paranoid mom

Its great that when we are in the car you think of the most interesting ways to entertain yourself.  Once the random toys you bring , um like a dinosaur you named dak and a baby hairbrush, have gotten old and you have successfully pulled off your socks and shoes and pull the piece of elastic that holds the fabric of the carseat back up around your arm and pretend its a watch "Its twenty four o clock in here, momma" you say.  Once all of those entertaining techniques have been exhausted THAT's when you decide to start getting creative with things you can do with your face.... That is when I on numerous occassions I have nearly pulled over because I thought you were having a seizure.  Now, in my defense your cousin, Ryan, suffered from mini seizures (and miraculously healed!)  for a few years in his life so I am a little sensitive to that.  

So, we will be driving down the road and you will hold your breath and then pretend to take big swallows and then roll your eyes or try to wink which looks more like you are losing control of your eyes or make a glug glug sound and try to push your chin as far down as possible. 

COME ON CHILD!!! You freak me out every time when you do that!  

So, right when I am about to pull over with fear in my eyes you give me this sly grin.  Like, "what mom can't I entertain myself" 

Maybe I need to think of new ways to entertain you ....

Okay... really...

Really,  now, too much fun stuff happens with you and I'm going to forget if i don't start getting better about blogging.  Seriously, between work and facebok, I'm on the computer all day I don't know why it takes so much energy to opena new tab and write something on your blog. So, here I come ... new leaf... turning... over... NOW..

ok...

I guess I can't ignore the fact that your daddy has now moved out.  I would love to just protect you and not talk about it but I think as you look back you would want to know what it was like for you through all this.  The good news is... YOUR AWESOME... and it hasn't really been as traumatic for you as it could be.  You did go through a  spell where you were afraid at night and started sleeping in my bed (but that could also have something to do with that creepy Sesame Street clip with the robot that comes to life in the little boys bedroom while he was sleeping...REALLY SESAME STREET PEOPLE...What were you thinking when you decided to create that clip???) I can't remember who it was but someone told me that at this age you start to become more aware of "reality"and have more fears so this could all have just come into play at the same time.  

Anyway, your daddy and I love you very much (and believe it or not we love each other) and in case it is ever a question... it has nothing to do with you.  The truth is... it probably should have happened long before you were born. YOU were just the reward that we got for sticking it out as long as we did.  Your daddy has a tough job and works a lot of hours.  He does his best to see you once a week but sometimes that's not even possible for him.  He misses you lots and lots and loves to hear your little voice on the phone.

During this same time, i got really busy with my job (which never happens) and so you've had to get creative with ways to keep you busy while I work.  Let's see.... Shaving cream, bubbles in the sink (which on two separate occasions you overfload all over the floor)...paint, lots of baths (like twice a day if necessary), on the deck in the freezing cold, in the garage with your outside toys... in the mud when its sunny outside, Lexi... oh poor lexi... she gets chased, ridden on, covered with blankets, toys on her head... she is so very patient!!! Oh and the cat... i'm not as sympathetic towards her mostly because I'm bitter cause I have to change her litter (I realize its not her fault but I still hate it - there was a time where I tried to teach her to go on the potty..i still believe I could have done it if I had stuck with it).  But, that cat sure does endure a lot as well.... she gets pushed down the stairs, thrown into boxed, her tail gets pulled, she gets layed on.... And, unfortunatley, I've had to resort to the tv babysitter :-(  wish i didn't but its all about survival and you have enjoyed your blues clues, wiggles, sesame street, barney, baby einstein marathons

So, when daddy moved out you started sleeping in my bed.  Not all the time, but about 1/2 of the time.  I don't want it to be a habit but I will admit there is something wonderful about snuggling up next to you while we sleep.  You love it when I tickle different part of your face and say "i love your nose, I love your eyes, i love your cheecks" and so on... it relaxes you and it makes you giggle. 

We haven't been able to go on our walks as often as we used to because I've been busy with work but I forgot to blog last time that you are starting to PEDAL YOUR BIKE all by yourself.  You still need some help here and there but your getting there.. aw...

You have become good friends with Avery and Olivia.  Well, you have a love hate relationship with Olivia.  She's a tough girl and doesn't let anyone push her around so, ya know, a few teeth marks and scratches later you guys are pretty good buds.  Avery is awesome because she is older and she teaches you fun ways to use your imagination.  You tend to prefer to hang out with the older kids.

I'm a little sad AND mad at myself for not writing down all of your awesomely adorable things that you say but here are a few that I remember:

1. You were watching Blues Clues and they talk to you like they can actually hear you.  And they asked "what is your favorite fairy tale" and you answer "Um.. Jesus"  I melted of course.

