I don't know if any other mom's suffer from this, but I believe I have a severe case of it. You see "Toddler Tourettes" (at least in our house) is when a parent randomly sings, speaks a phrase, or makes a noise that he/she has heard over and over again due to a Toddler's toys, books and movies.
For example, last night I'm cooking dinner and suddenly I start singing, "Drumming Drumming Drumming....Cave company is coming." Aaron just walked past me and muttered, "Toddler Tourettes!" I bowed my head in mock shame and said, "It's true...so true." For those of you who don't recognize this little ditty, I will let you know that it is a song from "The Backyardigans". I think I've seen this movie with Truitt at least 5 times. We have watched it a lot lately because all of us in the Lowrey household have been sick, and I believe that movie watching is great theropy for feeling icky.
For me it's not just with movies, it's with toys and books etc. Sometimes I will have phrases from "One Fish Two Fish" in my head as I lay my head on my pillow at night.
I have a strong feeling that I am not the only mother that suffers from this syndrom, but I don't know of any support groups.
But....
"Now it's time for us to have a snack, see you next time wheeeeen weeee're baaaaack with our friends the Backyardigans."
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Happy New Year
I just thought I would re-cap the old year. I think that it's nice to look back before you look forward, that way you can see how far you've come and you have a nice starting point for what's ahead.
January through May of 2008 seems like ages ago. It almost feels like a different lifetime. Truitt was just pulling up on things and learned to walk by April. Aaron was still working hard, and considering school. I was teaching a boy to walk, working at Starbucks and little baby number 2 was developing well.
In May Truitt celebrated his 1st birthday! I think his favorite gift was his ball. He got so excited when he opened that gift.
In June Aaron celebrated his 26th birthday.
June and July were spent making sure we had everything ready for Ephraim's arrival. In July I also did some extra training at Starbucks so that I could earn my Black Apron. Aaron was also busy getting grants and scholarships and enrollment information for college.
August finally came, and we waited and waited for Ephraim. We ended up doing a C-section on Aug 11th and suddenly 3 became 4.
My mom was a huge help to us while I recovered. Keeping up with Truitt at that point was a full time task. Aaron started his first semester of college for the mechanical engineering program.
August through December were a bit of a blur. With Aaron at school 2-3 nights a week and all the homework, and me keeping up with 2 little boys we were just trying to make it through each week as best we could.
It's amazing how much a child learns in one year. In April Truitt was just learning to walk. Now he runs everywhere, can climb up onto the dinning room chair on his own, knows most of his alphabet, and repeats anything you say. He is currently working on his numbers, and colors, he still loves books and cars.
Ephraim is now 17 lbs, has a crazy mo-hawk and is SOOOO close to rolling over on his own. He is now very good at grabbing things with his hands and pulling them to his mouth. He smiles a lot and is very ticklish.
Aaron is about to head into his second semester. He is doing well but sometimes get overwhelmed. A full time job, a family, classes and homework are hard to balance.
I am trying to keep up with 2 boys, still working 3 days a week at Starbucks, and supporting my husband in any way I can in his scholastic venture.
Oh what will the new year bring?
How do you look at a new year? Is it just another year to you, or do you see endless possibilities?
Personally I'm excited to see what comes of 2009.
January through May of 2008 seems like ages ago. It almost feels like a different lifetime. Truitt was just pulling up on things and learned to walk by April. Aaron was still working hard, and considering school. I was teaching a boy to walk, working at Starbucks and little baby number 2 was developing well.
In May Truitt celebrated his 1st birthday! I think his favorite gift was his ball. He got so excited when he opened that gift.
In June Aaron celebrated his 26th birthday.
June and July were spent making sure we had everything ready for Ephraim's arrival. In July I also did some extra training at Starbucks so that I could earn my Black Apron. Aaron was also busy getting grants and scholarships and enrollment information for college.
August finally came, and we waited and waited for Ephraim. We ended up doing a C-section on Aug 11th and suddenly 3 became 4.
My mom was a huge help to us while I recovered. Keeping up with Truitt at that point was a full time task. Aaron started his first semester of college for the mechanical engineering program.
August through December were a bit of a blur. With Aaron at school 2-3 nights a week and all the homework, and me keeping up with 2 little boys we were just trying to make it through each week as best we could.
It's amazing how much a child learns in one year. In April Truitt was just learning to walk. Now he runs everywhere, can climb up onto the dinning room chair on his own, knows most of his alphabet, and repeats anything you say. He is currently working on his numbers, and colors, he still loves books and cars.
Ephraim is now 17 lbs, has a crazy mo-hawk and is SOOOO close to rolling over on his own. He is now very good at grabbing things with his hands and pulling them to his mouth. He smiles a lot and is very ticklish.
Aaron is about to head into his second semester. He is doing well but sometimes get overwhelmed. A full time job, a family, classes and homework are hard to balance.
I am trying to keep up with 2 boys, still working 3 days a week at Starbucks, and supporting my husband in any way I can in his scholastic venture.
Oh what will the new year bring?
How do you look at a new year? Is it just another year to you, or do you see endless possibilities?
Personally I'm excited to see what comes of 2009.
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