.: Noah & Ashton

Thursday, August 21, 2008

Noah & Ashton

Noah at 18 months, enjoying some time outside on a sunny Winter's day.

This week at the supermarket I decided to buy some grapes. Normally I wouldn't since they are around $7 a kg (ouch). But this week, the grapes (the big green ones with no seeds) were too yummy too resist. We tried them out in the supermarket and they were deliciously sweet and juicy that it was hard to stop eating them. Well, I had no idea Noah liked grapes so much. All week I have kept them on the kitchen bench and they have been more trouble than I ever expected. Noah has continuously gone to the kitchen pointing to where the grapes sit. He may not talk yet, but he sure knows how to use his body and make sounds to let me know what he wants.

He has been so persistent at begging for them, that after a couple of diarrhea nappies, from eating so many, I've had to hide them. He has been most upset crying that they're not there and it has been really funny to watch him hanging off the kitchen cupboards in such desperation to get to them. Noah is an easy going baby/boy and doesn't make a fuss over much, but this week I've learned that grapes are a dangerous thing around Noah.

Ashton finally made it to his swimming lesson this week at the next level. Last week he was so upset about going swimming (cried for 2 hrs with lots of genuine tears) begging not to go, that I gave in and said he didn't have to, just to put him out of his misery. He still had to be forced this week, and finally told me that he was afraid of having to do a back float. It was obvious he was really nervous and afraid of what the teacher would make him do and a couple of times he had to try hard to hold back the tears. I warned the teacher in advance to please not attempt to let him go on his back. She was very good today and didn't force him too much as she sometimes does.
Ironically, Ashton's favourite thing to do at home is to have a bath. If I let him he will have a bath in the morning and afternoon for an hour at a time. I've realized though that it's not being in the water that he really likes, it's playing with his bath toys in water that he has so much fun with. This week Ashton has been purposely wetting his pants just so I will put him in the bath! I got annoyed at first, but then I realized the more he's in water the better it is for him. It makes him happy, and it actually gives me a good chance to get things done around the house while he plays.

Ashton's kindy/preschool has really been getting into celebrating the Olympics over the last two weeks. The Kindy is decorated on the inside with many flags from different countries. Last week the children made their own stadium out of cardboard, toilet rolls, sticks, etc and then painted it. Everyday the children have been participating in an Olympic event outside and getting the chance to win a medal. Ashton proudly won a bronze medal in the boys running race on Monday. The children have been doing relays, long jump, shot put, gymnastics, bike races and more. Tomorrow they are having a closing ceremony to their Kindy Olympics and all the parents are invited to watch and bring a plate.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...: That's so funny about the grapes!

The green grapes are the ones Ashton had for dinner the day we looked after him while you took Hayden to the hospital. He didn't want any other fruit earlier on, but when Chris came home with those grapes ...! Even I was eating them as they're so nice and I don't usually eat fruit so much in the winter!; August 24, 2008 at 10:28 AM
Jen Kesler said...: Hi! Just barely had time to sit down and read through your blog. Your home looks great and I cannot believe how big the boys are. You were ready to pop with Hayden when I first met you and now he's six!! I can't believe he broke his arm for the second time...knock on wood, we haven't had any breaks yet...now that I said that we probably will.

I'll check back often, it's so fun to hear about you, the boys and Tony. Cracks me up when you say that Tony thought the dancing was great because it was free!!!! Some things never change...you guys are so fun!; August 25, 2008 at 2:54 PM
Maureen said...: I just LOVE Ashton's smile (the one in the spiderman outfit holding the soft toy in his hand) it REALLY melts my heart. I just want time to stand still whenever I see that smile - my wish is that he never loses it. If he can smile like that as an adult - it will be a great gift. Bye for now, Nana; September 11, 2008 at 5:46 PM

Funny Comments

Ashton walking into the supermarket quietly whispers to himself: "Please can I have macaroni and cheese, in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen."

