Mason is putting together more complex sentences now. The funny thing is though, he only refers to himself in the 3rd person. I hope he is not going to turn out to be "that" guy. Here is an example of some of the things he says...
"Fishies swimming in the water in bubbles"
"Yucky fries! Fall on the floor. Don't eat that!"
"Mason splash feet in the water"
"Mason no want _______" (this is getting old)
"No Mommy, Mason do it"
"Mason share toy with Zane."
"Mason go pee pee on the potty" (even though he never has)
"Mason got a time out for bad boy"
I just love seeing the progression of speech over time and I find it so interesting how they can learn to put the words together like that. For example, when he says "Mason goes pee pee on the potty", I don't find it quite as fascinating because he hears me say the same thing and he learns to repeat it. What I find so interesting is when he puts the sentences together on his own. So, the sentence "Fishies swimming in the water in bubbles". He put that together himself. He know what fishies are, and he knows swimming, and he knows water, and he knows what bubbles are, and from that he forms his own sentence. I just find it so intriguing to follow the patterns of him learning to talk.
He will point at himself and say "Me" and then point at one of us and say "You", but he still only talks in 3rd person when in a sentence. I just find it funny because it reminds me of the guy on Seinfeld that always talked about himself in the 3rd person.
Friday, August 24, 2007
Monday, August 20, 2007
Louisville Zoo
This past Friday, we went down to Louisville to visit Leah. It was lots of fun and Mason LOVED hanging out with Leah.
We went to the zoo there. When I told him we were going to the zoo, he said he wanted to "See the rhinos". So, we went to see them first. When we walked through the gate, we asked the lady where the rhinos were and she said that was the first time anyone had asked her that, that normally people ask for the giraffes or elephants, but never the rhinos. I'm not sure why Mason even wanted to see them, as we never talk about rhinos, Here is Mason and Leah with the rhinos...
The zoo was really nice, and definitely nicer than the Indy zoo. They had an awesome new splash park and Mason loved it.
And here is a picture of the cute little baby elephant there.
We went to the zoo there. When I told him we were going to the zoo, he said he wanted to "See the rhinos". So, we went to see them first. When we walked through the gate, we asked the lady where the rhinos were and she said that was the first time anyone had asked her that, that normally people ask for the giraffes or elephants, but never the rhinos. I'm not sure why Mason even wanted to see them, as we never talk about rhinos, Here is Mason and Leah with the rhinos...
The zoo was really nice, and definitely nicer than the Indy zoo. They had an awesome new splash park and Mason loved it.
And here is a picture of the cute little baby elephant there.
Sunday, August 19, 2007
Revenge of the Pee Pee
A few nights ago, I laid Mason down for the night. When I went to check on him an hour later, he was asleep with his bare bottom in the air! I freaked, but then I realized that he hadn't peed, so it was no big deal. I just put his diaper back on.
The next night, I told Efe to make sure to snap his onsie since he now likes to take his diaper off. Well, Mason unsnapped the onsie in the middle of the night and took his diaper off! He woke me up crying and he was laying in a puddle.
Today I laid him down for a nap. He was up there for almost 3 hours and would not go to sleep. He finally managed to pull his diaper off and pee on the bed. So, I had to go up and get him and give him a bath because he had pee all over him.
I am going to have to find a way to glue that diaper on! I'm not sure what I'm going to do right now. He is so far away from being potty trained. He will sit on the potty, but he will not pee on it. He sat on the potty for 50 minutes straight yesterday and still did not pee. I have let him run around without his diaper on the hardwood floors to see if he would start to realize how it felt when he peed. But, he just pees and doesn't even realize it!
So, for now I guess I'm just going to have to figure out a way to make sure he can't get his diaper off, and maybe we will try potty training again in a few months.
The next night, I told Efe to make sure to snap his onsie since he now likes to take his diaper off. Well, Mason unsnapped the onsie in the middle of the night and took his diaper off! He woke me up crying and he was laying in a puddle.
Today I laid him down for a nap. He was up there for almost 3 hours and would not go to sleep. He finally managed to pull his diaper off and pee on the bed. So, I had to go up and get him and give him a bath because he had pee all over him.
I am going to have to find a way to glue that diaper on! I'm not sure what I'm going to do right now. He is so far away from being potty trained. He will sit on the potty, but he will not pee on it. He sat on the potty for 50 minutes straight yesterday and still did not pee. I have let him run around without his diaper on the hardwood floors to see if he would start to realize how it felt when he peed. But, he just pees and doesn't even realize it!
So, for now I guess I'm just going to have to figure out a way to make sure he can't get his diaper off, and maybe we will try potty training again in a few months.
Saturday, August 11, 2007
Another Decade
Well, tomorrow ends another decade in my life and I will start a new one fresh. This is the last few hours of my twenties. I will be 30 years old soon. I find it hard to believe.
So much has changed in the past 10 years. It has flashed by in an instant and I fear that the next 10 years will go even faster. It seems that the older I get the faster time goes by, and I'm not sure why that is. Maybe because I'm busier now than before, or maybe because I don't take the time to live in the moment as I used to.
Regardless, I start a new decade tomorrow and I hope that it will not flash by so quickly. I hope that it is even better than this one has been.
I guess it is time to start using anti-aging cream and to wear clothes that are out of style just because they are the clothes that were in style when I was younger. I have noticed that the songs that I used to listen to when I was a child are now sometimes played on the "oldies" station.
Actually, I think I'm going to dye my hair blue and be one of those people that tries to pretend I am still cool.
OK, I am just rambling now and trying to delay going to bed because I know that tomorrow I will wake up and be 30. I hope I don't wake up at 5am tomorrow because I can't sleep in anymore. I know that old people sometimes have this problem.
So much has changed in the past 10 years. It has flashed by in an instant and I fear that the next 10 years will go even faster. It seems that the older I get the faster time goes by, and I'm not sure why that is. Maybe because I'm busier now than before, or maybe because I don't take the time to live in the moment as I used to.
Regardless, I start a new decade tomorrow and I hope that it will not flash by so quickly. I hope that it is even better than this one has been.
I guess it is time to start using anti-aging cream and to wear clothes that are out of style just because they are the clothes that were in style when I was younger. I have noticed that the songs that I used to listen to when I was a child are now sometimes played on the "oldies" station.
Actually, I think I'm going to dye my hair blue and be one of those people that tries to pretend I am still cool.
OK, I am just rambling now and trying to delay going to bed because I know that tomorrow I will wake up and be 30. I hope I don't wake up at 5am tomorrow because I can't sleep in anymore. I know that old people sometimes have this problem.
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