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Okay so they are no longer the University of Hawaii Rainbows ... they are the University of Hawaii Warriors. But it is still my alma matter and I'll be wearing my hat with pride. UH beat Arizona State tonigt in the Hawaii Bowl, 41-24. Nice.
Photo credit: Yahoo Sports
It has hit this house for the second time ... Mr. Separation Anxiety. My soon to be 11 month old sumo baby needs to have his mama in his sights and in her arms at all times. The little man screams his head off when I walk away, even when I put him down on the ground to play. Oh wow. The poor babe cries intensely and won't stop until I pick him up. I try to be attentive but with the armadillo needing his fair share of consideration, the sumo baby sometimes has to wait. He abhors it! He also lets me know it too. The unfortunate little boy even starts to crawl after me. Now that just pulls my heart strings. As soon as I see that I HAVE to pick him up. Awww ...
What helps though if I still have things to do around the house are my baby carriers. It's a good thing I have several baby carriers to choose from. I have the Baby Bjorn, Moby, Moby D, and my Ergo. Boy these things sure have come in handy.
The experts say this should only last for a month or so. I hope they're right. I thought B-Dad cut the cord in January ... it's as if it has grown its way back.
Now here's a creative way to make use of your child's old clothing and making memories at the same time. Take a look at the memory blanket from Willow Creek Baby. You just collect your chid's clothing, mail it to Willow Creek and in about 4-6 weeks your child will have his own memory blanket. I'll have to have one made for both my boys. With all the old clothing they have I can have loads of blankets made.
Now let me just set this one up ...
The armadillo, myself and the sumo baby are in the loft. We're just hanging out, you know, waiting for B-Dad to come home. The artiste, aka armadillo is busy creating his latest masterpiece. He walks over to where I am sitting and puts some of his pens down.
Mama: "Armadillo, please don't leave your pens here. The sumo baby will get them and I don't want him to play with these."
Armadillo: gives me a blank look and walks away
Mama: "Armadillo, put your pens away. Sumo baby is going to see it on the floor and take it."
Armadillo: he completely ignores me
Mama: "Armadillo, I'm not going to tell you again, pick up these pens."
Armadillo: again, he ignores me
Uh oh ... here comes the sumo baby ... he spots the pens ... those pens are free game now ... the armadillo sees that the sumo baby is ready to pounce ... but the sumo baby has got one advantage ... the armadillo does not quite realize that holding an armful of crayons will make it EXTREMELY difficult to pick up the pens that you so desperately want ...
The following action ensues ...
Sumo baby: "What happened?! Where did all my pens go? Gawd-dammit!" (Of course this is what I imagined he was thinking at the time.)
While at the Wild Animal Park in San Diego they had these events called Animal Encounters. They were scheduled for random times during the day and each "encounter", the animal keepers would bring an animal for the public to meet and learn about. One of the encounters we caught involved a baby alligator. Don't ask me for its formal name, first name, last name, latin name, etc ... I just know it as a baby alligator. So B-Dad and the armadillo stood in line to stand by the alligator and get their photo taken. I think you have to be over six years old or something like that to actually touch the alligator but in looking at the photo I don't think the armadillo would have touched it if he were 35 years old, rather than 2 1/2 years old. He seemed a bit wary of the creature. He was probably wondering why it didn't have any hair and that it wasn't meowing or barking. We're so domesticated.
Of course being the tourists that we are, we bought the darn photo from the Wild Animal Park. They have signs all over the place saying that proceeds from purchases go to help fund the park and the care of the animals. The photo was $12.95 for a 5x7 pic ... yes ripoff, it's for a good cause. Does $12.95 get me a kiss from that big hunky gorilla I gushed over? That would have made spending that money sooo worth it. Photo of my primate friend coming soon ...
I wish I ordered one of these Animal Bags from Boon sooner, it's currently out of stock. It's a stuffed animal storage and seat in one. Isn't this a fabulous idea? Now why didn't I think of this? This plush storage bag has large zippered windows that your kids can fill with presents of the past.
Photo credit: Boon
While at Fashion Valley Mall here in San Diego, B-Dad was in the mood for a nice sweet cinnabon. You know what I'm talking about ... the rich, sweet, gooey cinnamon roll available at a mall near you. We were all sitting at a table in the food court. I was feeding the sumo baby and the armadillo was talking with B-Dad. Then the armadillo made a very perceptive observation ...
Armadillo: Daddy ate whole thing.
Mama: Did you hear what he said? (looking at B-Dad)
B-Dad: No, what did he say?
Mama: He said that "Daddy ate the whole thing".
Mama & B-Dad: (we laugh hysterically!!)
Photo credit: Cinnabon
Today we took the boys to the San Diego Wild Animal Park. We had such a good time. The weather was nice and the park was empty. If you ever get the opportunity, visit these popular attractions on a weekday during school hours. It was so nice not to have to wait in line to see the animals or go to the exhibits. The armadillo appeared to have a blast. He got to see a baby alligator up close during one of the park's animal encounters exhibits but refused to look at it when he got closer. The armadillo went to their Petting Korral and DID NOT want to leave. He threw a huge fit about having to say good bye to his friends, the deer. I was very surprised when I went in with him the lack of fear he had. Some of those deer was more than three times his size. Even I was a bit wary feeding them. But the armadillo was very brave and he fed them, gave them hugs and said his sweet good byes.
The whole family took the Wgasa Bush Line Railway tour. It is a 45 minute guided tour. It takes you to see the numerous exhibits in the park. That was a fabulous experience. We got to see the rhinoceros, elephants, giraffes, and other rare and fasicnating creatures. My favorites were the baby elephant, the baby rhino and the gorillas. I love the big male of the group. Something about those big male gorillas are so captivating.
We took loads of pics that I will need to upload when we return home. I'll be sure to post them soon. I would defintely recommend going to visit the San Diego Wild Animal Park again. We'll probably come back in abut 5 years. That way both boys will be old enough to go on the Photo Caravan Safari. We may be able to kiss a giraffe! Smooches!
Photo credit: San Diego Wild Animal Park
I guess I knew that this day would come, but I was hoping that it would stay away a little while longer. By this day I mean the day when my armadillo tells me "No". This is his response lately when I ask/tell him to do something. The armadillo will look squarely at me and tell me, flat out, "No.". I'm like, "What?". He looks at me again, "No." Sigh. Oh great. Now going forward it's going to be the butting of the heads, my big one to his little one I tell the armadillo that when I ask him to do something that he should do it and not tell me no. Of course it's probably all "Blah, blah, blah blahblah" to him (trying to imitate the teacher speaking in those Charlie Brown cartoons).
How long does the behavior of your child responding to you with "no" when you ask him/her to do something last? Darn it, I think it's pretty damn long ... come to think of it, I know I'm still doing it.
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