"That ladybug is red. It's NOT blue. It's NOT orange."
"Daddy, you stink. You should think about taking a shower."
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Saturday, March 12, 2011
Kiki's leaping into language!
"Where's daddy, anywheres?"
"I'm scared of the dark. Turn on light?"
"I don't like that playground. It's boring."
"I want friends. Uncle's my friend."
"Rowan's a tunky (chunky) monkey. This is tunky monkey's toy."
"Good singing, mommy."
"I good time with MJ"
"Kiki shirt has big dog on it" (her shirt did have a big dog on it)
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
My Thing 1 and Thing 2
I don't know why I get such a kick out of dressing them alike -- they're as different as night and day -- maybe because of it. Anyway, I happened to find PJ's in roughly the same color for each of them in the drawers, so: Good Times!!!
These days, I've been putting Rowan and Kiki to bed next to each other. I'm hoping each other's presence will wean them off of having to have either Scott or me next to them while they sleep. And they're so cute to boot.
Of course, it doesn't take long for one of them to pee, poo or spill food on the PJ's, so one night of matching was all I got.
I couldn't resist the naked baby shot. Rowan just LOVES taking a bath. He splashes and laughs in water in a way that he never does in mere air. There's a video of him here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMQ4vInLisc
In a rare moment of side-by-side peace, even Rowan was aware of the precious moment. (Kiki, not so much.)
Actually, I think Kiki felt a lack of something. A certain je ne sais quoi. Would that think be her favorite toy...Rowan's ear?!?!?
Kiki finally opened her last birthday present. It was on her birthday Feb 24th. Rowan helped open it. Two very pretty summer dresses from gram.
I'm sure they'll look a lot more summer-y once I take her t-shirt off from underneath.
Welcome to the world of toddler arts and crafts. Where I do all the arts and crafts, and Kiki toddles.
These days, I've been putting Rowan and Kiki to bed next to each other. I'm hoping each other's presence will wean them off of having to have either Scott or me next to them while they sleep. And they're so cute to boot.
Of course, it doesn't take long for one of them to pee, poo or spill food on the PJ's, so one night of matching was all I got.
I couldn't resist the naked baby shot. Rowan just LOVES taking a bath. He splashes and laughs in water in a way that he never does in mere air. There's a video of him here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMQ4vInLisc
In a rare moment of side-by-side peace, even Rowan was aware of the precious moment. (Kiki, not so much.)
Actually, I think Kiki felt a lack of something. A certain je ne sais quoi. Would that think be her favorite toy...Rowan's ear?!?!?
Kiki finally opened her last birthday present. It was on her birthday Feb 24th. Rowan helped open it. Two very pretty summer dresses from gram.
I'm sure they'll look a lot more summer-y once I take her t-shirt off from underneath.
Welcome to the world of toddler arts and crafts. Where I do all the arts and crafts, and Kiki toddles.
Saturday, February 26, 2011
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Kiki's turning two tomorrow!
Kiki's still too young to understand what it means that it's her birthday, so we'll probably just do something low-key. But we've been meeting up with family & getting presents in the mail all week.
Here's Kiki opening a present from "Halmi", her Korean grandmother. Two beautiful party dresses.
And our day celebrating with cousins!
Kiki's trying on one of many adorable outfits that "Uncle Lizzie", her beloved former babysitter, sent from Vancouver.
We have one more present to go, from Grandma. That one's going to be opened tomorrow.
Here's Kiki opening a present from "Halmi", her Korean grandmother. Two beautiful party dresses.
And our day celebrating with cousins!
Kiki's trying on one of many adorable outfits that "Uncle Lizzie", her beloved former babysitter, sent from Vancouver.
We have one more present to go, from Grandma. That one's going to be opened tomorrow.
Friday, February 18, 2011
Dec 2009 - Jan 2010: Rowan (3-4 months) and Kiki (21-22 months)
So, so sad. Liz says goodbye and heads for Canada. Kiki doesn't understand, but she misses "Uncle Lizzie".
Scott, super-dad a la Park Slope. Part-exercise, part-practicality due to the snow, this is how we get around in Prospect Park.
So Daddy makes Kiki a snowman with personality, with parts from discarded christmas trees and random gloves found lying around.
Rowan caught red-handed with "babydoll".
MJ initiates Rowan into the wonderful world of African drumming.
Dec 26th snowstorm: who needs a backyard when you can play in the middle of the street? They were perfectly protected from traffic by the two snowplows "stuck" down the street, blocking off the street to cars.
Our little Honda up to its neck in snow. And there it would sit for 2 weeks.
Christmas day: Dad shows Kiki how to apply lotion. Now, Kiki will smear anything lotion-like (yogurt, chapstick, lotion, soap) on her face and says "Kiki pretty."
Kiki and Rowan showing off their presents from Liz's mom:
Early December: I'd been trying to get some good pictures of Kiki & Rowan together. It's a bit like herding cats, but it helps to put Rowan in a basket for support.
From very early on (~2-3 months or so), Rowan has been amazingly responsive to smiles. I think it took Kiki much longer to smile and laugh, but Rowan seems to really like to interact with others.
