tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20163802575888725342024-03-18T19:49:28.344-07:00Me and My BabyGwynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15119176531440979526noreply@blogger.comBlogger104125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2016380257588872534.post-69786295122337668602010-07-18T22:04:00.000-07:002010-09-01T22:12:01.898-07:00Finding CoverWhen you're visiting a Botanical Conservatory and the rain system kicks on, sometimes you just have to be a little creative...<br />
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<object height="385" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/6FIIkk04lG4?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/6FIIkk04lG4?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>Gwynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15119176531440979526noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2016380257588872534.post-38956170341757906022010-07-06T20:14:00.000-07:002010-08-29T16:35:06.728-07:004th of July Weekend!!We made the most of our 4th of July holiday weekend this year. On the 3rd we invited over a few of our good friends and had a little barbecue. Of course, I couldn't resist pulling together a little treats table to help set the mood...<br />
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And we blew up a big water slide to add a little excitement for the kids!<br />
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They loved it!! (And so did the dad's. More than one of them asked what the weight limit was because they wanted to go down too!)<br />
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(That last one is Dashell coming down the slide. Whee!!!)<br />
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And here are a few videos. At first the kids weren't sure if they wanted to slide, but they sure did like the water!<br />
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Later after sliding the regular way became second nature, Dash decided he needed to make it a little more exciting...<br />
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After a little water fun, everyone dug into a some yummy grub...<br />
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And then sat around and just plain relaxed...<br />
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It was a wonderful start to a fabulous weekend!!<br />
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The next day we went to see a local parade. This is our third year attending and we always enjoy it so much. It has a wonderful small town feel that is sometimes hard to find out here in Cali.<br />
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Parade participants made sure that Dash had all the appropriate accoutrements...<br />
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Balloons - check!<br />
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Now just smile and wave!<br />
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That evening we took Dash to see his very first fireworks display at a local park. He was super excited (even though he had no idea what he was going to see!)<br />
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We had to park pretty far away, because the festivities at the park had begun in the early afternoon. But that didn't deter Dashell and he ran the whole 5 blocks to the park!<br />
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Just before the fireworks started we explained to him that they might be a little loud and if they were he should cover his ears. And so, he decided to get in a little bit of practice before the main event...<br />
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Once it started, though, Dave and I ended up helping him out...<br />
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It was very loud and went on just a little long, so before it had completely ended we decided to catch the rest on our way back to the car. As we were exiting the park, Dash started talking about how loud it was. "Boom! Boom! BOOM!!" and how Ducky and Sheepy weren't scared. We told Dash it was ok if he was a little scared. But he kept insisting that Ducky and Sheepy weren't scared, that they were brave.<br />
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And he was right... after we got home several fireworks displayed continued for the next hour or so. The fireworks became quite a topic of conversation for next week. Fireworks and bravery and not being scared. Ok, maybe a little scared. But only a little. (His words not mine.) I was a little nervous about taking him, but I'm glad we did. It definitely helped to create a 4th of July to remember!Gwynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15119176531440979526noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2016380257588872534.post-57442792535074084132010-06-30T11:58:00.000-07:002010-08-18T22:43:46.927-07:00The Way You Look TonightEveryone has a "type". From my earliest memory my type was.... boys! Absolutely boys. Not all boys mind you, but most boys. Dark haired. Light haired. Skinny. Muscular. I really, really liked boys. And as I got older I began to hone in on the attributes I liked best. My "boys" were almost always driven. Really driven. Kind of to the point of obsession. (It one of those weird traits that both attracted me and drove me crazy. Maybe I'm a bit masochistic!) And cute. Not in a classic way. (I did that, dated a few models, and let me tell you.... BOR-ing!) But even featured and usually very charming. They were all very different but these were the things that they had in common. All of them. (In case you're wondering, this includes the one I married of course!)<br />
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So, it was not entirely surprising to me to realize that Dashell seems to have a "type". I'd noticed it on and off over the past year, but it was never as clear as it was while we were traveling over the last couple months to a few family weddings. First we flew to Arkansas to attend a wedding reception for Dave's niece Amber and her husband Glenn. (Yes, only a reception. The bride and groom snuck off to Jamaica for a private, romantic oceanside wedding first. The stinkers! We SO would have flown out for that!!) <br />
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Bride was stunning... (oh, and, of course, so was the groom)<br />
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But it wasn't the star of the show that Dash was interested in as much as the cool drink of water he spied across the room. His eyes lit up the minute he saw her and he was off like flash! Standing almost toe to toe with her (but definitely not head to head!) he stared up, up, up and tried to get her attention and grab her hand...<br />
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Once successful, he promptly led her over to the wall of windows so that they could stare out at the lake together. Ah, romance!<br />
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Unfortunately Dash did get a little obsessed and every time his cousin April tried to make a break for it, he tracked her down again. All in all, though, she was a very good sport!<br />
