29 December 2011

Tiggy’s Tinkles

Ok, I know what you’re thinking. Charlotte is still a little bit young for us to be expecting her to be potty trained, but this is how it is. All the big kids at Day Care have their own pot (with name tags to boot), so we thought Charlotte should have one too.

Well, talk about the new favourite toy!

No sooner had we got the potty home, did Charlotte crank into ‘Self Potty Training Mode’. The kid spent a good part of the first week dragging it all around the house and parading it to everyone who walked through the door.

She practiced sitting in it fully dressed, she practiced sitting in it with just naps, and the other day guess what; she climbed on right before her bath and behold…
Tiggy tinkled!!!

We know full well that this picture will be somewhat embarrassing to Charlotte as she gets older, but our baby just went potty on her own, and check it out;
Mum was so proud!
Anyway poppet, that’s all we’ll say about it for now because you’ll be in your Elmo Diapers for a little while yet, but at least you go to a Day Care where toilet training comes as part of the sticker price.

Good one kid, now all you have to do is remember to put the seat back down like Mum asked you too ;)

Love Dad, xx

A Fall Song

by Ellen Robena Field
Golden and red trees
Nod to the soft breeze,
As it whispers, "Winter is near;"
And the brown nuts fall
At the wind's loud call,
For this is the Fall of the year.

Good-by, sweet flowers!
Through bright Summer hours
You have filled our hearts with cheer
We shall miss you so, 
And yet you must go,
For this is the Fall of the year.

Now the days grow cold,
As the year grows old,
And the meadows are brown and sere; 
Brave robin redbreast 
Has gone from his nest,
For this is the Fall of the year.

I do softly pray
At the close of day,
That the little children, so dear,
May as purely grow
As the fleecy snow
That follows the Fall of the year.

19 September 2011

Tigs First Words

Charlotte's initial experiments with the English language include the following syllables on her now venerable vocabulary list:

- Neuw, (NO!)
- All done
- Mum
- Wool, (Will)
- Da-daa
- Nann
- on? (lights, ceiling fan, tv)
- hullo? (Hand to ear when phone is ringing)
- Bear
- Elmo
- Cookie, num num
- Bum bum, (often accompanied by derty)
- No more
- More
- Oh mammy, mammy, mammy, (go away Mum, I don't want my face washed/bum changed/chakra messed with)
- Book
- Turdle, (turtle)
- Eny, (Ernie)
- Nana, (banana)
- A-pull, (apple)
- A'ball, (ball)
- Shoes'on, (shoes)
- Dog,
- kittycat
- Pffftttt ffftttt fffttttttttt!!!!, (Elephant)
- Tongue click, click, click, (Giraffe)
- [Puffing Sound], (Monkey)
- Rrrrrr, (Lion)
- Dragon, and my favourite;
- Heeeeeee, (I look good in the mirror today).

Quick, call Oxford. The kid's a baby genius!!!