Posts (page 2)
Yes, one of my guilty pleasures is American Idol and Tyler knows it. Last night I was putting Carter down to bed when Tyler creeps up and says with wide eyes, "Mommy, American Idol is on".
I said, "Oh, I'll be right there as soon as Carter falls asleep."
Tyler: "Okay."
He runs downstairs. I hear him yell, "Daaaddy, American Idol is on!".
According to Ray, Tyler then said, "Pause it for mommy." (Melts my heart).
In my defense, Tyler enjoys the show too. He's a David Archuletta fan. Every time David appears, Tyler always yells, "I'm him! I'm him! That's me!" With that said, he says daddy is David Cook and I'm "the blonde lady with long hair", "Brooke".
On a side note, it's official, 'lil Carter is a Duong. When he gets his hands on the remote control, he holds it up in the air and points it towards the tv. Makes me laugh every time I think about it. Says a lot about our tv addiction but come on - it's adorably funny (in a sad way) - isn't it given that he's only 9.5 months? Yah, it's sad but our baby's a genius!!! LOL
When is the last time you heard that phrase? Almost twenty years (sigh) for me. Tyler just watched ET for the first time and hearing him say, "E.T. phone home...", in a slow low gutteral voice and pointing his index finger in the air just kills me. I really love that we can enjoy this movie together. We're having a great time running all of E.T.'s lines to each other, i.e. "Ooouch, Beeee Goooood, I'll beee right here...". I loved this movie the first time I saw it but watching it again as an "adult" with my little boy made me appreciate it so much more profoundly. So many good messages in the movie.
My favorite cousin had her second baby, a little boy named, Jacob! He's just a couple of days old in this video and already sooooo cute. I can't wait to meet him! I almost forgot how little and precious they are at this age. Makes me consider having another one just for a split second and then I come to my senses. Carter's almost nine months already. Time sure flies.
When it comes to having a meal around the dinner table with Tyler, it is exhausting. He not only is a picky eater, but he will procrastinate from eating with incessant talking. Actually, if he's not talking, he is just sitting there day dreaming with food in his mouth.
Ray and I see dinner time as opportunity to catch up with everyone, including Tyler, but it has come to a point where all he does is talk or daze. So after getting fed up with telling him to eat for the nth time, we implemented a timer during our meals. If he's not done in 15 - 30 minutes (depending on the meal), he has to leave the table and there is no dessert nor snacks for him. Well, that is the background in a nutshell.
So last night, there was about 10 minutes left on the clock and Tyler barely made a dent on his plate. He asked me a question so I told him that I would not talk to him until he finished his dinner. He responds so nonchalantly, "OK, then I'll just talk to myself. It's ok, Tyler, I looove you." And then the rest was jibberish. At that moment I had to pull everything within myself not to burst out laughing. It might of infuriated some people but it was so cute. Needless to say, he didn't beat the timer. In hind sight, it makes me kind of sad to think he chose to say, "Tyler, I love you", as if no one else loves him. Poor Tyler thinks my love for him is so fickle. If he only knew how much I really love him.
I can't believe we have not been boarding since I became pregnant with Tyler -that's nearly 5 years ago!!
It was well worth the wait to see Tyler boarding down the slopes though. After a few runs of hand holding he did it on his own. He isn't fish tailing just yet but he'll go a couple of yards and then turn to stop. I am so pleased that Tyler really got into it. I was afraid he would get discouraged by the falls but he kept at it. In fact, he would not even let us help him after a while. He looked so cute shimmying his board to get momentum. I can't wait to get him back on the slopes. I want to get him his own gear to by pass the rental lines and costs next time . If anyone has kids snowboard gear for sale please let me know.
Aside from boarding, Tyler was quite the casanova back at the cabin. We shacked up for the weekend with my sister-in-law and some family friends. Tyler nearly attached himself at the hip to one of the girls. (I say girls but should say ladies b/c they are in their mid 20s). Once she left, he moved on pretty quick to the next lady. At one point, I had to draw a line to give his lady friend some space. I literally drew a line on the couch and told Tyler to stay on his side. So, of course, he sits as close as possible to his side of the line and then he asks his lady friend to come sit close as possible on her side of the line as well so that they are sitting side by side. He's a clever one.
Carter's nick name is "Swiper" these days because like most babies his age he can reach and grab things quite well. At a blink of an eye he some how manages to grab on to anything within reach. We have had a few accidents around the dinner table with this kid. Hence, we endearingly call him "Swiper".
Carter is sitting up comfortably now but every once in a while he will fall backwards so we always keep a pillow behind him. He is not crawling yet but has been creeping on his back. One day when we were playing on the floor, I was preoccupied by Tyler for just a few seconds when I looked down and found Carter half way under the coffee table like a mechanic looking under the hood of a car. He seemed to be amused with whatever was under the table b/c he was kicking his legs and cooing.
Let's see...what else? Oh, we started solids about a month ago. He is slowly acquiring a taste for it. He takes at best half a jar at each meal. If this was my first baby I would probably be worried considering some other babies his age are eating full jars, but he's growing and he's progressively getting better with the solids.
How is Tyler with Carter? Very protective and loving most of the time. One time when I jokingly said to Carter that I would send him to time out, Tyler became upset and with tears lingering in his eyes said, "No, no time out for baby!" This is not to say that Tyler does not have his bouts of aggression with Carter. Sometimes Tyler tries to wrestle the poor kid. I don't know how many times I've told Tyler not to pull on Carter's arms or legs when I'm holding him. But surprisingly, Carter tries to hold his own. Sometimes when Carter's had enough, he throws himself backwards, turns stiff as a board and screams bloody murder. This actually startles Tyler and he backs off with a sheepish smile.
