Puhpul
Well, I was going to participate in Steph’s Bump! photo tag today but my brother is doing some updating to the new blog to make uploading photos easier, so that will have to wait. But don’t you worry, I’ve got some doozies for you and if you’re very lucky I’ll even provide a glimpse of my currently 16 week-but-looks-more-like-22-week belly.
So until then I’ll fill you in on what we’ve been dealing with over here:
Sam has learned to say the word “no.” Yeah, that’s really helpful. “Let’s go get a new diaper,” “No.” “Do you want to go out?” “No.” “How about this book?” “No.” “Have another bite,” “No.” “I have to pee but I promise I’ll be right back to sit on this floor and push this train around the track for another 2 hours as soon as I’m done,” “No! No!”
He now recognizes the B@rnes and Noble when we drive anywhere near it. This is a problem because it means every time I have to say, go to T@rget, which is like, all the time and is located in the same shopping center, he starts whining/yelling, “choo choo! choo choo!” and clawing at the window like I’m kidnapping him. But as you know I hate going to B&N, so every time this happens I feel like I’m torturing my child for neglecting to take him to play with the Thomas train…the same train mentioned above, which resides IN OUR LIVING ROOM. By the way, last time we went to B&N Sam was pushed off the stage by an older child and there was this whole scene where the kid got spanked in front of everyone…can’t say I feel any better about that response than I do about my typical B&N bully experiences. And so, more often than not, we drive by. “Choo choo…choo choo…”
Apparently Sam’s first favorite color is purple. Ah, a child after my own heart. If only he’d insist on pairing it with some pink - he’d be like me from age 2 to 8. Purple was the first color Sam could say and recognize (it sounds like a cross between “bubble” and “poo poo”). It is also the first color to cause a major tantrum. At music class recently, around the time that Sam started pointing out purple objects with glee, there was a purple maraca in the instrument box. He loved it. He loves the maracas anyway, but wow, this one was purple. But when it was time to put the instruments away in the bin, for the first time Sam did not jump at the opportunity to help clean up. Normally he really is very good about this but on this day, not so much. Instead he shrieked when he realized what I was asking of him. All the other instruments had been put away and the stuffed animal babies had come out for the final goodbye lullaby song. There was a purple dog…he cared not. So as everyone else sat in the circle, holding the babies and rocking them to ’sleep,’ I stood in the corner holding and rocking my sobbing son as he reached for the bin. “Puhpul…puhpul…”
Sam sounds like a piece of work! Justin’s color was green. Everything had to be green. If there was an M&M cookie for him and one for you and YOURS had a green M&M and his didn’t? Yikers. Watch out.
Comment by Tracey — March 5, 2007 @ 3:25 pm
Aw, I can’t wait for you to share your preggy belly… and oh how I can relate about B & N! I have 3 boys- which means every single Thomas (wooden and take-along) engine, track, accessory, etc. is in our playroom. In better condition than B & N’s. But is it ever played with? Nope. Anyway! Oh, and I had a pink & purple ten speed bike growing up. It was the best.
Comment by Adventures In Babywearing — March 5, 2007 @ 3:32 pm
I am soooo sorry… it’s not gonna get better for a while. Ooop! Did I say that out loud?
It WILL get better though.
Comment by bon — March 5, 2007 @ 4:04 pm
Moments like that seem to come and go in phases. Ah well. Ian currently loves red and green. I think he’s missing Christmas.
Comment by mamacita tina — March 5, 2007 @ 5:34 pm
Cordy loves puh-pull also. It’s usually that or blue if she has a choice for what color she wants. Part of the reason we don’t go to music classes or other such classes - she wouldn’t want to give back whatever it was she was playing with.
Comment by Christina — March 6, 2007 @ 8:00 am
Everything is “Booo” at our house right now. Boo or wellow.
Comment by Rebecca — March 6, 2007 @ 2:55 pm
oh boy. the “no” stage. i’m forever saying, “you don’t have to talk to mommy like that.” oy. it’s tough.
he also wants to know (everday) what my favorite color is. and i wonder, do i tell the truth or mix it up and say a different one everday?
Comment by kate — March 6, 2007 @ 3:20 pm
So far Miss A doesn’t have any favorite colors. She just doesn’t want me to take ANYTHING away. Oh well…
Looking forward to the belly pictures!!!
Comment by Mama D — March 6, 2007 @ 11:17 pm
My daughter’s first color was brown. “Brown?” I said, “Who’s favorite color is brown??”
But it stuck for quite a while before relinquising to pink.
Comment by Michelle — March 7, 2007 @ 9:45 pm
Yay! I’ve missed you! Can’t wait to see that belly! Xavier is inexplicably drawn to anything pink, much to hubby’s dismay… he and Sam should get together and make your day
Comment by New Mama's nest — March 8, 2007 @ 12:53 am
Kaelen’s favorite colour was purple too … but that was because of Barney. Now it has switched to Blue because of Diego.
Luckily we got past that “no” stage, but now it is more comical. Kaelen’s newest thing is: “Just one more Mommy”. That saying is for EVERYTHING and it is like you have to negotiate with him now to get around that saying. The little bugger always wins too you know …. sigh … I am going to be in so much trouble.
Glad to hear that you are feeling better. Looking forward to seeing that pregnant belly pic!! Oh … and just to reassure you, so far the adjustment of having two munchkins in the house is easier than I thought. I am not fooling myself to thinking that it will be this way always, but it is nice that my children have decided that they will go easy on me and let me adjust to the workload accordingly.
Comment by Allie — March 10, 2007 @ 11:57 pm