We’ve been so busy lately that all the blogs seem to report exotic happenings in Luc’s life. Rest assured that we are not always on the go. We are an ordinary family (mostly) doing the ordinary family things.
The Rosetta Stone
Luc is chatting up a storm these days. I think he talks almost as much as I do. He keeps up a steady stream of mostly nonsensical babble during waking hours. He may talk in his sleep too, but we’ll never know because we wouldn’t risk opening his door after bed time to find out! New words are quickly emerging, sometimes faster than we can decipher. We had a breakthrough recently when we discovered that “mimi” is his binkey (pacifier). He was repeating “mimimimimimimimi” and dumb mommy thought he was singing like they do on the Wiggles (one Wiggle sings “mimimimimi” and another answers “youyouyouyouyou”. I know, Mommy needs to get out more, but that’s a whole different blog topic, kids.) Anyway, I was holding his binkey at the time and when I finally finished my singing solo and handed it to him, he smiled and said, “MI!” CLICK. Yep, that sound was the light bulb going off in my head. Most of his words aren’t so hard to figure out. He can say daddy, mama, juice, cup, cheese, car, go, dog, kitty, and bye-bye pretty clearly. Not so clearly are nana (banana), gogurt (yogurt), ckck (cookie, a valiant effort and one he practices often), and he is working on Sadie (his girlfriend down the street), grandma, papa, and who knows what else. If only we could figure out what “coe” means.
Squish Face and the Little Baker
Like any good toddler, Luc loves the Tupperware cabinet and my baking drawer. Just about every other drawer and cabinet in the kitchen is Luc proofed, but he is allowed to reign supreme over those two areas. He loves to take the Tupperware lids and squish them on his face. Since they are clear, you can see his smushed up little face through the plastic. Thus, the Squish Face game was born. Luc squishes his face and then I kiss him through the lid, squishing my own face against his. He giggles so hard he often falls down. Sometimes he just hands me the lid so I can be Squish Face. When he gets tired of that, he uses the rest of the Tupperware to collect various things in the kitchen. All of his refrigerator magnets fit nicely in my soup Tupperware and it its handy spout makes it easy to pour them out.
His other kitchen entertainment is the drawer where I keep all of my baking pans and my baking gadgets with levers and other exciting bits like my flour sifter and my potato ricer. The removable bottoms from my tart pans can keep him busy for hours as he tries to pick them up off the floor. I have high hopes that he has inherited his dad’s cooking talents and encourage all forms of culinary play! Mud pies anyone?
Move Over Aunt Shanley, Here Comes Something Meaner!
Mommy and Daddy and most of the grownups they know were invited to the fete of the year, the Wang-Hanger wedding. This left us with a shortage of babysitters, Aunt Shanley and Aunt Bubba being the two most often used. A lady I work with, Anita, has been dying to baby-sit ever since Luc was born. When she arrived at the door, Luc was overjoyed (he gets a little suspicious when Shanley shows up, even if it is just to hang out). He led her immediately to his highchair where he started begging for yogurt. We waved bye-bye while he was happily ensconced in his chair. He made an attempt to be angry, but Anita gave him a cookie and all was well in Luc Land. They played so hard in the back yard that Luc needed a bath before bed time. Speaking of bed time, he fell right asleep and stayed that way until 6:30 the next morning. Aunt Shanley, maybe Anita can give you some pointers???
The Great Pumpkin
Happy October! We celebrated the start of fall with a trip to the pumpkin patch with our neighbors, the Henry Family. Luc and Sadie held hands on the way to Bates Nut Farm. Luc was beside himself when he caught sight of all the orange balls lying in the fields.
We walked through a maze of straw, took a tractor ride and picked out giant pumpkins to bring home with us. We worked up an appetite with all that fun, so we had a picnic under the trees and wheelbarrow rides provided by the daddies. Luc loves his 50+ pound pumpkin and give it hugs every morning when we leave for the day.
Ahoy Matey!
Chery and David Miller invited Luc and his chaperones on a high seas adventure. Captain Luc was tethered to the parents at all times, a situation which annoyed him greatly. We had an escort of a huge pod of dolphins on our way out of the harbor. Luc was delighted with the fishies. He quickly grew irritated with the rocking of the boat, no doubt thinking we were trying to rock him to sleep. It eventually worked though, and after a nap, he woke up as we were cruising the Newport Harbor. The sun had come out and lunch was being served. He happily ate Ranch dip with slivers of carrots and waved at other people cruising the harbor. Captain Chery even let him drive the boat for a little while.
