Thursday, 19 November 2009

Wednesday, 18 November 2009

  • All Torn Up About It

    One of the "toys" that Caden likes to play with is our junk mail.  I give him the papers they send me in the mail and he just crumbles and tears at them for long periods of time - perfectly happy and content.

    One day last week, I had given him an assortment of junk mail papers.  He was sitting on the floor playing with them when I sat down to play.  I picked one up and pretended to tear it.  Caden burst out crying - then realizing that I hadn't really torn it - sort of mixed in his little laugh.  Each time I mimicked tearing the papers, he would burst into a yelp of frustration, followed by a mix of laughter.  He was not willing to share his papers and was not too happy about the fact that dada was tearing up his precious toys - that's his job!! 



    Pretending to tear paper from Derek Mote on Vimeo.

Tuesday, 17 November 2009

  • Growing Boys

    Over the past few days, Caden has mastered the art of pulling himself up to get at things.  He now pulls himself up (on his knees) to the coffee table and sucks/chews on the edge.  He has also been sick for a few days.  He's developed a nasty cough and congestion.

    Nadia put him down for a nap today - which is usually short and sweet.  He was sleeping for an excessively long time so she just attributed it to him being sick.  He will usually start screaming and crying the instant he begins to wake up - wanting to be picked up and held.  Once it got to be a little too long - and a little too quiet - she went in to check on him.  He had worked his way up on his knees at the edge of the crib, and had yanked the Winnie the Pooh characters from his overhead mobile!  He was stretching and reaching for the 4th and final character when Nadia walked in on him.  Laying inside his crib were the other characters along with the pretty little bows his mommy had tied on for him!  (my guess is that he planned to eat them one by one...but Nadia foiled his master plan) 

    So, tonight after work I had the task of lowering his mattress inside his crib to maximize his height difference.  We certainly don't want that little stinker climbing up over the edge and tumbling out!  I'm sure he was already scheming a way too!


    Destroyer of Mobile from Derek Mote on Vimeo.



    Tonight, Chris was informing his mom about what he tells his friends at school.  He said, "Mommy, I tell all my friends that you're a really nice mommy."

    She replied, "Oh really?  What do you say about your dad?"

    Chris said, "I tell them that he's a really nice dad but sometimes he has to get mean to help me understand stuff." 

     

Monday, 16 November 2009

  • Sleeping Beanbag Style

    Tonight, I had to go pick Nadia up from class.  Caden was pretty fussy - as he's not feeling very well.  I left him at home with his grandpa Raul because I didn't want to take him out in the cool night air.  By the time we made it home, the little guy was passed out in Chris's beanbag chair.  He looked so snuggled and comfy.  He slept there for a few hours!  I eventually went in and picked him up just because I was missing him so bad!



Wednesday, 11 November 2009