stuffed

Thanksgiving was a happy event for the family. It was filled with food and dessert that everybody was guilty after pigging out like we did, lol. While I was piling up my plate with pumpkin pie, pumpkin cake, coconut cream pie, turkey, rice (instead of mashed potatoes) and gravy I was thinking the best weight loss supplement will get rid of this if the diet which I plan to start today will not work. The husband eyed my plate with disbelief, lol. I was so stuffed that I had to take a stomach pill to settle the heartburn. I did not regret eating that much one bit. In fact, I ate leftovers the next day and cooked more food than I can eat. I love holidays. I have to really stick to this diet I am supposed to start today so when Christmas comes I can indulge again. As one member of the family rightly pointed out, I make eating (and food) a hobby it is a wonder I am not overweight yet. Well, I will worry about that when it happens. There are areas in my body I am not proud to look at but I think I still look better than most people. That is according to my own observation :)

more toys

We bought trucks for the little man today. We also bought one for his nephew but we have to keep the truck in the car so the little man will not think it is his. You know that toddler's law of ownership is different from adults, lol. It is better to be safe. I also bought (online) him a tent which I found from Wal-mart. It is just like a toy he can play in while he is in his room. He loves to get under tables so maybe he will like it. I had a gift card which I got from the mail and I used it for him. After I used the card I only had to pay $3 so it was a pretty good buy. I will try to take a picture when it gets here.

the mouse trap

This is what the husband calls the little man after he tore up two optical mice we had for our laptops. What he does is he gnaws on the wire when he gets hold of one and since he knows how to unplug one from the computer he plays with it. This morning I woke up to the sound of plastic banging into wood and vinyl. When I checked, it was the mouse from one of the computers that the little man unplugged and thought about using as a toy. He dragged the thing in and around the kitchen area while running. Imagine what happened to the poor mouse? It quit. It died an unnatural death. We had to run to the store to get cheap ones which we plan on hiding after each use. Believe me, we have tried to explain that a mouse is for the computer and that it is not a toy but we only get a smile in return. So to save us from running to the store each time, we will take extra measures. I hope the mouse trap will leave our mice alone. After all, said mice are sort of family friendly, lol.

restrictions

The little man is in his computer right now trying to "fix" it so he can open Youtube. I don't see that happening unless he switches user accounts and disables the parental controls I set up for him. He might figure it out though because he did last time. He even turned off the account I made for him so he will only have to use the admin account. Pretty smart, eh? When he gets bored from trying to figure out what needs to be done I know he will be on every possible sites he could go within the restriction. I know because he tried it before. Before the restriction I placed in the computer he used to watch music videos from Yahoo, watched videos from Youtube, visited and rearranged my farm on Facebook, went to different search engines which is available in the toolbar, and a lot more places. I am surprised he has not been on a health insurance site looking for free insurance quotes yet. I am afraid of what he will open or what will pop up when he opens a site so I did the restrictions. Now he can only visit Starfall and NickJr. I feel safer.

JT on the pc

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I was only away from my computer a few minutes and this is what I saw. I did log on to this blog because I left a comment on one of the blogs I dropped EC with. He is very quick and very smart isn't he? Well, that is my boy :)

active kid

The little man is a very active kid. He gets into everything. Climbing and playing in the entertainment center is his past time. He gets on tables and jumps on our bed. And falls and bumps on walls all the time. I have often enough asked the husband if there are safety products we can buy for his son to use, lol. You know knee pads and protective clothing he can use so his legs will not be bruised and maybe a hard hat for his head while at it. And the said clothing has to be pretty tough and secure he cannot get it off for added measure. I know some parents say it is normal for kids to be this active and to get hurt in the process but I will never get used to it. I cringed seeing his legs littered with bruises or bumps. I can't wait for him to get over this phase. Maybe when he gets a little older he will be more careful.

wanderlust

The husband told me on more than one occasion he wants to buy a motorhome. He said we could use it to drive around the country and see beautiful places without having to stay in a motel or rushing to get to a destination. We could live in it he said. I was horrified at the thought of living in a motorhome at first. Wouldn't you? But the more he talks about it the more it sounds better to me. As long as he promise me we will be towing our car behind it. And the vehicle/home has a good motorhome insurance in case there will be problems. I just don't know how we could get pregnant again and have a baby in a motorhome though. He does have something to think about since we want another baby and I am not at my best when pregnant. I guess the motorhome has to take a backseat for now and the wanderlust in us will have to wait for the right time.

numbers!

After his fascination with the letters of the alphabet, the little man now switches to numbers. He still uses the same blocks and switch to the other side to see the numbers. He can now identify numbers 1-30. In a few days I will introduce 31-40 to him. I think it is a mouthful for him saying the numbers but he does not complain and he seems to be eager to learn. He already knows words too from the flashcards I bought for him. Whenever I ask him about a word he says it right and clear. He even tries to read words as he sees them. We like it that he is learning. We hope his enthusiasm for learning will continue as he grows older.

unlike his mother

The little man got up hungry this morning so I had to fix him breakfast early. He ate everything and drank his juice and he is now happy playing with his toys. He is gaining weight but he does not look fat. He is lean and proportioned and I am happy he takes after his father. Sometimes I envy his metabolism because mine sure does not work that way, lol. When I eat I get fat but the little man does not have that problem. Maybe because he is very young and kids usually do not have problems like adults do. I hope he will continue this way so I will not have to worry about him. I don't want him to be like me who gains weight quickly and keeps it that I have to think about fatburners the like of Lipofuze all the time while munching on a sandwich. It is bad. I hope he will not take after his mother when it comes to that. I will try to make keep him active as he gets older so he will get used to it and maybe the activities will keep him in shape. I know it might sound worthless to worry about him when he is this young but I was fat as a teenager and I don't want him to go through the humiliation I went through.

