Daniel completely amazes me. This week he started singing some really sweet songs. Some are very repetitive, so they get stuck in my head (which is annoying) but he gets such a sweet smile on his face, I can't help but ask him to sing or prompt the songs.
"Itsy Bumble Bee"
Itsy Bumble Bee, what's your name for me?
What's YOUR name? (pointing at someone in the room)
MOMMY!
Mommy, Mommy that's his name.
Itsy Bumble Bee, what's your name for me?
What's MY name? (pointing at himself)
DANIEL!
Daniel, Daniel, that's his name...
You get the point. What you really need to hear to appreciate is Daniel's articulation. That song sort of comes out in a rush, sounding like: Itsy Bumbobee, what's yo name-fo-me?
His other new favorite song is something about fish and swimming in the water. Daniel's version goes something like this:
Slippy fish, slippy fish, wimming in tuh wah-toe.
A dune-a fish, a dune-a fish, wimming in tuh wah-toe.
I daught-a-fish, I daught-a-fish, wimming in tuh wah-toe.
A bee bee sark, a bee bee sark, wimming in tuh wah-toe.
Realize that he sings each line multiple times before moving to the next one. There are also hand motions that go along with the song. That last line did some morphing over a few days too. I sore it was a "baby shark" and then it changed to something like "date-tite-sark." Asking Daniel to slow down and repeat the words didn't help either, it just got us all frustrated. I should have checked the internet, but after the weekend, I had to ask his teachers what the song was. Here are the 'real' words:
A slippery fish, a slippery fish, swimming in the water.
A tuna fish, a tuna fish, swimming in the water.
A jelly fish, a jelly fish, swimming in the water.
A great white shark, a great white shark, swimming in the water.
A big huge whale, a big huge whale swimming in the water.
Chomp chomp chomp.
Burp.
Excuse me!
Monday, September 22, 2008
Flash lives up to his nickname...
Back when I was pregnant with Nicholas I gave some thought to his 'theme animal' and his nickname. I know, it's weird, I was thinking about his nickname more than I was thinking about his actual name (See, I knew his real name would be William Glen. So where did 'Nicholas' come in? Long story for another post). The reason for my concern was that the nickname 'scooter' just sort of happened for Daniel. Ever since Daniel became Scooter, I began calling all baby boys Scooter. I didn't need two Scooters in the family - way too confusing.
The whole 'theme animal' just sort of happened in our family. When Abby was a baby, she received a lot of stuffed puppies, many of which resembled our faithful four legged first child - Jack the beagle. As Nathan is kind of 'anti-cat,' it was all puppies for Abby. Sure, there were other stuffed things, many of which she loves to this day, and she has branched out to chickens (another post for another day) and even cats. For Daniel, Abby and I selected a special stuffed Elephant for his "welcome to the family from your big sister" present. So, Daniel has a little collection of elephants. Given the name Daniel, he also has a few lions in his menagerie. So what for Nicholas? Frogs or Turtles had been my plan. It's pretty easy to find frog things, but turtles are just so cute. Then Grandma Carole sent a gift which included a soft blanket with a really cute turtle applique. I still wasn't convinced.
Everything came together the night before Nicholas was born actually. I was showing Nathan the blanket from grandma and started a discussion about animals. This lead into the nickname conversation, as Nathan had the same thought I did - Daniel is Scooter. Luckily, Nathan had been trying out nicknames and thought Flash was an excellent nickname for a baby - especially when they are newborn and don't move around so much. I thought it had potential, and coupled with the turtle theme animal - too funny.
Later that night (or early the next morning, if you want to be specific) our little guy decided it was his birthday. The short story is that I woke Nathan at 5 a.m., we left the house at ~6:35, arrived at the hospital just after 7 and Nicholas was born at 7:15. Yes, there was running through the halls of the hospital and a lot of screaming on my part.
Yes, his nickname is Flash.
Fast-forward to August when Nicholas is 6 months old. He started doing baby push ups, rump in the air bear-crawl style even. Yet he didn't seem like he wanted to move forward. I believe he did the backwards scoot for a day or two... and then he was off. That kid is like lightening. Two days before his 7 month birthday he started crawling like a maniac. Within a couple more days he was trying to pull himself up on furniture. It only took another day or so for him to figure out how to crawl up the single step from our living room to the dining room.
Don't get me wrong, I think mobility is a great thing. But did he have to crawl earlier than either of his siblings? Really? I know, the infamous 'they' always say that second + kids reach the crawling and walking milestones faster because they have the "big kids" to keep up with. Now there's a scary thought - walking. Abby walked a bit after her first birthday. Daniel stood by himself on his first birthday and walked within a day or so. At the rate Nicholas is going, he'll be walking well before his first birthday.
At this point, I just hope he holds off on walking until after Thanksgiving. I have a funny feeling that I'll be lucky if he makes it past Halloween.
The whole 'theme animal' just sort of happened in our family. When Abby was a baby, she received a lot of stuffed puppies, many of which resembled our faithful four legged first child - Jack the beagle. As Nathan is kind of 'anti-cat,' it was all puppies for Abby. Sure, there were other stuffed things, many of which she loves to this day, and she has branched out to chickens (another post for another day) and even cats. For Daniel, Abby and I selected a special stuffed Elephant for his "welcome to the family from your big sister" present. So, Daniel has a little collection of elephants. Given the name Daniel, he also has a few lions in his menagerie. So what for Nicholas? Frogs or Turtles had been my plan. It's pretty easy to find frog things, but turtles are just so cute. Then Grandma Carole sent a gift which included a soft blanket with a really cute turtle applique. I still wasn't convinced.
Everything came together the night before Nicholas was born actually. I was showing Nathan the blanket from grandma and started a discussion about animals. This lead into the nickname conversation, as Nathan had the same thought I did - Daniel is Scooter. Luckily, Nathan had been trying out nicknames and thought Flash was an excellent nickname for a baby - especially when they are newborn and don't move around so much. I thought it had potential, and coupled with the turtle theme animal - too funny.
Later that night (or early the next morning, if you want to be specific) our little guy decided it was his birthday. The short story is that I woke Nathan at 5 a.m., we left the house at ~6:35, arrived at the hospital just after 7 and Nicholas was born at 7:15. Yes, there was running through the halls of the hospital and a lot of screaming on my part.
Yes, his nickname is Flash.
Fast-forward to August when Nicholas is 6 months old. He started doing baby push ups, rump in the air bear-crawl style even. Yet he didn't seem like he wanted to move forward. I believe he did the backwards scoot for a day or two... and then he was off. That kid is like lightening. Two days before his 7 month birthday he started crawling like a maniac. Within a couple more days he was trying to pull himself up on furniture. It only took another day or so for him to figure out how to crawl up the single step from our living room to the dining room.
Don't get me wrong, I think mobility is a great thing. But did he have to crawl earlier than either of his siblings? Really? I know, the infamous 'they' always say that second + kids reach the crawling and walking milestones faster because they have the "big kids" to keep up with. Now there's a scary thought - walking. Abby walked a bit after her first birthday. Daniel stood by himself on his first birthday and walked within a day or so. At the rate Nicholas is going, he'll be walking well before his first birthday.
At this point, I just hope he holds off on walking until after Thanksgiving. I have a funny feeling that I'll be lucky if he makes it past Halloween.
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