Simon Says Part 5

Daddy: Simon, why are you wasting all that food?

Simon: Oh, don't be sad.  I'm just going to throw it in the trash and you'll never see it again.

Daddy: Yes, that's wasting it

Simon: ... I'm ok with that.

Simon (singing the alphabet song): "Now I know my ABC's, next time won't you sing with me?"   Sing with me is just pretend, it's part of the song.  You don't have to really sing.

Daddy (after accidentally bumping Simon's sore toe): Oh - I'm sorry, Simon!
Simon (very seriously): Dad.  Sometimes you're great, and sometimes you're bad.  And that was bad.

Simon: We read a witch book at school today!

Daddy(making a Dad Joke): Oh, which book?

Simon (a little confused): We read... a witch book.

Daddy: Yes, that's what I'm asking.  Which book?
[this goes on for a bit]

Simon (giving a dirty look as he gets up from the table): Ok, I'm done with talking.

Simon (trying to give a compliment): Mom, you run as fast as an old guy!

Simon (walking out of school, at the TOP of his voice): EXCUSE ME SKY, CAN YOU PLEASE GIVE ME SOME MONEY?!
Random lady on sidewalk: If that works, please let me know.

Simon: It's so dark that I think the dogs have turned into wolves.

Daddy: And what's the first thing we're going to do when we get home?
Simon: Walk in.

Simon: Let's play Jack and the Beanstalk.... I'll be the bean.

Weekend Fun

Alan and I had a great and productive weekend with the help of all Chicago based sisters and Jenn. We redecorated Lillian's room, hung a few things on the wall in her room, talked through and measured for furniture in in the basement tv room, guest bedroom, and Lillian's room. We also ordered blinds for downstairs, black out blinds for the guest bedroom. (All future guests make a happy noise!)

It was also very social time since we got to see the Chicago based sisters and Jenn! Some pictures below.


Occasionally Alan will turn Lillian upside down which she finds HYSTERICAL. When I ask her to turn her pacifier upside down she did this:

I had just sung the ABCs to Lillian and she is showing off her own singing:

Where is Simon?

Snuggles!

Auntie Colleen and Joe brought Easter Baskets when they came! They had toys and fun and CANDY! Simon was very into the candy but I made him wait until after breakfast.

(This is how we eat candy at our house. Pull out a plate, put all candy on the plate and eat until you want to be done. We did this for halloween and it really worked well. There is no playing while eating candy because I do not want to find chocolate in my rug or jelly beans stuck to my couch. )

Simon digs into the chocolate bunny that Auntie Colleen and Joe brought him.

WHAT!? It is hollow!

Plays like a flute!

Yes. Yes, he likes chocolate.

Lillian on a morning walk - saying birds!

Lillian is almost a year and a half (just 3 weeks shy) and she is a communicating machine. She has been amazed with her recent forays into the outdoors and LOVES birds. We dropped Simon off at school in the morning and then she and I took our time walking down the sidewalk to get home. Here she is saying Car, Birds and making her hysterical surprised face. 

Sleeping Simon

I know a couple of these are a little dark, but thought you would enjoy.

PEANUT BUTTER FOR EVERYONE (except Alan)

The current American Pediatric Association's guidelines if there is a close family member who has food allergies is to get a scratch test at an allergist at around a year old. We are a little late for Lillian, but it was the soonest we could get an appointment.  Lillian was awesome in the waiting room waiting for the doctor. The scratch test was done on her back with 10 items and a pin prick for each one. She didn't cry but got progressively more annoyed with the nurse who was pricking her (totally understandably). We watched her back closely while waiting the 15 minutes for the results to appear. There was one big hive appearing and Alan and I worried about what she was reacting to - trying to figure out which thing she was allergic to and plan the rest of her life without it. When the nurse came she told us that the hive was just a control to make sure she could make a hive at all - so...

RESULTS: NO ALLERGIES!

We are still introducing things slowly just to be extra cautious, but she is very unlikely to have a reaction to anything. She had peanut butter that night.

Waiting patiently in the room.

Scratch test on her back.

First spoonful of Peanut Butter

Simon Writing his full name

He got a little distracted on his first name because he kept looking back to make sure I was watching
But he's very proud that he did it. He said his name is very very long

Greetings from the tiniest baker!