Today, for the first time, Sawyer read a word -- completely out of context. He was typing on my computer, and I came and started typing letters and he was naming them.
Then, I typed a whole word, and asked him what the word was.
At first, he didn't know what it was. So I asked him to read the letters.
And he said, "P. O. O. P. It spells 'poop,' Daddy!"
I'm beaming with pride.
Friday, February 3, 2012
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Sawyer sings Rudolph as Rudolph
With the Christmas season upon us, Sawyer (now a three-year-old!) has embraced the season.
So much so that we now have to call him Rudolph.
He calls me Donner, and Cindy is Clarisse (if you don't know who that is, it's been a while since you've seen the old classic tv Rudolph).
Anyway, tonight we got him on camera singing Rudolph, The Red Nose Reindeer...in character.
Notice how he changes the lyrics (on the fly) to be in the first person.
I especially like the ending: "You'll go down in my story!"
So much so that we now have to call him Rudolph.
He calls me Donner, and Cindy is Clarisse (if you don't know who that is, it's been a while since you've seen the old classic tv Rudolph).
Anyway, tonight we got him on camera singing Rudolph, The Red Nose Reindeer...in character.
Notice how he changes the lyrics (on the fly) to be in the first person.
I especially like the ending: "You'll go down in my story!"
Saturday, September 3, 2011
First Day of School
Sawyer started at his new school on Friday. He was so proud to find his nametag!
Monday, February 28, 2011
Soccer class!
Sawyer just completed his second eight week "soccer class."
I use quotation marks because they don't really play soccer -- there's a lot more bubble chasing than ball kicking -- and it isn't really much of a class. Still, we've been doing it for the last 16 weeks or so, and it's become our Saturday morning routine.
Anyway, here's a little snippet of video from the final class. This was how it went: the "coach" would call your name, you would go jump over some cones and then score a goal. But after Sawyer saw the first kid go, he wanted to go without waiting his turn. When I didn't let him, he threw an enormous fit -- and coach Lalah called his name during the fit, and of course he wouldn't go at all.
After everyone had gone she gave him one more chance, and he did great.
I use quotation marks because they don't really play soccer -- there's a lot more bubble chasing than ball kicking -- and it isn't really much of a class. Still, we've been doing it for the last 16 weeks or so, and it's become our Saturday morning routine.
Anyway, here's a little snippet of video from the final class. This was how it went: the "coach" would call your name, you would go jump over some cones and then score a goal. But after Sawyer saw the first kid go, he wanted to go without waiting his turn. When I didn't let him, he threw an enormous fit -- and coach Lalah called his name during the fit, and of course he wouldn't go at all.
After everyone had gone she gave him one more chance, and he did great.
Friday, January 21, 2011
Proudest moment?
It may be a father's proudest moment when his son first quotes a movie (even if he doesn't know he's doing so) -- especially when the movie is a classic screwball comedy such as Sixteen Candles.
Last night as Sawyer was eating dinner, he picked up some food and said "I want to run with it."
I, using my best Grandpa Howard imitation, replied, "Well you don't run with it, boy, you eat it! Hahahahaha!"
Without batting an eyelash, Sawyer immediately replied, "Not run, eat" followed by the hilarious Sawyer-imitating-Dad-imitating-Grandpa-Howard laugh.
Cindy and I doubled over.
Monday, September 13, 2010
Cepillín
We sometimes entertain Sawyer by letting him watch videos on YouTube.
This is currently his favorite...by far!
This is currently his favorite...by far!
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Horseback Riding!
Check him out -- discovering horse poop, blowing kisses at his cousin Josie, and getting to ride a horse for the first time.
Note that he often says "Sí" for yes, and always says "más" for more -- he's a bilingual guy!
Note that he often says "Sí" for yes, and always says "más" for more -- he's a bilingual guy!
Monday, February 1, 2010
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Wordy Rappinghood
Oh, my gosh. Do we have a chatter box on our hands!
He probably says 15-20 words: Mama and Dada (though he uses them both for both of us; Cindy is Mama more often than not, but he calls both of us both names), Agua (means water), Cracker (though he rarely gets to eat them, not sure why he picked that up), and "Na," which means "More" (honestly can't tell if he's saying "more" or "mas"), Ducky, and Doggie. He can say "cupcake" and "cactus" (at least well enough that you can tell what he means). He can say "One" (in response to "How old are you?"). He says "gato" for cat. He can also say "Oma," "Wawa" (which is what we call Laurent), and "Tata" or "Chi" for Tante Chichi (which is what we call Celia).
He recognizes a LOT of words. We always call water "agua" with him (and he was AMAZED to find out that when it rains, there's agua on the ground), but this morning I was talking to Cindy and, in the middle of a sentence, I used the word "water" and he immediately started saying "agua, agua, agua."
Also: he knows some animal noises. He can make a cow noise, a donkey noise, and for Cosmo (or, now, for any dog), he "pants." It's funny, because we never taught him what Cosmo says--Cindy asked him one time, and he just started panting. Later he generalized that for any dog. Today, in about 3 tries, I taught him that Santa says "Ho, ho, ho." I'll try to get that on video for the holiday season.
Finally, two funny "Bear" stories. I was on a business trip the week before Big Game. On the morning of Big Game, Cindy brought Sawyer into our bed and we were all hanging out. I said, "Sawyer, say Go Bears!" And he let out a huge raspberry! Cindy cracked up; she had been trying to get him to do it all week, but it was the first time he had done it.