2.  You were playing with your 2 headed dragon and sat on it and said "I'm flying up in the sky, up in the clouds, up up to Austin's house" 

3. You had a scratch on your knee and I said "what happened to your knee?" and you were trying to get your thoughts out and you said "my pocket" thinking that was kind of wierd I thought I'd make a joke and said "was it the wocket in your pocket that hurt your knee" and your reply "YES, the wocket in my pocket BIT me and i have to go to the doctor to feel better" you talked about that wocket the rest of the day and even shared it with your Aunt Shana and the boys. 

4. The dog started sleeping in your bed. At first I didn't believe you because she jumped out before I  got in the room but it was the screams "She's taking my blankey momma!!" that made me run up and catch her in your bed with you.  You sleep with your door closed now.. lol

5. You are always putting your toys in the strangest places.  You like to collect all your toys in a bucket and then stick them places... like in the refridgerator for instance... Oh the things I have found in the lettuce drawer. 

6. You love to be naked.. I know I've written that before but it just blows my mind the fight you put up just to have no clothes on.  AND UNDERWEAR forget it!!! I tell you your undies are very important because they protect your penis... this was followed by the time you put on footie jammies without undies and got your penis stuck in the zipper... OH YOU CRIED AND CRIED... BUT still you fight me about the undies.  What am i going to do with you!!?!?  Hopefully, you grow out of it!

Okay, I think i'm all updated now.  No more long gaps between blogging... I promise!!!!

A much needed update

Man, I hate it when I get so behind with updates.  Hopefully, I can remember everything :-D

1.  When you sing the "abc's" you always end it with "Now, my know my abc's text my won't you sing with me" That's a child of this generation...texting your abc's

2. You were dancing for Shane and Shana and you quietly went into the side room and just stood there.  Shana asked "Javan, what are you doing in there?" and  you answered "I had to toot" 

3. Your first joke.   Your daddy was laying on the floor and you were sitting on his stomach and you said "Daddy, what does a hippopotomas say?"  and your dad really didn't know what a hippo said so he said "I don't know, what does a hipppo say" while jumping up and down on his stomach you yell "STOMP, STOMP, STOMP"

4. I put plastic on the windows to "keep the draft out" and you anounce to daddy "Dad, that's to keep the giraffe's out"

5. You are suddenly afraid of EVERYTHING.... in particular bug and snakes and an imaginary rooster in your closet (which your daddy asked you what his name was and you said "cow" which dad said "then, does he say "cockadoodle moo?" ... "Yeah" you answer with a chuckle"

6. I was pushing you in a cart and you sit on the edge and say "I'm a bird in a nest mommy"

7.  I bought you a electric toothbrush and you were playing with it and it sprayed a little on your arm and you go "oh no, mommy, oh NO .. my ARM" I said "what's wrong with your arm?" and you answer "an octopus swam on it!"

8. We were talking about how mom mom and pop pop are going to fly in an airplane and visit us all the way from Pennsylvania.  I had forgotten about that conversation when you look out the window and point at the blank sky and say "Look mommy, see the airplane"....playing along I answered "yes, Javan, I see it" and you respond "mom-mom is on the airplane.  See her?  Hi mom mom" as you wave :-)

9. Your new favorite song to sing "Oh baby baby, baby baby"  Thanks to your 9 year old cousin, Luke.  At first i told you not to sing that song because it wasn't age appropriate.  But, I would find you humming it.. and I would ask you "what are you humming" and you answer "I can't say those words."  So, cute.  Since then I talked to your daddy about it and we decided it was okay for you to sing those lyrics.  You were very delighted.

10.  You are constantly singing.  Usually when you are trying to go to sleep you just lay in bed and sing all of the different songs that you know.  Its so adorable to listen to :-)

Oh, if only I can remember each and every adorable little quote you have.  You are so full of imagination it just makes me smile all day long (well, maybe not all day... in between the normal 2 year old tantrums and other forms of rebellion)!!  

funny things

Just a couple of funny things that you said this week...

** I was wrestling and tickling both you and Seth on the floor and you were getting SO jealous!!  You kept on pushing Seth away saying "MY MOMMY" or "MY TURN" then finally you yelled "SETH, GO TO SCHOOL!!" lol  You crack me up!

**Sometimes, you sound like such a teenager!!  Its so funny.  You will say things like "Whatcha doin, mommy" and nothing is ever "I want" Its "I HAVE to play with that" or "I NEED a cup of milk"

**You wanted me to carry you upstairs begging "Mommy, up please" and I happen to have a pair of disguise glasses with a nose and a mustache in my hand so I put them on and said "I'm not mommy and I can't carry you upstairs...you will have to walk" and you said "Mr. Potato head, carry me please"  you just crack me up everyday!! haha

**The dog, Mackenzie was trying to get some crumbs that you dropped during dinner and in the process was moving your chair.  You HATE it when she does that and yell at her every time.  This time you yelled "Mackenzie Scott!!"  Apparently I say that to you when you get in trouble .. haha

**I said to you "what do you say when someone asks how old are you?" you said "Javan Scott Conder" and I said "no, you say I'm 2 years old" So, then I asked again "what do you say when someone asks how old are you?" and you said "I'm 2 old" and continued to walk around the house saying "I'm 2 old, I'm 2 old" I guess someday you will get it.

