Monday, August 16, 2010

Very Proud, Indeed

numbers
This is Tyoma's latest obsession: designing numbers and letters out of found objects. Rainbow dominos are the medium. I had no idea he would take the ROYGBIV thing so far! He was thrilled to have made this by himself this morning and wanted a photo for all to see!

Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Goodbye Souska Party

We had our good bye souska party today. It was as nervewracking for us as it was for the poor little guy. I suppose in the rush to make a memorable and final goodbye, the excitement carried us all away. I have a video of our little ceremony, but it's not on youtube yet, but I can embed later.

Anyway, the premise of our party was based on this little girl's farwell party:






We had our cake, decorated with balloons and pacis complements of AC Moore and we whisked off to our favorite playground where we sent the souskas into outer space to help the alien mommies quiet their babies.

The three of us were jittery all night from the experience, but despite some tears, T made it to sleep in an hour. Whew!


souska cake



Ta-dah! I looked all over for tiny ballons and pacifiers. I don't think that anyone cared but me! So, enjoy my artistry!


really, ima give it up


He looks so sad! Moments before he was running around with the souska in his mouth dragging the red baloon all over.


goodbye paci



This is the last picture of him with Souska. And probably the last picture of him with a haircut by mom. Maybe he's really sad over his bangs?

Goodbye Forever Souska!

We had our good bye souska party today. It was as nervewracking for us as it was for the poor little guy. I suppose in the rush to make a memorable and final goodbye, the excitement carried us all away. I have a video of our little ceremony, but it's not on youtube yet, but I can embed later.

Anyway, the premise of our party was based on this little girl's farwell party:




We had our cake, decorated with balloons and pacis complements of AC Moore and we whisked off to our favorite playground where we sent the souskas into outer space to help the alien mommies quiet their babies.

The three of us were jittery all night from the experience, but despite some tears, T made it to sleep in an hour. Whew!


souska cake



Ta-dah! I looked all over for tiny ballons and pacifiers. I don't think that anyone cared but me! So, enjoy my artistry!


really, ima give it up


He looks so sad! Moments before he was running around with the souska in his mouth dragging the red baloon all over.


goodbye paci



This is the last picture of him with Souska. And probably the last picture of him with a haircut by mom. Maybe he's really sad over his bangs?

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Goodbye Baby Crib!

In keeping with our summer of change plan, phase one has begun--Goodbye Baby Crib.

We are starting a few weeks before summer school so T isn't facing too much change at once. Our winters are a crush of colds, tummy bugs and flus, so this is the best time to move out of the crib and do away with the souska. S  here we go.

I picked up the crib at Target (of course) and it is a flimsy thing, but I don't think we will use it too long. T is pretty big and dwarfs the crib mattress. If I could have found an affordable twin low to the ground with sides, I'd have bought it. Ah, well. Probably we'll upgrade to a twin from Ikea in the future.

Anyway, I bought two red pillow and a red blanket so he could have a "big boy bed" like Skippy Jon Jones, one of his heroes. He was jazzed beyond belief, when he saw his new bed and planets stickers on the walls. He dashed around the room yelling:
 
"I have a big boy room now! No more baby crib!"  
 
The excitement continued even after I tucked him in, but he managed to pass out within twenty minutes--right in bed!
 
toddler bed


T was so excited that he brought a quantity of books and toys into his new space!


final days of souska


Next up: Farewell to the pacifier!

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Goodbye Baby Crib

In keeping with our summer of change plan, phase one has begun--Goodbye Baby Crib.

We are starting a few weeks before summer school so T isn't facing too much change at once. Our winters are a crush of colds, tummy bugs and flus, so this is the best time to move out of the crib and do away with the souska. S  here we go.

I picked up the crib at Target (of course) and it is a flimsy thing, but I don't think we will use it too long. T is pretty big and dwarfs the crib mattress. If I could have found an affordable twin low to the ground with sides, I'd have bought it. Ah, well. Probably we'll upgrade to a twin from Ikea in the future.

Anyway, I bought two red pillow and a red blanket so he could have a "big boy bed" like Skippy Jon Jones, one of his heroes. He was jazzed beyond belief, when he saw his new bed and planets stickers on the walls. He dashed around the room yelling:
 
"I have a big boy room now! No more baby crib!"  
 
The excitement continued even after I tucked him in, but he managed to pass out within twenty minutes--right in bed!
 
toddler bed


T was so excited that he brought a quantity of books and toys into his new space!


final days of souska


Next up: Farewell to the pacifier!

Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Souska Video





We are finally going to do away with T's little sleep helper. We've been preparing him with little videos. I like the Russian cartoon above, odd that it was flagged as "adult." Can't a baby have a teeny weeny without folks getting outraged?




We are finally going to do away with T's little sleep helper. We've been preparing him with little videos. I like the Russian cartoon above, odd that it was flagged as "adult." Can't a baby have a teeny weeny without folks getting outraged?

Sunday, January 17, 2010

Sick Day

We had another playdate scheduled for today, but I canceled. T had a fever and was crazy anxious. So, Mr. Bossy pants and I stayed home. It was a long day, but thank heavens for Curious George. I've got that blingy piano tune knocking about my head so much it seems as if it is playing in the background as I commit my own crazy antics.