Thursday, June 25, 2009
Hiding Place
I was missing Joseph (he was up at his Nana's house) so I asked Todd to send me some pictures. This was my favorite. It's of Joseph in his "hiding place" (a.k.a. a cubby intended for electronic devices such as DVD players, etc -- but we don't use it since Todd built a nifty contraption up higher so that we can keep said devices well out of Joseph's reach). As you can see, Joseph loves hanging out there.
Monday, June 22, 2009
Fat Communist
Usually Todd does an amazing job keeping Joseph handsome, well-groomed, and well-dressed. Every once in a while, however, I come home to find Joseph in an outfit that makes me embarrassed for him.
For example:
These shorts are (1) too small and (2) clearly not meant to be worn with tucked-in shirts. I think he looks sort of like a communist or young German schoolboy or something.
But he was happy enough to wear them in public to the park. He was also happy to wear them riding his new tricycle.
Our big birthday present to Joseph was this tricycle. It's very well-made (German, so I suppose the outfit is fitting) and a big selling point for Todd was that it will sustain up to 400 pounds of weight. I guess Todd is worried about Joseph getting really really fat.
I'm not too worried given that the kid has not put on a pound since he turned 1. But, considering his diet at times, I guess it's possible.
Joseph recently went through a difficult phase where he did not want to eat ANYTHING. It is particularly bad when we are traveling and he's more interested in new surroundings than eating. My family can attest to the fact that I would chase him around the house when we were in Utah trying to feed him cookies, cake, anything that he would eat because I was worried he was starving to death. Todd's family found this solution:
Yep, Trix and French Fries. Yum!
Even at home, his tastes are odd. He's really taken with salt lately, and did this to a potato and then said, "salt! yum!"
He also likes to get into the pantry and dig around for the yellow bag he knows contains CHOCOLATE (chips), so we have to hide them now. So it's comforting to know that Joseph will still be able to ride his tricycle for many, many years, and many, many pounds, to come.
For example:
These shorts are (1) too small and (2) clearly not meant to be worn with tucked-in shirts. I think he looks sort of like a communist or young German schoolboy or something.
But he was happy enough to wear them in public to the park. He was also happy to wear them riding his new tricycle.
Our big birthday present to Joseph was this tricycle. It's very well-made (German, so I suppose the outfit is fitting) and a big selling point for Todd was that it will sustain up to 400 pounds of weight. I guess Todd is worried about Joseph getting really really fat.
I'm not too worried given that the kid has not put on a pound since he turned 1. But, considering his diet at times, I guess it's possible.
Joseph recently went through a difficult phase where he did not want to eat ANYTHING. It is particularly bad when we are traveling and he's more interested in new surroundings than eating. My family can attest to the fact that I would chase him around the house when we were in Utah trying to feed him cookies, cake, anything that he would eat because I was worried he was starving to death. Todd's family found this solution:
Yep, Trix and French Fries. Yum!
Even at home, his tastes are odd. He's really taken with salt lately, and did this to a potato and then said, "salt! yum!"
He also likes to get into the pantry and dig around for the yellow bag he knows contains CHOCOLATE (chips), so we have to hide them now. So it's comforting to know that Joseph will still be able to ride his tricycle for many, many years, and many, many pounds, to come.
Saturday, June 20, 2009
Buddies
Joseph's friend Matthew got a new baby sister this week, so Matthew came over to play one morning. Matthew is pretty patient with Joseph, who struggles with sharing since he usually has all of his toys to himself. But Joseph was apparently happy to share his motorcycle:
This motorcycle was a birthday gift from Joseph's Goodsell cousins. He loves it!
At one point, Matthew hit his hand with a golf club and started crying. Joseph, who was across the room, started crying too. Todd was comforting Matthew and told Joseph that Joseph hadn't hurt himself and didn't need to be crying. Joseph promptly (and intentionally) hit himself on the head with a golf club, and started crying even harder. Good times!
This motorcycle was a birthday gift from Joseph's Goodsell cousins. He loves it!
At one point, Matthew hit his hand with a golf club and started crying. Joseph, who was across the room, started crying too. Todd was comforting Matthew and told Joseph that Joseph hadn't hurt himself and didn't need to be crying. Joseph promptly (and intentionally) hit himself on the head with a golf club, and started crying even harder. Good times!