**Today you were singing "I like to move it, move it" Luke said it was on a commercial on tv.  You are constantly singing.  Shana says your life is a musical!!  haha

burp... excuse me

If only I had the time to write every adorable and hilarious thing you do!  Today was so funny, though... you were playing with your toy dinsaurs and animals.  You'd pull one out, pretend it says "Burp, excuse me" and line it up.... on to the next one "burp, excuse me" and then lined it up... you didn't know we were watching you even though we were laughing SO HARD!!  It must be a boy thing... at such a young age you find delight in bodily functions!  haha.  

Halloween fun

Today for halloween we had a busy day.  You were the cutest little Yoda around :-) First we went to our church for their fall fest and you played and played and we had pizza.  There was a guy in a robot costume that you were just obsessed with.. not sure why, but....whatever.  Then, we went to Shane and Shana's church for their fall fest and you got to ride on a train and go through a maize (they had those blow up moon walk things but I didn't show you because I knew I would never get you out of there... sorry, babe, next year!).  We were in a hurry because we had to go up to daddy's work so he could show you off.  On the way to daddy's work you told me "I went potty in my pants".  I couldn't believe it !!  You haven't had an accident in so long!!!!  Fast forward to when we picked up Aunt Shana, Seth, and Luke.  Remembering the earlier incident you said to Luke "I went potty in my pants.  That's bad, luke, that's bad.  Sorry mommy" so i leaned back and said "that's ok, Javan, where should we go potty" Javan's response: "on the road"  I couldn't stop laughing!!!  YES,  I pulled over and let you go potty on the side of the road.   You ratted me out for the first time.  Now, that you talk so well I have to be careful what I do with you... haha!!  

Pictures to come.... PROMISE!

Fall fun

This fall we have had a lot of fun.  Most of our fall has been spent picking up walnuts from our walnut tree and walking around the block with our doggy.  

We went to Deanna Rose (a farmstead where the kids can pet most of the animals) with daddy and you had so much fun!!  We hoped to get a pumpkin that day but it had rained earlier and they had to close the pumkin patch because of all the mud.  You were so disappointed that you didn't get pumkin that day we ended up stopping at the grocery store to buy you one :-)  We're suckers, I know.

Lately you have really been learning how to talk in sentences with all of your pronouns.  Its pretty amazing how much you sound like a little boy now and that baby talk is slowly going away.  

We have been spending a lot of time with your cousins and I think that is where you are learning to be such a big boy.  We have also recently made some new friends for you to play with and you think that is so cool (since, ya know, mommy isn't nearly as much fun!!) .  

I can finally check potty training off my list of stressers.  I can't remember your last accident (well, that is, if you don't count the NUMEROUS times that you don't make it in the potty even when you are SITTING ON IT!!! - ah, boys!)  

As usual, self esteem is not an issue either.  You often will say "I am so cool"  or "I am VERY handsome" and other little comments like that.  I hope your self confidence will stay that way! :-).

I will be posting more soon since there is a lot of catching up to do!!

The little things you do

Time blew by and there has been so many adorable things that you have done.  You are at the age where everyday you say something absolutely adorable. 

1. You sang "Happy Birthday" to Aislinn's "hedgy" (her favorite stuffed toy)

2.  I put on a lighting Mcqueen shirt on you that lights up and you said "I cool!"

3. While putting on the jelly jar top you said "I tricky"

4. You love to pretend to be leaving so you'll go into the closet or out the door of the room and say "bye!  See you later"

5. You'll pick up a random item and go "Where'd that come from?"

6. Instead of saying that's mine you say "That's mined" which i just think it so adorable!

7.  Yesterday you were misbehaving and i said "Javan Scott Conder!!" then a little while later you were playing by yourself looking at books and I heard you saying "Javan Scott Conder, Javan Scott Conder" over and over again.  I think this was the first time you realized what your full name is.

8.  When I ask you a question you take started going "um,um" while you are thinking about the answer.  It cracks me up the things that you pick up from me that i don't even realize I do!!

9.  You now can recognize the letter "J" except you don't call it a "J" you call it a "Javan" (since i always tell you "J for Javan" or you will see a J and say "J for Jaguar" 

I'm sure I will think of more things to add but I'll just do another post when that happens. 

