Phone Conversation with Daddy

on a phone made out of toy gears. I would record what Taylor said, but he obviously wasn't on the phone. :) I did stop the lines where Liam paused as if Taylor was talking to him. This was early this morning while I was still in bed and he had climbed in with me.


Daddy, I’m at home. I’m on my telephone.

Daddy I got a new fan. Would you like to see it. We’re going to get a white one when you get home and a new car for you so you can ride in it.

We’re upstairs.

What?

Oh we’re watching a show, yes. It’s not Little Einsteins.

I gave Molly a pat pat and playing bed.

Bye bye.

BRRRIIIIIIIINGGGG!!! BRRRIIIIIIIIIINNGGGG!! BRRRIIIIIIIIIIIINGGGG!!

Hi, Daddy!

I’m sitting down on the pillow.

Mama's on your side. I’m on her side. We’re both on the bed.

So.....we’re doing stuff.

And um…do you like milkshakes?


After that, the conversation abruptly ended. He "calls" Daddy I would say around 5 out of 7 days. It's a blessing he still does have the imagination he does so he can "talk" to Taylor whenever he wants. So sweet.

Letter received from Goddard...

Dear Mr. and Mrs. B:

We have had an opportunity to observe George and the teachers believe that developmentally he is ready to move into the next classroom.

All change is stressful; so we approach classroom change as a process. First, we want to prepare your child by talking about the move into the next classroom. Next, your child will be introduced to the new teachers and the new classroom.

Communication is key to the success of any move. Please discuss the impending move with your child. A change during the move is that infants in the Cardinal room are beginning to drink out of a sippy cup rather than a bottle. Please provide a sippy cup daily so that the teachers can work with your child in learning to drink from a sippy cup. We would greatly appreciate your working on this at home as well.

In the Month of August George will be part of the Cardinal classroom.

Should you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to speak with me.

Sincerely,

Sharon..... Director


So...my question is....do you want to talk to George about all this, Taylor, or should I? Hee hee. :)

Trouble with a Capital T!!

Okay, this kid is insane. A far cry from his older brother who didn't crawl (well, scoot on his butt) until 10 months, pull to stand until 14 months, and walk until 20 months. Mr. I've had 8 teeth for a good month or two now has decided all of a sudden that he's done being an infant and wants to be 3, just like his big brother. He is crawling EVERYWHERE...he does the Army low crawl, like his Daddy, and usually carries something along with him in his mouth, so as to keep both hands free. Oh, and wires!! He LOVES wires!!



So, of course, Liam and I are constantly chasing him around trying to keep him out of everything. I mean, how do you discipline a child who still can't talk and truly understand you?! It's a lot of fun, but majorly exhausting. And he has none of the fear that Liam did. I mean, does this look like the face of a kid that is easily intimidated?!



He's pulling up (almost cruising) getting into everything and chasing the pets everywhere with intense speed. He wants to pretty much be Liam.

He wants to wear Liam's sunglasses....



Play with Liam's markers...



Sleep with Liam...



Get around like Liam...



but eat like Molly...



Next thing you know, he'll be pulling up to the bar to ask for a Guinness...



Anyway, he's fun and exhausting and I wish Taylor could be here to see it all. George would love for me to ship him off for a hug from Daddy, but I don't really think I have the right customs forms for that. Sorry, little G.

Summer Fun

So, it's been awhile and I figured I'd update on how Liam has been doing. The short story is...really well. He's loving school and doing well there, even though he couldn't understand why Miss Patricia (his teacher) had to go on vacation for a month....WITHOUT him. He LOVED the beach. Every year, we go to Nags Head for a week to where Taylor used to vacation growing up. I'm crazy enough to decide to take the boys on my own this year and so glad I did. While there were challenges and four days into being back, I'll admit the car is only half unpacked, it was all worth it. Some highlights of the trip were:

Playing Miniature Golf



Flying a kite at the Wright Brothers Memorial



Playing in the sand



and watching the boats come in at Oregon Inlet



One of my favorite parts of the week was going to "Daddy's Lighthouse" with Liam.



There is something so peaceful about that spot and it was so nice to just walk around with him and just take everything in. Both of us got a bit teary eyed talking about how we miss Daddy (he remembers being there with Taylor last year) and Liam finally just had to sit down on the steps of the lighthouse and "relax for a minute."



All in all, it was a good time.

Otherwise, Liam has been doing great. He is really helpful with George and rarely gives me trouble anymore unless others are around. He is finally doing better about dressing and undressing himself and did just that all on his own last night and this morning. He really missed Molly when we were gone and when she came home, he just kept saying, "I missed you, Molly. I missed you so much!" The other cute thing he said was the other day when we had some storm clouds. He asked me if it was going to thunder. When I told him that I didn't know, he said, "Okay, I'll ask God, then." God's answer (yes, I asked Liam what the answer was)..."Yes, of course."