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A month or so later, we flew out to New York for a wedding on my side of family. The bride had sweetly asked if Dashell would be a ring bearer. My first reaction was what fun! And then I really thought about it and decided to warn her that kids at this age (2 years old) can be VERY unpredictable to say the least. But Jess was willing to give it go and understood that there might need to be a back up plan in place.<br />
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So when the big day arrived, we all donned our finest wedding attire and headed over to church...<br />
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I got in position, with Dash, at the back of the church and we talked about how he would need to walk up to the candles at the front. He said that he thought he could do that and then he got distracted by the women playing piano and cello right behind him. Well, finally the moment of truth was before us (actually Emily the flower girl was before us and then the moment of truth!) I handed Dash the pillow with the rings, and, well... hmmm... see for yourself...<br />
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Not exactly without a hitch, but pretty good, huh?!<br />
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Later that evening, at the reception, Dash was asked to walk in with Emily during the part where they introduce the bridal party. He already had eyes for her and so thought that it was grand idea, especially when she suggested that they practice first! So, hand in hand they paraded around the lobby waiting for their turn to be introduced. When the time came, they made a beautiful entrance and then waited patiently while the bride and groom were introduced and had their first dance.<br />
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Obviously Dash took his responsibilities VERY seriously!!<br />
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Don't the bride and groom look stunning?!<br />
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After they finished their first dance the rest of the bridal party was asked to join in and dance too. And Dash got swept up in moment...<br />
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Ummm.... as did Emily! Here's a little video of what became a landmark event... (just wait, you'll see what I'm talking about)<br />
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Yep. You saw it! After that Dash was a total smitten kitten!! (Did you see that happy dance at the end??!!) He chased Emily around for the rest of the night demanding to "hold hands". We had to talk to him more than a few times...<br />
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But don't worry, by the next day they were all smiles again at my grandmother's 90th birthday brunch...<br />
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So there you have it. Dash's type: tall, blond, and... older. I guess you could include "cousin" in that list, since both April and Emily are his cousins but we're hoping he'll eventually veer from that path (even though he does have some Arkansas hillbilly blood in him!) It will be interesting to see if his type changes over time. Who knows what he'll end up with. I personally never thought "artist" for myself, but I'm sure glad I gave one a shot!<br />
<span id="goog_929219335"></span><span id="goog_929219336"></span>Gwynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15119176531440979526noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2016380257588872534.post-14806935117010840192010-06-21T20:12:00.000-07:002010-07-20T19:55:32.715-07:00More Birthday Goodness<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlgyELGVTqkUjj1O55MK1vVSZjt8Z-TZN5HgYyuXS-AFB5WikDSi68cPv7x39llSuNSC_qqFot0E-ugFMq3thaxJ8dDsY5FbDzi9SjJqXT0Y7xViw5jjGnf6GpJ6Pr3FZIJ6HyuEF31_8/s1600/DSC_0071.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlgyELGVTqkUjj1O55MK1vVSZjt8Z-TZN5HgYyuXS-AFB5WikDSi68cPv7x39llSuNSC_qqFot0E-ugFMq3thaxJ8dDsY5FbDzi9SjJqXT0Y7xViw5jjGnf6GpJ6Pr3FZIJ6HyuEF31_8/s320/DSC_0071.jpg" /></a></div><br />
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[NOTE: Yes, I'm lame and I haven't posted in, oh.... a month and a half. My job has been out of control and selfishly I have chosen direct one-on-one interaction with my child over spending that same time writing about him on this blog. Choices. Choices. Hopefully you'll all hang with me as I try over the next week or so to catch up. And by catch up, I mean post-dating entries so that it doesn't look like I completely missed the ENTIRE month of June!!]<br />
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Just as most children wish for (but very few get), Dashell didn't have as much a birthDAY as a birthMONTH. (Actually he's still trying to drag it out, now that he completely understands the concept of presents and parties!! He LOOOOOVES parties!!)<br />
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First we celebrated his actual birthday at home with just the three of us. Here's Dash blowing out his candles...<br />
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Yes, I forgot that you get one more candle each year. But, hey, isn't it more fun to get two wishes??!<br />
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Where presents were concerned we were a little stumped. The boy truly doesn't NEED more toys. But that morning he gave us a clue as to what might be good a gift...<br />
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Yep, if your child has an interest in music and all he has at his disposal is a train whistle, a bridge and a piece of track you have to accept the fact that maybe he might be indicating that a few real instruments could be in order. So, although he has become quite proficient over last few months on air guitar, we broke down and got a few instruments he could really make some "music" with...<br />
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I'm not sure he's going to be giving Mozart or even the Jonas Brothers a run for their money any time soon, but I'm all for encouraging exploration of the arts!<br />
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And for the final present, we took Dash to a very small local toy store and let him pick out one gift. The minute he rounded the first corner in the store, he spied it and it was love at first sight! <br />
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Dash dragged that dinosaur all around the store showing him everything from dollhouses to train sets to puzzles. And although Dashy was sure to check out just about every item offered for sale (and not for sale) at the store, in the end when we asked him what he wanted for his present he simply said "Dinosaur". And that was how we came to add a new member to our family.<br />
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In the car on the way home, Dave and I told Dashell that he need to name his new friend and we threw out a bunch of options. From the moment Dash heard the name "Dennis" he was sold. And from that moment on all the chatter from the backseat was "Dennis look at mountains!" "Dennis see truck." "Dennis want to eat snacks." Ah, friends forever. They were a very hard couple to break up at dinner, which had to be done since neither Dave nor I had any desire to explain to the restaurant staff why we had a 3 foot stuffed dinosaur with us. But eventually Dash acquiesced and Dennis waited patiently in the car for our return.<br />
