jason (currently working at ABC) shows cashel his id badge. on the badge is a picture of jason and a picture of mickey mouse.
cashel: dad...when i grow up to be a man i want to go to work with mickey mouse like you
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Sunday, March 25, 2012
cha cha cha changes
we've noticed that when cashel is about to make a big developmental leap he regresses a bit. not so unusual from what i've read and heard.
we've encountered this lately.
a couple of weeks ago cashel kept having poop accidents at school. he's been potty trained since he was a little older than 2 so this shouldn't have been happening. and then, he was (for lack of a better term) bullying a little girl at school. he would put his coat over the head of this little girl and shake her around. his teacher called me about this and i was mortified but also realized that this was probably a phase that would pass.
it's difficult to think that your child is the bully.
so we talked about it. and talked about it. and, luckily, it was jason's last week off of work so he was around to talk to him about it. in fact, jason picked him up from school the day that it started, which, was probably a really great thing to have his dad talk to him about it.
i picked him up on friday after school and he said "mama, i didn't pick on anyone today at school. i gave them space and didn't put my coat over anyone's head." what else could i say say but "i'm proud of you bud! high five!"
hopefully we're at the end of this little developmental leap - oh yea - the developemental part? he's speaking in clearer, more complete sentences now and really gets humor in a more concrete way now.
he constantly wants to kick me out of the house and calls me a slowpoke all this while, laughing about it. he says that i'm stinky (even after i've just showered) and say's "mom - i love fruit" instead of "i love you" and just laughs and laughs and laughs.
hilarous?
hilarous.
we've encountered this lately.
a couple of weeks ago cashel kept having poop accidents at school. he's been potty trained since he was a little older than 2 so this shouldn't have been happening. and then, he was (for lack of a better term) bullying a little girl at school. he would put his coat over the head of this little girl and shake her around. his teacher called me about this and i was mortified but also realized that this was probably a phase that would pass.
it's difficult to think that your child is the bully.
so we talked about it. and talked about it. and, luckily, it was jason's last week off of work so he was around to talk to him about it. in fact, jason picked him up from school the day that it started, which, was probably a really great thing to have his dad talk to him about it.
i picked him up on friday after school and he said "mama, i didn't pick on anyone today at school. i gave them space and didn't put my coat over anyone's head." what else could i say say but "i'm proud of you bud! high five!"
hopefully we're at the end of this little developmental leap - oh yea - the developemental part? he's speaking in clearer, more complete sentences now and really gets humor in a more concrete way now.
he constantly wants to kick me out of the house and calls me a slowpoke all this while, laughing about it. he says that i'm stinky (even after i've just showered) and say's "mom - i love fruit" instead of "i love you" and just laughs and laughs and laughs.
hilarous?
hilarous.
Saturday, March 17, 2012
driving
cashel: dad, you're a great driver
jason: thanks bud
cashel: mama is not a great driver
jason: really?
cashel: no. and she gets lost
this conversation was supposedly unsolicited and jason said that he sounded completely sincere.
i don't believe him.
jason: thanks bud
cashel: mama is not a great driver
jason: really?
cashel: no. and she gets lost
this conversation was supposedly unsolicited and jason said that he sounded completely sincere.
i don't believe him.
daddy love
jason has been home a lot lately and it's been awesome. i've said that before i think.
cashel has a great daddy. when he is here he is really here. he's better than i am at simply being here. he doesn't get as easily distracted by work or busy himself with cleaning. ok - wait - this is jason i'm talking about so things are super clean (bonus for me!) but he is really good at multi-tasking. he can fold clothes and have a sword fight with cashel at the same time. or stop vacuuming to chase after cashel and zerbert his belly. he can cook something and get cashel to play by himself. on the other hand, have a hard time with all of that. i do stop to play but prefer to, as bad as it sounds, kind of "put cashel off" until i'm done with something. i can't stand to have a sink full of dirty dishes and insist on finishing that before stopping to play with him. he must think that "one second" is my favorite phrase! i'm working on it. jason goes back to work at the end of this week and it remains to be seen how much he'll be here before bed time - we might get lucky like he was on his last gig and he might be able to be home by the end of dinner to do the bad/bed trade off. if not, that's ok. regardless, cashel is a lucky little boy with an awesome dad who is really, really there for him.
cashel has a great daddy. when he is here he is really here. he's better than i am at simply being here. he doesn't get as easily distracted by work or busy himself with cleaning. ok - wait - this is jason i'm talking about so things are super clean (bonus for me!) but he is really good at multi-tasking. he can fold clothes and have a sword fight with cashel at the same time. or stop vacuuming to chase after cashel and zerbert his belly. he can cook something and get cashel to play by himself. on the other hand, have a hard time with all of that. i do stop to play but prefer to, as bad as it sounds, kind of "put cashel off" until i'm done with something. i can't stand to have a sink full of dirty dishes and insist on finishing that before stopping to play with him. he must think that "one second" is my favorite phrase! i'm working on it. jason goes back to work at the end of this week and it remains to be seen how much he'll be here before bed time - we might get lucky like he was on his last gig and he might be able to be home by the end of dinner to do the bad/bed trade off. if not, that's ok. regardless, cashel is a lucky little boy with an awesome dad who is really, really there for him.
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