Good Morning Mr. Perky Bird!
Thursday, December 31, 2009
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Michigan J. Richie
About two weeks ago, Richie started doing something totally amazing! He started throwing and playing ball! He'll sit in the living room and if he has his small super-ball in his hand, he'll throw it to you and he'll get it if you roll it back to him. If you roll his big ball to him, he'll pick it up, bounce it on the ground (keeping his hands on it) a couple of times and then bounce it to you! By the way, Papa-Nat, he throws with his left arm!
The only problem is, every time we go for the camera when he's playing ball, he stops. Won't do it. Pretends like he has no idea what you're talking about or doing when you give him the ball. Hence Michigan J. Frog. If you don't know what I'm talking about, click on Michigan J. Frog and watch the old WB cartoon from 1955. So, you'll just have to trust us that Richie is doing that or you'll have to come see in person!
In other news, Richie has object permanence. I noticed it the other day: I had the camera in my hand (trying to get a movie of Richie playing ball). When right turned away, I went to slip it under a pillow and he turned back, looked at my hand, and went to get the camera out from under the pillow. He'll also laugh if he's expecting something fun: there's a song that he learned that includes him flying through the air. If you start singing it, he'll laugh and jump up and down. If you stop just prior to where you fly him through the air, he'll laugh again waiting for it to happen. And, of course, he laughs while it's happening. I think we do have a movie of that, which I will upload some day soon.
The yelling is a little less frequent, however, the temper tantrums are a little more frequent. He's started submitting for forcible naps during the day only requiring 5-10 min of crying followed by sleeping for 2 hrs. And he saw his second snow fall, although it was the first that he has a chance to remember because the first snow was on day of life 4.
Richie at his last "real" day of Music Together.
He digs those cymbals!
Daddy getting ready to go to work for 25 hrs.
The only problem is, every time we go for the camera when he's playing ball, he stops. Won't do it. Pretends like he has no idea what you're talking about or doing when you give him the ball. Hence Michigan J. Frog. If you don't know what I'm talking about, click on Michigan J. Frog and watch the old WB cartoon from 1955. So, you'll just have to trust us that Richie is doing that or you'll have to come see in person!
In other news, Richie has object permanence. I noticed it the other day: I had the camera in my hand (trying to get a movie of Richie playing ball). When right turned away, I went to slip it under a pillow and he turned back, looked at my hand, and went to get the camera out from under the pillow. He'll also laugh if he's expecting something fun: there's a song that he learned that includes him flying through the air. If you start singing it, he'll laugh and jump up and down. If you stop just prior to where you fly him through the air, he'll laugh again waiting for it to happen. And, of course, he laughs while it's happening. I think we do have a movie of that, which I will upload some day soon.
The yelling is a little less frequent, however, the temper tantrums are a little more frequent. He's started submitting for forcible naps during the day only requiring 5-10 min of crying followed by sleeping for 2 hrs. And he saw his second snow fall, although it was the first that he has a chance to remember because the first snow was on day of life 4.
Richie at his last "real" day of Music Together.
He digs those cymbals!
Daddy getting ready to go to work for 25 hrs.
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Lot's of Pictures and Daddy's Birthday...again?
Richie rediscovered his rocking chair! Now that he can actually sit on his own, it's a brand new experience!
This was the last official day of Music Together class. Daddy was actually available to join! Here's the communal drum.
Yes, his sticker IS on his back. Mommy puts it there so Richie cannot get to it. She so smart!
He can play the cymbals! Or, rather, cymbal.
A couple of Richie's friends.
This is the class leader.
Daddy!
So, lately, Daddy has been spending lots of time working on our car. He's made some progress, but he decided there was something wrong with this wheel that he did not have the equipment to fix. I know, difficult to believe. Well we now have a new wheel bearing and hub. Which is a good thing because if it really failed, the wheel would come off! Daddy has been trying to figure out what to get himself with all of the generous birthday givings he received. Now he knows where it went, this repair. Yeah. Happy Birthday Daddy! Next year maybe you'll get a tie.
This was the last official day of Music Together class. Daddy was actually available to join! Here's the communal drum.
Yes, his sticker IS on his back. Mommy puts it there so Richie cannot get to it. She so smart!
He can play the cymbals! Or, rather, cymbal.
A couple of Richie's friends.
This is the class leader.
Daddy!
So, lately, Daddy has been spending lots of time working on our car. He's made some progress, but he decided there was something wrong with this wheel that he did not have the equipment to fix. I know, difficult to believe. Well we now have a new wheel bearing and hub. Which is a good thing because if it really failed, the wheel would come off! Daddy has been trying to figure out what to get himself with all of the generous birthday givings he received. Now he knows where it went, this repair. Yeah. Happy Birthday Daddy! Next year maybe you'll get a tie.
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