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My son. The Calvin Klein model.

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 21:53:11 -0500

My son. The Calvin Klein model.

supervillainlex: Origami By Lex

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 20:46:45 -0500

supervillainlex:

Origami

By Lex

One Two Five

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 20:31:49 -0500

Lex counts. For a long time it was just “one, two!” and that was enough. But not anymore. Holding up his fingers. Five. Pointing at his toes. Five.

His teacher at school wrote home that when she showed him numerals he recognized 1, 2 and 5. I felt sure he knew 3 and 4 too but just wasn’t saying. That same night he took apart his foam mat and brought me the cut-out 4. “Four! Four! Four! Four!”

That’s right. My little math whiz. Genius baby.

8675309

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 20:20:58 -0500

8675309

Tighty Whities

Sat, 20 Feb 2010 06:37:34 -0500

At 17 months Lex started potty training. He wears pull-ups at daycare and gets between 6 and 9 stickers a day for going on the potty. He wakes up dry from naps and has occasionally been dry overnight. He has big boy underwear with thicker training area that we use at home.

Taught him the sign for “toilet” which is “tee-tee” but still working on getting him to tell us before he goes. He is agreeable about going on the potty (1 & 2) if you pop him on there every hour or so, and can go for longer stretches. I think he even holds his urine and hear him say “uh-oh” sometimes if he wets his trainers. But he will still have a BM in his pants and keep playing like nothing happened.

We will just give it some time.

Snapshot: Mayan Ruins Xunantunich (shoo-NAHN-too-nich) is a...

Sat, 20 Feb 2010 05:57:22 -0500

Snapshot: Mayan Ruins

Xunantunich (shoo-NAHN-too-nich) is a Maya archaeological site in western Belize

New Shoes Size 7.5

Sat, 20 Feb 2010 05:54:53 -0500

New Shoes

Size 7.5

supervillainlex: Cupid was exhausted after a long day of...

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500

supervillainlex:

Cupid was exhausted after a long day of inspiring all that love.

Off to Paradise Falls.

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 13:38:30 -0500

Off to Paradise Falls.

Snoozernaut

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 22:09:12 -0500

Baby still co-sleeps with us. I curl around him and sniff his sweet head. Smells like warm play-doh. He twitches in his sleep. Small movements that tell his dreams. He feels safe, and that makes him more adventurous. He ranges away from me. Stretches and rolls into his own space. For awhile. Then back again to the reassurance of the noo-noos. I tuck him into a snuggle chicken nest. Rub his cheek with soft brown blanket. Whisper about our adventures together. Hold him tight. Goodnight baby.

Billion

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 20:49:16 -0500

My baby might be the smartest baby in the world. Not quite 18 months and he can count to a billion.

We were playing with his abacus this weekend. Counting by ones, then tens, hundreds, thousands. Ten thousands, hundred thousands. Millions. Ten million. One hundred million. One thousand million. Ten to the ninth.

Smart boy.

Bug and his Jaja

Sun, 17 Jan 2010 14:05:09 -0500

Bug and his Jaja

Abbis Seedy

Sun, 10 Jan 2010 19:50:56 -0500

He is so verbal. Picking up words like crazy. Responds to any challenge. “Can you say the alphabet? A, B, C, D…” He says “Abbis Seedy!” and a little while later, “Lemon happy!”

I wanted to post all the words he knows, but there are too many. Just for starters, here’s the lists I made during our car trip at thanksgiving…

He can either say, sign or make the sound for these animals: Elephant Gorilla Giraffe Snake Monkey Lion Rhino Dog Cat Chicken Pig Horse Cow Goat Sheep Bird Duck Goose Owl Fish Rabbit Squirrel Bear Crab Bug Mouse Butterfly

He says or signs these things: Fire truck Car Airplane Boat Juice Milk Apple Banana Cracker Phone Flower Hat Bubbles Tree Leaf Light Moon Keys Flashlight Balloon Sock Ball Swing Slide Outside Bathtub Shoe Carrot Bread Blueberry Green bean Soup Book Train Poopoo Peepee Potty

He can sign or say these action words: Eat Sleep Kiss Blow kiss Thank you Up Down Gentle Swim Kick Dig Splash Dance Stomp Clap Shake Mix Zerbert Smell Paint Draw Point Pat Peekaboo Wave High five Soft Blow Hot Cold On Off Climb Walk Bring Take

And of course you expect him to know people and body parts like: Momma Daddy Jaja Nana Noo noos Head Eyes Nose Mouth Teeth Tongue Ears Arm Hand Fingers Legs Feet Toes Elbow Knee Tallywacker Belly button

I love him so much. Abbis seedy lemon happy.

