Liam wanted a treat after dinner so he goes to "Jo-Jo" (Uncle Andy).
Liam: "Jo-Jo, Liam wants a kiwi candy" (gummy bear like candy that is kiwi flavored).
Jo-Jo: "Go ask mommy if it is okay to have a kiwi candy".
Liam goes to mommy and make the same request/comment.
Mommy: "You want a kiwi candy? Who says you can have a kiwi candy?"
Liam responds confidently: "Jo-Jo"
Jo-Jo says from across the room: "no, I didn't; I said you have to ask mommy if it is okay".
Liam looks at mommy "so, can I?"
Mommy: "You may have a kiwi candy after you eat your fruit".
Liam think for about 5 secs and says: "mommy, kiwi candy is made of fruit"
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
How to delay going to bed
Liam has quite a bag of tricks in delaying bedtime. Here are the things he tried in a single night:
Mommy puts him in his crib, says goodnight and leaves the room.
Liam: "mama, mama"
Mommy: "Liam, what do you need?"
Liam: "I want some water"
So mommy and Liam goes to get water and then back to bed. Mommy leaves to get herselves ready for bed.
Liam: "Mama, Mama"
Mommy: "Yes Liam, what is wrong?"
Liam: "My hand..."
Mommy: "What is wrong with your hand?" and notices Liam has put his hand in between the crib slats. It is not stuck but he insists Mommy needs to help. So, mommy pulls his hand back, tucks him in again, says goodnight and leaves the room again.
Liam: "Mama, Mama"
Mommy: "Liam, it's time to go to sleep"
Liam: "I have the hiccups, need to drink some water"
Mommy and Liam goes to get water; at the same time Mommy observes that Liam doesn't have the hiccups.
Mommy: "Liam, I don't hear any hiccups"
Liam: "I had one earlier"
After a sip of water, it is back to bed for Liam.
While Mommy is tucking him in again, Liam is rolling, twisting all different ways.
Mommy: "What are you doing?"
Liam: "Liam wants to sleep on pillow monkey"
Ok, Mommy positions his pillow monkey so he can rest his head on it.
Mommy: "Good night Liam, go to sleep"
Mommy goes to her room.
Liam: "mama, mama"
Mommy: "Liam, go to sleep!"
Liam (moving his head around): "I am not comfortable"
Mommy: "Well, let's not sleep on the pillow monkey" and removes the pillow monkey.
Liam: "I am comforable now"
Mommy bids goodnight and leaves again.
Liam: "Mama, Mama, come keep Liam company"
Mommy comes back and lays down on the floor next to Liam. Liam is asleep within minutes...
Mommy puts him in his crib, says goodnight and leaves the room.
Liam: "mama, mama"
Mommy: "Liam, what do you need?"
Liam: "I want some water"
So mommy and Liam goes to get water and then back to bed. Mommy leaves to get herselves ready for bed.
Liam: "Mama, Mama"
Mommy: "Yes Liam, what is wrong?"
Liam: "My hand..."
Mommy: "What is wrong with your hand?" and notices Liam has put his hand in between the crib slats. It is not stuck but he insists Mommy needs to help. So, mommy pulls his hand back, tucks him in again, says goodnight and leaves the room again.
Liam: "Mama, Mama"
Mommy: "Liam, it's time to go to sleep"
Liam: "I have the hiccups, need to drink some water"
Mommy and Liam goes to get water; at the same time Mommy observes that Liam doesn't have the hiccups.
Mommy: "Liam, I don't hear any hiccups"
Liam: "I had one earlier"
After a sip of water, it is back to bed for Liam.
While Mommy is tucking him in again, Liam is rolling, twisting all different ways.
Mommy: "What are you doing?"
Liam: "Liam wants to sleep on pillow monkey"
Ok, Mommy positions his pillow monkey so he can rest his head on it.
Mommy: "Good night Liam, go to sleep"
Mommy goes to her room.
Liam: "mama, mama"
Mommy: "Liam, go to sleep!"
Liam (moving his head around): "I am not comfortable"
Mommy: "Well, let's not sleep on the pillow monkey" and removes the pillow monkey.
Liam: "I am comforable now"
Mommy bids goodnight and leaves again.
Liam: "Mama, Mama, come keep Liam company"
Mommy comes back and lays down on the floor next to Liam. Liam is asleep within minutes...
Monday, March 29, 2010
Getting dressed woes
Liam does not like to get dressed in the morning and preferrs to spend as much time as he can in his PJs. It is always a struggle to get him dressed in the morning....
3/18/2010: It's 11AM and PaoPao (Grandma) has spent an hour trying to convinced him to change. When Liam still refuses, she goes downstairs and tells him that she will come back up when he is ready to get dressed. Seeing that his playmate is gone, he sits at the top of the stairs yelling repeatly "PaoPao, come back". PaoPao stands at the bottom of the stairs and asks "yes Liam, what is it?" Liam responds "I want to get dressed now". PaoPao says "oh good, you want to get dressed. Are you really going to get dressed when I come up or are you fibbing?" To PaoPao's dismay, Liams says "I am fibbing." Well, at least he is honest about not being honest.
