Monday, November 21, 2011
This is how I make dinner
Freddie things I don't want to forget
Jen - I remember on your blog you wrote down baby things (mostly Alex) that you didn't want to forget. And I'm realizing I will totally forget all this unless I write it down. And they will eventually be the most precious things to me (I still love to read baby Alex quotes), so I have to start
Early baby talk
Wong - water
Bong - bath
later water was Woggen (I think he passed this one onto Stella)
Ambawars - animals
Check-o-bop - ketchup
And these days...
I don't hink (instead of think) so...
And some pretty good quotes:
He is always asking "what was that sound?" Or "what was that noise?" And once he asked Fred at 6 am what that noise was, Fred didn't know and Freddie said "I think it was a deer crossing his arms."
Does hot chocolate come from thunder?
Every morning when he sees Al Roker do the weather, he yells with delight, "It's Barack Obama!" and I cringe a little.
Freddie gets really upset if people are using other people's things. Like if Fred checks his email on my computer Freddie yells "DADDY, THAT'S MOMMY'S COMPUTER!!!"
Freddie is really into either being your doctor or hair stylist. He rats your hair with combs, puts various doll furniture in the knots and when you complain about it hurting, he leans his head around the side of your face and says "but it DOESN'T hurt. Don't worry about it!" Or he'll tell you he isn't going to make you beautiful, but he'll make you special. Which is true.
He is pretty manipulative. When we are driving home for lunch he'll say...
"it's pretty bright out." (all innocently)
Me: Yeah, sure is.
"It's not night time is it?"
Me: No.
"It's not sleepy time, right?"
He's telling you the logic of it, and honestly, it's pretty sound.
This one made me feel guilty. I was checking my email and Freddie had had enough of me being on my latptop and he said "close your computer and be my friend!" Ouch. I'll be updating this in the evenings from now on.
And this one was sweet. Or manipulative. I let him have a second smoothie from the fridge and he goes, "aww...Mama, you're my sweetie pie."
And finally, this afternoon before his nap he was asking when we are going to Thanksgiving in NC. He is really excited about seeing his cousins and every day wonders if today is the day we're going. His favorite person in the world is (Alex - no offense, I'm sure when Freddie gets a couple years older and less enamored by glitter and tap dancing girls, this will be you) Molly. I know this because I asked him who he loves more, me or Molly. Molly! he says without pause. I asked him why and he told me, "because she is so sparkly." Awwww....she sure is.
Molly also happens to be the best Freddie baby sitter in the world. She can make him eat, brush his teeth, get dressed and go to bed. She is a very conscientious babysitter and holds his hand even if they are just walking from one room to another. One time, at the Purple House, she came downstairs from putting him to bed and she was on the landing of the stairs. I was talking to her and she interrupted me with a "stop talking" finger to mouth gesture. Hearing him still talking upstairs, she runs up, opens his door, says some curt words to him, shuts the door and comes back down. "I'm getting tired of this!" she told me. We are trying to get Molly to just CONSIDER dropping out of elementary school to be a full time nanny.
Meanwhile, Alex is SO GREAT with babies. He is so sweet with baby Jack and talks to him and keeps him amused.
I'm the luckiest Mommy and the luckiest Aunt.
Early baby talk
Wong - water
Bong - bath
later water was Woggen (I think he passed this one onto Stella)
Ambawars - animals
Check-o-bop - ketchup
And these days...
I don't hink (instead of think) so...
And some pretty good quotes:
He is always asking "what was that sound?" Or "what was that noise?" And once he asked Fred at 6 am what that noise was, Fred didn't know and Freddie said "I think it was a deer crossing his arms."
Does hot chocolate come from thunder?
Every morning when he sees Al Roker do the weather, he yells with delight, "It's Barack Obama!" and I cringe a little.
Freddie gets really upset if people are using other people's things. Like if Fred checks his email on my computer Freddie yells "DADDY, THAT'S MOMMY'S COMPUTER!!!"
Freddie is really into either being your doctor or hair stylist. He rats your hair with combs, puts various doll furniture in the knots and when you complain about it hurting, he leans his head around the side of your face and says "but it DOESN'T hurt. Don't worry about it!" Or he'll tell you he isn't going to make you beautiful, but he'll make you special. Which is true.
He is pretty manipulative. When we are driving home for lunch he'll say...
"it's pretty bright out." (all innocently)
Me: Yeah, sure is.
"It's not night time is it?"
Me: No.
"It's not sleepy time, right?"
He's telling you the logic of it, and honestly, it's pretty sound.
This one made me feel guilty. I was checking my email and Freddie had had enough of me being on my latptop and he said "close your computer and be my friend!" Ouch. I'll be updating this in the evenings from now on.
