Parenting thoughts of the month

Mark: So, now that Foster is ready for cereal what should we use? Something kind of easy on him? Rice Crispies?

Amy: Ha ha ha. Good one.

Mark: What are you talking about?

Amy: Oh. Dear lord...

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I was watching Nickelodeon the other day (sigh) and noticed something creepy. On most of the toy commercials with action figures there is a point when they fly across the screen in excitement, carried by anonymous hands as they battle each other. In alarming frequency you'll be able to see that the hands carrying the toys are adult hands. One I saw the other day actually had hair on the knuckles. *Shudder*

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Now that we're feeding Foster, I have another word for my dad-dictionary: Decoy Spoon. This is not the main spoon to use, but rather the extra one that you have to psych your kid out in holding so you can actually get anything near his face. When Amy gave me one to use I kind of laughed at her at first. Now it's not so funny.

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Another edition in the Dictionary is: TOH. This is what Amy and I type to each other when sometimes we're emailing or texting throughout the day. It means typing-one-handed (while holding the baby) and gives us permission to avoid punctuation, capitalization and basically be short without having hurt feelings.

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Putting Foster to sleep, or rather, KEEPING him asleep is getting more and more delicate these nights. We think it's partly because he's becoming more interested in the sounds and smells around him. Anyway, it's making me feel like the Pink Panther whenever I enter or exit his room. Also, for some strange reason it's also the time of night when I'm at my clumsiest! If there is a chance I'll stub a foot or bang a door or knock over something...it's about 100 times more likely to happen when the baby is asleep. Why is that?

Caleb's letter to Santa (dictated to Mark)

Dear Santa,

How’s your wife, elves and reindeer doing? Did you have a good year last year? Can I have some more pictures of your reindeer?

This Christmas I want:

A computer
An Ipod
A DSI
Donkey Kong vs Mario DS Game
Wii Sonic Colors
Wii Monster Jam
A golden necklace
Stuffed animals bears
Webkinz
An electronic book reader thing (Amazon’s Kindle)
A sleighride on your sleigh
A new Toboggan
A full body snow suit
An electronic button
A robot that does everything I want it to
Wii Carnivals Games 1 and 2
Raymond Rabbids Travel through time Wii game
Donkey Kong Country DS Game
MLB Power Pros Wii Game
Mario Super Sluggers Wii Game

And Foster wants…

Jiggly Toys
Bouncy ball (that he wouldn’t choke on)
Baby cars and trucks
A Toy Microphone so he can make sounds in it.

Have a safe flight!

Love,
Caleb and Foster