3/28/2010: Another morning when Liam doesn't want to get dressed. After reading 3 "last" book, Mommy tells him that she is not going to read anymore until he gets dressed. Still refusing to go upstairs to change, Mommy stands up and tells Liam "all right, I am going upstairs to wait for you. You can stay here and read by yourself". Liam angrily puts down the book and says "I don't know how to read!".
3/18/2010: It's 11AM and PaoPao (Grandma) has spent an hour trying to convinced him to change. When Liam still refuses, she goes downstairs and tells him that she will come back up when he is ready to get dressed. Seeing that his playmate is gone, he sits at the top of the stairs yelling repeatly "PaoPao, come back". PaoPao stands at the bottom of the stairs and asks "yes Liam, what is it?" Liam responds "I want to get dressed now". PaoPao says "oh good, you want to get dressed. Are you really going to get dressed when I come up or are you fibbing?" To PaoPao's dismay, Liams says "I am fibbing." Well, at least he is honest about not being honest.
3/28/2010: Another morning when Liam doesn't want to get dressed. After reading 3 "last" book, Mommy tells him that she is not going to read anymore until he gets dressed. Still refusing to go upstairs to change, Mommy stands up and tells Liam "all right, I am going upstairs to wait for you. You can stay here and read by yourself". Liam angrily puts down the book and says "I don't know how to read!".
Monday, February 15, 2010
Rudolph's wings
Daddy and Liam were watching 'Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer' a few days before Christmas.
As usual, Liam loses interest in watching tv after only about 15 minutes. Daddy tells him "ok, let's just watch till Rudolph learns to fly". Liam looks at Daddy perplexed. Then he calls to Mommy "Mama, where are Rudolph's wings?"
As usual, Liam loses interest in watching tv after only about 15 minutes. Daddy tells him "ok, let's just watch till Rudolph learns to fly". Liam looks at Daddy perplexed. Then he calls to Mommy "Mama, where are Rudolph's wings?"
Friday, February 12, 2010
mommy, you have to be clear with your instructions...
It's 9:26PM and Liam is still unwilling to get ready for bed. So mommy pointed to his digital clock and says "Liam, look, do you see your clock says 9:26? If you don't start getting into your PJs by the time that '6' turns to an '8', mommy is going to bed".
9:28PM, Liam is still ignoring mommy's request so mommy leaves him in his room and goes to get herself ready for bed.
Liam cries but still refuses to change.
9:32PM, mommy comes back and asks again "okay, are you ready to get ready for bed yet?"
Liam says "no; mommy look" while pointing at the clock "it's a 2 now, it says '3' '2'" meaning "I don't have to get ready for bed because there is no "8" on the clock".
9:28PM, Liam is still ignoring mommy's request so mommy leaves him in his room and goes to get herself ready for bed.
Liam cries but still refuses to change.
9:32PM, mommy comes back and asks again "okay, are you ready to get ready for bed yet?"
Liam says "no; mommy look" while pointing at the clock "it's a 2 now, it says '3' '2'" meaning "I don't have to get ready for bed because there is no "8" on the clock".
tall enough
Mommy: Liam, please take a few more bites of the vege so you can grow tall.
Liam: I am already tall
Mommy: yes, you are tall. But eating veges will make you even taller so you can be like Daddy
Liam: I can reach everthing when I stand on my step stool.
Liam: I am already tall
Mommy: yes, you are tall. But eating veges will make you even taller so you can be like Daddy
Liam: I can reach everthing when I stand on my step stool.
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Doctor's orders
This occured in early October 2009.
Liam has always been told that coffee, almonds, and wine are for big people. Liam will have to wait till he is older to have them.
The night before Liam's 2 year checkup, mommy was prepping him and describing all the different things that is going to happen at his appointment the next day.
Mommy told him "we can also ask the doctor if it is okay now for Liam to try some almonds. If the doctors says 'yes' then Liam can have them".
Liam replies "Doctors says Liam can have coffee"
Liam has always been told that coffee, almonds, and wine are for big people. Liam will have to wait till he is older to have them.
The night before Liam's 2 year checkup, mommy was prepping him and describing all the different things that is going to happen at his appointment the next day.
Mommy told him "we can also ask the doctor if it is okay now for Liam to try some almonds. If the doctors says 'yes' then Liam can have them".
Liam replies "Doctors says Liam can have coffee"
Duh!
This also happened in early December 2009.
Elisa stopped by with Davis one evening and was playing with Liam. Mommy told Liam "take Elisa to see your Christmas tree in the family room".
Liam, being in his automatic-no stage of course refused.
Elisa tries and says "please, Liam, take me to see your Christmas. I don't know how"
(meaning I don't know the way to the family room).
Liam looks at Elisa, pointed at his legs and says "these are legs, you walk".
Thank goodness we have friends with great sense of humor.
