Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Saturday, March 13, 2010
Pacifier Free Santi!
Oh no!!! The differences in parenting have kicked in!! Determined not to have another sucker, thumb or pacifier, in the family, I weaned Santi off his "pepe" about three weeks ago. It was a sort of gradual process and he suffered a bit, mostly at night. He would whine for about five minutes (sometimes longer!!) and I could hear him asking for "pepe" but he adjusted fine and is now a pacifier free baby!! On the other hand, which is ironic I think, I can't get around to disciplining Mateo strictly enough to stop sucking his thumb. I got a special "nail polish" in California, which is basically some cayenne pepper, designed to help children kick the habit. But I always chicken out: I think and think and end up convincing myself that it's not time yet! (Wow, as I write this I realize just how silly it sounds!!)
So, why is this all ironic? Because we baby Santi ... I don't know if more than we did with Mateo at this age, but certainly more than we do Mateo now. He still feels small and is super cuddly with me and when he talks he simply melts my heart; he is so cute when he tries to imitate his brother, when he runs, when he dances or jumps, or when he simply asks me to be held "Mimi mama, mimi.". I feel that part of holding on to Santi as a baby is a result of Mateo's growing independence and the fierceness in his personality lately, but that's a different story! For now, I'm celebrating a pacifier free Santi!!!
Soccer Saturday
Some pictures of Mati's soccer class a couple of weeks ago. I can't say he'll be the next Pele, but he's getting the hang of it ... I hope! Enjoy!
Friday, March 12, 2010
Mateoisms
I recently read Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs to Mateo. He is intrigued with evil vs. good and, like usual, death vs. life. We had this conversation yesterday:
Paty: "Mati, Snow White is a book. Someone wrote it and made up the story, it's not real."
Mati was CLEARLY not convinced because again he posed the question. If you can, imagine him moving his hands to further express or accentuate his point.
Paty: "Well, you know Mati, you shouldn't accept food from people you don't know."
Mati: "But what if the witch, with her magic wand, changes into a really nice mom and she gives me the apple with venom? Will I fall to the ground?"
Paty: "Disney doesn't let bad people in."
Mati: "But what if they don't know she's bad?"
Paty: "Well, if you go to Disney and you see Snow White's mom and she gives you an apple with venom and you eat it, then YES, you'll fall to ground. But don't worry, my kiss will wake you up right away."
Mateo: "Hmmmm .... okay mommy."
THE END.
P.S. He's so obsessed with the whole venom subject, that he now asks if what I'm serving for lunch or dinner has any venom. I put some aromatherapy oils in their bath and he also asks if that's venom. He cracks me up!
Saturday, March 6, 2010
Necessity is the Mother of Creation
Who says a little egg allergy can prevent us from having delicious chocolate mousse????
Egg-free chocolate mousse!!
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
More Mexico Pics
No visit to Mexico is complete, at least for me, without a visit to the Blue House, Frida Kahlo's home, in Coyoacan. Here are the boys in the gardens of the house.
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