacking people in the face when she\u2019s happy. I have a feeling she\u2019s going to crawl up and bite me in the next few days.
\nThen, M. had her first haircut. We were finding small rodents and birds living in her \u2018fro, so it was time to hack it back a little. It was a home job, and although S. took maybe an inch off, that must have been a heavy inch because her hair looks a ton shorter now. I guess it was getting to be too much and the curls were collapsing. Now, they\u2019re nice and tight again. All I\u2019ll say about the actual haircut was it was pretty much a disaster. We\u2019re not taking her to a haircut place, or a dentist for that matter, any time soon. If I haven\u2019t posted before\/after pics yet, I\u2019ll do that soon.
\nSome other kid tidbits below.<\/p>\n
C. crawls like a madgirl. She\u2019s seriously dangerous. She covers so much ground she surprises you sometimes. I propped her up against her walker this evening, and with a little support from dad, she pushed it all the way across the room. I have a feeling she\u2019s going to be walking long before her sister did (13 months). All of a sudden Saturday, she started clapping as well. My wife tells me that\u2019s advanced. I\u2019ve realized on kid #2 I can\u2019t keep track of milestones like that anymore. Too tired, too frustrated, been there, done that. I kid, of course. It is harder to keep track because all of M.\u2019s milestones kind of run together and when C. does something, I think, \u201cNow when did M. do that and what is the average?\u201d Then, I realize figuring out the answers means getting up and I stay seated.
\nM. has a new favorite word: sure. Or, as she says it, \u201csewr.\u201d Kind of like sewer without the second E. She says it 75% of the time you ask her a question now. \u201cYou want some crackers?\u201d \u201cSewr.\u201d \u201cYou want to color?\u201d \u201cSewr.\u201d \u201cYou want to work on your multiplication tables?\u201d \u201cNo Daddy, that silly!\u201d The best is when she says it in a totally dismissive manner. \u201cHey M., you want to help daddy pick up toys.\u201d \u201cSewr,\u201d without looking up from whatever she\u2019s doing. It\u2019s a courtesy answer at best, a blow-off answer more likely.
\nShe is losing some of her other funny pronunciations, which is kind of sad. Her F\u2019s are getting much better. Occasionally, her old, mock-southern accent will kick in. She still can\u2019t say oatmeal without sounding like she\u2019s from Arkansas. \u201cDaddy, can I have oat-mail cooookie?\u201d Maybe it\u2019s because I love that so much I reinforce it by saying it back to her. \u201cYou want an oat-mail cookie, M.?\u201d \u201cSewr.\u201d
\nI love her random outbursts. At a red light the other day, she said something along the lines of this.
\n\u201cOh, it a red light. When it turn green, we say \u201cGo people!\u201d Den the people go home to dey houses, say hi to dey doggies, dey lay down, dey close their eyes and go night-night. Yeah, people silly daddy.\u201d
\nShe\u2019s also stuck on Old McDonald. She takes the melody, adds any words, and walks around \u201csinging\u201d it over-and-over. This afternoon she was singing something about people taking their doggies for walks, all to the tune of Old McDonald. It\u2019s also her alarm clock. We usually let her talk for awhile in the morning, so we don\u2019t get Angry Toddler. We know she\u2019s ready to get up when she starts singing \u201cE-I-E-I-O\u201d at the top of her lungs. One morning, C. was jabbering away in her room, M. heard her, and this followed\u201d
\n\u201cOH, DAT C.! I HEAR YOU, C.! I HEAR YOU SINGING! E-I-E-I-O!!!!!!\u201d
\nFinally, Saturday both girls were napping, M. getting into her third hour and C. tenuously trying to get past 30 minutes. C. either stood up and fell against the railing, or had a bad dream, but she woke up screaming. As we raced upstairs, we heard the following outburst from M.\u2019s room:
\n\u201cIT OK C.! WE\u2019RE COMIN\u2019 TO GET YOU! HANG ON, C.!\u201d
