Well, I thought I should update about Foster's current - likes and dislikes.... well, outside it still a favorite but all the sudden he is loving to push cars, really anything around! Of course, he has to haul all his animals in the back of a dump truck. He now refers to crayons as "cray cray" and is showing a little interest in Little Einsteins; however, he has yet to watch more than 15 minutes of ANYTHING. I guess that is a good thing.
He also asks to be held by saying "hol hol" and extending his arms. He has used the potty once or twice and is getting better at saying when he has poo pooed, but not completely in to real potty time, so we will leave it alone for now.
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Saturday, August 15, 2009
John joins UA
Just an update: John is joining The University of Alabama as an Instructor for Early College and the College of Arts and Sciences. I am so glad to have him on board and now we can share benefits, plus he is in the state retirement system. God is GREAT.
Thursday, August 13, 2009
The days are long but the years are short
Alright - I know I need a lashing for being so long without posting or blogging for that matter. So much has gone on in the past several months, I will give you a speed version. Foster is now running, loves bath time, swimming - absolutely loved his first trip to the beach, and his dialogue is growing at a rapid pace. I wake each morning to hear - Momma, which thrills me regardless of how tired I am. We all went to Washington, D.C. for a week in June. It was a blast and we were fortunate to travel with Ratliff grandparents and the Lee family. John finished up the year at TA, then taught a graduate class at Gadsden Center for UA this summer. I have completed another graduate class and Foster just started preschool last week.
O.k. - for direct updates on Foster - he is so much fun now (really always has been). He loves Elmo, riding in the house on his Radio Flyer (boodin, boodin), riding the lawnmower with John countless times around the neighborhood, playing with the animals and of course, to tumble on the bed and roll on the pillows. He has just started showing a great deal of interest in puzzles - especially with animals. He loves musical books, musical stuffed animals, and his all time favorite is a BALL. He has this game he likes to play - he will push a ball under the bed, then get John or me bring us to the bedroom, point to the bed and say "ball" with a very concerned look. We then get on our hands and knees - he follows too, look under the bed and exclaim - "we found it". Then he gets extremely excited and pushes the ball back under the bed, leans over, looks in and says "BALL?". Another funny - he walks around the house calling for his shoes and his juice bottle. He will yell, Shoes, Shoes..... as he walks around looking for them.
Current - Word list...... Momma, Daddy, Gizzy, kitty, dog, tyger (tiger), Papa, Pappaw, PawPaw, Cheese, Juice, BaBa, Poo Poo, Bath, MaMaw, Gunga (I think that is any tool), car, choo choo, cow, toothbrush (not very clear), PenPen (penny), cracker, blueberry
Favorite Foods - everything, but especially: cheese, strawberries, blueberries, pretzels, applesauce, MILK, crackers - any kind, black olives, raisins, craisins, sausage, bacon, green beans, corn on the cob, - he also likes pasta with red sauce, will eat any kind of pea and has been known to drink tomato juice, eat cabbage, lettuce, tomatoes, and cucumbers.
He now has a total of 12 teeth. 2 top and 2 bottom at a year old, then two more bottom at 13 months, two top two weeks later, then bottom molars at 15 months, then shortly after the top molars showed up. His teeth are VERY slow to completely surface. They break the skin and can be 2 months before being complete.
That is all for now, but I will try diligently to stay on top of the posts from here on out.....
P.S. If you haven't noticed - I plan on using this for historical documents as well :)
O.k. - for direct updates on Foster - he is so much fun now (really always has been). He loves Elmo, riding in the house on his Radio Flyer (boodin, boodin), riding the lawnmower with John countless times around the neighborhood, playing with the animals and of course, to tumble on the bed and roll on the pillows. He has just started showing a great deal of interest in puzzles - especially with animals. He loves musical books, musical stuffed animals, and his all time favorite is a BALL. He has this game he likes to play - he will push a ball under the bed, then get John or me bring us to the bedroom, point to the bed and say "ball" with a very concerned look. We then get on our hands and knees - he follows too, look under the bed and exclaim - "we found it". Then he gets extremely excited and pushes the ball back under the bed, leans over, looks in and says "BALL?". Another funny - he walks around the house calling for his shoes and his juice bottle. He will yell, Shoes, Shoes..... as he walks around looking for them.
