Well, the kids are officially "into" arguing over who can do what better, faster, sweeter, bigger, longer, etc. Even when they are sharing nicely or taking turns, Bailey sets ridiculous time limits for Nolan. Unfortunately, the poor kid doesn't realize that holding a ball for 8 seconds isn't really enough time to do anything productive. Especially when she counts really fast for his 8 seconds, and REALLY slow when it's her turn. Nolan doesn't notice.
Jason put up one of his Christmas presents (yes, we are a little slow around here.....but we did finally take DOWN the lights on the house!!) and the kids enjoyed it immensely. Jason didn't realize that you can't take video longways like you can pictures, so this may be impossible to watch. The key is that Nolan comes SO close to making a few baskets. He actually did make a few a bit later, but we'd already put the camera back up. Note Nolan trying to do a one-handed shot right after Bailey did.....and him saying "Nolan do it!"
Bailey has now started playing soccer. We've had one practice and the games will begin mid March sometime. All the other girls on the team played last season, so Bailey has a little more ground to cover before that time. Needless to say, Jason has been practicing with her! Here are some pics of the first practice. Doesn't she look cute?!
Three funny things about Nolan before I sign off:
1. He is LOVING to sing these days. At Mother's Day Out, they said he stands in the front row during song time and just goes at it with the hand motions and everything. Anytime he "freestyles it" for us, though, he still begins every song with "A-way, A-way." We think this is spillover from Bailey's constant singing of "Away in a Manger" at Christmas. Here he is serenading us Billy Joel style.
2. I think you can always tell which kids are 2nd or subsequent children by what they pick up from their older siblings. For example, one of Nolan's first two-word phrases was "my turn." He learned to fight for his turn pretty early! Now, he has begun saying, "Ahh, man" when he falls, or when his blocks fall, or whatever is a minor irritation to him. It is SOOO funny, especially since he still doesn't talk in long sentences just yet. Actually, let me rephrase. He speaks in very long sentences, we only understand the first and last words of them!!
3. He has been using the potty periodically....nothing consistent. But, I bought some pull-up training pants for a presentation at work (don't ask!), so I didn't want them to go to waste so I showed them to Nolan and he seemed very excited. Pull-ups aren't that different from a regular diaper in all reality. But, this morning, when I tried to put them on him, he acted afraid of them. I was so surprised....what could be scary about something that looks just like your regular diaper?! So, I bribed him with a lifesaver. Yep, I'm THAT mom! :-)
Peace....
3 comments:
Even if Bailey isn't as experienced as all the other girls, she's got the best soccer outfit! And, let's face it, that's what's important.
I bribe with M&Ms. :)
R
Oh, and I totally know all the words to the title song.
I knew you would know the words. I actually think I got the yes's and no's out of order, but oh well. It's been awhile, Annie.
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