\nSadly, despite looking out for her sister, she was not ready to get up. When we tried, we had 30 minutes of angry toddler. You other parents of toddlers out there know exactly what I\u2019m talking about. I\u2019m beginning to see why people drink a lot.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Last week included a couple important firsts. First (uh-huh, uh-huh) C. now has some teeth. As of Sunday evening, depending on your definition, she had between two and six teeth. Her two front, top teeth were the first to pop through and are very visible now. One of her other upper teeth is peeking through. Then, at least two bottom teeth had pushed through by this afternoon, although it was tough to see them. If you could get your finger into her mouth, though, you could sure feel them. One of her favorite games of late has been smacking people in the face when she\u2019s happy. I have a feeling she\u2019s going to crawl up and bite me in the next few days. Then, M. had her first haircut. We were finding small rodents and birds living in her \u2018fro, so it was time to hack it back a little. It was a home job, and although S. took maybe an inch off, that must have been a heavy inch because her hair looks a ton shorter now. I guess it was getting to be too much and the curls were collapsing. Now, they\u2019re nice and tight again. All I\u2019ll say about the actual haircut was it was pretty much a disaster. We\u2019re not taking her to a haircut place, or a dentist for that matter, any time soon. If I haven\u2019t posted before\/after pics yet, I\u2019ll do that soon. Some other kid tidbits below. C. crawls like a madgirl. She\u2019s seriously dangerous. She covers so much ground she surprises you sometimes. I propped her up against her walker this evening, and with a little support from dad, she pushed it all the way across the room. I have a feeling she\u2019s going to be walking long before her sister did (13 months). All of a sudden Saturday, she started clapping as well. My wife tells me that\u2019s advanced. I\u2019ve realized on kid #2 I can\u2019t keep track of milestones like that anymore. Too tired, too frustrated, been there, done that. I kid, of course. It is harder to keep track because all of M.\u2019s milestones kind of run together and when C. does something, I think, \u201cNow when did M. do that and what is the average?\u201d Then, I realize figuring out the answers means getting up and I stay seated. M. has a new favorite word: sure. Or, as she says it, \u201csewr.\u201d Kind of like sewer without the second E. She says it 75% of the time you ask her a question now. \u201cYou want some crackers?\u201d \u201cSewr.\u201d \u201cYou want to color?\u201d \u201cSewr.\u201d \u201cYou want to work on your multiplication tables?\u201d \u201cNo Daddy, that silly!\u201d The best is when she says it in a totally dismissive manner. \u201cHey M., you want to help daddy pick up toys.\u201d \u201cSewr,\u201d without looking up from whatever she\u2019s doing. It\u2019s a courtesy answer at best, a blow-off answer more likely. She is losing some of her other funny pronunciations, which is kind of sad. Her F\u2019s are getting much better. Occasionally, her old, mock-southern accent will kick in. She still can\u2019t say oatmeal without sounding like she\u2019s from Arkansas. \u201cDaddy, can I have oat-mail cooookie?\u201d Maybe it\u2019s because I love that so much I reinforce it by saying it back to her. \u201cYou want an oat-mail cookie, M.?\u201d \u201cSewr.\u201d I love her random outbursts. At a red light the other day, she said something along the lines of this. \u201cOh, it a red light. When it turn green, we say \u201cGo people!\u201d Den the people go home to dey houses, say hi to dey doggies, dey lay down, dey close their eyes and go night-night. Yeah, people silly daddy.\u201d She\u2019s also stuck on Old McDonald. She takes the melody, adds any words, and walks around \u201csinging\u201d it over-and-over. This afternoon she was singing something about people taking their doggies for walks, all to the tune of Old McDonald. It\u2019s also her alarm clock. We usually let her talk for awhile in the morning, so we don\u2019t get Angry Toddler. We know she\u2019s ready to get up when she starts singing \u201cE-I-E-I-O\u201d at the top of her lungs. One morning, C. was jabbering away in her room, M. heard her, and this followed\u201d \u201cOH, DAT C.! I HEAR YOU, C.! I HEAR YOU SINGING! E-I-E-I-O!!!!!!\u201d Finally, Saturday both girls were napping, M. getting into her third hour and C. tenuously trying to get past 30 minutes. C. either stood up and fell against the railing, or had a bad dream, but she woke up screaming. As we raced upstairs, we heard the following outburst from M.\u2019s room: \u201cIT OK C.! WE\u2019RE COMIN\u2019 TO GET YOU! HANG ON, C.!\u201d Sadly, despite looking out for her sister, she was not ready to get up. When we tried, we had 30 minutes of angry toddler. You other parents of toddlers out there know exactly what I\u2019m talking about. 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