Ashton: "I want to live with Jesus." Mummy: "Why?" Ashton: "Because he be nice to me and he gives me bread and water!"

Mummy, examining Ashton's legs, and thinking: My goodness, what hairy legs. Ashton, unimpressed with Mummy's examination, pulls away: "Don't touch them. I'm growing Daddy legs!"

Hayden gets upset at Ashton: "Right Ashton, that's it! I'm telling Jesus on you!"

Ashton with a cold: "I'm snotty as a piggy."

Hayden: "The sun is burning my eyeballs."

Hayden: "Mummy, how come your penis is missing?"

Hayden: "I get the bigger piece of cake because my skeleton is bigger."

Hayden (3yrs old) sees me get dressed in the morning and stares at my breasts with a confused look..."What thooooose be for???"

Hayden: "I don't want to finish my pizza, it's got blood all over it."

Hayden: "Ashton hit me in the heart."

Hayden learns the planets at Preschool: Mercury, Earth, Mars, Jupiter and Penus!

Hayden (shopping with me and whining): "My brain hurts forever because you haven't buyed me anything."

QUOTES

Like the changing leaves of fall...My little boy is now a man.
--Author Unknown

Boys are God's way of telling you that your house is too neat!
--Author Unknown

There never has been, nor will there ever be, anything quite so special as the love between a mother and a son.
--Author Unknown

Boys are found everywhere - on top of, underneath, inside of, climbing on, swinging from, running around or jumping to. Mothers love them, little girls hate them, older sisters and brothers tolerate them, adults ignore them and Heaven protects them. A boy is Truth with dirt on its face, Beauty with a cut on its finger, Wisdom with bubble gum in its hair and the Hope of the future with a frog in its pocket.
--Alan Marshall Beck

Something For A Giggle....

I Owe My Mother ....

My mother taught me TO APPRECIATE A JOB WELL DONE. "If you're going to kill each other, do it outside. I just finished cleaning."

My mother taught me RELIGION. "You better pray that will come out of the carpet."

My mother taught me about TIME TRAVEL. "If you don't straighten up, I'm going to knock you into the middle of next week!"

My mother taught me LOGIC. " Because I said so, that's why."

My mother taught me MORE LOGIC. "If you fall out of that swing and break your neck, you're not going to the store with me."

My mother taught me FORESIGHT. "Make sure you wear clean underwear, in case you're in an accident."

My mother taught me IRONY. "Keep crying, and I'll give you something to cry about."

My mother taught me about the science of OSMOSIS. "Shut your mouth and eat your supper."

My mother taught me about CONTORTIONISM. "Will you look at that dirt on the back of your neck!"

My mother taught me about STAMINA. "You'll sit there until all that spinach is gone."

My mother taught me about WEATHER. "This room of yours looks as if a tornado went through it."

My mother taught me about HYPOCRISY. "If I told you once, I've told you a million times. Don't exaggerate!"

My mother taught me the CIRCLE OF LIFE. "I brought you into this world, and I can take you out."

My mother taught me about BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION. "Stop acting like your father!"

My mother taught me about ENVY. "There are millions of less fortunate children in this world who don't have wonderful parents like you do."

My mother taught me about ANTICIPATION. "Just wait until we get home."

My mother taught me about RECEIVING. "You are going to get it when you get home!"

My mother taught me MEDICAL SCIENCE. "If you don't stop crossing your eyes, they are going to get stuck that way."

My mother taught me ESP. "Put your sweater on; don't you think I know when you are cold?"

My mother taught me HUMOR. "When that lawn mower cuts off your toes, don't come running to me."

My mother taught me HOW TO BECOME AN ADULT. "If you don't eat your vegetables, you'll never grow up."

My mother taught me GENETICS. "You're just like your father."

My mother taught me about my ROOTS. "Shut that door behind you. Do you think you were born in a barn?"

My mother taught me WISDOM. "When you get to be my age, you'll understand."

My mother taught me about JUSTICE. "One day you'll have kids, and I hope they turn out just like you!