And when you say "What does a Bear say?" He waves a fist and tries to say "Grrrrrah!" (though it comes out "hiyah!").
He probably says 15-20 words: Mama and Dada (though he uses them both for both of us; Cindy is Mama more often than not, but he calls both of us both names), Agua (means water), Cracker (though he rarely gets to eat them, not sure why he picked that up), and "Na," which means "More" (honestly can't tell if he's saying "more" or "mas"), Ducky, and Doggie. He can say "cupcake" and "cactus" (at least well enough that you can tell what he means). He can say "One" (in response to "How old are you?"). He says "gato" for cat. He can also say "Oma," "Wawa" (which is what we call Laurent), and "Tata" or "Chi" for Tante Chichi (which is what we call Celia).
He recognizes a LOT of words. We always call water "agua" with him (and he was AMAZED to find out that when it rains, there's agua on the ground), but this morning I was talking to Cindy and, in the middle of a sentence, I used the word "water" and he immediately started saying "agua, agua, agua."
Also: he knows some animal noises. He can make a cow noise, a donkey noise, and for Cosmo (or, now, for any dog), he "pants." It's funny, because we never taught him what Cosmo says--Cindy asked him one time, and he just started panting. Later he generalized that for any dog. Today, in about 3 tries, I taught him that Santa says "Ho, ho, ho." I'll try to get that on video for the holiday season.
Finally, two funny "Bear" stories. I was on a business trip the week before Big Game. On the morning of Big Game, Cindy brought Sawyer into our bed and we were all hanging out. I said, "Sawyer, say Go Bears!" And he let out a huge raspberry! Cindy cracked up; she had been trying to get him to do it all week, but it was the first time he had done it.
And when you say "What does a Bear say?" He waves a fist and tries to say "Grrrrrah!" (though it comes out "hiyah!").
Toddler in the house!
This video was taken 2 days before his first birthday.
He had started taking steps a few days earlier (in Tucson, visiting Oma & Opa, and Grandma & Grandpa K).
But once we got home he got really into walking. That week he started going confidently between me and Cindy, and by his birthday he could just get up and walk into the next room!
Now, of course, we're starting to wish we had babyproofed!
He had started taking steps a few days earlier (in Tucson, visiting Oma & Opa, and Grandma & Grandpa K).
But once we got home he got really into walking. That week he started going confidently between me and Cindy, and by his birthday he could just get up and walk into the next room!
Now, of course, we're starting to wish we had babyproofed!
Sunday, December 6, 2009
Bday pics!
We need to post some more photos later (and some videos -- he's walking around now!), but here are a couple of shots from his birthday party in Arizona and his party here (with the cake made by our awesome neighbor Lisa).
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
The great communicator
Sawyer's communication skills continue to improve.
This past week or so, he's gotten his third word: "Agua." Add that to "Dad" and "that" (which sounds like "dat," which sounds like "Dad," calling into question whether he really distinguishes between "that" and "dad" in the first place).
In addition, he's using sign more effectively. He had his first bite of pancake this weekend, and very clearly signed "more" as soon as he tasted it. Some other signs, like "all done" and "up" and "yum" all seem confusingly similar (some variety of shaking his hands around), but "more" is quite clear now.
So fun!
This past week or so, he's gotten his third word: "Agua." Add that to "Dad" and "that" (which sounds like "dat," which sounds like "Dad," calling into question whether he really distinguishes between "that" and "dad" in the first place).
In addition, he's using sign more effectively. He had his first bite of pancake this weekend, and very clearly signed "more" as soon as he tasted it. Some other signs, like "all done" and "up" and "yum" all seem confusingly similar (some variety of shaking his hands around), but "more" is quite clear now.
So fun!
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Mad skillz!
Sawyer's been demonstrating his mad skillz lately.
He's got a mean military crawl (his tummy never leaves the floor). He's just starting to master "How big is Sawyer?"
And, most importantly, he's learning to feed himself!
He's got a mean military crawl (his tummy never leaves the floor). He's just starting to master "How big is Sawyer?"
And, most importantly, he's learning to feed himself!
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Almost 10 months!
Here are some pics to catch you up on what's been happening for the cutest little baby any of us have ever seen...
 Going to Eli's house for some beers |  Loving the wagon from the Druckers! |
 "I'll have an order of prunes... |  ...with a water chaser!" |
 Sawyer's a cool dude with his dad's sunglasses |  and his very own incisors. |
 Screaming with our neighbor Daisy |  Eating breakfast with Lola and Cooper |
 Watch out for those French girls! First you hold their hand... |  Next thing you know, they're trying to kiss you! |
Thursday, September 24, 2009
First words!
Yesterday we had the Hope-Irwin girls over for dinner.
During dinner, Sawyer was sitting next to me. At one point, he leaned over to me, tapped me on the shoulder, looked into my eyes, and said "Dada. Dad."
It was so clear! Everyone saw it. Totally made me cry.
During dinner, Sawyer was sitting next to me. At one point, he leaned over to me, tapped me on the shoulder, looked into my eyes, and said "Dada. Dad."
It was so clear! Everyone saw it. Totally made me cry.
Monday, July 20, 2009
My first sleepover
Mom and I had our first sleepover at Aunt Judy and Uncle Fred's cabin. I slept so well, I was a barrel of fun the next morning!
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