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Here's a little video of Dash and Dennis playing together later in the day. (A little note: Dash had a doctor's appointment earlier in the week and it obviously made quite an impression. Oh, and here's a nifty little bit of trivia from that appointment. Our doctor is estimating that he will be about 6'1" when fully grown. I guess you can take children's two year old height and double it and come pretty darn close to their eventual adult height.)<br />
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[NOTE: These videos are from about 2 months ago. I'm going to try and get more up very soon, because Dashy's imaginary play has become so much more elaborate and I really need to document it.]<br />
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All and all it was a pretty darn good birthday, but being a party freak that I am I couldn't stop there. Soooo... a month later we threw a big party for Dash and invited all his friends.<br />
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They were so big in fact (and filled with so much helium) that Dash had trouble pulling his arm down and basically had to run around with his arm in the air!<br />
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I worked hard to pull together a properly themed dessert table...<br />
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Dash was talking about the race cars and flags on the cookies several days later. (I felt like a success!) <br />
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And Dave, sweetly, designed and built a race car track!!<br />
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All the kids has a blast!!<br />
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Dash even got another cupcake...<br />
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...which he loved!<br />
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A lovely woman I found on Etsy (Melissa from Beau Melange) sewed up these wonderful favors at the last minute for me...<br />
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They're crayon caddies. How cute (and "green"), right?! We made sure that everyone left with plenty of bubbles too... <br />
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And to finish the day off right, Dash and Dave jumped in the pool...<br />
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Actually, to be more accurate... Dave waded in slowly (since our pool has been ridiculously cold!) and Dash jumped off the diving board 4 times!!<br />
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What a birthday (month)!! I definitely don't think I'm going to try to top it next year.Gwynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15119176531440979526noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2016380257588872534.post-29146135447351842472010-05-31T22:03:00.000-07:002010-06-01T22:15:53.753-07:00Happy Memorial Day!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx73-CNpWnRY4ChmUdFTODCPpt_o_Si4bjEwsbqFeTY6qpTi1rebTWrHRgOPH7ld2RnDtA-8PqR1FD29znaaNB7UhsAF1fFXWpR3WYfZ3iVFIL-p5Z_Aoe23ZoDB9t6KCg4_9gjdQd02c/s1600/DSC_0114.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx73-CNpWnRY4ChmUdFTODCPpt_o_Si4bjEwsbqFeTY6qpTi1rebTWrHRgOPH7ld2RnDtA-8PqR1FD29znaaNB7UhsAF1fFXWpR3WYfZ3iVFIL-p5Z_Aoe23ZoDB9t6KCg4_9gjdQd02c/s320/DSC_0114.jpg" /></a></div>This Memorial Day Dashell and I ran a few errands. While at a craft shop, Dashell spied a hat and just had to have it. He called it his "cute hat" and proceeded to parade about the store in it despite the fact that it was far too big and kept falling down over his eyes. <br />
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He kept the hat on for most of the day. And later, while playing outside, recorded this greeting...<br />
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(and because I just had to complete my trilogy of "Happy ___ Day!" videos I decided to post it. Sorry to torture you.)<br />
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I have come to realize that obsession usually defines a period of intense learning. Now, let's be clear, there are all kinds of learning and some are as not always as beneficial to your life long knowledge base as others. (Like do you really need to know that much about someone else's unmentionables??) But this type of driven, intense learning about some things (the right things) can really help catapult you up to the top of the next knowledge plateau. <br />
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As everyone who's ever met Dashell (or who has read this blog for a while) knows he has had a small obsession with trains for quite a while. And, as it has been starting to fade, I am actually beginning to miss it. I'll admit it, for a while there, I would wonder, periodically, if there might ever be anything (<i>ANYTHING</i>) else that might possibly pique his interest that was not train related. But now that he's moved on to garbage trucks, I am definitely missing trains. (Garbage is simply not as fascinating to me as it currently is to him. I've tried. Trust me. I've tried. But it just leaves me cold. And, well, a bit dirty feeling.)<br />
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As I reflect back on our brighter (cleaner) more interesting days of trains, I realize that Dashy's train obsession was not only fun but really inspired him to learn a lot of new words and concepts. His grasp of direction came from his love of trains. (Not to mention his "mastery" of the words associated to those concepts.) So I tend to attribute a good chunk of his vocabulary to his train obsession....<br />
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- train (of course)<br />
- flat car<br />
- freight car<br />
- coal car<br />
- caboose<br />
- engine<br />
- station <br />
- mountain (he has one on his train table, but is also able to identify them in the real world.)<br />
- tunnel<br />
- bridge<br />
- roundhouse<br />
- cow catcher<br />
- bell<br />
- whistle<br />
- smoke<br />
- steam<br />
- train track<br />
- hook (as in the cars "hook" together)<br />
- railroad<br />
- crane <br />
- the letter "r" (he learned this because of his love railroad signs)<br />
- conductor<br />
- unload<br />
- pipes<br />
- gas tank<br />
- barrels<br />
- push<br />
- pull<br />
- over<br />
- under<br />
- forward<br />
- backward<br />
- front<br />
- back<br />
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...as well as a few cute phrases like "All aboard!", "Tickets please", "backing up" and "going 'round the bend".<br />
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He would spend large amounts of time putting together long lengths of track...<br />
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(What the picture can't depict it that there were very elaborate rules as to which trains could be on which bridge. It was very confusing for Mommy, but Dashell was adamant about keeping the trains segregated. Who knows what goes on in their heads sometimes!) <br />
