Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Carson-isms
"Mommy, you so pretty." He said this to me after I gave him a pack of Gushers.
"Daddy is Mommy's boy." Nate asked Carson who's boy he was, to which he replied, "I'm Daddy's boy." When I asked him who was Mommy's boy, he said Daddy.
"Ummmm, Brady wants money(s) for his piggy bank and.......Chinese food." This was his response when we asked him what Santa was bringing Brady for Christmas. He laughed hysterically after mentioning Chinese food, as if he knew he was being coy by throwing it out as a present option.
"Daddy is Mommy's boy." Nate asked Carson who's boy he was, to which he replied, "I'm Daddy's boy." When I asked him who was Mommy's boy, he said Daddy.
"Ummmm, Brady wants money(s) for his piggy bank and.......Chinese food." This was his response when we asked him what Santa was bringing Brady for Christmas. He laughed hysterically after mentioning Chinese food, as if he knew he was being coy by throwing it out as a present option.
Monday, December 20, 2010
Week(end) in Review
We had a very busy weekend....
FRIDAY: Papa Mo came to visit! (BaaBaa's been super sick, so she decided to stay at home and rest up for the holidays.) When we asked Carson where he wanted to take Papa Mo for dinner, he said, "Pancakes!" so we loaded up and headed to Denny's. After a chaotic breakfast-for-dinner, we ended the night with the usual bedtime routine, though Papa Mo, Nate and I stayed up a bit longer than the boys and vegged out in front of the fire.
SATURDAY: We played around the house with Papa Mo. Brady decided that Papa Mo was paying too much attention to Carson, so he decided to show off a bit. I'm pretty sure he rolled over 5 times in 10 minutes...
After Papa Mo left, we headed to Santa's Magical Kingdom to check out miles of Christmas lights. Without getting too much in to the details, they basically take 35 acres of camp ground and string thousands of lights throughout the the place. It's awesome really, especially if you're two. Carson loved it!
SUNDAY: We rounded out the weekend with a trip to the pool and El Maguey. Check out our two-year old en route. Are you kidding me?
FRIDAY: Papa Mo came to visit! (BaaBaa's been super sick, so she decided to stay at home and rest up for the holidays.) When we asked Carson where he wanted to take Papa Mo for dinner, he said, "Pancakes!" so we loaded up and headed to Denny's. After a chaotic breakfast-for-dinner, we ended the night with the usual bedtime routine, though Papa Mo, Nate and I stayed up a bit longer than the boys and vegged out in front of the fire.
SATURDAY: We played around the house with Papa Mo. Brady decided that Papa Mo was paying too much attention to Carson, so he decided to show off a bit. I'm pretty sure he rolled over 5 times in 10 minutes...
After Papa Mo left, we headed to Santa's Magical Kingdom to check out miles of Christmas lights. Without getting too much in to the details, they basically take 35 acres of camp ground and string thousands of lights throughout the the place. It's awesome really, especially if you're two. Carson loved it!
SUNDAY: We rounded out the weekend with a trip to the pool and El Maguey. Check out our two-year old en route. Are you kidding me?
Sunday, December 12, 2010
First Snow
We were snowed in today, which meant that Carson (and his dad!) both had extreme cases of "Get me outta here!" Check out what they did to pass the time.....
Baths
I still don't bathe the boys together, but we're getting close. Brady is almost ready to mix-it-up with his big brother!
Saturday, December 11, 2010
"Mom, you cold?"
So...we've retrained Carson to sleep through the night. After a number of heart-to-heart talks with Carson about staying in his bed all night long, a few nights of sitting outside his door while he falls asleep, and a Good Nite Lite purchase, we're back to restful nights at the Ross house. I thought I'd share a few of the comments we've heard from Carson over these last few weeks of sleep boot camp:
"Mom, you cold? You get a blanket? I have two. You need one?"
(I asked Nate to bring me a blanket while I was sitting outside Carson's room on Wednesday night. I guess the little guy realized I was cold when I covered up. He wanted to share one of his blankets with me. Awwwww!)