Random arms-length picture of the three of us spending an afternoon together.
This is Kiki's "Biiiiiig Smiiiiiile."
Awww, my sweet Row-Row.
Rowan Clause.
Kiki seems to have a full-blown ear fetish. And Rowan strangely has a full-blown ear-being-touched aversion.
Scott, super-dad a la Park Slope. Part-exercise, part-practicality due to the snow, this is how we get around in Prospect Park.
We get to the playground and find 18 inches of snow blanketing everything!
So Daddy makes Kiki a snowman with personality, with parts from discarded christmas trees and random gloves found lying around.
Rowan caught red-handed with "babydoll".
MJ initiates Rowan into the wonderful world of African drumming.
Shane's giving Kiki some pointers on the drums. Kiki is a natural as a drummer, with her sense of rhythm and love of noise. God help me.
Dec 26th snowstorm: who needs a backyard when you can play in the middle of the street? They were perfectly protected from traffic by the two snowplows "stuck" down the street, blocking off the street to cars.
Our little Honda up to its neck in snow. And there it would sit for 2 weeks.
Christmas day: Dad shows Kiki how to apply lotion. Now, Kiki will smear anything lotion-like (yogurt, chapstick, lotion, soap) on her face and says "Kiki pretty."
Halmoni and Halbi gave Kiki a fun Kai-Lan treehouse.
Kiki and Rowan showing off their presents from Liz's mom:
Rowan happily hanging out in his new down jacket.
Early December: I'd been trying to get some good pictures of Kiki & Rowan together. It's a bit like herding cats, but it helps to put Rowan in a basket for support.
From very early on (~2-3 months or so), Rowan has been amazingly responsive to smiles. I think it took Kiki much longer to smile and laugh, but Rowan seems to really like to interact with others.
Random arms-length picture of the three of us spending an afternoon together.
This is Kiki's "Biiiiiig Smiiiiiile."
Awww, my sweet Row-Row.
Rowan Clause.
Maybe not so jolly...
Kiki seems to have a full-blown ear fetish. And Rowan strangely has a full-blown ear-being-touched aversion.
The "tunky monkey"
Saturday, January 8, 2011
It's 3am and I hear babies babbling
It's 3 am. I can't sleep, and I'm listening to Kiki talking to herself in her sleep. And it occurs to me that I should document some of her alien language. It's fascinating how her brain works. Her brain knows the words...sort of...but her words are still mushy and malleable, like she's tailoring them as she goes.
"THIS THING"
"This thing!" has become her new empowerment phrase, thankfully replacing the "MINE!!!", which had been HER word since she could first talk. (Mine actually meant "more"--we know this because she'd do the sign language gesture for "more" at the same time--but morphed into a definite "MINE!!!" over time. It was her word for: get me this, pick me up, take me there, what's this curious thing?
"DASHA"
For the longest time, I didn't understand what she meant by this. She kept pointing to something and said "Dasha?". Eventually, I realized it meant "What's this thing?" Tonight, after 6 months of hearing her say this word, at 3am on January something-or-other, as I hear her mumbling in her sleep, I finally what it really means. It's "That's a..." In other words, she's pointing to something and saying "that's a......_________". She's been playing a fill in the blank game with us.
"SHUB-BOPPLE"
Scott is convinced Kiki is remembering a past life as a Persian princess or something, because he thinks this is a Persian (or Arabic?) word. Plus, it just sprang out of nowhere from her lips with such conviction and certainty that it was hard to believe it wasn't really a word. In her world, shubbopple means something like "now would you would at that, isn't that just amazing?".
I'm torn between eagerly anticipating her language development, so I can really start talking to her about what's in her head. At the same time, this period of time when language is a mysterious puzzle from outer space is so much fun. And I have to say, I get a secret thrill from being the person that can decipher her squishy words the best.
"THIS THING"
"This thing!" has become her new empowerment phrase, thankfully replacing the "MINE!!!", which had been HER word since she could first talk. (Mine actually meant "more"--we know this because she'd do the sign language gesture for "more" at the same time--but morphed into a definite "MINE!!!" over time. It was her word for: get me this, pick me up, take me there, what's this curious thing?
"DASHA"
For the longest time, I didn't understand what she meant by this. She kept pointing to something and said "Dasha?". Eventually, I realized it meant "What's this thing?" Tonight, after 6 months of hearing her say this word, at 3am on January something-or-other, as I hear her mumbling in her sleep, I finally what it really means. It's "That's a..." In other words, she's pointing to something and saying "that's a......_________". She's been playing a fill in the blank game with us.
"SHUB-BOPPLE"
Scott is convinced Kiki is remembering a past life as a Persian princess or something, because he thinks this is a Persian (or Arabic?) word. Plus, it just sprang out of nowhere from her lips with such conviction and certainty that it was hard to believe it wasn't really a word. In her world, shubbopple means something like "now would you would at that, isn't that just amazing?".
I'm torn between eagerly anticipating her language development, so I can really start talking to her about what's in her head. At the same time, this period of time when language is a mysterious puzzle from outer space is so much fun. And I have to say, I get a secret thrill from being the person that can decipher her squishy words the best.
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