Sunday, April 29, 2007
Playdate with Ryan
On Sunday evening, Ryan came over to play with Eli. Ryan was born just one week after Eli. It was so fun to watch them play together. Except for a few not-so-gentle touches from Eli to Ryan, they got along very well. Hunter and I are good friends with Ryan's Mom and Dad and I hope Ryan and Eli are friends for a long time!!!
Ice Cream!
On Saturday evening, I let Eli finish my ice cream cone. What a mess! But it was so fun to watch!
Good Nutrition???
Saturday was not a day for the nutrition recordbook! First, Eli got into my Chips Ahoy! cookie snacks.....then.....
....a little while later he got into my drink. Thank goodness there was no caffeine in the drink! After all the sugar, that is the last thing that he needed!! : )
....a little while later he got into my drink. Thank goodness there was no caffeine in the drink! After all the sugar, that is the last thing that he needed!! : )
Friday, April 27, 2007
Chuck E. Cheese
Tonight, Hunter and I took Eli to Chuck E. Cheese's. He was a little overwhelmed at first, but once he figured some things out, he was totally amazed. It was so much fun watching him walk around and find things that he wanted to play.
Eli & Barney
Eli enjoyed playing skee ball....Hunter enjoyed it too! : )
Hunter and Eli won a few tickets while playing the games. Eli was very proud of his tickets!
Eli did not know what to think of the giant mouse. He just kept petting his hand and looking back at us....I'm sure it won't be long before he's scared of things like this.
Eli is enjoying his pizza...he ate an entire piece!
Eli & Barney
Eli enjoyed playing skee ball....Hunter enjoyed it too! : )
Hunter and Eli won a few tickets while playing the games. Eli was very proud of his tickets!
Eli did not know what to think of the giant mouse. He just kept petting his hand and looking back at us....I'm sure it won't be long before he's scared of things like this.
Thursday, April 26, 2007
A Message From A Busy One Year Old
I found this on kellymom.com and love it...I hope it is helpful for all the moms out there...especially those that have a one-year-old. It's a little long, but worth the time to read.
-- Author Unknown
Please expect me to be busy. That is my developmental job. Please remember that I don't need to do things well, I just need to do them. I like it when you tell me what I am doing, not how well or how poorly I am doing it. If you keep telling me that I do things well, that I am smart or cute or brave or spunky, I get mixed up and I think I have to act those special ways to please you. When you tell me what I am doing, when you say, "Andrew is climbing on the sofa," I feel loved for being who I am and the age I am.
Please say two "yes's" for every "no" or two things I can do for everything I can't.
Please have lots of small objects with different textures for me to rattle and drop and bang and throw and taste and stack and nest, and a container for me to drop them in and pour them out of. This will help me avoid confusion about relationships, sizes, shapes and positions when I am grown up.
I don't need commercial toys, but I do need the objects to be too large for me to swallow.
Set a few limits for my safety and your comfort. Be consistent.
Please remember to accident proof the kitchen and the bathroom. I taste everything I can find, and cleansers and bleaches are poison in little bodies.
Please remember not to force teach me. Don't read me a story when I don't want to listen. If the book is stiff, I would usually rather play with the book and open and close the pages like doors than listen to you read.
Please find a way to block off a space sometimes so that the bigger kids can play without me crawling through their projects and so I can still have room to explore.
Please don't hurry me. I will walk or throw away my cup when I am ready. We kids have our individual time tables, you know.
Please remember that when I get stuck doing something, it is more helpful to me if you help me do it myself than if you do it for me.
Please remember that punishment for performance such as tricks and toilet training interfere with my development at this stage.
If you need to put me in a play pen for my safety, please remember not to leave me there for more than ten minutes. I can't do the kind of exploring I need to do when I am restricted.
Please expect me to check in with you. I say a few words like "up" or "milk" but I may tug at your clothes or grunt or holler instead. I may not stay long, but I need to know that you are near and are willing to give me a pat or a word or a smile.
Please remember that I am too young to understand sharing. I don't even understand owning yet, how could I understand sharing? Please remember that exploring, self-feeding (after 8 or 9 months), messiness and curiosity are healthy behaviors in kids my age.
And please love me and hold me when I want to be held. I love you.
-- Author Unknown
Please expect me to be busy. That is my developmental job. Please remember that I don't need to do things well, I just need to do them. I like it when you tell me what I am doing, not how well or how poorly I am doing it. If you keep telling me that I do things well, that I am smart or cute or brave or spunky, I get mixed up and I think I have to act those special ways to please you. When you tell me what I am doing, when you say, "Andrew is climbing on the sofa," I feel loved for being who I am and the age I am.
Please say two "yes's" for every "no" or two things I can do for everything I can't.
Please have lots of small objects with different textures for me to rattle and drop and bang and throw and taste and stack and nest, and a container for me to drop them in and pour them out of. This will help me avoid confusion about relationships, sizes, shapes and positions when I am grown up.
I don't need commercial toys, but I do need the objects to be too large for me to swallow.
Set a few limits for my safety and your comfort. Be consistent.
Please remember to accident proof the kitchen and the bathroom. I taste everything I can find, and cleansers and bleaches are poison in little bodies.
Please remember not to force teach me. Don't read me a story when I don't want to listen. If the book is stiff, I would usually rather play with the book and open and close the pages like doors than listen to you read.
Please find a way to block off a space sometimes so that the bigger kids can play without me crawling through their projects and so I can still have room to explore.
Please don't hurry me. I will walk or throw away my cup when I am ready. We kids have our individual time tables, you know.
Please remember that when I get stuck doing something, it is more helpful to me if you help me do it myself than if you do it for me.
Please remember that punishment for performance such as tricks and toilet training interfere with my development at this stage.
If you need to put me in a play pen for my safety, please remember not to leave me there for more than ten minutes. I can't do the kind of exploring I need to do when I am restricted.
Please expect me to check in with you. I say a few words like "up" or "milk" but I may tug at your clothes or grunt or holler instead. I may not stay long, but I need to know that you are near and are willing to give me a pat or a word or a smile.
Please remember that I am too young to understand sharing. I don't even understand owning yet, how could I understand sharing? Please remember that exploring, self-feeding (after 8 or 9 months), messiness and curiosity are healthy behaviors in kids my age.
And please love me and hold me when I want to be held. I love you.
Tuesday, April 24, 2007
Go Green
Over the past couple of weeks, Hunter and I have decided to change some of the things in our home in order to be more environmentally friendly. We have had fun thinking of things that we can change and teaching them to Eli. This week we started taking a reusable shopping bag to the grocery store...Eli enjoyed unpacking the groceries from our new bags.
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