Dear Joshi,
You are understanding sooooo much now, and are starting to be able to carry out commands. No-nos are getting better. Yesterday, I asked you to bring me the remote control (you had it in your hand on the otherside of the room). You came over immediately with a big smile and gave it to me! I was so proud of you.
Today, I asked you to give me a kiss and you did! I asked you again and I got another careful opened mouth kiss.
You also helped feed the bunny rabbit and carried a carrot from the refrigerator to the bunny cage and dropped it in, when I asked you to do so.
Such a smart cookie!
Big smooches,
from your mama.
Dienstag, 26. April 2011
Montag, 18. April 2011
Springtime and Tempertantrums
Dear Joshi,
Spring is in full swing and I guess I have to come to terms with the fact that you are/will be a temper tantrum baby. You are very strong-willed and when you want something, you want it! If anyone tells you no, or takes it away, you throw a crying fit. This has been going on for a number of weeks now, but since you turned one it has really taken off. If I am holding you and go to put you down and you don't want to be, you throw yourself on my feet and tug and cry. If I try to walk even one step away, you throw yourself on the floor and scream. As much as you are gaining in independence, you are still very attached to mama and cling to me like a little monkey.
You have also started bucking and screaming not to have to go into your baby carriage or sometimes your high chair, even if the second before you were happy about the prospects of going out or eating. We have regular battles on the changing table as well, as often I am in the middle of changing your diaper, you decied we are done and start to turn over, always at the most inconvenient moment. Mommy has to hold you down and that makes you roar.
In general you are very well-behaved, you go for long stretches of being very amiable, charming and darling....and then when least expected, you let your beast-side show....
You get impatient with objects also, when they don't do what you want...like you were trying to put one of your push toys with a stick up in the high chair. You were holding the stick at the very top and your arms weren't long enough, this ticked you off and you were cursing the toy until mama came to help you out. Once the toy was up in the high chair you were happy.
You have taken to taking down the dish towels hanging on the cabinet, you can reach the towel and pull no problem, but the handle is just out of your reach. This was a problem when you tried to hang the towel back up and you couldn't reach. You were yelping about it until mama helped you.
You have discovered that remote controls control the radio and or tv. It is funny to watch you commandingly pointing the remote at the television, like a King, not realizing you have push a button at the same time. Even funnier, you have started carrying the cordless phone around trying to turn on all kinds of things by pointing it.
Today the kitty cat went and sat in front of his cabinet where the treats are. You know this and were trying to open the cabinet for him to get him his treat. I died laughing it was so cute! Mommy of course helped you and got a treat out and let you give it to Erasmus.
Because the weather has been so nice again, we have been going out to the park and you love to play in the sand! Sand is so fascinating for you, you love to pick it up and watch it fall out of your hand, again and again. So far, thankfully, there have been no temper issues at the park.
Love, your mama
Spring is in full swing and I guess I have to come to terms with the fact that you are/will be a temper tantrum baby. You are very strong-willed and when you want something, you want it! If anyone tells you no, or takes it away, you throw a crying fit. This has been going on for a number of weeks now, but since you turned one it has really taken off. If I am holding you and go to put you down and you don't want to be, you throw yourself on my feet and tug and cry. If I try to walk even one step away, you throw yourself on the floor and scream. As much as you are gaining in independence, you are still very attached to mama and cling to me like a little monkey.
You have also started bucking and screaming not to have to go into your baby carriage or sometimes your high chair, even if the second before you were happy about the prospects of going out or eating. We have regular battles on the changing table as well, as often I am in the middle of changing your diaper, you decied we are done and start to turn over, always at the most inconvenient moment. Mommy has to hold you down and that makes you roar.
In general you are very well-behaved, you go for long stretches of being very amiable, charming and darling....and then when least expected, you let your beast-side show....
You get impatient with objects also, when they don't do what you want...like you were trying to put one of your push toys with a stick up in the high chair. You were holding the stick at the very top and your arms weren't long enough, this ticked you off and you were cursing the toy until mama came to help you out. Once the toy was up in the high chair you were happy.
You have taken to taking down the dish towels hanging on the cabinet, you can reach the towel and pull no problem, but the handle is just out of your reach. This was a problem when you tried to hang the towel back up and you couldn't reach. You were yelping about it until mama helped you.
You have discovered that remote controls control the radio and or tv. It is funny to watch you commandingly pointing the remote at the television, like a King, not realizing you have push a button at the same time. Even funnier, you have started carrying the cordless phone around trying to turn on all kinds of things by pointing it.
Today the kitty cat went and sat in front of his cabinet where the treats are. You know this and were trying to open the cabinet for him to get him his treat. I died laughing it was so cute! Mommy of course helped you and got a treat out and let you give it to Erasmus.
Because the weather has been so nice again, we have been going out to the park and you love to play in the sand! Sand is so fascinating for you, you love to pick it up and watch it fall out of your hand, again and again. So far, thankfully, there have been no temper issues at the park.
Love, your mama
Donnerstag, 14. April 2011
The Band
At his second birthday party, Joshi forms his first band with his brother and friends...providing equipment from his new music set
Dienstag, 12. April 2011
Diapers on the move!
Joshi is still wobbly when he walks but he is getting pretty stable. Here he is carrying around one of his favorite items, a tube of baby cream.
walking and talking
Dearest Joshi,
You are now walking all over the place, ever since your birthday. Indoors and outdoors. Papa loves how when you get to the doorwell from the hall into the kitchen or living room you stop and slowing go over the mini-step like a ballerina dancer. You are actually very careful in most things you do.
Going back to work, challenging happy to take you with me, but you are doing a great job so far and are able to entertain your self for good stretches of time so mommy can work.
Your latest passion is playing with tubes of baby cream. You have discovered how to open them with your teeth and then you eat the cream, by accident, that is not actually your goal. I have a couple of empty tubes which I allow you to play with cause there is no cream that comes out. You happily play with these for long stretches.
You are into eating non-food things, but act disgusted by actual food. Mama has a hard time understanding why you want to eat the foam edge protection from the coffee table, or a piece of kleenex, but trying new foods disgusts you before you even take it in your mouth.
Your absulute favorite toy and disctraction is the dyson vaccum cleaner, you take an attachment and vacuum and play vacuum the floor and/or furniture along side along side mama. You never tire of this either! Mommy's guitar continues to be your other big excitement. You also like papa's saxophone and mama's clarinet. All super fascinating. You even played your music set while mama played the guitar, backing her up. You were so proud of yourself.
On April 6th you first tried to say the word avocado, twice in a row! And you have said it a few times since, it sounds something like Vaaa Kao
Today (April 13th) you said the word eyes. In general ou definitely talk a lot, you are constantly babbling and chattering in what sounds like a foreign language.
You love to rock out to music and anything at all that makes a rhythm. It is sooooo cute! I try to capture it on film, but that has proven difficult, as you are then distracted by the looming camera.
Love you my sweet pea,
Mama
Love you my sweet pea,
Mama
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