The Rosetta Stone
Luc is chatting up a storm these days. I think he talks almost as much as I do. He keeps up a steady stream of mostly nonsensical babble during waking hours. He may talk in his sleep too, but we’ll never know because we wouldn’t risk opening his door after bed time to find out! New words are quickly emerging, sometimes faster than we can decipher. We had a breakthrough recently when we discovered that “mimi” is his binkey (pacifier). He was repeating “mimimimimimimimi” and dumb mommy thought he was singing like they do on the Wiggles (one Wiggle sings “mimimimimi” and another answers “youyouyouyouyou”. I know, Mommy needs to get out more, but that’s a whole different blog topic, kids.) Anyway, I was holding his binkey at the time and when I finally finished my singing solo and handed it to him, he smiled and said, “MI!” CLICK. Yep, that sound was the light bulb going off in my head. Most of his words aren’t so hard to figure out. He can say daddy, mama, juice, cup, cheese, car, go, dog, kitty, and bye-bye pretty clearly. Not so clearly are nana (banana), gogurt (yogurt), ckck (cookie, a valiant effort and one he practices often), and he is working on Sadie (his girlfriend down the street), grandma, papa, and who knows what else. If only we could figure out what “coe” means.
Squish Face and the Little BakerLike any good toddler, Luc loves the Tupperware cabinet and my baking drawer. Just about every other drawer and cabinet in the kitchen is Luc proofed, but he is allowed to reign supreme over those two areas. He loves to take the Tupperware lids and squish them on his face. Since they are clear, you can see his smushed up little face through the plastic. Thus, the Squish Face game was born. Luc squishes his face and then I kiss him through the lid, squishing my own face against his. He giggles so hard he often falls down. Sometimes he just hands me the lid so I can be Squish Face. When he gets tired of that, he uses the rest of the Tupperware to collect various things in the kitchen. All of his refrigerator magnets fit nicely in my soup Tupperware and it its handy spout makes it easy to pour them out.
His other kitchen entertainment is the drawer where I keep all of my baking pans and my baking gadgets with levers and other exciting bits like my flour sifter and my potato ricer. The removable bottoms from my tart pans can keep him busy for hours as he tries to pick them up off the floor. I have high hopes that he has inherited his dad’s cooking talents and encourage all forms of culinary play! Mud pies anyone?
Move Over Aunt Shanley, Here Comes Something Meaner!Mommy and Daddy and most of the grownups they know were invited to the fete of the year, the Wang-Hanger wedding. This left us with a shortage of babysitters, Aunt Shanley and Aunt Bubba being the two most often used. A lady I work with, Anita, has been dying to baby-sit ever since Luc was born. When she arrived at the door, Luc was overjoyed (he gets a little suspicious when Shanley shows up, even if it is just to hang out). He led her immediately to his highchair where he started begging for yogurt. We waved bye-bye while he was happily ensconced in his chair. He made an attempt to be angry, but Anita gave him a cookie and all was well in Luc Land. They played so hard in the back yard that Luc needed a bath before bed time. Speaking of bed time, he fell right asleep and stayed that way until 6:30 the next morning. Aunt Shanley, maybe Anita can give you some pointers???
The Great PumpkinHappy October! We celebrated the start of fall with a trip to the pumpkin patch with our neighbors, the Henry Family. Luc and Sadie held hands on the way to Bates Nut Farm. Luc was beside himself when he caught sight of all the orange balls lying in the fields.
We walked through a maze of straw, took a tractor ride and picked out giant pumpkins to bring home with us. We worked up an appetite with all that fun, so we had a picnic under the trees and wheelbarrow rides provided by the daddies. Luc loves his 50+ pound pumpkin and give it hugs every morning when we leave for the day.Ahoy Matey!
Chery and David Miller invited Luc and his chaperones on a high seas adventure. Captain Luc was tethered to the parents at all times, a situation which annoyed him greatly. We had an escort of a huge pod of dolphins on our way out of the harbor. Luc was delighted with the fishies. He quickly grew irritated with the rocking of the boat, no doubt thinking we were trying to rock him to sleep. It eventually worked though, and after a nap, he woke up as we were cruising the Newport Harbor. The sun had come out and lunch was being served. He happily ate Ranch dip with slivers of carrots and waved at other people cruising the harbor. Captain Chery even let him drive the boat for a little while.
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