Maybe his wish is to meet Iron Man. Hmmmm... Of course, I'd come along to supervise.
Downey and the kid.
Saturday, April 20, 2013
Too Old
I've been trying to teach Simon that he's two years old for a while. Sometimes I wonder how much he learns, but most of the time I chalk it up for he's too busy for my rules, man. Ain't got time to be my trained pony. Anyway, it's starting to kind of sink in. Except if I ask him how old he is, he says "Too old!" I think he's leaving out the "years". He knows he's going to be three very soon. But he only gets two candles on his cake for some reason. And I'm going to be 3 on my next birthday. Daddy will also be too old.
Make A Wish
Tomorrow Make A Wish comes to meet Simon. I'm excited for him. I'm not sure what to expect, though. I know my dream is for him to meet these guys:
And ride in this:
I know they're not Tom Cruise or Brangelina, or whoever the kids are into now, but still, I figure mostly these kids of wishes are for the bald-headed, got-3-months-to-live type kids, which he ain't. I figure three-year-old former cancer patients with excellent prognoses are more in the "Hope your wish is a night a Chuck E. Cheese, kid!" realm. Still, a mama can and will dream.
I know they're not Tom Cruise or Brangelina, or whoever the kids are into now, but still, I figure mostly these kids of wishes are for the bald-headed, got-3-months-to-live type kids, which he ain't. I figure three-year-old former cancer patients with excellent prognoses are more in the "Hope your wish is a night a Chuck E. Cheese, kid!" realm. Still, a mama can and will dream.
Saturday, January 5, 2013
A Good Day
Lately it seems my Saturdays with Simon haven't gone terribly well. They've been turning into Battles of Will... not fun. Not the way I want to spend my one day with my boy. Sometimes I feel like a single parent that only sees him every few weeks and I gotta pack ALL THE FUN into one day and treat him to whatever I can think of.
Today was different. We didn't get a lot of time together. We both took something like four hour naps and woke up around 2:30 this afternoon. Then we had some lunch and after an hour of working on him to get him ready to go out to the store we were off. He was really upset about leaving certain toys behind and was crying so hard, begging to be picked up from the cart. I'm all about picking up my boy when he needs a hug, but I also have fallen for that one too many times in the store. It typically results in me holding him by the collar talking to him through gritted teeth.
We were almost done so I talked him into going to see the dog. Every time he goes to Target we take him to the wall of TV's to see the commercial with the dog. Sometimes I feel like I must look like a horrible mother parking him in front of those TV's but there really is a reason. I feel like I have to justify it to everyone around me. "Really, he just wants to see the dog. Honest."
Then we passed the dollar corner with all the whatnot. He found a little stuffed bear with a heart that he fell in love with. It's kinda shoddy looking, but man, he picked it up and hugged it and kissed it and loved on it. So he came home with us. So did a little foam airplane for throwing. We had some good fun throwing it around the living room. It's perfect because he can throw it to his heart's content and not hurt anything.
Then, miracle of miracles, he actually ate dinner! I made tortellini and got out one of his new divided plates. One spot had tortellini, another had sauce for dipping, and man oh man, the third had PEAS! He was so flippin excited about those peas. He ate everything up. Then we sat on the couch and watched a bit of a movie. I had my popcorn, he had more peas. He kept snuggling with me.
He was silly after his bath, jumping around off his bed. I tried to take a picture to send Daddy since he was at work. I got a decent one and was texting it to Daddy and asked Simon what he wants me to tell him. Simon made his L for Love sign. My heart almost broke from the sweet.
After I put him to bed I heard him sorta starting to cry and whimper. I didn't want it to turn into a big thing so I went in to check on him. He couldn't find Frog. So we searched all his blankets and found him. I tucked him back in and kissed him. He said, "Please turn out the light." Then my heart did break from the sweet.
Today was different. We didn't get a lot of time together. We both took something like four hour naps and woke up around 2:30 this afternoon. Then we had some lunch and after an hour of working on him to get him ready to go out to the store we were off. He was really upset about leaving certain toys behind and was crying so hard, begging to be picked up from the cart. I'm all about picking up my boy when he needs a hug, but I also have fallen for that one too many times in the store. It typically results in me holding him by the collar talking to him through gritted teeth.
