This girl can't get enough of Bounce Town and it seems like every time we go, she acts a little different. This time she announced "I dump boons!" every time she started jumping. She must have said that 100 during the 1 hour there.
But I'm getting ahead of myself. To give you a taste of how exciting the idea of jumping on balloons is, follow the following steps:
1. Hold only your index finger in an upright position (all other fingers are down) on both hands.
2. Throw your arms straight in front of you.
3. Exclaim "Dump weeeeee!" (dump = jump) at the same time.
4. Repeat steps 1-3 with the words "Side weeeeee!" (side = slide)
5. Repeat steps 1-5 with more and more excitement each time you throw your hands in front of you.
6. Repeat.
7. Repeat.
That was Ellie on the car ride to Bounce Town.
Friday, February 27, 2009
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Slacking at the home front
Ellie went to daycare without her Bun Bun. You heard that right. No Bun Bun AT ALL. Apparently she went almost an entire week where she never asked for her, not even for nap time. NOT EVEN FOR NAP???? I just can't fathom that!
So we've decided that we're slacking at home. New rules. She can have Bun Bun only in bed. If she wants Bun Bun then she can get into her crib for her. I'm also hoping to start leaving Bun Bun at home so that the rides to and from daycare (short ones) will begin the process of her being used to not having Bun Bun in the car. But I might be optimistic.
Maybe I should take things slow and start with the "no Bun Bun at home unless in the crib" rule. Yeah, I'll do that. I'm too scared to do more.
So we've decided that we're slacking at home. New rules. She can have Bun Bun only in bed. If she wants Bun Bun then she can get into her crib for her. I'm also hoping to start leaving Bun Bun at home so that the rides to and from daycare (short ones) will begin the process of her being used to not having Bun Bun in the car. But I might be optimistic.
Maybe I should take things slow and start with the "no Bun Bun at home unless in the crib" rule. Yeah, I'll do that. I'm too scared to do more.
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Pin-Up Niffer
Take a look at my pin-up session!Monday, February 23, 2009
Weird dreams
I've been having weird dreams lately, and though I won't share all them them until later, I will mention this one.
Daycare was teaching the little kids to hate Canada. They were being taught that the Canadians were planning on attacking the USA and since we didn't know when that would be, we had to prepare ourselves. The little toddlers were learning how to draw Canadian flags burning in fire. They learned how to rip maple leaves to shreds, but leave the aspen leaves alone. They were even having mock battle scenes where some of the toddlers were wearing berets and the others were wearing US Flag capes.
And how did I find out? Ellie came home saying things like "Go home, nanada geese!" and "Dirty Nanadian rooster sucker." Keep in mind that Canada is bilingual, so this second one really isn't meant to come out of a toddler's mouth.
Weird stuff. Yet it seemed so real at the time.
Daycare was teaching the little kids to hate Canada. They were being taught that the Canadians were planning on attacking the USA and since we didn't know when that would be, we had to prepare ourselves. The little toddlers were learning how to draw Canadian flags burning in fire. They learned how to rip maple leaves to shreds, but leave the aspen leaves alone. They were even having mock battle scenes where some of the toddlers were wearing berets and the others were wearing US Flag capes.
And how did I find out? Ellie came home saying things like "Go home, nanada geese!" and "Dirty Nanadian rooster sucker." Keep in mind that Canada is bilingual, so this second one really isn't meant to come out of a toddler's mouth.
Weird stuff. Yet it seemed so real at the time.
Thursday, February 19, 2009
The best sound EVER
Not too long ago we were in a store and Ellie was squealing with delight as she played with Daddy in the aisles. Around the corner comes a guy who looks at Ellie and says, "Did that sound come from her?" At first we were afraid to answer. Surely he was going to tell us to calm her down, right? Wrong. Instead he said, "That's the BEST sound EVER! I remember when my kids were like that."
I hope that years from now when I hear a kid laughing and playing at the store, I will remember to say the same thing. Hopefully I can make some new parents feel just as blessed as we did in that moment.
I hope that years from now when I hear a kid laughing and playing at the store, I will remember to say the same thing. Hopefully I can make some new parents feel just as blessed as we did in that moment.
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Zut Alors!
I've been in a bit of a writing funk in the last week. Part of me wants to write so badly, but another of me wants to stop for a while. Weird, I know, because it's not like Ellie has stopped being amazing.
So, here is a story I should have written a week ago...
We went to French class again. We go every week, but last week was different. We were the only ones there. Usually there are a couple other older children and so the teacher's attention is split amongst the kids. But this time, we had her all to ourselves!
