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Apr
22
2011
General

The Terminator

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If you knew me in the 1990s – you knew I was obsessed with the movies Terminator and Terminator 2. I brought T2 posters to college and those were what I was hanging up as I met my roommate for the first time. When Evan turned 4 I decided to let him watch the first 5 minutes of Terminator 2 and nothing beyond that. Since then, we often play “Terminator” which usually results in me scaring him while making Terminator noises. Yesterday I found an iPhone app which can take a headshot of a person and turn it into a Terminator looking person.

I took the photo, then showed Evan. He was half intrigued and half scared as he told me:

“I have never seen the laser in my eye before”

He promptly looked in the mirror and started pressing on his face and looking into his eye. I cannot wait until he is old enough to actually watch the Terminator (minus Terminator 3) movies. I know he will be scared to death but also love them!

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Apr
13
2011
Quotes School

Mommy Broke My Heart

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Today I picked Evan up from school and happened to notice him not listening to the teacher when they were wrapping up. I tried to talk to him about listening but he was…not listening. I had to stop at McDonalds to pick up Denise lunch on our way home and although Evan kept asking for a kids meal while we were in the drive thru I did not get him anything. I told him good listeners got good things and bad listeners did not always get what they want. Although I am not wild about making McDonalds a treat, let’s face it, it is.

He cried all the way home when he realized I was serious and actually did not get him anything and he pouted as he walked from my car in the driveway to the front door. When he walked in the front door he had a sad face. Denise asked him right away if he had a bad day at a school to which he said:

no, Mommy broke my heart.

He then started crying and went to his room and shut the door. Of course that broke my heart so after a few minutes I went in and talked to him about listening and told him I loved him then invited him to my office to eat lunch which made him much happier.

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Apr
11
2011
Just Will

Will and Mommy

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Just like me – it looks like Will is not a fan of the heat. Yesterday it was 86 here and Will was more ornery than usual, hot, sweaty, flushed and not down with the heat or being outside. I did however get him to smile while were we were at Menards picking up some yard stuff while we were in the shade waiting for his big brother to finish playing at the “play area”. Will loves riding in carts at stores and is good at holding on (and smiling).

PS – you can see he has rug burn on his knuckles from the crazy crawling he has been doing lately. 😉

Mar
26
2011
At the Doctors

10-Month Checkup

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William – weight – 21 lbs 5.5 oz (48%tile) and length – 29 3/4 in (78%tile). Will is getting more and more interested in moving. He crawls better and constantly tries to pull himself up, sometimes more successful than other times. He is very happy and likes to clap. There appears to be some teeth ready to come in on top but none have shown through yet. The doctor said all is good.

Cora – weight – 17lbs 4 1/4 oz (11%tile) and length – 27 1/4 inches (20%tile). Peanut!!! We said she is eating though – just moves constantly to burn off the calories she eats. Just tiny. Cora is a mover and shaker. She tries to hold herself up now without the help of other objects – only for a moment or two. She now has 6 teeth in her little mouth.

They had their hemoglobin checked today – doc says it was a little low for both but nothing to be concerned about. Neither look anemic and both are eating well. She said they would just check again at 12 months. Weird that both would be a little low…hmmm.

Mar
17
2011
Firsts

Crawling, More Crawling and Other Sweet Things

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Cora is a speed crawler…she flies down the hallway, greets people at the front door, and heads to the bathroom as soon as someone turns the light on. She is amazing with her speed. She also is perfecting the standing and sitting. She tried to walk a little with the walkers and I ordered a little cart for her to push around to perfect her walking soon.

Cora also has started to wave. If you say bye bye or hello she will lift her little tiny hand and wave. It is adorable. She also has started to stay bye bye as well but you have to speak her language to understand. But she does reply to you when you say it to her…amazing.

Will is also crawling now. He is not as fast and vears to the right whenever he does crawl. But he is finally getting around. He can stand and hold itself up but has not perfected the sitting and standing on his own yet. His has also started to clap…pretty sweet. His smile is cutesy even without teeth and strangers love his red hair. I think he could probably not do anything more and people would still love him because of that hair.

Mar
16
2011
General

A Few More Good Quotes

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Today we went to Denise’s mother-in-law’s wake. We are sorry for their loss but had to laugh at Evan’s comment to Josh when we got there. Of course everyone is in suits and nice outfits. Evan so politely said to Josh,

“I am sorry for your loss and why are you wearing that costume?” – in reference to his suit.

It was a nice change to the somber moment.

Also, today on the way home from school, I took a half day and actually got to pick up evan – he had another good comment. He was explaining his plans for the afternoon –

“you know…Mac and cheese, go outside to take a walk with Denise and the babies, come home and nap and then play batman.”

He then passed his ideas to me and told me to put them in my brain so I could have the same thoughts.

So many good things happening.

Mar
16
2011
Quotes School

More Fun at Pre-School

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Yesterday as I went to pick up Evan, one of Evan’s pre-school teachers said she had to tell me a funny story. Apparently the kids were learning a song that involved a row boat and rowing motions (not row row row your boat…). As the kids were doing the rowing motions – the teacher noticed Evan was not doing the motions so she asked him why he was not doing them. Even replied:

“I am not rowing because my boat is not a row boat it’s a motor boat!”

The teacher said she and the other teachers could not help but to laugh at his comment – as did I when I heard it.

This is similar to another great Evan comment a week or so ago when I dropped him off wearing his brand new yellow sneakers. The teacher told Evan “man I cannot see your feet!” (thinking that they could definitely not see Evan’s feet in general (in his shoes) because his shoes were so bright). Evan replied:

“That’s because they are in my shoes!”

These comments sound exactly like something I would say as a child! He is quick – and will surely give me a run for my money. Good thing I have been waiting to meet my match 😉

Mar
15
2011
School Uncategorized

What Happened at Pre-school?

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Each Tuesday and Thursday I look forward to coming home and hearing about what Evan said at preschool – I always hope for good news.

Last week we heard about how Evan corrected his teacher while she read One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish. It seems she is not a big fan of the book and she was trying to skip some pages or at least some words to get through the fairly long book quicker. Well Evan, who practically has the book memorized, mentioned several times that she was saying the “wrong word” (one of his catch phrases) and skipping pages. She loves Evan but all you teachers know how we do not appreciate the student who constantly correct us – hopefully his cuteness helps her look past the corrections. 🙂

Mar
10
2011
Friends

Evan the Bowler

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Yesterday after school I took Evan to a bowling alley where we met one of his friends for an afternoon game of bowling. Evan was quite upset the yellow ball was too heavy for him but we found a nice blue bowling ball for him. He did pretty good – he got a 56 for his first game…not too bad!