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Monday, June 21, 2010
Lil Doggie
I have been horrible at updating the blog this past week- life is hectic! But here's a cute pic from this afternoon. We went to our community pool and played for an hour. Afterwards, AJ wanted to wrap himself up in his doggie towel. Such a cutie!
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Happy Birthday Pop!!!
Today is Pop's birthday- AJ wanted to wish him a great day and show him some yoga :)
Sunday, June 13, 2010
Update on Things
It's been a while since I've posted an update on "All Things AJ" so here goes:
* He is REALLY talking...a lot! The wheels in his brain are constanting turning and he's trying to hard to put short sentences together. And they actually make sense. The other day he saw a "blue trash truck". I was pretty impressed because it was the first time I've heard him put 3 words together.
* Fridays are the BEST days for AJ. It'st trash day. He's obsessed with trash trucks. This past Friday we were making lunch and I heard the trash truck down the street. I grabbed AJ and we ran out front to watch them. He could hear the truck, but at first couldn't see it. He was SOOOO excited. Running back and forth on our porch and looking at me with these BIG excited eyes. He makes me crack up! Then, when he finally did see the truck, he was waving to the men, and then showing with his hands how they pick up the trash and dump it.
* We've been having some really fun mornings lately- AJ will wake up (still much earlier than I'd like) and I'll bring him in my bed and we watch cartoons together. Barney is his #1 right now. The other day we were playing hide n seek under the covers. He's so fun!
* AJ loves to look at pictures of the family. He can point out pretty much everyone and I remind him of things we've done with family and different vacations we've taken. He acts like he knows what I'm talking about, but who knows?
* When anyone asks "How are you?", AJ will answer "TWO!" :)
* AJ is really getting back into reading books. And he likes to read them to me. He opens the book and just starts to babble and then he looks at me with this huge smile. He's so proud of himself :)
Playing with Daxie
* He is REALLY talking...a lot! The wheels in his brain are constanting turning and he's trying to hard to put short sentences together. And they actually make sense. The other day he saw a "blue trash truck". I was pretty impressed because it was the first time I've heard him put 3 words together.
* Fridays are the BEST days for AJ. It'st trash day. He's obsessed with trash trucks. This past Friday we were making lunch and I heard the trash truck down the street. I grabbed AJ and we ran out front to watch them. He could hear the truck, but at first couldn't see it. He was SOOOO excited. Running back and forth on our porch and looking at me with these BIG excited eyes. He makes me crack up! Then, when he finally did see the truck, he was waving to the men, and then showing with his hands how they pick up the trash and dump it.
* We've been having some really fun mornings lately- AJ will wake up (still much earlier than I'd like) and I'll bring him in my bed and we watch cartoons together. Barney is his #1 right now. The other day we were playing hide n seek under the covers. He's so fun!
* AJ loves to look at pictures of the family. He can point out pretty much everyone and I remind him of things we've done with family and different vacations we've taken. He acts like he knows what I'm talking about, but who knows?
* When anyone asks "How are you?", AJ will answer "TWO!" :)
* AJ is really getting back into reading books. And he likes to read them to me. He opens the book and just starts to babble and then he looks at me with this huge smile. He's so proud of himself :)
Playing with Daxie
I found this tractor in someone elses trash! AJ was in heaven!
Monday, June 7, 2010
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Woofy Is Saved!
Holy cow, what a day!
We had a crazy, fun holiday weekend and AJ and I are both exhausted. Not enough sleep and lots of BBQ's and parties and hours by the pool made today a little nuts.
AJ didn't get to bed last night until almost TEN! This is completely unheard of. His typical bedtime these days is more like 8:30. So, when we finally got home last night I didn't have time to do our nightly routine which consists of a sippy of milk and watching some Barney or Pooh together. I just put him in his PJ's and gave him milk to drink in his bed. I RARELY do this...and here's why:
This morning at 5:30 (yes, that's' only 7.5 hours of sleep), AJ woke up. I could hear him in his bed, talking and so I figured I'd get up. I didn't get any sleep anyway, so my thought is if I'm awake, why just lay there and listen to him. I got up and walked in his room and all of the sudden he said, "Hi Mama" and ever so quickly he threw up ALL over the place. Nasty, rotten, sour milk...EVERYWHERE. On him, on me, all over the carpet, all over his bed, and his stuffed animals that he sleeps with. My first thought was, "UGH, this is disgusting and it stinks". My second thought was, "OH NO!! Woofy!"