Oh la la! Zut alors! Sacre bleu! Ma babe parle francais!
I kid you not, here are just some of the results of last weeks class:
Teacher: Bonjour, Ellie. Comment ca va? (Hi, Ellie. How is it going?)
Ellie: Ca va! (It's going!)
Teacher: Tu es pret pour un chanson? (Are you ready for a song?)
Ellie: Oui! (gets up and starts dancing)
Teacher: Il fait foid aujourd'hui. (it is cold today)
Ellie: Il fait foid jour dui!
Teacher: Ou va le bonnet? (where does the hat go?)
Ellie: Tete! (pointing to her head)
Teacher: Coute avec moi. (count with me)
Ellie: Un... duex... trois... quatre... cinque... six... sept... huit... neuf... dix! (RIGHT ALONG WITH THE TEACHER.... NO DELAY!!!!)
Teacher: Combien de yeux a tu? (how many eyes do you have?)
Ellie: Deux!
Teacher: Combien de nez a tu? (how many noses do you have?)
Ellie: Un!
Teacher: Au revoir, Ellie!
Ellie: Revoir!
Meanwhile Mommy is just about having a heart attack! I try so hard not to brag about her being the most amazing girl ever, but come on... How many 22 month old girls do you know who can count in TWO languages! When did that insanity start? She's been counting everything since, in both English and French... all on her own.
So, here is a story I should have written a week ago...
We went to French class again. We go every week, but last week was different. We were the only ones there. Usually there are a couple other older children and so the teacher's attention is split amongst the kids. But this time, we had her all to ourselves!
Oh la la! Zut alors! Sacre bleu! Ma babe parle francais!
I kid you not, here are just some of the results of last weeks class:
Teacher: Bonjour, Ellie. Comment ca va? (Hi, Ellie. How is it going?)
Ellie: Ca va! (It's going!)
Teacher: Tu es pret pour un chanson? (Are you ready for a song?)
Ellie: Oui! (gets up and starts dancing)
Teacher: Il fait foid aujourd'hui. (it is cold today)
Ellie: Il fait foid jour dui!
Teacher: Ou va le bonnet? (where does the hat go?)
Ellie: Tete! (pointing to her head)
Teacher: Coute avec moi. (count with me)
Ellie: Un... duex... trois... quatre... cinque... six... sept... huit... neuf... dix! (RIGHT ALONG WITH THE TEACHER.... NO DELAY!!!!)
Teacher: Combien de yeux a tu? (how many eyes do you have?)
Ellie: Deux!
Teacher: Combien de nez a tu? (how many noses do you have?)
Ellie: Un!
Teacher: Au revoir, Ellie!
Ellie: Revoir!
Meanwhile Mommy is just about having a heart attack! I try so hard not to brag about her being the most amazing girl ever, but come on... How many 22 month old girls do you know who can count in TWO languages! When did that insanity start? She's been counting everything since, in both English and French... all on her own.
Monday, February 16, 2009
Friday, February 13, 2009
A giss from Ellie
Whenever someone says "ouch," regardless of whether Ellie is to blame (for accidentally hurting someone) or not, she will come running saying "A giss! A giss!"
Next thing you know, she's planted you a quick kiss to make it better. Keep your eye out for it because it's easily missed. One blink of an eye and you'll wonder what was going on. You also might want to prepare for the approaching Ellie. Sometimes she can do more damage than the original ouch.
But her intentions are good. And sweet.
Next thing you know, she's planted you a quick kiss to make it better. Keep your eye out for it because it's easily missed. One blink of an eye and you'll wonder what was going on. You also might want to prepare for the approaching Ellie. Sometimes she can do more damage than the original ouch.
But her intentions are good. And sweet.
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Bounce Town III
Tonight we're going to Bounce Town for the third time, but this time we're going with Ellie's best friend, B___. B___ is adorable and is always excited to see Ellie show up at daycare. She always gives La La a hug and a big smile. It's so nice to see.
But Ellie has become "that child" who teaches the other kids bad (or at least strange) habits. Since she is now a bouncing expert, she has been showing B___ how to jump and land on her butt. Normally I would say this is a bad idea. Don't try it at home. Leave it to the professionals. But Ellie seems to know what she's doing. Maybe it's a combination of them being so close to the ground, and their diapers providing enough padding, but landing on their butts seems to be no issue for them. Mind you, we're talking about the normal ground here.
Apparently B____'s mom has been wondering where she learned that from. B____ has been landing on her butt and practicing for the last few days.
Hehehe... that makes me giggle.
