I am constantly amazed by Toby. He and Micah are so different. Micah was able to communicate just about everything he wanted at this age by pointing and noises. Toby thinks he can talk and is trying so hard to do so. He will try and repeat anything you say if you ask him. He sings along to "baa baa black sheep" and "twinkle twinkle little star". He can say batman!!! Micah had all his animal noises at this age, but no words. Toby has a few animal noises and quite a few words.
One of my big frustrations is his ability to open DVD cases and take out DVDs and put them back in (because of course they're getting scratched on the way back into the case!). But just before he found the "Justine" DVD he wanted to watch. He has to hold the DVD case that he's watching otherwise meltdown city!! So he's holding the DVD case waiting for me to put it on, I say: Tobes I need the DVD out of the case. He opens the case takes it out and gives it to me.
Clever little lad!! I love love watching them grow and learn.
Saturday, February 12, 2011
Friday, February 11, 2011
for my happy birthday i want...
My Micah is a particular little man. Having an older brother and sister in Zac (13yo) and Shani (10yo) his love of toys is a little different to other boys his age. Micah is turning 3 in just over a week. And he's been giving us a list of all the things he wants for his "happy birthday". Most of all he wants his own Green Lantern and Flash - that "stand up, just like this" and he stands with his feet together and his legs straight.
Hilarious. Zac has very sweetly bequeathed some of his superheroes to Micah, but Mikey gets frustrated if they don't stand up just right. I know it's part of his "first born" personality, but my goodness, it concerns me about what a particular child he might become. He certainly has to have his socks on just right, and his pants... "mummy, they're a bit weird, can you please fix it?" a refrain I hear quite often in any given week. we mostly go bare foot at the moment, takes away form the sock issue, and being summer he's in shorts during the day, and the long pants thing is more a night issue!
Sweet, sweet particular boy.
Hilarious. Zac has very sweetly bequeathed some of his superheroes to Micah, but Mikey gets frustrated if they don't stand up just right. I know it's part of his "first born" personality, but my goodness, it concerns me about what a particular child he might become. He certainly has to have his socks on just right, and his pants... "mummy, they're a bit weird, can you please fix it?" a refrain I hear quite often in any given week. we mostly go bare foot at the moment, takes away form the sock issue, and being summer he's in shorts during the day, and the long pants thing is more a night issue!
Sweet, sweet particular boy.
Sunday, January 30, 2011
my bottom is not food
The other day Micah was being funny and went overboard to being naughty, trying to get him to behave I asked him to stop jumping off the couch very sweetly, he was about to ignore me, so I told him I would bite him on the bottom if he disobeyed, he stopped and looked at me and said, "no mummy, my bottom is not food"... and said oh so seriously!! I love that boy.
Thursday, January 20, 2011
my favourite micah quote to date
Micah was ignoring me the other day, as children often do. I was very calm but eventually started raising my voice until Micah says: mummy don't be angry with me, be sweet to me.
Not even 3 yet, he speaks so well. Cheeky, intelligent, funny, affectionate... We are blessed indeed.
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Not even 3 yet, he speaks so well. Cheeky, intelligent, funny, affectionate... We are blessed indeed.
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Wednesday, January 5, 2011
i love daddy first
When Micah is a bit of a mood, when I say: I love you Mikey He grouches at me and says: I love Daddy first. Shani asked me if that made me sad, but it really doesn't. I understand loving Daddy first, he's way more fun than me, and quite frankly, I love him first too.
This week Scott had to go back to work after having over 2 weeks at home with us and the big kids. It was heavenly. On his first day back Micah and I had this conversation:
M: I miss my daddy so much
Me: I know Mikey, I miss him too
M: I love my daddy so much
Me: Me too Micah
M: I want my daddy to come back alive (???? what the?)
Me: Micah your daddy is very much alive, and will be home tonight in time for your dinner and bedtime
M: I want daddy to come to my house
Me: He will, just later
M: I'm going to give him lots of cuddles
Such a lovely, lovely boy (most of the time!!). He just adores Scott. The very cute thing though, when Scott actually got home, Micah was a bit distracted playing, but when Toby saw Scott he just ran, pushed past the chair, past Micah, the whole time saying, dad dad dad dad dad... Unbelievably precious. When Scott picked him and literally wrapped his chubby little arms around Scott's wrists and wouldn't let go. I love being mummy to these wee boys!!
This week Scott had to go back to work after having over 2 weeks at home with us and the big kids. It was heavenly. On his first day back Micah and I had this conversation:
M: I miss my daddy so much
Me: I know Mikey, I miss him too
M: I love my daddy so much
Me: Me too Micah
M: I want my daddy to come back alive (???? what the?)
