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Jul. 18th, 2005 11:53 amThe nanny called to say they were at the Museum of Life and Science again. It's usually twice a week they go (Hadas's family subscribes, so they have a free pass). Yesterday Casper asked to see alligators, of which they have a display at the museum (baby ones, maybe 2 feet long). She likes to watch then - the nanny says she could sit for hours. So we researched aquariums (nearest = near Wilmington) and zoos (Asheboro) with alligators, and may out those on our list of planned trips.
Casper watched the hippo nature special on PBS with mr. flea last night. She seemd to really like it - not just hippos, but baboons, birds, a couple of lions. mr. flea covered her eyes when the male hippos fought each other, which I found funny and Casper found annoying. It all reminded me of the two little boys, Andrew and Eddie, whom I babysat when I was in high school. Their father was a science teacher and they were only allowed to watch nature specials on PBS for TV - they were probably 2-3 and 4-5 when I sat for them. Sweet little boys, and they were as excited for the nature specials as other little kids would be for cartoons. They called me "flea chickadee." Andrew is now studying to be a veterinarian; I think Eddie just graduated from high school.
Notes to self:
1. Toddlers need naps, even if they are very flexible and even-tempered. See that they get them, or you will pay.
2. Unusual melodrama may in fact be a sign that PMS is underway, as opposed to a sign that life sucks and the world is ending. Eating a whole pint of Ben and Jerry's and coveting mr. flea's pint may be a similar sign. Pay attention to the signs!
3. Stop calling mr. flea "Daddy". When you became a proto-parent, you swore that there was only ONE thing you would never do (because you knew that the parent who swears, "I'll never do X," is in for a karmic ha-ha-ha from the universe), and that is call your spouse Daddy. You've been doing it for several months now, and it's annoying the fuck out of you. Stop it! (It is okay to call him "Your Daddy" or even "Daddy" when addressing Casper. It's only using the vocative that's bad.)
Casper watched the hippo nature special on PBS with mr. flea last night. She seemd to really like it - not just hippos, but baboons, birds, a couple of lions. mr. flea covered her eyes when the male hippos fought each other, which I found funny and Casper found annoying. It all reminded me of the two little boys, Andrew and Eddie, whom I babysat when I was in high school. Their father was a science teacher and they were only allowed to watch nature specials on PBS for TV - they were probably 2-3 and 4-5 when I sat for them. Sweet little boys, and they were as excited for the nature specials as other little kids would be for cartoons. They called me "flea chickadee." Andrew is now studying to be a veterinarian; I think Eddie just graduated from high school.
Notes to self:
1. Toddlers need naps, even if they are very flexible and even-tempered. See that they get them, or you will pay.
2. Unusual melodrama may in fact be a sign that PMS is underway, as opposed to a sign that life sucks and the world is ending. Eating a whole pint of Ben and Jerry's and coveting mr. flea's pint may be a similar sign. Pay attention to the signs!
3. Stop calling mr. flea "Daddy". When you became a proto-parent, you swore that there was only ONE thing you would never do (because you knew that the parent who swears, "I'll never do X," is in for a karmic ha-ha-ha from the universe), and that is call your spouse Daddy. You've been doing it for several months now, and it's annoying the fuck out of you. Stop it! (It is okay to call him "Your Daddy" or even "Daddy" when addressing Casper. It's only using the vocative that's bad.)