And this one was sweet. Or manipulative. I let him have a second smoothie from the fridge and he goes, "aww...Mama, you're my sweetie pie."
And finally, this afternoon before his nap he was asking when we are going to Thanksgiving in NC. He is really excited about seeing his cousins and every day wonders if today is the day we're going. His favorite person in the world is (Alex - no offense, I'm sure when Freddie gets a couple years older and less enamored by glitter and tap dancing girls, this will be you) Molly. I know this because I asked him who he loves more, me or Molly. Molly! he says without pause. I asked him why and he told me, "because she is so sparkly." Awwww....she sure is.
Molly also happens to be the best Freddie baby sitter in the world. She can make him eat, brush his teeth, get dressed and go to bed. She is a very conscientious babysitter and holds his hand even if they are just walking from one room to another. One time, at the Purple House, she came downstairs from putting him to bed and she was on the landing of the stairs. I was talking to her and she interrupted me with a "stop talking" finger to mouth gesture. Hearing him still talking upstairs, she runs up, opens his door, says some curt words to him, shuts the door and comes back down. "I'm getting tired of this!" she told me. We are trying to get Molly to just CONSIDER dropping out of elementary school to be a full time nanny.
Meanwhile, Alex is SO GREAT with babies. He is so sweet with baby Jack and talks to him and keeps him amused.
I'm the luckiest Mommy and the luckiest Aunt.
The news from Jackie
Jackie is really chatty. He is thinking of starting a local news program where he gives you the scoop from our house and playgroup. He is a horrible gossip, so watch what you say around him. This glider would be his anchor chair. What do you think?
We are doing focus groups on whether this 12 month size onesie (hand-me-down from Freddie, gift from Grace O'Bryan) helps his thighs look less fat. We don't need him to lose weight. That would be illegal to ask him that. Just tighten...just be healthy, by eating less. Just go home, get on a scale, write down that number and subtract it by like, 5.
He beat boxes the weather...
Shoes? Naaah....
Friday, September 23, 2011
Later that morning
Freddie has lots of thoughts about, well, everything. This morning it was turtles at the Science Center.
All in a morning!
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Friday, September 9, 2011
Dr. Freddie will see you now
Don't let the lack of white coat (or clothes) fool you. Underneath those underoos is a real doctor with a great bedside manner. He sticks that thermometer in your mouth and tells you "you have a mouth." He also puts it in your eyeball and says "this will make your eye bigger." Then he puts it in your hair and says "Now I'm going to put medicine in your hair." He's the best in his field, so if you make an appointment now, you can probably see him in the spring.
Monday, August 15, 2011
Cute socks
Sorry, family, I'm slow to post, but more are coming soon. Something to tide you over, Jack wants you to see his cute socks. Check out the last pic, we think he is starting to smile! He was 2 months, this past Saturday!
Friday, July 1, 2011
Who needs shirts?
Not these guys! We don't have central AC. Mostly it's lovely here in the summers, but this afternoon was a hanging out in your diaper on the couch kind of afternoon.
Our new baby Jack came!
John (Jack) Anderson Stutzman
6 lbs 11 oz
June 18, 2011, 9:11 am
Jack came early and breech! It was a little wild (I was 10 cm when I arrived at the hospital and he was born 30 minutes later), but we're all home and fine now. All the grandparents came and helped out a ton. We couldn't have done it without them. Freddie got very spoiled and expects a Nana to play with him every morning at 6 am from now on. Jack is tiny compared to the baby Freddie was. He spits up a lot, but is a very good sleeper and is very sweet. We think we'll keep him :).
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Portland visit
We went to Portland with Josh, Jen & the kids to visit the OR Boyers and had a lovely time. I'll have to post some people pictures courtesy of Uncle Mike. In the meantime, here is the house we rented from vrbo.com. It was a 1920's bungalow in the Portland Heights area. The entire neighborhood is on the side of a big hill and is totally vertical. My friend Natasha told me a few of these houses on stilts fall every year! Aaah!
Arts & Crafts architectural details.
Bedroom downstairs.
Look at all the heavy, almost Victorian drapery. This house was a trip.
Redone kitchen.
PB&J ...
on the phone book.
Bedroom upstairs with old Mt. Hood photos. I love that my Dad and his sister and brothers hiked Mt. Hood together when they were younger.
Groovy prints on the walls, including this Art Nouveau Electric Light Orchestra album cover.
Council Crest Park at the top of the hill.
Walker's visit
Walker came from GA to visit. We hung out, went to the conservatory, ate a bunch of frozen yogurt and everybody got stickers for using the potty. It was pretty major. We love Walker.
Rain walk and post bath duck
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