What Did You Say?

I have become one of those parents who answers every question with "Let me tell you the funny thing my kid did today." So I'm sure I've already told most of you these stories. And yes, I do realize that "funny" is subjective.

PEE STORY
One day on our way home Noah fell asleep for 10 minutes in the car. When I transferred him to the bed he woke up so I told him to go back to sleep. After lying in bed for an hour he was still unable to fall asleep so I gave up and asked him if he needed to go potty. But when I checked his diaper he already peed in it. So I said "Why didn't you tell me you needed to go pee?" He said "I did", I asked "When?" He took a good look at his empty wrist and said "I don't have a watch..."

TRIKE STORY
Noah learned to ride his tricycle recently and he likes putting his trains in the basket while he rides around the house. The other day his friend came over and was riding the tricycle when he took a big spill. Noah ran over and saw the tricycle overturned, his friend sprawled out on the floor and said "Oh no! My trains!"

PHOTO STORY
About a year ago Noah was on Bryan's bed looking at our wedding photo hanging up on the wall. (You know, the ones you take at professional wedding studios in Asia where they make you much more beautiful than you really are.) I asked him "Whose this?" He answered "Daddy". Then I pointed to me in the photo and asked him "Whose that?" and he said "Auntie".

Quality vs. Crap

A couple of people have mentioned that I haven't updated my blog lately. That's because my life isn't all that interesting. I would prefer to fill my blogs with entertaining posts rather than update you about my mundane life. That means quality over quantity. That being said, I'm going to make an exception just this once. This post is for new moms, future moms and any gadget loving person just itching to buy me a gift. I was browsing through a Williams-Sonoma catalog today and came across the Beaba Babycook. According to the website, it's "A steamer, blender, warmer and defroster in one compact appliance". What a wonderful, convenient and time saving invention! When I used to make baby food for Noah I had to use a large pot and bowl to steam the food then transfer it to a plastic beaker so that I could blend it with my hand blender. The cleanup was tedious. Large pots, bowls, beakers, spatulas, blender, ugh! Then when Noah was ready to eat I would have to put the cubes of baby food in a glass container then immerse it in hot water all while pushing the little cubes of ice until they melted. It took at least 3 changes of hot water before those darn cubes melted. What a waste of time and energy! Now with the Beaba Babycook I could just put the food in the steamer, add water, turn it on and walk away! Then when it's done I could blend it in the same appliance. And when it's time to eat I could pop the cubes in and defrost it. How cool is that? I only wish I knew about this before I had Noah. At $149.95 I can hardly justify buying one if we were to have another kid. And now for something completely useless - Boon Squirt, the food dispensing spoon. Squeeze the bulb - voila, food on the spoon.