Lily's language makes leaps and bounds on a daily basis, like most 2 year olds, but the mistake that I find most endearing is when she means to say 'my' and it is pronounced like 'mine'. So, 'my doll' becomes 'mine doll' which sounds like the German 'Mein' which means, appropriately enough, 'my'.
Overall, she makes very few mistakes when speaking. It's a testament to the programming that allows us to speak that most children can adapt so quickly to such an overwhelmingly complex thing - a whole new language. I'll miss 'mein doll' once her language skills master 'my', something that could happen any day now.
Friday, January 14, 2011
Sunday, January 2, 2011
New Years Day 2011
The New Year started early in our house. Lily, who had crawled into our bed earlier in the night, kicked the day off by throwing up all over herself & dad. The party foods from last night, particularly a red food-color laden cup cake, didn't help things - the result was a pink pastel. By the time I got her to the bathroom (well after she was finished), it looked like we were running from the murder scene of a Disney Princess cartoon character. It was time to wash the sheets anyway.
The rest of the day focused on two sick kids and was sedated to say the least. We watched more TV on that day than we have in the last year, and that's probably not an exaggeration. (Actually, we watched DVD's from Pixar....Ratatouille & Toy Story)
As a parent, it's tough to watch your kid sick or even just acting out of character - lying on the couch. Sometimes, when they are healthy, you wish that they would sit still for a minute, but it's not fun when it arrives with illness.
She spent the whole day on the towel covered couch drinking juice (Pedialyte), but didn't throw up again. Around 3:00PM her temperature was over 100. By 8:00PM she was herself again - fever gone. This is only the second or third time she has ran a temperature and the first time she has ever vomited.
Nate was never hit as hard, and probably didn't run a temperature. He wasn't himself (non-stop movement) but he spent a lot of time on the floor playing. He did lose his lunch a few times, but with him it's hard to tell if it's teething or a bug.
You might think that this isn't the best way to start a new year, but the truth is that it just confirms that we are blessed to have two very healthy kids.
The rest of the day focused on two sick kids and was sedated to say the least. We watched more TV on that day than we have in the last year, and that's probably not an exaggeration. (Actually, we watched DVD's from Pixar....Ratatouille & Toy Story)
As a parent, it's tough to watch your kid sick or even just acting out of character - lying on the couch. Sometimes, when they are healthy, you wish that they would sit still for a minute, but it's not fun when it arrives with illness.
She spent the whole day on the towel covered couch drinking juice (Pedialyte), but didn't throw up again. Around 3:00PM her temperature was over 100. By 8:00PM she was herself again - fever gone. This is only the second or third time she has ran a temperature and the first time she has ever vomited.
Nate was never hit as hard, and probably didn't run a temperature. He wasn't himself (non-stop movement) but he spent a lot of time on the floor playing. He did lose his lunch a few times, but with him it's hard to tell if it's teething or a bug.
You might think that this isn't the best way to start a new year, but the truth is that it just confirms that we are blessed to have two very healthy kids.
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