Monday, February 15, 2010
53 Mondays - Week Seven
Can't believe I haven't broken this resolution yet! It's actually kind of fun! This week's recipe was a Definite Winner! Yum!
Saturday, February 13, 2010
Who taught him to talk?
Austin is our last child, so each phase he passes through is accompanied by dual emotions. "Oh look, he's rolling over" versus "Oh man, he's already rolling over." "He's getting so big, he's into 6 month old clothes now" versus "Oh no! This is the last box of baby clothes we'll ever have!" Most of you know how that goes.
Austin's been talking for quite a while now. It was with sheer excitement when he started talking and not just signing his needs to us. We thought it was just so cute when he starting saying, "Ee you dough" for here you go and answered, "yeah,yeah!" just so excitedly when a simple "yes" would suffice.
This week, however, we are questioning why we ever taught this dear little guy ever to talk. He started saying, "NO!" He was always able to very adequately communicate "no" before, whether with a shake of his head, the not-so-gentle push of your hand away, or just running away when he didn't want what was offered.
That apparently was not good enough. He had to MASTER the word. "Nooo!" "Nooo!" It's now the automatic response to EVERY question asked:
"Austin, do you want a hug?"
"Noooo!"
"Austin, do you want your diaper changed?"
"Nooo!"
"Austin, do you want to come eat dinner?"
"Nooo!"
In his defense, he doesn't really like to eat food and who really wants their diaper changed when you're busy playing ball? My favorite, though, is the automatic response followed by the reconsideration:
"Austin, do you want to go outside?"
"Nooo!"...."Yeah, yeah!"
"Austin, do you want a chip?"
"Nooo! .... "Yeah, yeah!"
"Austin, do you want a bath?"
"Nooo! .... "Yeah, yeah!"
you get the picture. He's mastered the word and wants to show us.
I'm hoping for a new word soon, one like "please" or "I'd love to!" A girl can dream!
Austin's been talking for quite a while now. It was with sheer excitement when he started talking and not just signing his needs to us. We thought it was just so cute when he starting saying, "Ee you dough" for here you go and answered, "yeah,yeah!" just so excitedly when a simple "yes" would suffice.
This week, however, we are questioning why we ever taught this dear little guy ever to talk. He started saying, "NO!" He was always able to very adequately communicate "no" before, whether with a shake of his head, the not-so-gentle push of your hand away, or just running away when he didn't want what was offered.
That apparently was not good enough. He had to MASTER the word. "Nooo!" "Nooo!" It's now the automatic response to EVERY question asked:
"Austin, do you want a hug?"
"Noooo!"
"Austin, do you want your diaper changed?"
"Nooo!"
"Austin, do you want to come eat dinner?"
"Nooo!"
In his defense, he doesn't really like to eat food and who really wants their diaper changed when you're busy playing ball? My favorite, though, is the automatic response followed by the reconsideration:
"Austin, do you want to go outside?"
"Nooo!"...."Yeah, yeah!"
"Austin, do you want a chip?"
"Nooo! .... "Yeah, yeah!"
"Austin, do you want a bath?"
"Nooo! .... "Yeah, yeah!"
you get the picture. He's mastered the word and wants to show us.
I'm hoping for a new word soon, one like "please" or "I'd love to!" A girl can dream!
Friday, February 12, 2010
Thursday, February 11, 2010
MTV's The Buried Life
Photo from MTV.com
I have to admit that I'm (gasp...I'm going to say it) too old to watch most things on MTV, but I have a fondness for "The Buried Life" on MTV. It features four guys who travel around on a bus with a list of 100 things they'd like to do before they die. For each thing on their list that they accomplish, they help a stranger with one thing on their list. I watched an episode out of curiosity and was hooked. It's funny to watch these guys, but really touching when they help others. This week, they were in the hospital room when a woman gave birth and it was rather touching how they reacted to it in the end.
It made me think about what's on my "bucket list." I've had a few things for awhile, but this made me really think....
What's on yours?
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