ILX Parenting 5: I'm a big kid now

sylvie's pretty into angelina ballerina, which features the voice talents of dame judi dench. we use it pretty sparingly too, once or twice a week, but man, it is tempting to do it more. peace and quiet!

Aaaa-aaangelina ballerina!
A little star with big dreams!
Aaaaaaa-aaangelina baller-eeeeee-eee-na!
La la la la
la la la la
la la la la!

I can't get enough of that modulation on the la la la's.

I tried an ep of eebies on netflix. It was ok -- slow-paced and gave ideas for things you can do with your baby (water play activities e.g.), but K seemed to find it boring after 5 minutes.

evie's pretty obsessed with dora, which is very painful to watch as an adult (very very repetitive). she also likes yo gabba gabba and curious george, which are slightly more tolerable. i don't stress out too much about her watching tv but yeah we mainly use it when we really need a break (most often when she wakes up at 5:30 a.m. on a saturday).

yo gabba's awesome! abby likes Go, Diego Go. We've been through a lot of the kids shows on netflix. Her first crush was Steve from Blue's Clues.

(we spend a lot of time outside with the kids, but when we're home, the TV's probably on 75% of the time)

I have fretted and fretted about the kids watching too much TV, but watching Beeps draw pictures from the shows she watches and seeing her imagination take off, and Hankfoot walking around the house "looking for clues" does settle me down a bit.

my daughter (she's 5) gets to watch about an hour a day in the mornings on Saturday and Sunday - these days it's usually Angelina or Sesame Street or Super Why (she's outgrown Yo Gabba Gabba). and we let her watch movies sometimes if its a rainy day or something like that. I sort of hate Angelina and her posh accent

new babby takin it's time lol

his time, I should say

he's prepping to be awesome imo

enjoy sleeping while u can imo

yeah that hasn't been happening for months now so

ready for babby I guess

i just got over being sick for like two months in a row. apparently they pick up all kinds of sickness at school and it's like super toddler diseases that adults are not resistant to. today i felt better than i have in weeks.

things to look forward to!

http://www.baseball-catcher.com/images/readyStance.jpg

yeah I remember that. dunno if it'll be different second time around (will babby get immunity from being exposed to all of big sister's germs? or will we all just get sick from babby? who knows)

xp

are you past due date? (b'shaa tova, btw)

due date is actually next week but I wouldn't be surprised if it's later. not many contractions yet etc

hope Mrs Shakey is holding up.

she's getting over a cold :(

been hard times at chez shakey

:(

hope that things will look up soon
I mean, new babby for a start! :)

we are three days past due
dearest baby boy, GTFO already
love, dad

wow, baby logjam itt

enjoy sleeping while u can imo

― Mordy, Monday, January 7, 2013 7:25 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

yeah that hasn't been happening for months now so

― Welcome to my world of proses (Shakey Mo Collier), Monday, January 7, 2013 7:29 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

ha. yeah. sleep ends long before the baby is born. "honey? honey? honey, I'm sooo itchy."

good luck, m bison and shakey!

looks like baby is imminent, on way to hospital I think

yay colliers!

good luck

omg wooo

good luck!

Hooray!

Woohooo, good luck!

serious contractions hap'nin rn :D

:D omg

Good luck, bison family!

so tempted to wear a my bloody valentine shirt when we go to the hospital but that would be in poor taste

hahaha

good luck dude!

your life will never be the saaaaaaaaaaaaaame...aaaaame...aaame...aame...ame...

new babby Judah delivered Wednesday night (9:10pm), back home from hospital. born on Jimmy Page's birthday lol

mazel tov!

woo! congrats!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luDgb5vVHuA

congrats Shakey that is so awesome

Congratulations!

a friend linked to this on FB, i thought it was p good
(from Jason Good dot net)

46 Reasons My Three Year Old Might be Freaking Out
December 13, 2012
Some of these are total guesses. Educated guesses, but guesses nonetheless. Seems like it’s hard being a kid.

His sock is on wrong.
His lip tastes salty.
His shirt has a tag on it.
The car seat is weird.
He’s hungry, but can’t remember the word “hungry.”
Someone touched his knee.
He’s not allowed in the oven.
I picked out the wrong pants.
His brother looked at him.
His brother didn’t look at him.
His hair is heavy.
We don’t understand what he said.
He doesn’t want to get out of the car.
He wants to get out of the car by himself.
The iPad has a password.
His sleeve is touching his thumb.
He doesn’t understand how popsicles are made.
The inside of his nose stinks.
Chicken is gross.
A balloon he got six months ago is missing.
A puzzle piece won’t fit in upside down.
I gave him the wrong blue crayon.
The gummi vitamin is too firm.
Netflix is slow.
He jumped off the sofa and we weren’t watching.
He’s not allowed to touch fire.
Everything is wrong with his coat.
There’s a dog within a 70 mile radius.
A shoe should fit either foot.
I asked him a question.
His brother is talking.
He can’t lift a pumpkin.
He can’t have my keys.
The cat is in his way.
The cat won’t let him touch its eyeball.
The inside of his cheek feels rough.
Things take too long to cook.
He has too much food in his mouth.
He sneezed.
He doesn’t know how to type.
The DustBuster is going to eat him.
His mom is taking a shower.
Someone knocked over his tower.
He got powdered sugar on his pants.
The yogurt won’t stay on his spoon.
EVERYTHING IS TOO HOT.

lol. yes.

congratulations shakey!!!!!

my 3-year-old was having a fit yesterday:
me: what's wrong?
her: i can't draw a turtle!!! [sobs]

that needs to go on the list
<3

she did in fact later draw a pretty good turtle