We had a spring break from winter today. For a few glorious hours its been dry, in the 50's and sunny. Jude and I took full advantage. We shared our first picnic of 2011. As Jude says "Yes. Eat lunch on the ground."
Jude also pulled out his diggers and dump trucks and got messy in the sandbox. I tried a quick rinse in the bath and then resorted to baby powder. I have heard that it dries the sand and makes it brush right off. It seemed to work, although Jude kept asking for more baby power.
Hope you are enjoying a relief from winter where you are.
Friday, March 4, 2011
Monday, February 28, 2011
when daddy's away, mommy goes crazy
We all love Jude and can agree that he is a cute funny boy. But some of the very things that make him cute to neighbors and strangers can drive a mom crazy after a few days caring for him solo.
Take for instance his bountiful vocabulary and strong desire to use it. This evening Jude asked over and over for mom to pick up daddy from the airport, to go get daddy, despite the fact that we have explained, hugged, and told him multiple times that daddy is in Dallas. (Greg left for a conference on Saturday and returns tomorrow night).
Jude loves trains so mom pointed out the EL train in the station near the diner where we ate dinner. Jude thought mom said 'owl'. He kept searching the trees for the owl. Later mom asked if owls come out during the day or at night. Jude said 'night' so mom explained that the owls were sleeping. Then he began to say 'maybe I go in the dark and see owl.' Another gem, 'maybe mommy wake up the owl.' These are the cute stories but they are tiring to hear over and over accompanied by frustrated cries or high pitched tones from Mr 2-year-old.
We also must acknowledge that the twos are in fact...kinda terrible. Jude has a passion about things he desires and he lacks the self control at this age to wait or understand why he's being told no. This leads to tantrums and tears. On Saturday we stopped at a railroad crossing on a busy six lane road. We started driving after the train passed. Jude asks mom to back up the car to go see the train again. The request turns to screaming when mom explains that there is traffic and they have to keep moving.
I hope that these stories can make you feel better about your own little ones or make you smile about mine. You can pray for patience for me as I navigate Jude's development and all of his words. I'm so glad the hubby comes home tomorrow.
happy boy
Take for instance his bountiful vocabulary and strong desire to use it. This evening Jude asked over and over for mom to pick up daddy from the airport, to go get daddy, despite the fact that we have explained, hugged, and told him multiple times that daddy is in Dallas. (Greg left for a conference on Saturday and returns tomorrow night).
Jude loves trains so mom pointed out the EL train in the station near the diner where we ate dinner. Jude thought mom said 'owl'. He kept searching the trees for the owl. Later mom asked if owls come out during the day or at night. Jude said 'night' so mom explained that the owls were sleeping. Then he began to say 'maybe I go in the dark and see owl.' Another gem, 'maybe mommy wake up the owl.' These are the cute stories but they are tiring to hear over and over accompanied by frustrated cries or high pitched tones from Mr 2-year-old.
We also must acknowledge that the twos are in fact...kinda terrible. Jude has a passion about things he desires and he lacks the self control at this age to wait or understand why he's being told no. This leads to tantrums and tears. On Saturday we stopped at a railroad crossing on a busy six lane road. We started driving after the train passed. Jude asks mom to back up the car to go see the train again. The request turns to screaming when mom explains that there is traffic and they have to keep moving.
I hope that these stories can make you feel better about your own little ones or make you smile about mine. You can pray for patience for me as I navigate Jude's development and all of his words. I'm so glad the hubby comes home tomorrow.
Thursday, February 17, 2011
my favorite, special thing
Mister Jude is experimenting with lots of new words. Right now he loves to use descriptive words. That's a BIG truck. George is a BIG dog. We laugh a lot listening to him point to random objects and say "That's mommy's favorite cup. That's daddy's special bag."
I'm a big special boy
Today I picked him up from preschool. The routine there is that all the kiddos wait in line to get their papers or art projects. On days with nothing to bring home, they receive a blank recycled quarter sheet of paper, to help reinforce the routine. Today Jude proudly handed me his blank orange paper and said "This is my special paper." What a cutie.
He also likes to tell us that "I am soooo happy." Followed soon after by "I am sooo sad."
What a cute time with words.
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
athlete in training
Little Jude is beginning his future Carolina basketball player training early. (what?) We just wrapped up his parent-tot sports class through the Park District. We spent 5 weeks kicking, tossing, and sometimes just ignoring instructions through soccer, basketball, football, t-ball, and hockey. Today Jude received a medal for finishing the class.
Coach Alex, the instructor, deserves a medal of his own. He had a great attitude in a gym full of two year olds who sometimes cared, and sometimes just wanted to hide in the hockey goals.
My favorite coach moment was the second class when I asked Jude to say hi to coach alex. Jude's two year old brain came up with "Hi Coach T-Rex", after the dinosaurs we play with in his puzzles.
Jude talked about soccer quite a bit after that week of class, but tonight he asked to sleep with his football. So who knows what sport might grab his attention in future years? It was certainly fun to be there at the beginning of his athletic adventures.
We love sports!
Coach Alex, the instructor, deserves a medal of his own. He had a great attitude in a gym full of two year olds who sometimes cared, and sometimes just wanted to hide in the hockey goals.
thanks coach alex
My favorite coach moment was the second class when I asked Jude to say hi to coach alex. Jude's two year old brain came up with "Hi Coach T-Rex", after the dinosaurs we play with in his puzzles.
Jude talked about soccer quite a bit after that week of class, but tonight he asked to sleep with his football. So who knows what sport might grab his attention in future years? It was certainly fun to be there at the beginning of his athletic adventures.
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