We were almost done so I talked him into going to see the dog. Every time he goes to Target we take him to the wall of TV's to see the commercial with the dog. Sometimes I feel like I must look like a horrible mother parking him in front of those TV's but there really is a reason. I feel like I have to justify it to everyone around me. "Really, he just wants to see the dog. Honest."
Then we passed the dollar corner with all the whatnot. He found a little stuffed bear with a heart that he fell in love with. It's kinda shoddy looking, but man, he picked it up and hugged it and kissed it and loved on it. So he came home with us. So did a little foam airplane for throwing. We had some good fun throwing it around the living room. It's perfect because he can throw it to his heart's content and not hurt anything.
Then, miracle of miracles, he actually ate dinner! I made tortellini and got out one of his new divided plates. One spot had tortellini, another had sauce for dipping, and man oh man, the third had PEAS! He was so flippin excited about those peas. He ate everything up. Then we sat on the couch and watched a bit of a movie. I had my popcorn, he had more peas. He kept snuggling with me.
He was silly after his bath, jumping around off his bed. I tried to take a picture to send Daddy since he was at work. I got a decent one and was texting it to Daddy and asked Simon what he wants me to tell him. Simon made his L for Love sign. My heart almost broke from the sweet.
After I put him to bed I heard him sorta starting to cry and whimper. I didn't want it to turn into a big thing so I went in to check on him. He couldn't find Frog. So we searched all his blankets and found him. I tucked him back in and kissed him. He said, "Please turn out the light." Then my heart did break from the sweet.
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| Hi, Daddy! |
Tuesday, December 25, 2012
Happy Christmas
It's early Christmas morning. I'm having one of those mornings/nights where my nose won't cooperate with sleep. It's an itch/sneeze that is constant. It's tolerable while awake most of the time but there's no way I'm getting to sleep with it like this. So, it's 3:28 AM. I've been up for a couple of hours already. I'll probably just get back into a nice deep sleep when I'll hear "Mom! Mom! Mom! Mom!"...ad nauseum over the baby monitor.
Simon's become quite the climber. He's started climbing up on his crib. Well, yesterday while he was "napping" he came out of his room and wandered into our room to find Daddy wrapping presents and announced he wasn't tired. So, Daddy had a new project for the day, one that's been on the list for a week or so anyway. He trod off to his parents' house to get the toddler bed side. Simon absolutely loves his "new bed".
As per usual, he wouldn't eat. We left in a hurry. Got him home, in the bath where he watched some of The Grinch, and off to bed. Then Santa came. He's gonna lose his mind when he wakes up.
Simon's become quite the climber. He's started climbing up on his crib. Well, yesterday while he was "napping" he came out of his room and wandered into our room to find Daddy wrapping presents and announced he wasn't tired. So, Daddy had a new project for the day, one that's been on the list for a week or so anyway. He trod off to his parents' house to get the toddler bed side. Simon absolutely loves his "new bed".
He actually took a nap in it this afternoon before we went over to Grandma's house for dinner. Once we got there I shuffled him outside with cousins as fast as I could.
As per usual, he wouldn't eat. We left in a hurry. Got him home, in the bath where he watched some of The Grinch, and off to bed. Then Santa came. He's gonna lose his mind when he wakes up.
Saturday, December 8, 2012
Simon is going to this.
Last year his Gabba pals came to town. We were kind of torn about him going because it was right at the end of his chemo. We knew we couldn't expose him to all that, but still... it would be really awesome if he could have gone. Then his chemo was delayed a week and he ended up being in the hospital getting his last round of chemo when they were here.
Not this time. I just got him tickets to go to this show. And not just any tickets. THESE tickets. The Party Package.
Gabba Party Packages!
- One (1) AWESOME Ticket in the first 15 Rows.
- One (1) pass to "Get the Sillies Out" in the private VIP room featuring a super fun party with the Gabba Gang (costumed characters)! Includes music, dancing, healthy snacks and refreshments.
- Hassle-Free Merchandise Shopping. Merchandise table located in the VIP Room.
- Photo Opportunity. This time around our Gabba Friends will be available for individual pictures instead of everyone waiting for one shot with the entire gang. More photos, less waiting, more fun!!!!!
- On Site Yo Gabba Gabba! VIP host and Party Patrol to make sure your experience is... AWESOME!!
He's earned it, and then some. Merry Christmas, my boy.
Monday, November 19, 2012
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