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Given how the tracks fit together, I like to think of this as a lot time spent working puzzles. (Which, as a side note, he has become quite fond of lately. Currently he's pretty bored with the typical beginner puzzles. He does have one puzzle that, although also a single piece per hole puzzle, doesn't have pictures under the pieces. Unfortunately, even though it is slightly more challenging, he can put that together pretty easily too. So, the other day, I got him some puzzles where all the pieces fit together to make an animal and he likes them, but they are a little frustrating because they don't have a picture of the animal in the hole where the pieces fit. And he keeps asking for a picture. Does anyone know if there is a middle ground between the big chunky single piece per hole puzzles and the ones I just described? If you do please let me know. Thanks!! Anyway... back to trains.) I think hooking the trains together was also like doing a puzzle... the magnets on the trains only allow you to hook them one way. At first this was really frustrating for him, but in a couple days he got the hang of it and became a master.<br />
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And of course, there is guiding the train around the track. What better way to work on hand-eye coordination? Or making up scenarios like the train has to go to the station to pick up the people. The people have to get on board and then the train goes a little further and stops so that the freight cars can be unloaded, etc. Imaginative play! Right? Right?! Maybe I'm just trying to justify the hours and hours that my child spent over the last several months playing with trains, or maybe, just maybe, I might be onto something here. Whaddya think?<br />
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<object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/upVXvwAkLMk&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/upVXvwAkLMk&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>Gwynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15119176531440979526noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2016380257588872534.post-14151095975284066242010-05-09T20:05:00.000-07:002010-05-10T15:24:30.352-07:00HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!!<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><div class="MsoNormal">Hi Iām Dashellās dad, and in honor of Motherās Day I asked the usual writer of this blog if I could do a guest entry. She graciously agreed so here goes: </div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="MsoNormal">When Gwynn first told me she wanted to be a mom (almost four years ago now) I have to admit I was skeptical. The thing that you might not pick up on from reading this blog is that she has a rather āA typeā personality. What that means in every day life is that she is an extremely driven, exceptionally hard working, āfailure is not an optionā kind of gal. She budgets, schedules, and runs commercial productions, often several at the same time. I have known her for many years to be a straight talking, no nonsense, producer who never shys away from a tough conversation when someone is not living up to their end of an agreement, as well as someone who always delivers on time and under budget. These are incredible qualities to have if you are running a business, or are an officer in the military, but I wasnāt sure how they would translate to motherhood.<br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="MsoNormal">I was expecting a mother who would be frustrated and impatient with a baby's unpredictable schedule and it's moods swings, but adding Dashell to our lives has completely unlocked a softer more playful side of my wife. She is an <b>amazing</b><span style="font-weight: normal;"> mother! She was instantly transformed into one of the most loving and nurturing people I have ever seen. Suddenly this hard-nosed, bad ass has an endless supply of love, comfort, and patience for this little person. The time they spend together is filled with laugher, games, reading, and learning. And witnessing all of this has been one of the happiest surprises of my life!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"></div></div><div></div><object height="385" width="640"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/i6zlh3yLxh4&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/i6zlh3yLxh4&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object>Gwynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15119176531440979526noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2016380257588872534.post-42050966631561811562010-04-04T22:32:00.000-07:002010-04-09T10:50:27.074-07:00Happy Easter - Welcome To The Egg Hunt!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo0cXWgc9BiX-nYZbm5nluxwhT0m8G-ty2RaQM5OLQblS5QiO5XTdlCsbfjZHRVPx_PkiSL_RHOUGI9pyW0jdNneiMmN9b5Xw9HIb8H2_QZj_LchZBuYZ3ptZlzBISka0k35yJEg1-7mA/s1600/DSC_0292.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo0cXWgc9BiX-nYZbm5nluxwhT0m8G-ty2RaQM5OLQblS5QiO5XTdlCsbfjZHRVPx_PkiSL_RHOUGI9pyW0jdNneiMmN9b5Xw9HIb8H2_QZj_LchZBuYZ3ptZlzBISka0k35yJEg1-7mA/s320/DSC_0292.jpg" /></a><br />
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You scream...<br />
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Unfortunately not for ice cream, but because we are going through that <i><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">wonderful</span></i> phase where we have found our voices. (And, man, are they LOUD!!!)Gwynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15119176531440979526noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2016380257588872534.post-26225673789074892062010-03-04T21:54:00.000-08:002010-03-05T22:23:20.872-08:00PoopedI will start by admitting that I knew that it was bound to happen sooner or later, but I was definitely hoping for later. Muuuuuuuch later...<br />
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For the last couple weeks Dashell has only been napping every other day. It's not that he doesn't need a nap. Oh, trust me, he does! It's just that, although seemingly very tired when you put him down, once alone he gets a sudden burst of energy. He sings. He has his animals go on kissing rampages. He opens his shade and looks out the window. He reads books. He has long conversations. He practices shouting, "Allllll Aboooooard!!!" at the top of his lungs. He does just about everything but nap... every other day. On the "other day" he sleeps.... and sleeps.... and sleeps. Waking up somewhere around 4:30pm. So, if he was meant to have a playdate with you and he never showed up, there's a good chance it fell on that "other day" and, well, obviously in that case you would just be plum out luck.<br />
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Since this has now been going on for a while, I think that the multitude of fascinating things that you can come up with to do in your crib for a couple hours a day when you should be sleeping has gotten a little old. And consequently today, Dash decided to spice things up a little bit by adding something new to the mix.<br />