Me: Micah your daddy is very much alive, and will be home tonight in time for your dinner and bedtime
M: I want daddy to come to my house
Me: He will, just later
M: I'm going to give him lots of cuddles
Such a lovely, lovely boy (most of the time!!). He just adores Scott. The very cute thing though, when Scott actually got home, Micah was a bit distracted playing, but when Toby saw Scott he just ran, pushed past the chair, past Micah, the whole time saying, dad dad dad dad dad... Unbelievably precious. When Scott picked him and literally wrapped his chubby little arms around Scott's wrists and wouldn't let go. I love being mummy to these wee boys!!
Sunday, January 2, 2011
christmas 2010
Normally a busy time of the year, this Christmas was busier as we camped for nearly a week, and then we moved house two days later, and then two days after that it was Christmas. Thankfully all the shopping was done early.
Christmas Eve we all piled into the car, loaded down with presents and the like and headed to "the farm". Matt and Skye have bought a beautiful property in Tyalgum, in norther NSW. It takes nearly two hours to get there, but what a gorgeous place.
My beautiful sister-in-law had the house looking very Christmassy which was wonderful as we had not one decoration up at our house! My poor deprived children. Thankfully Shani and Zac are old enough to understand and I think Micah and Toby young enough to mostly care about the presents rather than the mood set by lights and a Christmas tree.
We arrived around 3pm, Scott then had to do his fourth radio interview in 3 days, so he sat in the car while we invaded the Walcott house. The children played together AMAZINGLY. The big kids went off adventuring at the water holes on the property (despite the pouring rain, which did not let up the entire time, we were blessed not to get flooded in), visiting the horse, the cows, the chicken which thankfully was locked away as normally she thinks she's one of the dogs and you spend a large amount of time keeping her out of the house! Us grown ups drank tea, ate Christmas treats and watched after the wee boys who were full of energy and delight.
Micah, 2 days before Christmas saw one of his presents and couldn't stop himself for asking for it... again and again and again: I want my batman speedy car. Amazing, as soon as he saw it, it was HIS batman speedy car, what if we had bought it for Toby!! Anyway, Christmas Eve, they opened one present and Micah was delighted with his first present. Pictures to come. I forgot my camera so all the photos are on other people's cameras.
Christmas breakfast was Christmas muffins, coffee, croissants and family...
More photos and comment later. Thank you Skye for the pics!!
Christmas Eve we all piled into the car, loaded down with presents and the like and headed to "the farm". Matt and Skye have bought a beautiful property in Tyalgum, in norther NSW. It takes nearly two hours to get there, but what a gorgeous place.
My beautiful sister-in-law had the house looking very Christmassy which was wonderful as we had not one decoration up at our house! My poor deprived children. Thankfully Shani and Zac are old enough to understand and I think Micah and Toby young enough to mostly care about the presents rather than the mood set by lights and a Christmas tree.
We arrived around 3pm, Scott then had to do his fourth radio interview in 3 days, so he sat in the car while we invaded the Walcott house. The children played together AMAZINGLY. The big kids went off adventuring at the water holes on the property (despite the pouring rain, which did not let up the entire time, we were blessed not to get flooded in), visiting the horse, the cows, the chicken which thankfully was locked away as normally she thinks she's one of the dogs and you spend a large amount of time keeping her out of the house! Us grown ups drank tea, ate Christmas treats and watched after the wee boys who were full of energy and delight.
Micah, 2 days before Christmas saw one of his presents and couldn't stop himself for asking for it... again and again and again: I want my batman speedy car. Amazing, as soon as he saw it, it was HIS batman speedy car, what if we had bought it for Toby!! Anyway, Christmas Eve, they opened one present and Micah was delighted with his first present. Pictures to come. I forgot my camera so all the photos are on other people's cameras.
Christmas breakfast was Christmas muffins, coffee, croissants and family...
More photos and comment later. Thank you Skye for the pics!!
Sunday, December 19, 2010
gruffalo
I know encouraging a love of books and learning is a wonderful to gift to give our children, but when Toby wakes at 4:11am and snuggles for 30 minutes or so and then is restless and crying because he wants to get up, and I'm INSISTENT it's too early to get up... but after about 40 minutes of that he starts saying: Gaggolo... his way of saying Gruffalo. Seriously, he wakes up and that's the first thought in his head?? It's cruel and mean, we read this book and it's follow one, The Gruffalo's Child several times a day. Now I have to start my day after a few hours sleep reading it too?
I brought Toby out to the lounge and again insisted it's cuddle time, not reading time, he glances and sees The Gruffalo and so my day begins: A mouse took a stroll through the deep, dark wood, a fox saw the mouse and the mouse looked good...
I brought Toby out to the lounge and again insisted it's cuddle time, not reading time, he glances and sees The Gruffalo and so my day begins: A mouse took a stroll through the deep, dark wood, a fox saw the mouse and the mouse looked good...
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