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No, we haven't absconded to Vox...
Aug. 18th, 2006 07:07 pmJust a long and tired week, with visitors.
Casper news:
I am amazed in general at the human capacity to learn idiomatic speech. I mean, who would have thought an almost three year old could come out with things like, "Since you like jumping, I'm gonna show you some special jumps!"
Great sleeping. This helps a lot.
If mr. flea tells her to do something, she'll reply, "o-KAY, Mister Bossy!" This is not as rude as it sounds, since it is a quotation from Finding Nemo.
We've had better success with table manners - i.e. sitting at the table and actually eating dinner - by dint of threatening to take away whatever she creeps off to play with. mr. flea does the threatening. We developed this after the question, "Do you want a time out?" got the response, "Yes!!" She also now asks to be excused (generally when reminded), and has been introduced to the concept of the Clean Plate Ranger.
Dillo news:
Took him to work today, where he was an ANGEL. Slept, looked google-eyed, nursed quietly and then miraculously did not give a half-hour performance of grunts, groans, and spitups afterwards.
He's getting bigger, I think. We're 5.5 weeks and I think he is already past the worst of the crankiness - he was never as systematic as Casper was. Has graduated to some lying on the floor and kicking of legs. Rolled up onto his side today. You've got to watch out when he's in your lap because he's strong and will try to shoot himself off by kicking.
Sleep is just okay. The big stretch is still 9-12 or 1 if we're very lucky. Last night I had him to myself as mr. flea fell asleep in Casper's bed, and he slept 9-12, nursed and then was awake wiggling but quiet until 1, slept 1-4, then dozed and wiggled on and off until 6, when I woke mr. flea and begged for a respite. (Yes, sane people would/could sleep through the quiet wiggly phase, but I am not sane.)
I think now he look like Lou Costello: http://www.flickr.com/photos/casperflea/217808539/
Casper news:
I am amazed in general at the human capacity to learn idiomatic speech. I mean, who would have thought an almost three year old could come out with things like, "Since you like jumping, I'm gonna show you some special jumps!"
Great sleeping. This helps a lot.
If mr. flea tells her to do something, she'll reply, "o-KAY, Mister Bossy!" This is not as rude as it sounds, since it is a quotation from Finding Nemo.
We've had better success with table manners - i.e. sitting at the table and actually eating dinner - by dint of threatening to take away whatever she creeps off to play with. mr. flea does the threatening. We developed this after the question, "Do you want a time out?" got the response, "Yes!!" She also now asks to be excused (generally when reminded), and has been introduced to the concept of the Clean Plate Ranger.
Dillo news:
Took him to work today, where he was an ANGEL. Slept, looked google-eyed, nursed quietly and then miraculously did not give a half-hour performance of grunts, groans, and spitups afterwards.
He's getting bigger, I think. We're 5.5 weeks and I think he is already past the worst of the crankiness - he was never as systematic as Casper was. Has graduated to some lying on the floor and kicking of legs. Rolled up onto his side today. You've got to watch out when he's in your lap because he's strong and will try to shoot himself off by kicking.
Sleep is just okay. The big stretch is still 9-12 or 1 if we're very lucky. Last night I had him to myself as mr. flea fell asleep in Casper's bed, and he slept 9-12, nursed and then was awake wiggling but quiet until 1, slept 1-4, then dozed and wiggled on and off until 6, when I woke mr. flea and begged for a respite. (Yes, sane people would/could sleep through the quiet wiggly phase, but I am not sane.)
I think now he look like Lou Costello: http://www.flickr.com/photos/casperflea/217808539/