crayons

I bought a box of crayons (and activity book) for the little man. Why I waited this late to introduce this to him is the fact that he is older and now understands better when I talk to him. Also, he may still put things in his mouth but not as bad as before. The danger of choking always stopped me when I thought about buying crayons before. I think this is also the right time since he now knows his colors and when I tell him what to use on a certain drawing or figure he picks the right color. He was so thrilled when I showed him what I bought. We started using it right away and he loves it. Now I have to start guarding the walls, lol.

should we stay or go with him?

The husband will go to the doctor in a little while. We have not decided if we should go with him or stay home. If I know him he will say we should go with him because he does not trust me with his son, lol. He thinks I am a scatterbrain that I will let his son get hurt. He is nuts I know. I told him once I will let him get hurt first before I will let anything hurt my son which he answered with a sarcastic thanks, lol. His paranoia has something to do with me calling 911 over a year ago when the little man got sick. He was frantic and had to rush home from work wondering what was going on because I was hysterical. I must admit I was at fault for not telling him the details but if you have been in a panic you will probably understand. You might think he sent a mass notification system considering the number of cars piled up in the driveway that day. He did call everybody he knew who could get to the house before him to know what was going on. And with all his worries and my hysteria it turned out the little man's seizure was caused by very high temperature due to fever. He actually was fine when the ambulance got to our place but I was so shaken at the time. I was not able to think straight. I hope it will never happen again though. And if going with daddy will make him feel better then we will go with him as long as we are allowed.

he tried to run off

The other day, I heard the sound of a door opening and I thought the husband must have went out to sit in the porch. And then I remembered he was not home because he had to get his prescription from the drugstore. Which left the little man and I at home. When that realization sank in I ran to the front door and sure enough he was ready to get out. A lecture followed once I recovered from the shock. I just don't know what would happen if I did not hear anything and he wandered outside. His father will kill me for sure. I know I locked the deadbolt but apparently he climbed up on the couch, unlock the deadbolt and then the door knob and he was ready to get out. I thought if locks don't work then maybe it is time to use wireless alarms to keep him inside. At least if the alarm goes off I know somebody tried to get out. Or I wonder if it works that way, lol. It is a scary thought because I know he would have run straight to the road. And although we live in a basically safe neighborhood there are dangers out there especially for a boy as young as he is. I hope this will never happen again. And I now know to be extra vigilant when it concerns this little man.

parking lot

This is where the little man's treasured cars and trucks are parked after he is done playing with them. Like all boys, he is into anything that has wheels and to keep us from getting broke, we buy him affordable (read:cheap) toys. This way if he ends up tearing up a toy we don't feel bad. You can call us practical, lol. I used to have a huge plastic box for all his toys but he used it for other means so I had to get rid of it in order to prevent any accidents.

recording memories

Now that he is older, the little man will not pose for pictures anymore. Well, he rarely did even when he was a baby anyway. Only it is worse now. When I try to take pictures he runs either to me to grab the camera or away to hide. I now have a collection of pictures with eyes, arms, legs, back, and heads. Mostly close-ups too. It is aggravating sometimes but I can understand him to a certain degree. My mother did not like to have her pictures taken either. He must have that same dislike, lol. Anyway, I am now starting to use my digital camera's video recorder feature. He can run up to me but I still get to record our voices and our actions. The only downside is that it does not have much memory in it so I have to download the videos to the computer and then start over. We do have a camcorder but it is supposed only to work good at night time. I don't know why the husband even purchased it in the first place. It does not take good videos, not even stills. I am keeping an eye on a certain brand of camcorder to be on sale. If I get lucky I might have the money when it does and I will surely buy one. If nothing else I can make the husband pay for it if I can convince him we need a new camcorder.

growing up

I love to give my little boy kisses. And he used to love them too. Lately though he does not come to me anymore when I ask for kisses. He just looks at me and goes on with whatever he was doing. And yesterday when I asked for kisses he came to me but when he thought I was not looking he wiped his cheek where I kissed him. I did not know what to feel. I told the husband about the incident and he was not much help, he laughed at me. He said to be prepared because it will get worse as he grows older. I don't know how to deal with that. To borrow the little man's favorite expression, s-cary!

vampire

Don't you think my little boy makes a fine looking Dracula? Please say yes since we spent a pretty penny on that costume which actually was not his size, lol. That's what happens when parents wait until the last minute to look for costumes. We went trick or treating yesterday evening and we had a blast. I enjoyed it as much as the little man. It was awkward at first but we got the hang of it and before long the little man got in the fun. He even tried to dip his hands on one person's bowl of goodies. It was a good thing I stopped him on time, lol. The women who saw him said he was so cute in his costume and that he was a good looking vampire. I think it is because of his dark hair and fair skin which I hope he will be able to keep smooth when he grows up. It would be awful to have acne and go through the process of looking for acne treatment when he is in his teens. Anyway, we are glad we brought him to his sister's house to go trick or treating with his nephew and niece. They got a chance to play as well before we went out. And right now we have a bag full of candies and chocolates which nobody is eating since he does not eat sweets much. Anybody want some?