The other day, I was trying to get the boys ready for school. Matthew kept procrastinating, even after I handed him all his clothes. I left for a few minutes and came back and he still wasn’t dressed. So, frustrated, I started to help him get dressed. When I went […]
On Monday night I was feeling particularly generous when we got home and I let the boys have some of the mound of candy they got at the parade the day before. After dinner, I let them pick a small piece of candy like a tootsie roll. Since they were so good, […]
We were walking around the mall one day when Matthew kept imploring me to carry him. By implore, I mean he would stand in front of me with his hands raised in such a way that I couldn’t move without knocking him over (he may not talk much, but he’s […]
A couple of weeks I did a little quiz on the words and phrases Matthew and Benjamin use and have used in the past. So, here are the stories behind the words. Bading Doop: Matthew continues to struggle with more complex sound combinations that include “s” and “th”. This leads […]
I was suffering from a vicious tooth ache when we signed the lease on our old house almost six years ago, just before Thanksgiving of 2004. I’m not sure why that is important here, but it seems appropriate and I think it’s because it’s really the last thing I have […]
First, we are in the middle of moving, so posts have been a little slow…they should pick up in a week or so. The words that kids come up or the pronunciation of words is one of the fun things. So, I though I would take some of the boys words […]
Benjamin and Matthew dug through their toy box this morning and pulled out some toy instruments, including one of those microphones with a spring in them. After they practiced a little, they handed me the microphone and told me we were going to start a band. I asked them what […]
Andrea and I took Benjamin and Matthew to the Villanova/Lehigh football game here in Bethlehem, PA. Just before the National Anthem, they held a moment of silence to commemorate and remember the September 11th attacks. As the stadium stood silent, I watched my sons digging in the dirt and laughing […]
I am sure some of you noticed that there are a lot more quotes from Benjamin than from Matthew, here. Of course, Benjamin’s age plays a role in this, not to mention the fact that he is rarely not talking. However, there are other reasons. Matthew was speech delayed and […]
Last night, my brother came over to watch the boys while I went to class and Andrea was travelling. Matthew was sitting on his lap for a while, before turning to him and asking, “Are you my daddy now?” Traitor!
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