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After running through all the old favorites he decided to re-tackle something he attempted a few weeks ago... stripping. Why, you ask, was this fun-filled activity abandoned? Let's just say that the first couple times were not particularly successful. (In other words, all sweaters are not equally easy to liberate. Battles ensued and, well, Dash was sadly not the winner.) But, just like the pain of childbirth, even the memory of the agony of defeat can lessen with time. So, today Dash was at it again, but the boy wised up. Why go up, when you can go down? If a sweater is giving you attitude, go south, right? So off came the socks. Then the pants. Then, feelin' breezy and carefree, off to the far corner of the crib he trotted.<br />
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I must mention here that this particular corner of the crib is a blind spot for our video monitor. So who knows exactly how it went down, but after a few minutes Dash started swinging something in and out of the view of the camera. In and out. In and out. What could it be? Hmmm... Then he reached over with his other hand, clawed at the object, pulled back in disgust and... ah, yes, I bet you guessed! Our nanny who was watching all this transpire on the monitor (yep, I picked the PERFECT time to run to Target!), first with amusement and then with horror, charged up the stairs! But, too late. The damage was done. Poop! Everywhere! Gross!<br />
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And what did the little guy ask for when our nanny flung open his bedroom door??<br />
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"Tissue. Tissue," he cried helplessly. "Tissue?"<br />
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Like a little tissue would take care of that kind of mess! Silly boy.<br />
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All I have to say is, thanks for not picking a weekend day kid! And I swear, from now on, the little rascal will be napping (or not) in footy pajamas!<br />
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p.s. I am super behind in my blog reading. I am SO sorry! I haven't read or commented on anyone's in very long time because my crazy work schedule, but I hope in the next week to do a lot of reading. And I hope that there are no hard feelings. I am really looking forward to catching up with everyone very soon!! Sorry again for being so absent.Gwynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15119176531440979526noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2016380257588872534.post-8525080960249882442010-03-03T19:27:00.000-08:002010-03-03T19:28:28.332-08:00In The Smallest Things...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeDpgXiyJ3_VK45phBwoNdSgDacjuYU9ZWP3gDNOefEl2zmykQDKZdwaJo1u2NfS1Y9kPpNCpdaIn3afJ7UmR5KD6hF2FGThcDaCXpS0eNLD_xXbhF5z48EyTCByN_gXefx3VxJGcdiS0/s1600-h/DSC_0530+sm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeDpgXiyJ3_VK45phBwoNdSgDacjuYU9ZWP3gDNOefEl2zmykQDKZdwaJo1u2NfS1Y9kPpNCpdaIn3afJ7UmR5KD6hF2FGThcDaCXpS0eNLD_xXbhF5z48EyTCByN_gXefx3VxJGcdiS0/s320/DSC_0530+sm.jpg" /></a></div><br />
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...the mysteries of the world reveal themselves.Gwynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15119176531440979526noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2016380257588872534.post-78103982949141748112010-03-02T20:05:00.000-08:002010-03-04T12:45:16.242-08:00The Letter Of The Week Is... P! (x2)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1988vPQl_eQPyD_rS5QGI-9zfqnyF6vybTzl4whXqxeqK3FG7zlQaXbnD54bWOwsUGF4e-rDyx40HWmISQAbqPb3hEBNhill39-AhJViz42J3Opbo3qV5e0Y4j-wh_0ijSSInERLrZ00/s1600-h/DSC_0412.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1988vPQl_eQPyD_rS5QGI-9zfqnyF6vybTzl4whXqxeqK3FG7zlQaXbnD54bWOwsUGF4e-rDyx40HWmISQAbqPb3hEBNhill39-AhJViz42J3Opbo3qV5e0Y4j-wh_0ijSSInERLrZ00/s320/DSC_0412.jpg" /></a></div>A few months ago when I found out that <a href="http://babytwiglet.blogspot.com/">Diana</a> and <a href="http://babydoudian.blogspot.com/">Alex</a> had purchased potties for their little girls, I felt so out of it. I hadn't even considered it yet. (And probably with good reason, since boys are usually very late to potty train.) But trying to be diligent in my mothering duties I eventually ran out to the store and picked one up. (One can never have too many extra things in the house to collect dust, right?!)<br />
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I purchased a lovely 3-in-1 deluxe model (they only had two types of potties to choose from and the other looked like it would fall apart quickly), with it's own toilet paper holder and wipes container. (What will they think of next?!) Dash had a wonderful time, for a few days, disassembling it and putting it back together like a big puzzle before he became bored and forgot about it. <br />
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Then two weeks ago, right after I put him in the bath, I notice a little leak in his nether region and asked if he needed to pee in his potty, to which he replied,"Yes!" I promptly whisked him out of tub and place him on his throne. He peed like a champ. I cheered. He dumped and flushed. And much joy was shared by all! Then a couple nights later we had a repeat performance, followed by a joyous round of high-fives.<br />
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Then last week, while Dave was getting him ready for the bath Dash stated,"Dada... pee pee... potty." And low and behold, he did it again. And again. And again! Which brings us to tonight, where once again as I was getting him ready for his bath and taking off his diaper, he asked to use the potty. So off to the bathroom we trotted.<br />
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Six times in two weeks! I'm a little dumbfounded. I didn't think that this was supposed to happen for boys until 2 1/2 or 3. It's neat for now, but I'm not holding my breath that it will continue. We'll just have to wait and see. (Or maybe just... wait for pee! Right?!)Gwynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15119176531440979526noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2016380257588872534.post-2430354995237378272010-02-26T09:37:00.000-08:002010-02-26T21:26:31.880-08:00The Stuff InbetweenI've been on a shoot all week. In at 2am, out the door the next morning between 8 and 10. I have to say it sucks, but it's part of the job and it's always amazing to watch art being created before your eyes.<br />
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Needless to say, I haven't seen much of Dashell this week. My heart breaks when I think about all I've been missing. And I think he's felt my absence as well...<br />
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The other day, he climbed up to the landing of our stairs and sat down. Our nanny asked him what he was doing and he replied, "Thinking." "What are you thinking about?" she continued. And the response..."Mommy."<br />
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I melted when I heard this story.<br />
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I'm looking forward to spending a little time at home next week.<br />
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Dash actually slept in until 8am. It's like he knew that it was a special day and gave me a couple extra hours of sleep as a fantastic (and much needed) present. And then shortly after I woke up, Dave surprised me with a couple of cute gifts...<br />
