August, 2009

The serious business of fixing mowers.

Look what I can do once I've put the pots all over the kitchen floor.

So serious...

But this is what happens when I say, "Smile, Byron..."

Cuddling Jasmine

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Quotes of the month:

I'm hungry! I need chocolate. (each day)

Mummy, I need my socks on coz my feet get cold if they get cold.

I'm NOT tired, I'm a BOY.

Don't get lost, Mummy (as I followed him around Target, a bit too slowly)

You can't have more wool; you've got your own wool (I was buying more, but he thinks my yarn stash is big enough.)

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Mummy, I won't wake you up, Mummy.... I won't wake you up any more, Mummy... Mummy? Mummy!

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Hey, where are you going? (to a stranger walking by)

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He also...

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Took off PJ pants and put on tracksuit pants

Next day, took off PJ pants and wet nappy, and put on PJ's over bare butt.

Told me off for turning his pillow upside down

Spent 3 hours at a Macka's playground, and all he remembered, when Daddy asked about it, was that "Mummy spilt her orange juice all over place!"

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Spent days talking about wheels and whistles and muskets and fires after a visit to Sovereign Hill.

July, 2009

Puts his own boots on and heads outside regularly. He can't get out of this small yard (yet) but loves to have a bit of freedom, especially with puddles like this about!

He was feeling cold, so he put on a jumper (around his waist) and a tshirt Ü

Now Byron is in the big bed! We took the side off the cot, as he was climbing over it anyway, and found him on the floor a few times. At least this bed has rails! Jasmine got promoted from the portacot to Byron's old cot Ü

Quotes for July:

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"Ginger beer, ginger beer, ginger beer, ginger beer" (sung to the tune of "Spider man")

"Ding Dong!" (When knocking on his bedroom door didn't get results quickly enough)

"Mummy, go faster!!" (in the car)

"No, MOPS is on Tuesday. Bye." (talking on pretend phone)

"I'm going to be a man... and put on a hat."

"No, thankyou. I'd like a chocolate frog, though..." (response to biscuit offer)

Me: What's your "bzzer" today? Chainsaw? Jigsaw? Whipper snipper?

Byron: It's not a whipper snipper, it's a spoon!

"There's no reason for you to be in there!"

"All day long" (catch phrase of the month.)

"Goodnight Mummy, goodnight Jasmine, goodnight chairs, goodnight curtains, goodnight window....."

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Also sings the whole alphabet song. Got a video of most of it, but can't seem to put it on with sound (which is pointless). Can count things (as he points to them) up to about 7.

June, 2009

June Quotes from Byron:

"I might put wings on my back" (full of brilliant ideas)
"abcefdhj elamo p.... s...." (getting there with the alphabet song)
"I'm freezing, Mummy!" (after playing outside in whatever water he could find)
"Monsters! Don't bite me! Here... [feeds pancake] you go!" (talking to the pictures on his jumper)
"I don't have wings. I can't fly." (patiently explaining to Jasmine)
"I don't think so" (answer to Daddy's "We're going to wash your hair")
"Here, Mummy, have my screwdriver" (the answer to my "Daddy has locked it with a key")

Gardens/playground near our house

Loves his sunglasses.

Cooking a concoction on the swing

Preferred to climb up this way than the ladder on the other side.

She's finally here! I told him Zara was coming over. Unfortunately she got held up a few minutes, so Byron sat here about 10 minutes, waiting, and saying "Come on, Zara!"

May, 2009

Byron learned a great new skill in May...

So we took off the side. He has half a bed! He hasn't rolled off yet, but there is another long pillow on the floor in case he does Ü He still sleeps all over the place.

There are also new childproof doorhandles (great idea, Kelly) after the night where we had to put him back in bed about 10 times between 3 and 4am. Now he has to knock on his door to get out :D

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Here's an early present from Grandma and Grandpa. He loves the whiteboard side the best.

This month, on the 17th, he turned TWO!

Unbelievable.

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Here are some little Byron Comments for May:

"I want a drink, Mummy... of coffee!"

"I want to see Daddy in the shed making things." [getting on well with long sentences]

Puts a bendy ruler in his mouth and snaps like a croc.

[to Jasmine] "Got to be careful when you use oven. Bit hot."

[to me] "Stop being silly!" [presses 'button' on my shoulder] "Stop!"

"Jasmine" [no more cute "Jazzem". sob.]

"Look, Mummy! Green frog! Da-glumph went little green frog one day" [playschool song]

"Oooo! Look; all fluffy!" [checking out Daddy's underarms]

[told to apologize to Jas]: "Sorry, Jazzem, Sorry, Jazzem... (cuddle)... Nice cuddle. Thanks for nice cuddle, Jas-men. Don't cry. I won't hurt you any more."

[sees Suzanne walking over] "There's my neighbor, Mummy!"

[encouraging] "Oh, that's good digging, Jasmine!"

[inquiring] "How was school, Daddy?"

[generous] "Want some icecream, Jasmine?"

"I might go to the bakery. I love the bakery!"

"One monkey jumping on the bed; one fell off and bumped his head. Mummy called the doctor, the doctor said: [growly voice] 'No more monkeys jumping on the bed!'" Playschool song.

[crying] "You have to change my nappy! It's all pooey!" [Anything to escape time out!]

"Bless to us in Jesus' name, amen" [unprompted grace]

[to Jasmine] "Don't you break my chainsaw; you'll get bzzzzzed, you will!"

[Encouraged to answer "My name is Byron" when asked his name] "My name's 'ME', Mummy. I'm Me!" [technically June 1, but too cute to wait:]

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I like this one. No complaining, future-Byron, because it was almost the one where you were sitting on the pot staring at the Nappy-box TV.

April 2009

March, 2009

He can say a lot of words, and I've been keeping track of some of the entertaining comments he's come out with in the last month.

"Xylophone... watering can... look, Jazzem: Umbrella..." (reading the Wiggles ABC book to Jasmine)

"Love you, teddy. Love you, teddy. Mwah [kiss]"

"Number 1: first in line" (Wiggles song)

"Hello down there! Hello, girl!" (to Jasmine)

"Not yet, not yet, no no no" (reading "The Bike Lesson" to Jasmine)

"Maybe after Playschool watch Sportacus again?" (addicted to "Lazy Town")

"Zara! Zara! Come here!!" (wandering around the house trying to transport his friend over to visit with the power of his mind.)

"Hurry up, Mummy. I'm ready Now." (wanting some milk)

"NOT!" (his very quick response to Daddy's dinner time question: "Is it going to go in Byron's mouth, or not?")

"Somebody's playing music!" (listening to the magpies)

"Beep, mmmmmmmmm, beep, beep" (pretending to cook in his pretend microwave.)

"Music! Mmmmmmmmm" (pointing at the freezer Ü)

"It's cordial, Mummy" (when asked if he'd like some 'juice'.)

"Don't cut me, just get away" (talking to the scissors as he was using them to cut some wool)

"It was a very nice tea, Mummy. Thankyou, Mummy." (unprompted! He's having a polite phase, I think.)

"We go a liberry today?" (Daily question. Loves the library because there are climbing cushions)

hehehe. I'll have to keep writing them down.

February

Doing a bit of drawing

Doing a bit of "cooking"

Testing his 13 teeth on an apple

Climbing high enough to reach his books on the 4th shelf

Good old Library books