9 May
“I’m tired.”
Elliot is not down with an early wakeup call.
“My hair is in my face.”
Elliot is very suspicious of this gigantic donkey and his head squeezes.
“The sun is in my eyes.”
Hand In Pants = Instant Joy
*Tip of the hat to the real AwkwardFamilyPhotos.com.
14 Apr
Two days ago Elliot looked at me and put his little finger against his pursed lips and said, “Shhhhhhhhh.”
If your kid doesn’t have a speech delay, I can see how this would not seem like news. But for a word/sign/whatever to bust out of nowhere is kind of thrilling. It was clear as a bell! And, bizarrely, not anything I can recall any of us saying regularly much less trying to teach him.
He spent the next few hours shusshing all and sundry. And then… never did it again. Won’t do it.
He’s gaslighting me. (Yes, I am Ingrid Bergman in this scenario.)
A few months ago he spent a few hours calling me “Mamamama” (close enough). And never did it again.
He’s Charles Boyer, y’all.
Elliot does have a consistent and excellent roar. It’s multi-syllabic, contains lots of vowel combinations and changes in intonation. He uses it to indicate: dinosaurs, bears, dragons, all big cats, chameleons, lizards, spiders and the waitress we had last weekend with the huge, curly hair.
His speech therapist said today that his eye contact and response to his name is much better. He’s getting more comfortable with her. He’s also clearly getting more comfortable with the very kind therapy assistant because he was just full of “No” (verbal) and “Won’t” (implied) today. She was the picture of patience and did not put him upside down in a bucket, which was my inclination.
11 Apr
My Mom gave Alden and Elliot early Easter gifts this weekend. There were two baskets overflowing with candy and toys. And each got… an alligator cot? I guess is what you would call it.
Alden’s is exactly the same, except for the name and the fact that the photo of his is blurry.
So… an alligator… wearing a pajama top… eating a smaller alligator… while restrained by a giant heart… on a camp cot.
It’s charming
Also charming: Damon took the boys to the park last week. As they wandered down the jogging path Alden suddenly struck a pose and said, “Daddy, is this cool?”
Super cool!
Hurkey!
Chillaxed.
It’s exhausting.
8 Apr
Vodpod videos no longer available.
I think I could do this.
Our house is about 2,400 square feet and there’s a lot of wasted space. I like small.
jaysaint 