No no no no no
Nicky has been saying “no” a lot lately – not in an irritating terrible-two kind of way – just a boy who is finally able to say, “no, in fact, I do not want to eat pureed beans – I thought I made that clear when I threw them on the floor.” Or, when I’m messing with him, and he’s all done, or doesn’t want me to do something, he’ll tell me. It’s really nice, actually, for him to be able to express his limits short of screaming.
Just a couple of minutes ago Katie and I were finishing putting together a toy in the living room, when Nicholas started making some noise up stairs where he was sleeping. He kicked a few times, whimpered, cried out once, and then, heartbreakingly, said “no, no, no…” It was such a pathetic sound – a please stop kind of sound…
I love that kid.
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May 22nd, 2010 at 10:37 pm
It’s a wonderful time when you can begin saying, “Use your words” and they CAN!
Hopefully, they will be able to use them poetically as you two do in your writings. I can always visualize just what’s been going on when I read your posts.
No matter what your English grades were in College, you both earn A+ in “writing” when you write about your sons. Your feelings and love are right here…………….won’t this be a wonderful thing for them to treasure some day? (Like when they’re looking down at you and demanding the car keys?) Hand them the printouts so they can see you REALLY do love them even though they are teenagers.
May 23rd, 2010 at 9:23 am
Maybe not “words”, but maybe “use your word”… But it’s a useful word, right?
Apparently I annoyed a nurse back in the NICU days – when Dexter was crying I told him to “use his words,” and the nurse apparently didn’t realize that I wasn’t expecting a response, but was just talking to Dexter. What, 8 week old babies can’t use words? Really? Oh well…
May 23rd, 2010 at 1:09 pm
GREAT!
You’re already teaching them one of the frist steps toward being a good husbands……………….cook and clean up!