Showing posts with label laugh. Show all posts
Showing posts with label laugh. Show all posts

Thursday, July 11, 2013

Conversations with a 2 Year Old

Have you seen these videos on YouTube yet? If not, you have to check them out. A guy reenacts conversations he has with his 2 year old daughter, but he has another man play the part of his daughter. It's hilarious! Seriously, my stomach hurts from laughter when I watch the episodes. A new one seems to come out almost every Wednesday.

Here is the main user page on YouTube to find all of the "Convos With My 2 Year Old" shows:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36nHCFQDbAI&feature=youtu.be

My favorites (so far...) are Episode 1 and Episode 5, but they are all so funny. They are the funniest things I've seen since Baby Trashes Bar. Enjoy!

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Baby Trashes Bar

Joanna has finally chosen walking as her preferred mode of transportation. She's hilarious to watch, teetering and tottering down the hallway. It reminds me of the video, "Baby Trashes Bar in Las Palmas." If you've never seen the video, you have to. It's an oldie but a goodie. Even if you have seen it, it'll still get a good laugh out of you.

Enjoy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cds7lSHawAw

Saturday, May 12, 2012

I Love Baby Laughter



Colleen took us to Red Robin to celebrate Mother's Day a day early.  As we waited for our table, Joanna got entertained by her daddy and brother.

Sunday, July 18, 2010

You Farted!

Every time Oliver's made an audible fart, I put my hand to my mouth, giggle, and announce, "You farted! Air came out of your butt! Teehee!" These days, any time he passes gas, he looks up at me with a big grin on his face and starts laughing or cooing as I tease him.

Wednesday, May 5, 2010

I'm Da Baby, Gotta Love Me!







A few minutes ago, I was holding my baby in my arms, walking through the hallway singing, "Hush, Little Baby," and putting Ollie to sleep. I love getting to do that. I love all those little moments of getting to be a mom.

As I laid him in his crib and thought about how lucky I am, I realized I don't often talk about those moments in my blog. I focus on recording everything that might be important in case I ever have another baby and need the information because there's so little information out there. I'm worried I'll forget everything I learned and have to start over, not knowing up from down.

It's very frustrating to be a new mom and not know what to do. It's even worse that all the books don't give any advice except to say, "Enjoy each stage" (even if the stage is your baby crying every hour at night, ha!) or that "every baby is different." That doesn't help someone who has never changed a diaper or warmed a bottle or had to pull a shirt over a baby's head. I decided I wouldn't write all the evasive non-advice for people. I wanted (want) to write something tangible that a person in my position could really use or consult.

But, I have to say, the more I get used to being a mom, the more I love it. In the beginning, I was so focused on keeping Oliver from crying, getting him to sleep, worrying how he was developing, etc., but now, I get to relax and play with him almost all the time. I love it. I love getting to smooch his tummy. He squeals with laughter when I pretend to eat his stomach! I hold him up in the air and lower him into my smooches, and he laughs even harder. I give him raspberries on his chubby cheeks and he coos and shrieks with glee. This morning, at the grocery store, I kept leaning over him in his car seat and shouting, "Boo!" and he just kept cracking up. He loves it when I sing, "Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes," and he (sometimes) loves it when I hold him tight to me. I feel so incredibly lucky and unbelievably happy.

If other moms are like me, they're probably always thinking in the back of their heads, "When did I feed him last?" or "Why's he cranky? Is he tired?" or "I need to go to the store. When is he going to be well napped and fed?" or "How long did I read to him today? Have I read to him for 20 minutes?" or "Has he had any tummy time today?" The list goes on and on. Some of those things are important, but it's also very important to find time when it doesn't matter what does or doesn't get done, and just play with the baby. Oliver is definitely the happiest when I'm being goofy, and that's when I'm the happiest, too.

Learning to be a mom is so hard. Reaping the benefits, though, is the greatest thing, ever.







P.S. On an unrelated note, here are some photos for today (Happy Cinco de Mayo!)