Monday, June 15, 2009
Unabashed Bragging
Warning: this post does not contain pictures. I do not have time. To those (three of you) upset with our lack of blogging, I say: blogging falls by the wayside when one (i.e. me) is working 10-14 hour days every day. Blech. Anyway, ten tidbits about some awesome tricks Joseph has.
(1) When asked who the President is, Joseph usually responds "Barack Obama." Occasionally he responds "Gramma White," for reasons that remain to be determined.
(2) Joseph is into planets and the solar system lately. This trick is hit-and-miss, but frequently he will identify "the tiniest planet" as "Mercury," the next planet as "Venus" (his favorite), the "planet we live on" as "Earth" (or sometimes, "San Diego"), the red planet as "Mars," and the "big planet" as "Jupiter." We're working on the last couple. He really likes looking at pictures and videos about planets lately, though.
(3) Joseph can now identify a few letters, especially "W", and likes to say, "One, Two, Three" for no particular reason.
(4) Joseph is a great singer. We listen to kid's songs in the car and he will sing the main phrases that repeat a lot. He also gets very demanding about which songs he wants to listen to, so we have to skip around a lot. He can sing most of Old McDonald with a little prompting.
(5) Joseph has started to pretend to make things out of play-dough. The other day, he pounded it for a while and then announced that he had made "Tiger Woods." He likes to make "robots" and "tunnels" to put trains through, and pretend food (like french fries and pizza, two favorites) and pretend to eat them.
(6) Speaking of Tiger Woods, the other day he was practicing his swing outside with his dad, and, upon making a good shot, exclaimed, "Tiger Woods!"
(7) He also attempted to hit the moon during said-golf outing. He'd hit the ball as far as he could, look at the moon, and say, "Almost."
(8) Joseph loves hummus. So whatever they say about nature v. nurture: this kid is with his dad an awful lot but sides with mom on the hummus debate.
(9) Joseph has discovered that saying, "Daddy snuggle!" is a great way to get what he wants. "Daddy snuggle! Cupcake! Daddy snuggle! Paci!"
(10) Joseph is still not into giving kisses (but gives great hugs). I circumvent this by tricking him into pretending to "eat" my cheeks.
He is really a joy.
(1) When asked who the President is, Joseph usually responds "Barack Obama." Occasionally he responds "Gramma White," for reasons that remain to be determined.
(2) Joseph is into planets and the solar system lately. This trick is hit-and-miss, but frequently he will identify "the tiniest planet" as "Mercury," the next planet as "Venus" (his favorite), the "planet we live on" as "Earth" (or sometimes, "San Diego"), the red planet as "Mars," and the "big planet" as "Jupiter." We're working on the last couple. He really likes looking at pictures and videos about planets lately, though.
(3) Joseph can now identify a few letters, especially "W", and likes to say, "One, Two, Three" for no particular reason.
(4) Joseph is a great singer. We listen to kid's songs in the car and he will sing the main phrases that repeat a lot. He also gets very demanding about which songs he wants to listen to, so we have to skip around a lot. He can sing most of Old McDonald with a little prompting.
(5) Joseph has started to pretend to make things out of play-dough. The other day, he pounded it for a while and then announced that he had made "Tiger Woods." He likes to make "robots" and "tunnels" to put trains through, and pretend food (like french fries and pizza, two favorites) and pretend to eat them.
(6) Speaking of Tiger Woods, the other day he was practicing his swing outside with his dad, and, upon making a good shot, exclaimed, "Tiger Woods!"
(7) He also attempted to hit the moon during said-golf outing. He'd hit the ball as far as he could, look at the moon, and say, "Almost."
(8) Joseph loves hummus. So whatever they say about nature v. nurture: this kid is with his dad an awful lot but sides with mom on the hummus debate.
(9) Joseph has discovered that saying, "Daddy snuggle!" is a great way to get what he wants. "Daddy snuggle! Cupcake! Daddy snuggle! Paci!"
(10) Joseph is still not into giving kisses (but gives great hugs). I circumvent this by tricking him into pretending to "eat" my cheeks.
He is really a joy.
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