A few weeks ago my husband and I took a short trip to Vancouver because I was attending a conference so we figured we'd maximize on the free hotel room and take a much needed vacation from our darling children. My mom and aunt came to watch the kids for five days while we loafed around one of the coolest cities I've been to in a long while.
Thursday, March 27, 2008
Airport Absurdity
Monday, March 24, 2008
A pirate, a cowboy, a mariachi and a rabbit walk into a bar...
Last week it was Purim, a lesser known Jewish holiday where we read the Book of Esther, a story about a nutty Persian King who offs his first wife for not dancing naked for his buddies, then has a beauty contest where a local Jewish girl named Esther wins and is crowned queen. She ends up saving the day when the King's Minister of Sinister, Haman, wants to kill all of the Jews for not bowing to him. Oh no, King, these are my people! So he ends up killing Haman and his ten sons and half of Persia instead. It's actually a really happy drunken holiday minus the whole massacre bit at the end. Anyway, it has sort of turned into a Jewish Halloween so we went to a big costume party on Saturday with the kids and it was FABULOUS.
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
I like your bra mommy
Yes, my son stood up on his chair at Starbucks today and said very loudly, "Mommy, I like your bra. And I like your boobies."
After the initial shock, I had the good sense to simply say thank you (if I'd have told him not to say that he would have said it ten more times) at which point he went on to tell me that he liked my new red bag and my cell phone and my earrings. And that was the end of his Starbucks proclamations.
Where does he get this shit? I mean, really, I like your boobies? I guess that's a nice thing to say. A little weird though, no? And somewhat inappropriate coming from my son. And at Starbucks. And frankly they're not even that great anymore. Pretty droopy in fact after all that nursing. Although some of the Starbucks patrons would disagree. I got a few winks. Just kidding.
The other day, while I was taking his clothes off for his bath, he was completely naked and then did a little pantomime like he was trying to scratch his back so I asked what he was doing and he said he was taking off his bra. And truthfully, it didn't even phase me. Naturally he would take his bra off before getting in the tub.
So now I'm back to the question of whether or not my son should see me naked. He gets the concept of privacy so I could definitely go that route. Today he walked into the bathroom while I was on the toilet and when I got up he pointed to my "netherlands" and asked what's that. I just pulled up my pants and ignored him. I can just imagine our next Starbucks visit...
Mommy, I like your vagina!
No thanks.
Sunday, March 9, 2008
Bathtub conversations
- Did you make poo poo big duck?
- Yea, you didn't!
- You're a big boy.
- You need to go poop in the potty.
- You're a big duck.
- Oh no, you made poo poo in the tub little duck!
- I'm going to put my legs on you because you made poop in the tub and you're a stinko.
- Guys, stay there, I'm going to put my legs on you.
- I'm not going to change you because it's not okay.
- That's so sad.
- Should I change you? No I'm not.
- Now you're crying and you want me to change you.
- Okay fine.
- Wow, that was a big one little duckie. Let me get the wipes.
- You're done.
- Now it's your turn. Oh boy, you need wipes too.
- You guys are big boys.
- Oh shoot.
- Okay, you're done.
- I have to clean you still okay duckie?
- You can't swim now because I have to change you because there's poo poo on you.
- Mommy! I need to get out of the tub because little duck made a poo poo and it's yucky in here now.
Classic.
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
Spoinky
Lord, where have I been? I haven't written in a fortnight as it were. I'm such a loser blogger. It's that no time thing. And then I get to a place where the house is such a mess and I can't do anything because our stuff is all over the place. I know this sounds ridiculous but it really renders me incapacitated. I come home and I just stop being able to function in my normal octopus manner. And two arms just doesn't cut it when you're trying to feed a baby who shrieks if she's not fed exactly what she wants and at a pace that would make her a contender for that world championship hot dog eating contest. All the while making dinner for the rest of my family, entertaining my son, and doing the dishes.
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