Random Things That Are Too Short For Their Own Post:
Maddie still doesn’t call me “Mama” or Gerald “Dada.” She does however, call the host of the Goodnight Show “Nina.” How messed up is that? I mean, it’s not like we’re raising her, showering her with love, affection and toys and generally taking care of her endless needs. No, not at all. Apparently, NINA makes the frickin’ world go ’round. BAH!
The new dog ate my wall this weekend. We went to Austin for the day and while we were gone, she chewed two big holes in the wall. She’s lucky she’s still alive at this point. Ok, not really. I mean I’d never kill her. But I sure would think about it. Frequently.
For a while I was really depressed about Maddie getting older. I wanted my little baby back in the worst way. Nowadays, I don’t feel the same way. I love that she’s a little person. We can interact and play and have way more fun than when she was a blob. Granted, she was so much more pliable back then… I do miss that part. But, really, she’s a whole lot of fun to be around now that she’s older.
Gerald got me an Amazon gift certificate for Valentine’s Day. I ordered SEVEN books with it and they got here last week. I cannot tell you how happy it makes me to look on my end table and see four books there waiting for me. (I’ve already read three of them.) *sigh* I don’t think he could have chosen a better gift. I sure love that man.
I need to stop swearing like a sailor. Maddie’s so observant and so quick to pick things up, you know? It’s not going to be long before she’s cursing me out. And as much as that would make me laugh, it’s probably a little inappropriate. Any tips for curbing the “adult language?”
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That sucks that you & Gerald are behind Nina in the name thing. But it could be worse. Rachael’s twins both used to yell “Daddy!” whenever Blue’s Clues came on the TV. Granted, Steve the host looked quite a bit like their dad Steve, but still, that had to sting.
Addy didn’t say Mama for the longest time! Drove me nuts.
And unfortunately, no hints on not swearing around the kids. I’m still working on this one…
What were the books?
AD says both Mama and Dada now, but she still confuses the two pretty often. She’ll look me right in the face and call me “daddy”.
They ARE more fun now, if you ask me. The whole walking thing really doesn’t bother me or present any type of hardship, like it seems to with other people. Probably because I only have one kid to keep up with.
I second the request: what are the books? Anything worth reading??
I wish I had great advice about not swearing in front of the child. We started early because I knew it would be hard for me. I’ve found that it helps me to say something so we use the first letter of every curse. I know others who try a nonsense word in place of curses but that just won’t cut it for me. I’m now working on weaning myself from the abbreviated curses all together and it’s not that hard now. It came down to making the decision that I wanted Zoe to know that there are tons of great words out there. Me using “f” for EVERYTHING was really limiting my vocabulary.
Oh no, Sadie. I’d be thinking bad thoughts about the dog too. How did she EAT the WALL? Wow, that’s an image.
Yeah, Gerald. You know how to make your woman happy. Good job!
It is fun when you can interact more with the kids. I love being able to carry on conversations with Zachariah now. Sometimes he is so funny! It’s hard seeing themm grow so fast, but it’s fun seeing who they are becomming.
Mimi is 2 1/2, and she calls us Mama and Dad but gets us backwards all the time. I try not to worry about it too much, but that should be pretty basic, right?
I like the “deliberately kitschy fake swears” technique: “sugar” and “fudge” of course, but even well into “fiddlesticks.” The more grandmotherly, the funnier.
Don’t worry about the mama and dada, sometimes children just have names for people & things that we don’t understand…. My boys called my sister Tuesday “Too-tay” when they were only 8 months old, what was that about?…
I don’t know what to tell ya about the swearing, we’re trying to stop our mouths too. I like Swistle’s idea, just substitute “fudge” and other words-or when you’re talking just spell out a word, if you have the patience… LOL
Kids get better the older they get, I think. Of course, we’re about to hit 3 years old, so ask me again at the end of the month.
Wall-eating dog? Awesome for TV sit-com; not awesome for Erica.
Gerald is a gift-giving genius.
Sailor-swearing. Huh. I don’t really have any advice there. I think before I speak, and that’s about the best I can do. Sometimes one gets by the goalie, but it’s usually no worse than H-E-L-L.