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Aren't the little cat and the handmade box adorable?! And I got a heart-shaped decision maker. The first thing I asked it was if we were going to have wonderful day. And it said...<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">First we went to breakfast...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ4pmOM0A5VmhZWB1kPCkHS3hRiSz5N0eumeYjQfikl8zs8a0qByd2aqx7Mx38azeGYkm7LT1h9W4rCt3shClqF7052zyiwCiwodMp0wJ0tCsuWM4hmYv1DgLQ4UgER_2cbWPWDAQJAiQ/s1600-h/DSC_0158.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ4pmOM0A5VmhZWB1kPCkHS3hRiSz5N0eumeYjQfikl8zs8a0qByd2aqx7Mx38azeGYkm7LT1h9W4rCt3shClqF7052zyiwCiwodMp0wJ0tCsuWM4hmYv1DgLQ4UgER_2cbWPWDAQJAiQ/s320/DSC_0158.jpg" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">(Who picked out the hat? Dash... of course. Almost couldn't guess that one, could ya?!) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Then we piled in the car and headed off to the aquarium. Dash has gotten to the point lately where he can identify whales, sharks and seals, so we thought it was about time we made another trip. He had a great time!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBC2hyphenhyphenXvuQz185VHnk_sARpkW3WgzFodQCa0MPb32S16wAO1_UPNcMHMAjB80yZ-jG_EwX3iPzh_rRU7Z1bEWWSdaQjquS7ZvCwH-Amof9asJFvkb50ZiOnW81OrbG5PIlEmgmzkjw6t8/s1600-h/DSC_0220.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBC2hyphenhyphenXvuQz185VHnk_sARpkW3WgzFodQCa0MPb32S16wAO1_UPNcMHMAjB80yZ-jG_EwX3iPzh_rRU7Z1bEWWSdaQjquS7ZvCwH-Amof9asJFvkb50ZiOnW81OrbG5PIlEmgmzkjw6t8/s320/DSC_0220.jpg" /></a></div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">RAYS!!!! He loved pointing them out and talking about them. We even went outside to see if he could pet one... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEB_engaegGOC06NfLGVGdDkLwQhUBCFQI7XAVUE2gnDjHQiqiaZqL33P6vvykYW_RxuQZyahxZ2ECNgBv5kXcTHDxIrYUxwR3fOKShHK-kPU6q4YeGyL6w-H5t29WcMLVQraKEuyUl_4/s1600-h/DSC_0254.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEB_engaegGOC06NfLGVGdDkLwQhUBCFQI7XAVUE2gnDjHQiqiaZqL33P6vvykYW_RxuQZyahxZ2ECNgBv5kXcTHDxIrYUxwR3fOKShHK-kPU6q4YeGyL6w-H5t29WcMLVQraKEuyUl_4/s320/DSC_0254.jpg" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Unfortunately, none of them came up to him, but he still enjoyed checking them out.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">He was also enchanted by the sharks...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU1DkK-uAEm0AR6K7LBJ8TXd7iz3575DxlWR-aYRmkIQK2Se8sti14wNAIz0VkZFD1n8lbE5Ya5wyrp41IN3riA9W7U1g9s1xkXTPzKrT6NI6UkPe7qNmGTgWN-eHqt9xafawENREtgcc/s1600-h/DSC_0282.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU1DkK-uAEm0AR6K7LBJ8TXd7iz3575DxlWR-aYRmkIQK2Se8sti14wNAIz0VkZFD1n8lbE5Ya5wyrp41IN3riA9W7U1g9s1xkXTPzKrT6NI6UkPe7qNmGTgWN-eHqt9xafawENREtgcc/s320/DSC_0282.jpg" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After the sharks we went to see the birds...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih-Qp8jKhGQuYlcS9fIe_AdLk4VtT-kJl5aJGWZ3jbSTYcPK32ydPjyfc2FjLmoG1apSW7_DKPGg-ZY7xqFzmGIn7oyuLPl-p6Bn-Q6TWFpQ-OKizhFvnmnmTD70sxDN0kq9iSIF3NRHk/s1600-h/DSC_0258.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih-Qp8jKhGQuYlcS9fIe_AdLk4VtT-kJl5aJGWZ3jbSTYcPK32ydPjyfc2FjLmoG1apSW7_DKPGg-ZY7xqFzmGIn7oyuLPl-p6Bn-Q6TWFpQ-OKizhFvnmnmTD70sxDN0kq9iSIF3NRHk/s320/DSC_0258.jpg" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Dash was fascinated with the fact that the bird was on Dave's hand and asked if the bird could go on his arm. Sadly the bird was not particularly cooperative. But he did get to feed it...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk7I3r0flWggpAnwOZQW0Mn7kR4-rwwlkLjbLX_BJo5D4pDAOnnBEHRnG0v28_K8A0YxCM74NCZv1U4h4ULIUpAzyZw1D5BBQ1oMe1_8sdMhN6Dkr3ro-I1g_aZpTJ3XMmvcoEa-0BBQA/s1600-h/DSC_0274.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk7I3r0flWggpAnwOZQW0Mn7kR4-rwwlkLjbLX_BJo5D4pDAOnnBEHRnG0v28_K8A0YxCM74NCZv1U4h4ULIUpAzyZw1D5BBQ1oMe1_8sdMhN6Dkr3ro-I1g_aZpTJ3XMmvcoEa-0BBQA/s320/DSC_0274.jpg" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">...which he was very excited about!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Back inside Dave and Dash spied something very unusual...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKqXewldfw87E3fSN9p9ae4q9z4eXmY0_tBE5KyFSo1iSeROxnAEOZiQ3ptoKGkCUzqNCqRQaXyshQw8V7NNm3jkE8iPCh0MahzFh16HF4yp2qR_fPRXu7LsbcGIchM6o90M2cTCd7NeE/s1600-h/DSC_0251.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKqXewldfw87E3fSN9p9ae4q9z4eXmY0_tBE5KyFSo1iSeROxnAEOZiQ3ptoKGkCUzqNCqRQaXyshQw8V7NNm3jkE8iPCh0MahzFh16HF4yp2qR_fPRXu7LsbcGIchM6o90M2cTCd7NeE/s320/DSC_0251.jpg" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">...which looked to Dave like a huge puffer fish. Wow!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOpdPh9IV9uC9qFwRj0gP8AcV5Aeqe4u7lbgU3-ppHTY5cCky4w0SlODdhfclQfjptbLzVqxf5RFgHOXy2GarfoVFdJ1dTTefpws7rbqItxZBRqrw0UceG1dZpXwhbqaQcOl8AsecOHN0/s1600-h/DSC_0250.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOpdPh9IV9uC9qFwRj0gP8AcV5Aeqe4u7lbgU3-ppHTY5cCky4w0SlODdhfclQfjptbLzVqxf5RFgHOXy2GarfoVFdJ1dTTefpws7rbqItxZBRqrw0UceG1dZpXwhbqaQcOl8AsecOHN0/s320/DSC_0250.jpg" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And then on our way out, Dash made a new friend...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhexKuUY5S0vEDQ_2xr7JaYlYdisEXH2a_-xvxUNR3EKoE61woptSUYhFGWEeQV6CEeOzW9dJQaUGdxc5U1O3Qa5RcHqoYlw_PLUai_aJ3rieUsse4AGMa2lPW-BTgsWiLgBzTRU9_fBzo/s1600-h/DSC_0301.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhexKuUY5S0vEDQ_2xr7JaYlYdisEXH2a_-xvxUNR3EKoE61woptSUYhFGWEeQV6CEeOzW9dJQaUGdxc5U1O3Qa5RcHqoYlw_PLUai_aJ3rieUsse4AGMa2lPW-BTgsWiLgBzTRU9_fBzo/s320/DSC_0301.jpg" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">...who he decided he wanted to "pet".</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcE65bt6jVm19zmkENCPHkuAtK26d3FoweCJpFHmKTfSiwh70lCEv_Z6-WMkH6p5WdxY2YtgOjZE06V-w1TPX_aaKKM2COJk2iWkwJwHBBCq-r2pj9mmKRMSwT8wgKheDDaNEDIJDFhpg/s1600-h/DSC_0305.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcE65bt6jVm19zmkENCPHkuAtK26d3FoweCJpFHmKTfSiwh70lCEv_Z6-WMkH6p5WdxY2YtgOjZE06V-w1TPX_aaKKM2COJk2iWkwJwHBBCq-r2pj9mmKRMSwT8wgKheDDaNEDIJDFhpg/s320/DSC_0305.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Then it was time to go home and take a nap before heading out for a lovely Valentine's Day dinner. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Soon after we were seated, Dash got a little concerned that everyone else had "food" and he didn't. "Food. Food." followed by lots of pointing rang out from our table until Dash's mac 'n' cheese showed up. (He also talked a lot about how he wanted to "throw" the "candle" but luckily, for everyone, he didn't get his wish.) Dave and I both looked around the table several times and smiled contentedly. From now on it is three, just the way it was always meant to be. Valentine's Day is about love and I have never felt more surrounded by it than I felt at that moment.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After dinner, Dash insisted on signing for the check...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYyS1WVBV6b94b0gXwhnd-BRVCTaeLQP1k3EwHyF1BLJeUrZsX6fTZzpAmrv8lLyRAfpmuMBtKOLRMoVkg8kDPvrGN1r7iXlqOfSdBiQmQ5QgP9nUphMz2DIi_PGXBCYbsX4tehTXUFSY/s1600-h/DSC_0315.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYyS1WVBV6b94b0gXwhnd-BRVCTaeLQP1k3EwHyF1BLJeUrZsX6fTZzpAmrv8lLyRAfpmuMBtKOLRMoVkg8kDPvrGN1r7iXlqOfSdBiQmQ5QgP9nUphMz2DIi_PGXBCYbsX4tehTXUFSY/s320/DSC_0315.jpg" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">..and, of course, who are we to say "no" when our son wants to take us out to dinner!