I so smart, Mommy

I was doing odd and ends around the house and you were sitting on the couch playing by yourself.  I walked into the living room and you looked up at me and said "I so smart, Mommy".  I chuckled to myself and said "yes, honey, you are a very smart boy".  Apparently, I do a good job of affirming you :-) 

Every time I remember  your sweet little face looking at me and saying "I so smart, mommy" i can't help but smile!  I love you, my very smart little boy!

"K", "W", "E" and well "I"

You recently started to recognize your letters, okay, three letters. You know "K" , "W", and "E". Not sure why you know those letters but whenever you see those letters you are sure to let me know!! You are trying to learn the others and I'm sure it will be soon that you will figure them out... next step... writing them!!

Oh and "I" ... that's another thing. Up until now it was "Javan hungry" or Javan go potty" but that is slowly changing to "I hungry" and "I go potty". Your sentences are getting better and better...

I'm such a proud mommy!!!

Blossoming Imagination

Your imagination is just starting to blossom and it is fun and sometimes surprising the things you think of.

This picture of you pretending to be a turtle by putting a baby bumbo chair on your bottom and crawling around.

The other day you were playing with two apple wedges, one in each hand patting them together saying "clapping" and then you look at the apples, look at me (you could totally see a lightbulb light up in your head) took one of the apples and put it up to your ear and said "hello?"

Its amazing how a child's imagination comes naturally!

luggage

Its so funny the strange places that you try to squeeze yourself into!! You crack me up! I just never know what I am going to find when I leave the room!!

Not related, but just cute...Today you had fun watching "football show" with daddy and then proceeded to sing happy birthday to the football.

Why??

I always know to expect you to come home with a new phrase when you spend time with Missi and Aislinn. This last time it was... "Why?".... I was sort of dreading the "why stage" but knew it was inevitable. So, now anytime I ask you to do something it is "why?" or well, pretty much any time we do, see, or talk about anything.. .its "why?" Its cute, though, you are extremely curious right now. At times it can get a little exhausting, but I just have to remind myself that it is just you growing and learning :-)

Other fun things you have done recently:

1. You started making the "mwa" noise when you give us kisses.
2. You put Lexi (our dog) in time out yesterday, apparently she hit the kitty.

PICTURES!!!

We went to Portrait Innovations today to get pictures taken. You, of course, didn't get a good nights sleep last night so you were tired and crabby. BUT... we did get two good ones :-)

"Javan Do!"

If I had a quarter for every time I heard you say "Javan do!" I would be rich. You are at this independent stage that is fun yet a little frustrating at the same time. Frustrating when you want to pour your own milk, but instead just make a big mess or you want to put on your own shoes, but you can't quite figure out how to do that yet. It is definitely a test of my patience. :-)

The other day was a first, though. We were about to read your bedtime story and you grabbed the book out of my hand and said "JAVAN DO!!" It was so funny... you wanted to read the book to me. The funny thing is that we have read this particular book so many times you have it memorized so you really did read it to me (with a little help, of course!)

TOESIES!!

You love to be all wrapped up in your blankets like you are in a cocoon. You especially like to have your face covered. Its quite the site when we sneak in your room and can barely find you because you so wrapped up in your covers with your little bunny blanket over your face.

But, the one thing that I will always remember about your bedtime routine is that every time you start to snuggle up when you are time you yell "TOESIES!!!" because you HAVE to have your feet covered. I can't tell you how many times I have put you to bed and then hear you yelling "TOESIES MOMMY, TOESIES!!!" and I have to run upstairs and wrap your toes up like a mummy. I don't know where you get it from because Chad and I are both like our feet uncovered when we sleep.

Another "heart stopping" moment

Apparently I shouldn't tell you to "try to push a poo poo out" every time you go potty. I had the scare of my life tonight. Its called Rectal Prolapse and hopefully it never happens again!!!

http://www.keepkidshealthy.com/welcome/conditions/rectal_prolapse.html

Time out!!

Your such a little character. Several times now you will be playing and then randomly run to the corner and say "time out" I say to you, "Javan, why are you in time out? What did you do?" and you will make up a far fetched story like "hit daddy" even though daddy isn't even home. You will put your toys in time out too...

Your imagination is really starting to develop now and its so cute to see you pretend to eat a make believe sandwich made out of bottle caps.

DIRTY!!

Notice how dirty your little legs are... this is at 9:00am and I also must note that you had a bath before bed last night! BOYS!!!

Hospital Bills

What am I going to do with you!!!??!? You were playing quietly by yourself and I come out and THIS IS WHAT I SEE!! I have a funny feeling that there will be many emergency room visits with you as you get older. I hope not. Although, I will say... you have awesome balance. I'm often surprised to see you doing some kind of trick that makes my heart stop for a quick second. BUT rarely do you fall and RARELY do you cry or get hurt. I see a future in extreme sports for you!