Elisa stopped by with Davis one evening and was playing with Liam. Mommy told Liam "take Elisa to see your Christmas tree in the family room".
Liam, being in his automatic-no stage of course refused.
Elisa tries and says "please, Liam, take me to see your Christmas. I don't know how"
(meaning I don't know the way to the family room).
Liam looks at Elisa, pointed at his legs and says "these are legs, you walk".
Thank goodness we have friends with great sense of humor.
Liam is mad
This happened early December 2009 but we want to capture it so we don't forget.
One morning Liam woke up earlier than usual. Daddy was out front shoveling and mommy was in the basement working out so no one heard him for a few minutes. By the time mommy got to him, he was crying and upset.
Later that morning, Liam is at his grandparents' playing and pretending to have a phone conversation with Grandpa (dada).
Dada: "Hello Liam, are you happy today?"
Liam: "no"
Dada (a little concerned): "no? why not?"
Liam: "Mommy made Liam mad"
Dada: "why?"
Liam: "Daddy out shoveling, mommy exercising"
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Liam was playing in the water after his bath and refused to come out. After 15 minutes, Mommy said "Liam, mommy is going to count to 3. If you don't get out by then, mommy is going to be mad".
Liam looks at mommy and says "1 2 3, Liam is mad now" and makes a pretend mad face.
It's it quite difficult to get upset at a child when he just made you fall on the floor laughing.
One morning Liam woke up earlier than usual. Daddy was out front shoveling and mommy was in the basement working out so no one heard him for a few minutes. By the time mommy got to him, he was crying and upset.
Later that morning, Liam is at his grandparents' playing and pretending to have a phone conversation with Grandpa (dada).
Dada: "Hello Liam, are you happy today?"
Liam: "no"
Dada (a little concerned): "no? why not?"
Liam: "Mommy made Liam mad"
Dada: "why?"
Liam: "Daddy out shoveling, mommy exercising"
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Liam was playing in the water after his bath and refused to come out. After 15 minutes, Mommy said "Liam, mommy is going to count to 3. If you don't get out by then, mommy is going to be mad".
Liam looks at mommy and says "1 2 3, Liam is mad now" and makes a pretend mad face.
It's it quite difficult to get upset at a child when he just made you fall on the floor laughing.
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Impish Liam
1/24/2010: For fear of allergies, we are waiting till after Liam turns 3 to introduce him to peanut products. So far, he has been very agreeable and settles for just smelling the peanut product. But this does not mean he doesn't try to get a taste of it via trickery.
Mommy had some peanut butter out during dinner and put some on her rice.
Liam sees this and instead of asking for the peanut butter, he casually says "Liam wants mommy's rice" even though he has his own bowl of rice in front of him.
I am a little worried that Liam will out-smart/trick us in a couple of years...
1/25/2010: Liam was drinking chocolate milk with his dinner. Since he was doing more drinking than eating, mommy told him "Okay, no more milk until you take 3 bites of fish". Liam takes 1 bite of fish and tells mommy "mama go wash dishes".
"why?" asked mommy. This is odd as he always wants mommy to keep him company.
Liam doesn't answer (he hasn't quite figure out how to answer why questions).
Then it dawned on mommy - "Liam, do you want me to go do dishes so you can sneak more drinks of chocolate milk?"
Liams smiles sheepishly and says "yes".
Are 28 months olds suppose to be attempting these types of tricks already?
1/24/2010: For fear of allergies, we are waiting till after Liam turns 3 to introduce him to peanut products. So far, he has been very agreeable and settles for just smelling the peanut product. But this does not mean he doesn't try to get a taste of it via trickery.
Mommy had some peanut butter out during dinner and put some on her rice.
Liam sees this and instead of asking for the peanut butter, he casually says "Liam wants mommy's rice" even though he has his own bowl of rice in front of him.
I am a little worried that Liam will out-smart/trick us in a couple of years...
1/25/2010: Liam was drinking chocolate milk with his dinner. Since he was doing more drinking than eating, mommy told him "Okay, no more milk until you take 3 bites of fish". Liam takes 1 bite of fish and tells mommy "mama go wash dishes".
"why?" asked mommy. This is odd as he always wants mommy to keep him company.
Liam doesn't answer (he hasn't quite figure out how to answer why questions).
Then it dawned on mommy - "Liam, do you want me to go do dishes so you can sneak more drinks of chocolate milk?"
Liams smiles sheepishly and says "yes".
Are 28 months olds suppose to be attempting these types of tricks already?
Monday, January 25, 2010
Liam Says and Does
Hi Everyone,
As Liam continues to grow, the things he says and does never ceases to amaze us. Using this blog will allow us to both capture those moments for ourselves and share them with those of you who wish to have a window into his life. At this point we aren't expecting to post photos or videos, but just capture in words the things he says and does.
-David
As Liam continues to grow, the things he says and does never ceases to amaze us. Using this blog will allow us to both capture those moments for ourselves and share them with those of you who wish to have a window into his life. At this point we aren't expecting to post photos or videos, but just capture in words the things he says and does.
-David
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