Tuesday, March 04, 2008

not drowning, just waving...

I am currently waiting for something to blog about. Yes, things have happened but they involve crowing and are significantly innocuous events of the 'only a grandmother would care' variety.

Yes Mum, I know you care. What do you want to hear? He's saying 'hello Daddy' now. Has he said 'Mummy' yet? We're getting a 'maybe' on that one I'm afraid.

What else? I got a new phone with a nearly invisible 'on' button and he's worked it out. He's also worked out how to take a CD out of it's case, open the CD player and put it in and when you say "Press play Spud!" he presses 'play'. He opens the kitchen drawer, takes out the back door keys and tries them in the lock. When we let him walk down the street he correctly tries the different door handles of every car in the street like a burgeoning little car thief.

He prefers my electric toothbrush to his own baby one. When he pretends to talk on the phone, he leaves gaps in between his babble like this "He'o Daddy, diggadiggadiggabooguy! Hmm... mmm.... gabadagabadaduguyduguy AH.... mmm... mmm" as if someone is on the other end. He is scaring us.

I have been busy and I am going to read blogs instead of writing them tonight.

18 comments:

Lisa @ Boondock Ramblings said...

Was beginning to worry that something had happened. Can't wait to hear you crow a little about your Spud.

Lisa @ Boondock Ramblings said...

Sooo funny about the phone. Jonathan does that too! He scares us as well. Doesn't it seem sometimes they are just too smart for their own good? And ours?

Jen said...

Ooh, Ooh, mine! Read mine!
P.S. Hearing about the Spud is never boring.

Moley-Bloke said...

Love your blog!!! My monkey-bum lurves phones.. She uses them to chat to her circle of imaginary friends.... (she's three and has more imaginary friends than I have real ones)

Michelle said...

I greatly enjoy your blog and the humor you infuse in each post. The Spud is so very smart! I have a little guy who is 5 months younger, so you give me an idea of what is just around the bend for our family. Thanks for sharing your experiences. I really look forward to every read!

She's like the wind said...

Hearing about Spud could never be boring, especially the way you tell it.

wakeupandsmellthecoffee said...

I just love reading about Spud.

Anonymous said...

Oh dear, I want to know the things only a grandmother does. I'm 17, for goodness' sake!

Admin said...

Sometimes the "daily" things the little ones do are the most memorable.

Thanks for sharing them with us!

D-HOR said...

I agree with some of the others, you could talk about the spud sitting on the floor staring at the wall (you'd say he was contemplating how to take apart the t.v. or something) and it would make me laugh. I love the way you write about him. That's that!

DJ Kirkby said...

Who's a clever boy then? Spud is!

Anonymous said...

Congrats on the potty success! I wish we were further on that front, but everyone says that getting a little brother took Dante a few steps back. He will do an occasional wee, though. I'm pretty sure he'll be potty trained by high school!

Very brave of you to admit you have nothing to write about as I'm a) sure that's absolutely not true, I think you're holding back on us and b) you're setting yourself up for a meme! How about giving us your take on the post-structuralistic paradigm of architecture. Hm?

PJ said...

I just happened upon your blog last evening and have loved your posts! Just wanted to pass that along....cheers!

PJ

Elsie Button said...

the talking on the phone really made me laugh out loud! it just goes to show, we have to watch everything we say and do at all times - little eyes are watching and learning eek

DJ Kirkby said...

C'mon over to mine and collect your award.

Ms Anonymous said...

I love reading about Spud. Seriously, you could tell us anything that he's been doing even if it's not new and it would be entertaining.

darth sardonic said...

that is hilariously beautiful about the phone. mine used to pace around the room (like yours truly) while moving their arms in motions intended to drive home their point or further illustrate their anecdote (again...) and succeeded in cracking us both up for hours on end.

Sparx said...

Jonny's Mommy! It's true, they are much, much too smart...

Moley - cool, great to see you! Thanks for coming by!

Ryan & Michelle - thanks so much! They're so great at these ages, hey?

She's like the wind - thanks so much hon! Will drop by soon.

Wake up - thanks hon! Back at you and thanks for coming by!

Raz - yes, you are a strange one indeed! Will pop by soon.

Hi Joni - you're so right, it's odd what sticks with me soemtimes. And thanks, by the way!

Dhor - shucks, gal, you're makin me blush.

DJ - thanks so much, and thanks for the award, you're so cool. I still don't know where you find the time for everything you do.Jen - I came by indeed!

Jennie... ah, don't get me started on architecture...

PJ, that's so kind of you - thanks for coming over, I'll pop by your soon if that's ok.

Elsie - seriously, it's like being on constant CCTV... everything we do gets copied these days...

Ms. Anonymous - man, that's so kind - I wish it were true!

Darth - I can imagine! It cracks us up whenever spud does it... the endless humour we find in our offspring... is there something wrong with that? Hope not.

Thanks everyone, you've all been really kind and I've been rubbish.

Onwards.