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">p.s. My blog just turned 1!!! Wow! I never thought I'd make it this far. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div>Gwynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15119176531440979526noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2016380257588872534.post-31147335467174234762010-01-28T19:54:00.000-08:002010-01-28T19:54:16.333-08:00All Aboard!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk-t-xS3PXTYTaAZrC5E7XDAIfTAM8fCz1kf_bn1ZuJTZCMIxG0tyMH8YaaYty3MmbueVlhQRALJRYt1a_3PAOMHJYBd091JcwE-fQ3DYcOUcRp-8E7fKGj58oOL8266_mPTMBa7VExy8/s1600-h/Dashell+Wasson+v3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk-t-xS3PXTYTaAZrC5E7XDAIfTAM8fCz1kf_bn1ZuJTZCMIxG0tyMH8YaaYty3MmbueVlhQRALJRYt1a_3PAOMHJYBd091JcwE-fQ3DYcOUcRp-8E7fKGj58oOL8266_mPTMBa7VExy8/s320/Dashell+Wasson+v3.jpg" /></a></div>Gwynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15119176531440979526noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2016380257588872534.post-70549744071738629742010-01-25T20:02:00.000-08:002010-01-26T13:14:52.055-08:00DelinquentI thought about just calling this post "Rude" but then I decided given my weakened, sickly condition (yep, I'm nursing a cold given to me, with love of course, by none other than my wonderful Dashell) that I would go a little easy on myself. But let's be honest, I asked you all to say "hi" just shy of three weeks ago. And what did I do? Did I reward you by plying you with fantastic stories and much requested videos (yes, Jamie and Diana I still owe you big)? Hell no. I got wrapped up in work, trying to nurse Dave back to health (which I am obviously not very good at given the fact that he is sick again!), out of town guests and de-Christmasing the house. Not particularly good excuses.<br />
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HIIII EVERYONE!!! Thank you so much for the big howdys. They truely made my last three weeks. <a href="http://babydoudian.blogspot.com/">Alex</a>, <a href="http://babytwiglet.blogspot.com/">Diana</a>, GMA, Nana, Sandra, Jeffrey, GG and Jamie soooo great to hear from you!! Patricia, OMG I can't believe you found this blog. How wonderful you have a son! Please let me know how to email you so I can hear more. And Val, WOW! I can't believe that our sons birthday's are on the same exact day! How crazy. Please let me know how to reach you so we can meet! What fun! And <a href="http://bestwhenusedby.blogspot.com/">BWUB</a> and<a href="http://elderlyovary.blogspot.com/"> Lorraine</a> I LOVE having you guys over on this blog. Yipee! I can't wait until your little guys arrive safely and we can compare boy stories!! I can't tell you how much it means to me to have all of you along for this crazy ride!!<br />
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I do have to confess, I haven't been completely honest with you as to why I am not only behind on thanking you all, but why I am also behind on posting Thanksgiving and Christmas pictures. Although we did travel quite a bit over the holidays and there was a lot of work to be done, there were a couple days between Christmas and New Years where I could of done a little catch up posting. Did I? Obviously not. My excuse.... adult dinner party!! That's right, a dinner party just for adults. Imagine that, no babies allowed. It was blissful. And in my excitment I spent a little more time than I should have decorating for it...<br />
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</div>Gwynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15119176531440979526noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2016380257588872534.post-73412630433207390552010-01-04T22:07:00.000-08:002010-01-04T22:41:28.179-08:00If This Car's A Rockin'...Guess what?! It's national de-lurking week. What is that you ask? Well, lurking is when you read a blog but haven't exactly had a moment (ever or even recently) to say "hi!" And this week is your opportunity to come out of the woodwork for a brief moment and say a quick "howdy!"<br />
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I LOVE it when people say "hi!" It makes me feel all sunshine-y and smiley inside. And here's your moment... I would love it! Love it! <i>LOVE IT!</i> if you would simply say "hi!"<br />
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It's super easy. Look down at the bottom of this post. You see that word down there "comments"? Just click it. Then you can write "hi" or a little something to let me know that you're out there enjoying our journey. You, then, choose an identity. You can even choose "Anonymous" if you like. (It's ok if you can't let me know who you are. I fully understand that there are <i>many</i> people out there in the Federal witness protection program who simply can't reveal their true identity, but please don't let this keep you from leaving a heidi-howdy-ho.) And then click "publish comment". That's really all that there is to it. Easy peesey, right?!<br />
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And in case, you're one of those people who really likes to have something specific to comment on, here's a picture from one of our train park visits....<br />
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As I lie here in bed during the last few hours of 2009, thinking back over the last year, I am struck by how much you have changed. The baby I remember from 2008, was but a vague glimmer in the mischievous eye of the child I witnessed growing and evolving <i>every day</i> in 2009.<br />
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Your birth day 2008...<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">You are becoming such an amazing little boy. (Although sometimes you still like to refer to yourself as "baby", you are definitely not a baby any more!) I treasure every moment we share and every conversation we have. Like the other day, when I mentioned that it was raining, you had to see for yourself and then you had to make sure that I understood that "agua" was coming "down" from the "sky". It was so sweet of you explain the rain to me (and go over it several times to make absolutely, positively sure that I got it.) Later that day, memories of that conversation kept a smile on my face as I raced through that wet, wet rain while running errands.<br />
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</div>Gwynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15119176531440979526noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2016380257588872534.post-77815185079195069812009-12-25T12:02:00.000-08:002009-12-25T12:08:01.411-08:00MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxSElv-MhpA9xQio6irwx1urOxbTAGGdWoDMcdPVvhbNA8_yA1QKDZUQenXjo0Ufb1Y1LXVB6mEiZ24iCaMVbnZko-0ypO95kjiNmY6Zc_mkhGw7y4bIjSI66IDgoNdUsIoXmkjKs3gyo/s1600-h/DSC_0974v7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ps="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxSElv-MhpA9xQio6irwx1urOxbTAGGdWoDMcdPVvhbNA8_yA1QKDZUQenXjo0Ufb1Y1LXVB6mEiZ24iCaMVbnZko-0ypO95kjiNmY6Zc_mkhGw7y4bIjSI66IDgoNdUsIoXmkjKs3gyo/s400/DSC_0974v7.jpg" /></a><br />