Woofy is AJ's all time favorite stuffed animal. It's a big, brown dog that I got him from the grocery store for Valentines Day. I don't know why he chose this as his favorite, but he did. Woofy sleeps with AJ, comforts him when he's hurt and is just all around AJ's 2nd best friend (next to Buster, of course).
When I saw that Woofy had taken most of the throw up, I didn't know how I'd save him. I didn't think he could be put in the washing machine, so I first tried to clean him off in the shower. (It was 5:30am- I wasn't really thinking) Although he was cleaned off, he still stunk. A few hours later, I decided to look online and see if I could find another Woofy. No such luck. Then, I decided to go for it. I put him in the washing machine on delicate and hoped for the best. This entire time, all AJ is talking about is Woofy. "Messy Woofy", "Uh, oh, Woofy", etc...
I was VERY happy when I opened the washer after the cycled finished and saw Woofy in one piece! And he smelled clean!
I realize how silly this post is. I really do. But, on the other hand there is some real joy in knowing that I was able to give a clean smelling Woofy back to AJ and know that he was happy. I loved seeing him give him a huge hug.
Oh- and I almost forgot. AJ is not sick. I think what happened is that he drank sour milk this morning and naturally it didn't sit well in his stomach. So he let it all out. YUCK!
P.S. Baby Woofy (a smaller stuffed dog that AJ also loves) is in the washer now.... I hope he also comes out in one piece because since Woofy came out clean, all AJ's been talking about is Baby Woofy. HA!
We had a crazy, fun holiday weekend and AJ and I are both exhausted. Not enough sleep and lots of BBQ's and parties and hours by the pool made today a little nuts.
AJ didn't get to bed last night until almost TEN! This is completely unheard of. His typical bedtime these days is more like 8:30. So, when we finally got home last night I didn't have time to do our nightly routine which consists of a sippy of milk and watching some Barney or Pooh together. I just put him in his PJ's and gave him milk to drink in his bed. I RARELY do this...and here's why:
This morning at 5:30 (yes, that's' only 7.5 hours of sleep), AJ woke up. I could hear him in his bed, talking and so I figured I'd get up. I didn't get any sleep anyway, so my thought is if I'm awake, why just lay there and listen to him. I got up and walked in his room and all of the sudden he said, "Hi Mama" and ever so quickly he threw up ALL over the place. Nasty, rotten, sour milk...EVERYWHERE. On him, on me, all over the carpet, all over his bed, and his stuffed animals that he sleeps with. My first thought was, "UGH, this is disgusting and it stinks". My second thought was, "OH NO!! Woofy!"
Woofy is AJ's all time favorite stuffed animal. It's a big, brown dog that I got him from the grocery store for Valentines Day. I don't know why he chose this as his favorite, but he did. Woofy sleeps with AJ, comforts him when he's hurt and is just all around AJ's 2nd best friend (next to Buster, of course).
When I saw that Woofy had taken most of the throw up, I didn't know how I'd save him. I didn't think he could be put in the washing machine, so I first tried to clean him off in the shower. (It was 5:30am- I wasn't really thinking) Although he was cleaned off, he still stunk. A few hours later, I decided to look online and see if I could find another Woofy. No such luck. Then, I decided to go for it. I put him in the washing machine on delicate and hoped for the best. This entire time, all AJ is talking about is Woofy. "Messy Woofy", "Uh, oh, Woofy", etc...
I was VERY happy when I opened the washer after the cycled finished and saw Woofy in one piece! And he smelled clean!
I realize how silly this post is. I really do. But, on the other hand there is some real joy in knowing that I was able to give a clean smelling Woofy back to AJ and know that he was happy. I loved seeing him give him a huge hug.
Oh- and I almost forgot. AJ is not sick. I think what happened is that he drank sour milk this morning and naturally it didn't sit well in his stomach. So he let it all out. YUCK!
P.S. Baby Woofy (a smaller stuffed dog that AJ also loves) is in the washer now.... I hope he also comes out in one piece because since Woofy came out clean, all AJ's been talking about is Baby Woofy. HA!
June Photo Shoot
AJ was just such a doll today- even with the crazy day we had (see next post for details). He took an afternoon bath after a day by the pool and I thought he just looked so sweet in this outfit. I decided it was time for another photo shoot. Here's my sweet boy hamming it up for the camera :)
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