I got my husband the Exploding Cats card game for Christmas. I’m upstairs and all I hear is “meow. meow. meow.”
Our babysitter brought her dog today when she picked up her check, and Cannon flipped out! He was so excited to see the dog that he wanted me to pick him up, and put him down at the same time. He squealed and laughed and it was just the most adorable thing ever! He just adores dogs. Jacob really wants to get him a dog, but I’m hesitating. I am not much of a pet person, and I don’t want another thing to be responsible for. I wouldn’t mind the idea if I didn’t feel like the responsibility would fall to me most of the time. Maybe I’m wrong. I’d like to think that I am.
I’m still thinking it over.
I know that pets are good for people with anxiety and depression. Cannon has anxiety, and I’ve got it all.
I don’t know if I mentioned this, but I can have a real conversation with my son now. It’s so awesome. We’re not quite to the sophistication of a back-and-forth conversation yet, but he’s getting there! He says some pretty funny things. Sometimes when I ask him where something is, he says “it’s over there, by the kitchen.” That’s his answer for every location of everything. He is also constantly singing. He’s also quite polite! Most of the time when he wants something, he says “I want __, please.” Of course, sometimes he will refuse to use his words, especially if he is frustrated or tired. I wonder if he will always do that, or if it’s because he is language emergent. I know that sometimes if he’s having a high anxiety day, he has a more difficult time using language.
Lorelei knows all the animal sounds, and she pretends to count. I was working on getting Cannon to count to 30 today and she said “ten!” after I said “eight, nine.” She makes the most hilarious noise for the horse and sheep sounds. She’s so metal when she does it. She says “NEIGH” in a gruff voice. It cracks me up! She really likes to pretend to put her stuffed animals to sleep. She rocks them (she holds them and moves her legs up and down) while saying “shhh” and then she will lay them down and cover them with a blanket. If Cannon or Jacob are sleeping, she will put a blanket on them and rub their back. It’s so damn adorable! She pretends to read books too. She prefers to read them by herself, and becomes impatient when I read to her. Cannon sits with me the entire time and will read the same book over and over. He just loves reading. <3
I like to write these things down. Someday they will be bigger and it will be difficult to remember. I’m already sad that I don’t remember much of their baby stage. I was so tired and in a fog. I am glad that I’ve written it all down.
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