But Ellie has become "that child" who teaches the other kids bad (or at least strange) habits. Since she is now a bouncing expert, she has been showing B___ how to jump and land on her butt. Normally I would say this is a bad idea. Don't try it at home. Leave it to the professionals. But Ellie seems to know what she's doing. Maybe it's a combination of them being so close to the ground, and their diapers providing enough padding, but landing on their butts seems to be no issue for them. Mind you, we're talking about the normal ground here.
Apparently B____'s mom has been wondering where she learned that from. B____ has been landing on her butt and practicing for the last few days.
Hehehe... that makes me giggle.
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Ellie visits Great Gapa
And Great Gama too, but who's keeping track?
Ok, so this is a couple weeks old, but I finally ran out of stored-up blog entries.
Ellie, Daddy and Nana went to Green Bay a couple weekends ago to visit Michael's grandparents. It was the second time that they were able to see Ellie.
Apparently, sticking to her reputation she's made with our couple trips, Ellie was quite the trooper. She is a pleasure to travel with and was pretty easy to deal with, even if she was exhausted the whole trip.
They stayed with Great Aunt Pat and Great Uncle Gus. Great Uncle Gus is an adorable old man, who is the definition of fantastic sweet grandpa, and he kept saying "Pat, we've got to get us one of these!" in response to anything that Ellie did.
Great Aunt Pat tried to teach Ellie to say "and smart too" after anyone commented on how cute she was. I think I'm going to carry that on and see if she'll start saying it herself. I think it's cute.
Their dog's name was Kirby, and though Ellie knew that, she apparently kept calling him Mer Mer. Many of our family members think we should change Merlin's name to be Mer Mer. I think it's a cute idea, but I like the name Merlin.
Great Gama played peek-a-boo with Ellie around the couch and enjoyed showing her off during lunch. Apparently Ellie was the hit of the place. I bet it's bitter-sweet for the elderly to see a young child running around.
Great Gapa is really losing it mentally and it's hard to watch. Apparently he would start to say something and words about WWII would come out of his mouth. When Michael said "I love you, Grandpa" he was pretty sure Great Gapa wanted to say that in return, only WWII stories came out instead. It brought tears to both of their eyes. But Great Gapa had to go to the hospital and while the paramedics were strapping him onto the gurney, Ellie kept patting him and saying "S'ok, Gapa. S'ok."
OH MY GOD!!! It's a good thing I wasn't there to see that. I would have just broke down.
When Ellie got back she told me all about her trip, filled with airplanes and trains and Gapas and Gamas and Gus and "Gapa oww-ie" and "Mer Mer ball". I am guessing that over all it was a good trip for everyone, considering the circumstances.
Ok, so this is a couple weeks old, but I finally ran out of stored-up blog entries.
Ellie, Daddy and Nana went to Green Bay a couple weekends ago to visit Michael's grandparents. It was the second time that they were able to see Ellie.
Apparently, sticking to her reputation she's made with our couple trips, Ellie was quite the trooper. She is a pleasure to travel with and was pretty easy to deal with, even if she was exhausted the whole trip.
They stayed with Great Aunt Pat and Great Uncle Gus. Great Uncle Gus is an adorable old man, who is the definition of fantastic sweet grandpa, and he kept saying "Pat, we've got to get us one of these!" in response to anything that Ellie did.
Great Aunt Pat tried to teach Ellie to say "and smart too" after anyone commented on how cute she was. I think I'm going to carry that on and see if she'll start saying it herself. I think it's cute.
Their dog's name was Kirby, and though Ellie knew that, she apparently kept calling him Mer Mer. Many of our family members think we should change Merlin's name to be Mer Mer. I think it's a cute idea, but I like the name Merlin.
Great Gama played peek-a-boo with Ellie around the couch and enjoyed showing her off during lunch. Apparently Ellie was the hit of the place. I bet it's bitter-sweet for the elderly to see a young child running around.
Great Gapa is really losing it mentally and it's hard to watch. Apparently he would start to say something and words about WWII would come out of his mouth. When Michael said "I love you, Grandpa" he was pretty sure Great Gapa wanted to say that in return, only WWII stories came out instead. It brought tears to both of their eyes. But Great Gapa had to go to the hospital and while the paramedics were strapping him onto the gurney, Ellie kept patting him and saying "S'ok, Gapa. S'ok."
OH MY GOD!!! It's a good thing I wasn't there to see that. I would have just broke down.
When Ellie got back she told me all about her trip, filled with airplanes and trains and Gapas and Gamas and Gus and "Gapa oww-ie" and "Mer Mer ball". I am guessing that over all it was a good trip for everyone, considering the circumstances.
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