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</div>Gwynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15119176531440979526noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2016380257588872534.post-33637195850340648042009-12-21T13:01:00.000-08:002009-12-21T15:19:19.186-08:00A Little Bit of Holiday MagicWhen I was young (really young, like let's say 4 or so) I remember trying to stay up super duper late (for me) to see if I could spy Santa out my window. Mind you, the windows in my bedroom were very, very high off the ground. Or, maybe, I was really, really short? Hmmm... reality is all perspective, right? Anyway... if I pressed my body and my cheek up against the wall directly under my curtain, I could barely, just barely, get a peek at the darkened night sky. Much to my dismay, I never did see Rudolph, but my Christmas's were not without a little bit of magic.<br />
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Every year my parents put a little Christmas tree in my room. I think that it was probably just the top off our big tree, but to me it was so special. I remember gazing at it as I drifted off to sleep, thinking about Santa and the reindeer and presents. And then jumping out of bed Christmas morning to find one little present under my own personal tree as though <i>Santa had actually snuck into my bedroom while I was sleeping!!! </i><br />
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I explained that these were mommy's trees and he could touch with his eyes but not with his hands. And, I have to say, I felt a little like Scrooge. Ba humbugger. What child isn't entranced by the magic of Christmas trees? And isn't part of the fun looking at all the ornaments? It was a feeling I just couldn't shake so I decided to fix it.<br />
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Every morning before he'll even let me lift him out of his crib he asks for the lights on his tree to be turned on. Many times during the day, he runs over to his tree to look at and talk about the animals on it. And in the evenings, he sits on the floor next to it and asks to have his bedtime stories read to him there.<br />
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It's amazing how much Christmas joy one little tree can bring.Gwynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15119176531440979526noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2016380257588872534.post-68627376057574417502009-12-17T16:39:00.000-08:002009-12-20T22:30:41.656-08:00BOOM!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyzTkYKTFmikYZB3vINGfmjOq4UKQexhX4OeckdR2lns4_YZhaqOyjy6o0asgxMHXwgj0bdx_P1XPifQHecXqjC7cbW-Qx-EPweFJfl87OwYH2SwCKCw5DYKEozYe-ENV5JKlxldZZKtk/s1600-h/DSC_0308+v2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyzTkYKTFmikYZB3vINGfmjOq4UKQexhX4OeckdR2lns4_YZhaqOyjy6o0asgxMHXwgj0bdx_P1XPifQHecXqjC7cbW-Qx-EPweFJfl87OwYH2SwCKCw5DYKEozYe-ENV5JKlxldZZKtk/s320/DSC_0308+v2.jpg" /></a>Did you hear that? That <i>HUGE</i> bang??! That was the sound of Dashell's vocabulary exploding over Thanksgiving. He had plateaued for a while and then during the time in and around the holiday his little brain went into overdrive and he started using 2 or 3 or sometimes even 4 or 5 new words a day. It was crazy!<br />
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I don't want to forget, so just consider this list a little note to myself.<br />
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Signs<br />
- light (this was the <i>perfect</i> sign to learn at Christmas time!!)<br />
- turning (as in the wheels on a train turn)<br />
- cement truck<br />
- stretch <br />
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Sounds<br />
- moo (cow)<br />
- baa (sheep)<br />
- meow (cat)<br />
- chug-a-chug-a chug-a-chug-a (you guessed it... train!)<br />
- boom (as in it fell down)<br />
- boop boop (boat)<br />
- laughter (clown)<br />
- crying (to tell us he or someone else was/is sad or scared)<br />
- shhhhhhh (to tell us that it is dark or someone is sleeping)<br />
- clicking of his tongue (chicken or rooster)<br />
- bup bup bup bup bup (helicopter) <br />
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Words<br />
- happy<br />
- people<br />
- choo choo<br />
- bus<br />
- mommy (he was already using mama, but mom-ME is sooo cute!)<br />
- puppy<br />
- daddy<br />
- taxi<br />
- house<br />
- ice (he asks for this every time he falls now) <br />
- couch<br />
- broom <br />
- air (as in the air is blowing or moving)<br />
- Chicago (this is what he is saying in the picture above)<br />
- stone<br />
- bone<br />
- comb<br />
- spoon<br />
- boots <br />
- stick<br />
- book<br />
- paper<br />
- keys <br />
- Sandy (the name of our beloved neighbor)<br />
- Patty (the name of our nanny)<br />
- round (as in something is going around)<br />
- run (one of his favorite things to do!)<br />
- pepper<br />
- bumpy<br />
- Ducky (one of his wubbies) <br />
- knee<br />
- toes<br />
- mouth<br />
- nose <br />
- hair<br />
- bean (his new favorite food) <br />
- yummy yum (for eating) <br />
- cup<br />
- sky<br />
- juice <br />
- done (as in "all done")<br />
- big! (this comes with a hand gesture)<br />
- nice<br />
- top (as in the top of a container)<br />
- egg<br />
- stuck (as in "I'm stuck between the couch and the chair and can't get out!") <br />
- cracker<br />
- snack<br />
- bear <br />
- out<br />
- moon<br />
- star<br />
- deer<br />
- please (sounds like "peeze") <br />
- caboose (this sounds like "boo-se") <br />
- te cae (this sort of means "you fall" in Spanish. So now whenever Dash is about to do something where he might fall, he starts saying "te cae! te cae!" This warning to himself does not keep him from doing it, mind you. I think he's just letting me know that he's aware that it is dangerous. Nice boy. Right?!)<br />
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Oh yeah, and we got him to say "chili dog" over and over and he would just crack up everytime, but had no idea what he was saying!<br />
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Even with all these new words, "under" (which he started using about a month and a half ago) is still the favorite at the moment. He (and his train) just cannot go under enough things!<br />
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And I can't forget to mention that two days ago he started saying, "Dashell". It's very cute, but he only says it when prompted. In conversation he still refers to himself as "niƱo" ("boy" in Spanish) or "baby". Oh, well. He's right, I guess. I just think that "Dashell" sounds so much nicer! Don't you? Hopefully, as they say, this too shall pass.Gwynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15119176531440979526noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2016380257588872534.post-73869191055237731312009-12-15T22:30:00.000-08:002009-12-15T22:32:29.504-08:00Oh, Those Sweet Innocent Days Of Youth<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLex5XCBiXHGPE7PS3E_-_8HlYjt4-L5ZZlmDpR0gMY_OsoLF2E_iAPrzJT_2tyaC5OocQRpJqtAImO9_Fhi4-JOIGDnR9Hp0-H6MjEt0AquLT4iMeu3uae9MZPrW4GTy-tDdkfr0vDm4/s1600-h/DSC_0158.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLex5XCBiXHGPE7PS3E_-_8HlYjt4-L5ZZlmDpR0gMY_OsoLF2E_iAPrzJT_2tyaC5OocQRpJqtAImO9_Fhi4-JOIGDnR9Hp0-H6MjEt0AquLT4iMeu3uae9MZPrW4GTy-tDdkfr0vDm4/s320/DSC_0158.jpg" /></a><br />
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