"Daddy, the sun-man is up!"
(The Good Nite Lite was recommended to us by my friend, Heather. You can program the night light to illuminate a moon's face at night and a sun's face during appropriate "waking hours." If your kid understands the concept of the "moon" signifying "bed time" and the "sun" signifying "morning," you can pretty much train them to get out of bed at a time that makes everyone happy. Anyway, Carson woke up this morning at 6:10 AM, saw the Sun Man's face lit up and subsequently climbed out of bed. He came to the stairs and notified us that it was, in fact, time to get up!)
"Mommy, that's a good deal."We negotiated with Carson to leave his door open all night long in lieu of one of us laying in his bed with him while he falls asleep. I think Nate and I got the better end of that deal.
"Mom, you cold? You get a blanket? I have two. You need one?"
(I asked Nate to bring me a blanket while I was sitting outside Carson's room on Wednesday night. I guess the little guy realized I was cold when I covered up. He wanted to share one of his blankets with me. Awwwww!)
"Daddy, the sun-man is up!"
(The Good Nite Lite was recommended to us by my friend, Heather. You can program the night light to illuminate a moon's face at night and a sun's face during appropriate "waking hours." If your kid understands the concept of the "moon" signifying "bed time" and the "sun" signifying "morning," you can pretty much train them to get out of bed at a time that makes everyone happy. Anyway, Carson woke up this morning at 6:10 AM, saw the Sun Man's face lit up and subsequently climbed out of bed. He came to the stairs and notified us that it was, in fact, time to get up!)
"Mommy, that's a good deal."We negotiated with Carson to leave his door open all night long in lieu of one of us laying in his bed with him while he falls asleep. I think Nate and I got the better end of that deal.
Thursday, December 2, 2010
Last Chance
We took advantage of Sunday's sunshine and headed to the park for one final Hoorah! before the freezing-cold weather kicks in. It was still pretty cold, but Carson could have cared less.
Brady rolled over this morning!
And it's legit this time! (I posted that he did this a few months ago, which was clearly a fluke. :)
Good Men
As Carson and I were eating dinner last night, he looked at me and said, "Papa Mo's a good man, Mom." I said, "He sure is, Babe." An hour later, as I was rubbing back before kissing him good night, he turned to me and said, "Daddy's a good man, too."
Carson, you are the sweetest little boy and wise beyond your years, Buddy.
Carson, you are the sweetest little boy and wise beyond your years, Buddy.
Who forgets the nuggets?!?!
After picking the boys up from day care last night, I decided to head to McDonald's (or Oppy Donald's, as Carson calls it. You know, like "Oppy Donald had a farm. EE-I-EE-I-O.") for dinner. I ordered the usual for Carson - chicken nuggets, apple slices and an apple juice. I picked up a fish sandwich for myself. (Gross, I know.) After waiting in the drive-thru line for over 15 minutes, I finally ordered, paid, grabbed the food and rolled home. (My running commentary from the back said, "We just go through the drive-it, Mom.")
Nearly 45 minutes after having picked up the boys, we were home. And Carson was more than ready to eat. I opened up the Happy Meal box, pulled out his apple slices, reached for the Transformer toy and........saw a napkin in the bottom of the box. WHERE ARE THE FRICKIN' NUGGETS?! WHO THE F' FORGETS THE NUGGETS IN A KID'S HAPPY MEAL?
Needless to say, I threw a few Tyson's frozen nuggets in the microwave and played them off as Oppy's nuggets. Carson ate them, though not before he tested his first Filet-O-Fish.
Nearly 45 minutes after having picked up the boys, we were home. And Carson was more than ready to eat. I opened up the Happy Meal box, pulled out his apple slices, reached for the Transformer toy and........saw a napkin in the bottom of the box. WHERE ARE THE FRICKIN' NUGGETS?! WHO THE F' FORGETS THE NUGGETS IN A KID'S HAPPY MEAL?
Needless to say, I threw a few Tyson's frozen nuggets in the microwave and played them off as Oppy's nuggets. Carson ate them, though not before he tested his first Filet-O-Fish.
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