Halloween is fast approaching and AG is growing her final two teeth, her canines.
The unfortunate downside of these vampiric teeth is that she sank them hard and painfully into mummy's arm and didn't seem the least bit remorsefull, unfortunatly for her, she wasn't prepared for my insticntive response when she went on to do it too me, I roared YOU DON'T BITE DADDY, which scared her and then the poor little thing was then inconsolable repeatedly saying through her tears "I bit daddy".
So now I have a sore arm and the guilt of upseting her, but at least she'll be wary of biting anyone again.
Happy halloween :-[
Wednesday, 19 October 2011
Tuesday, 19 July 2011
Managing expectations
As usual bath time can be quite challenge, from persuading her there are inappropriate places on her brother to blow raspberry's to stopping her throwing water and toys out.
The most tiring is the battle over brushing teeth, just getting her to stay in the bathroom and give her teeth a good brushing would break the will of even the most hardened soldier.
I thought I'd cracked it last night however when I made a deal with her that she would get two books read to her if she stayed in the bathroom and did it properly.
From then on the bedtime routine all went rather smoothly but what I didn't realise is she thought the deal was three books, and had a look of shock when I stopped at two and put her to bed.
Once downstairs I could hear the call "daddy? daddy?" so after a while I went upstairs to find not only had she got out of her sleeping bag, she had escaped the bed and was waiting patiently by the door with her chosen third book.
It seems we have a determined negotiator on our hands.
The most tiring is the battle over brushing teeth, just getting her to stay in the bathroom and give her teeth a good brushing would break the will of even the most hardened soldier.
I thought I'd cracked it last night however when I made a deal with her that she would get two books read to her if she stayed in the bathroom and did it properly.
From then on the bedtime routine all went rather smoothly but what I didn't realise is she thought the deal was three books, and had a look of shock when I stopped at two and put her to bed.
Once downstairs I could hear the call "daddy? daddy?" so after a while I went upstairs to find not only had she got out of her sleeping bag, she had escaped the bed and was waiting patiently by the door with her chosen third book.
It seems we have a determined negotiator on our hands.
Friday, 6 May 2011
Words
AG for a while has been learning words, but lately has been stringing them together, for example when presented with some food she didn't like she handed it back to us with the words "Mummy, Daddy, Eat".
I was a little taken a back last night though, when I returned from my first day back at work to AG saying clearly and with the right timing "Hello Daddy!"
She seems to be growing up so fast now, it must be said of course her favourite word is still "no"
I was a little taken a back last night though, when I returned from my first day back at work to AG saying clearly and with the right timing "Hello Daddy!"
She seems to be growing up so fast now, it must be said of course her favourite word is still "no"
Friday, 29 April 2011
girl meets boy
Two weeks on from child numbers two's birth I thought I'd better write about how the older child has reacted.
The reason I gave it a while (apart from laziness) is that there hasn't been much to report.
Her maternal grandfather and partner brought AG to the hospital to meet TC, my parents were already there, she simply walked up-to TC, said hello, donated her woolen blue elephant toy to him and gave him a kiss and a hug.
She then preceded afterwards to point out and name his various limbs and organs, it was all very cute (even though she was worryingly close when pointing out his eyes).
She is really very caring to toward him, he gets lots of hugs and kisses, and is constantly re-presented with his elephant and he's on of her first visits whenever she wakes up.
From a writing perspective it'd be useful to have something more dramatic to work with but from a parenting point of view, I couldn't be happier.
The reason I gave it a while (apart from laziness) is that there hasn't been much to report.
Her maternal grandfather and partner brought AG to the hospital to meet TC, my parents were already there, she simply walked up-to TC, said hello, donated her woolen blue elephant toy to him and gave him a kiss and a hug.
She then preceded afterwards to point out and name his various limbs and organs, it was all very cute (even though she was worryingly close when pointing out his eyes).
She is really very caring to toward him, he gets lots of hugs and kisses, and is constantly re-presented with his elephant and he's on of her first visits whenever she wakes up.
From a writing perspective it'd be useful to have something more dramatic to work with but from a parenting point of view, I couldn't be happier.
Monday, 25 April 2011
Chuck Norris in a floral-print dress
just got from the soft-play centre were AG had a whale of a time clambering around, it's a great place she really enjoys and its only real drawback is the "boisterous" older kids who feel the younger ones shouldn't get in there way.
Normally AG takes this in her stride but today she decided to take a stand as a girl twice her size tried to clamber over her on the first steps of the ladder to the top of the slide, AG calmly looked back and gave her a gentle roundhouse kick to solar-plexus, the girl wasn't hurt but did seem more respectful to the smaller kids for the rest of the of the time she was there.
Normally AG takes this in her stride but today she decided to take a stand as a girl twice her size tried to clamber over her on the first steps of the ladder to the top of the slide, AG calmly looked back and gave her a gentle roundhouse kick to solar-plexus, the girl wasn't hurt but did seem more respectful to the smaller kids for the rest of the of the time she was there.
Sunday, 24 April 2011
plagarist
my bubble has been burst by one of AG's cousin (who is not much more that a toddler himself).
He pointed out the lyric that AG loves so much is from an excising rhyme, it describes the explosive demise of a bathing turtle that ate a bar of soap.
On the upside, she clearly likes macabre dark humor, so that means my daughter is potentially a goth!
He pointed out the lyric that AG loves so much is from an excising rhyme, it describes the explosive demise of a bathing turtle that ate a bar of soap.
On the upside, she clearly likes macabre dark humor, so that means my daughter is potentially a goth!
Saturday, 23 April 2011
Lyricist
AG has written her first song (or at least I think she has, I've never heard it elsewhere)
It has four words and actions, you must start with you hands together by the third have them out in a messianic pose and at the fourth clap them together loudly.
The lyrics are :- bubble, Bubble, BUBBLE, POP!!!!
clearly she is going to be the next great lyricist, is it too soon to buy an outfit for her inevitable successful award ceremony's?
It has four words and actions, you must start with you hands together by the third have them out in a messianic pose and at the fourth clap them together loudly.
The lyrics are :- bubble, Bubble, BUBBLE, POP!!!!
clearly she is going to be the next great lyricist, is it too soon to buy an outfit for her inevitable successful award ceremony's?
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