We've decided to drop Nubbin's nap. For those of you who know me well... which is pretty much anyone who reads this blog, you all know how important nap time has been for me. My 'sanctuary' time is a thing of the past... mourn for me. okay, all better now.
I'm looking forward to not getting into screaming matches with Nubbin at 10 p.m. because he won't stay in bed.
'Lovely' is our nephew who lives in Wilmington. He's a special needs child and is so sweet and easy to love on. Today, he visited us in Cary. Nubbin was very interested and after some encouragement from Nana and me gave Lovely a hug. Bless his heart, Lovely lifted up his head and leaned into Nubbin... I caught the tender moment on my camera.... too cute.
I've been fueling my Halloween craze by watching the Getz Gang get all excited about their costumes... CharlieGraham are going to be Transformers... pretty cool costumes, by the way.
So, I've been nudging Nubbin to tell me what he wants to be for Halloween. First, he decided he wanted to be a butterfly and Fafa should be a caterpillar. I asked him again tonight and he said he wanted to be a duck... not a robot, not a pirate, not a character from Star Wars, not a soldier with a 'shooter', but a duck. I think he's trying to tell me he's a lover, not a hater.
Husband taught Fafa to fake a sneeze. Now, Fafa goes around saying, 'AH, AH, AH, AH.... CHOOoooo' as loud as he can.
This is how Fafa likes to play with his cars and toys. I'm always tripping over him because he's usually sprawled out in the middle of the kitchen. Who needs a rug when you've got a Fafa...
The kids love 'playing' the piano... now, if I can just get them to sing something other than 'twinkle, twinkle'... Fafa is very good at using one finger to play the keys, but Nubbin still enjoys using his fists, elbows or even the occasional monster truck...
I heard this mumbling coming from Fafa and went to the dining room to find him 'chatting' on the phone. This is coincidentally the same chair that I always use to talk on the phone... such a cute little copycat.
Fafa has taken leaps and bounds in his words... even saying things like, 'Where', 'Why' and 'apple juice'... sometimes it takes a second to translate, but my boy is talking!
I took Fafa to the park yesterday while Nubbin was in preschool. When he went down the enclosed slide, he was so proud of himself. The first time he popped out, he threw both of his hands in the air and yelled, 'Ta Da!'. The next time he came out, he started jumping around yelling, 'I did it! I did it, mommy!' I guess I don't have to worry about Fafa's language skills or his self esteem...
I had my first heartbreak moment yesterday. Nubbin told me that he didn't love me. All because we wouldn't let him watch 'Cars' during dinner. After he had calmed down, he told Husband, 'I love mommy...' long pause, 'now.'
Fafa has been wearing this construction hat around the house. I think he wants to drive a backhoe when he gets older. Either that or try out for the 'Village People'...
We had a cook out over the Labor day weekend. 10 kids in all... ages ranging from 5 months to 6 years. During dinner, we had a 'picnic' for the kids while the parents were able to have adult conversation at the table... such a luxury these days!
My dear friend from Minnesota came with her little one and husband. We had a great time and I realized how much I missed her. Along with her husband's sister and family and the Getz Gang and my neighbor's family, we were cramped but I hope everyone enjoyed it.
Husband has been talking to Nubbin about what to do if there's ever a fire in our house. After telling Nubbin to get down low and crawl on the ground if there's smoke and make his way to the front door and out to the driveway, Nubbin told Husband that he hopes his 'drapes' catch on fire.
The back story is that Nubbin's arch nemesis at night are the curtains in his room. I changed them to a dark blue to keep out most of the light, but Nubbin doesn't like them because he finds them scary. Have to hand it to him that he's got his priorities straight and wants to get rid of the one thing he doesn't like in his room!
Husband gave Nubbin a haircut today for the first time. We had to bribe him with a popsicle and plenty of candy... Nubbin, not husband. Overall, he did a great job, but Nubbin has certainly inherited the Wolfe hair gene.... there was so much hair that it looked like we sheared a large animal. This 'home' cut just saved us 20.00. So, with the economy doing what it is, we'll be doing this more often.
'Lovely' is our nephew who lives in Wilmington. He's a special needs child and is so sweet and easy to love on. Today, he visited us in Cary. Nubbin was very interested and after some encouragement from Nana and me gave Lovely a hug. Bless his heart, Lovely lifted up his head and leaned into Nubbin... I caught the tender moment on my camera.... too cute.
This is how Fafa likes to play with his cars and toys. I'm always tripping over him because he's usually sprawled out in the middle of the kitchen. Who needs a rug when you've got a Fafa...
Husband likes to experiment when he cooks. The funny thing is that he's the white guy and I'm the asian one, but he's usually the one who ends up cooking all the ethnic food we eat. He decided he wanted to make 'pho' which is a Vietnamese soup with thin slices of beef and noodles. We even made the trek to the asian market to find all the ingredients. 
The kids love 'playing' the piano... now, if I can just get them to sing something other than 'twinkle, twinkle'... Fafa is very good at using one finger to play the keys, but Nubbin still enjoys using his fists, elbows or even the occasional monster truck...
I heard this mumbling coming from Fafa and went to the dining room to find him 'chatting' on the phone. This is coincidentally the same chair that I always use to talk on the phone... such a cute little copycat.
Fafa has been wearing this construction hat around the house. I think he wants to drive a backhoe when he gets older. Either that or try out for the 'Village People'...
We had a cook out over the Labor day weekend. 10 kids in all... ages ranging from 5 months to 6 years. During dinner, we had a 'picnic' for the kids while the parents were able to have adult conversation at the table... such a luxury these days!
Nubbin's preschool started this week. He will be going 3 days a week (Tuesday - Thursday). It will definitely be an adjustment for him, but I think he's going to learn so much this year. Much more than he would at home... We're pretty happy with his teacher, but he's having trouble leaving Fafa. Fafa is having a hard time understanding why Nubbin gets to go to school and he has to stay home...