17 months. 74 weeks.

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 23:30:36 -0500

He loves to say: Draw, Snowing, Hat, Shoes, Nana, Uncle, Choo-choo, Jaja, and Happy!

His favorite foods are green beans and cous-cous. He understands about opposites. Up, down. Yes, no. He loves cooking, trains, reading and drawing.

When I ask what he will do at school today he makes the sign for cracker because Miss Tasha gives him goldfish when he arrives in the morning.

I love the feel of his warm belly and the clean smell of his sweaty head when he sleeps. I love how excited he is to wake up in the morning. I can’t wait to start another wonderful year.

Mele Kalikimaka!

Fri, 25 Dec 2009 10:04:46 -0500

Mele Kalikimaka!

Lex’s drawing of our Christmas Tree. Done with Brushes....

Thu, 24 Dec 2009 06:01:27 -0500

Lex’s drawing of our Christmas Tree. Done with Brushes. Momma helped pick the colors and showed him how to use his fingertip to draw the balls.

Our Christmas Tree.

Thu, 24 Dec 2009 05:59:15 -0500

Our Christmas Tree.

Nana

Tue, 22 Dec 2009 05:24:03 -0500

Nana came to visit for three weeks. In the morning Lex would wake up and say Nana! And we would troop downstairs to find her. They would draw together while Daddy fixed coffee and breakfast. Or read together in Nana’s bed. She showed Lex how to do scratch-n-sniff books. He loves “The Sweet Smell of Christmas.”

It snowed this weekend and we built 4 snowmen in the front yard, Momma and Daddy, Baby and Nana. Lex is so verbal. He says “snowing!” and “snowman” and if you ask him what Santa says he holds his belly and says “Ho Ho Ho!” We told him Nana was going to spend Christmas with his Uncle and he says “Unka!”

He loved baking popovers for Nana, showing her his favorite parts of the Children’s Museum, helping her knit. He would solemnly hand her every item from her bedside table. Here’s your knitting counters, here’s your glasses, oops maybe I better wear them for you! Here’s your lotion, can I have some?

When he heard the bell ring on the side porch door he would say, “Nana!” and come to meet her in the living room. He liked looking at the sparkly Christmas tree lights with her, or sitting on the warm radiators and looking out at the snow.

In the evenings Nana would help bathe the baby and he would help too, by washing her hands with his No More Tears. He would kiss his Nana goodnight all snuggly in his jammies. Sweetest of all possible sweet babies. Loves his Nana.

Jack

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 05:29:32 -0500

Nana is visiting. Every morning before school, Lex sits on her bed and “helps” with her knitting or they draw together.

Lex is really into drawing. He is bossy about it. “Draw Nana! Draw Momma! Draw! Draw! Draw!” He shoves markers towards us, flaps open his notebook. Draw!

This morning Nana gave him an early Christmas present, a doll baby that drinks a bottle, burps, sleeps, laughs. We named it “Jack” because it snores like a lumberjack.

Lex loves feeding the baby and pushing it around in a little stroller. He is very nurturing.

At school today his report card said that he was a big boy and comforted a new classmate by giving her a hug when she cried. He also helped clean up the classroom for circle time.

When he got home he wanted us to help the baby doll draw. Draw! Draw! Draw! The baby obliged, with some assistance, and Lex was happy. After dinner, more stroller time. After bath, Lex snuggled the baby in bed, holding it the same way I hold him. It was very sweet. They fell asleep together.

Thank you for the doll baby Nana!

Lex went to Izzy’s first birthday party today and scored a...

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 17:45:46 -0500

Lex went to Izzy’s first birthday party today and scored a marshmallow snowman cupcake.