Current - Word list...... Momma, Daddy, Gizzy, kitty, dog, tyger (tiger), Papa, Pappaw, PawPaw, Cheese, Juice, BaBa, Poo Poo, Bath, MaMaw, Gunga (I think that is any tool), car, choo choo, cow, toothbrush (not very clear), PenPen (penny), cracker, blueberry
Favorite Foods - everything, but especially: cheese, strawberries, blueberries, pretzels, applesauce, MILK, crackers - any kind, black olives, raisins, craisins, sausage, bacon, green beans, corn on the cob, - he also likes pasta with red sauce, will eat any kind of pea and has been known to drink tomato juice, eat cabbage, lettuce, tomatoes, and cucumbers.
He now has a total of 12 teeth. 2 top and 2 bottom at a year old, then two more bottom at 13 months, two top two weeks later, then bottom molars at 15 months, then shortly after the top molars showed up. His teeth are VERY slow to completely surface. They break the skin and can be 2 months before being complete.
That is all for now, but I will try diligently to stay on top of the posts from here on out.....
P.S. If you haven't noticed - I plan on using this for historical documents as well :)
Monday, March 23, 2009
Spring Break
Wow! The Ratliff family was quite busy during Spring Break. At first, we thought the weather wasn't going to be good - it rained the first 3 days! But, by Tuesday, the weather was great. John, me, and Foster enjoyed being together.
John built Foster a great swing set and we have utilized it every day and even invited the neighbors over too! We were able to visit with friends and family, eat lots of home cooked meals, take naps, get organized, and of course... play, play, play. Really there wasn't much time for shopping, but we did sneak a few opportunities in.
John and I did get to catch up on some movie watching - after Foster was in bed! Foster inherited two new teeth over spring break and two more on showing signs of entering soon! He now has four on the bottom and two on top - the two coming soon with join the others on top.
John got to go on his annual Bristol trip with his friend Ed, which left me and Foster at the house from Friday until Monday all by ourselves. We had a good time and played outside a lot! We even went to a petting zoo - the barnyard in Tuscaloosa. We went with our great friends Terri and Jackson. We did get lost trying to get there, but once we were there is was loads of fun. Except------ Foster was bitten by a turkey! Foster leaned his hand on the fence and the turkey stuck his head through and tried to gobble up Foster's fingers. I had to reach in and pull him away. It was terribly scary! I was more scared than Foster. All in all, it was a load of fun, but next time we will know to stay away from the turkey. Miss Terri warned the turkey that it was turkey season and that we might have to serve some turkey at Thanksgiving :) Foster and Jackson got to pet Llama's, bunny rabbits, baby goats, sheep, and little chicks. We will certainly go back one day soon.
Walk, no Run!
Foster is quite the mover and shaker these days. His vocabulary and understanding is quite amazing. He often moves so quickly on his feet that it appears as though he is running. John and I are having such fun with Foster. He giggles all the time and loves for you to play peek-a-boo, imitate what he is saying, and play steam roller in the floor - this is where you lay in the floor and he rolls all over you and giggles. Foster now leads us where he wants to go, by grabbing our hand in his and pulling - of course he 9 times out of 10 will take you to the back door where he wants to go outside. Right now he is babbling a great deal and while doing so will hold his hand as though he is pointing to you. It is really funny and John and I say - he is "telling you about it".
Happy Birthday to Me!
What a fun day! Foster turned one on Monday, February 16th - 1:21 p.m. to be exact. For actual "birthday day" festivities, we took Foster for a fun day at Barnes and Noble and he got to pick out several new books for his collection. He even got a new Melissa and Doug toolbox, which he LOVES. Afterwards, the family went to eat at Piccadilly and then home for birthday cake and presents!
He wasn't quite sure what to think about an entire cake with icing displayed on his highchair, but he had fun nonetheless. He mostly had icing, which made he quite happy and energetic afterward.
The real birthday party occurred on Saturday, February 21st at 4 p.m. at our home. It was a grand day and we had over 30 family members in attendance. Foster was more excited to play with everyone than to pay attention to the cake and presents. He did wear his birthday crown and was fine with everyone singing Happy Birthday! He had a great time and was very excited. The next day he was still so tired from the event that he feel asleep in his highchair after breakfast - which rarely happens! He was excited to have Granna, Papaw, and Aunt Jamie spend the weekend with us.
Saturday, March 7, 2009
Ha Ha Times are Here!
Well, in one week, Foster has called 9-1-1, thrown his stuffed dog into the toilet, and gotten his head and arms stuck in the cat door.
9-1-1, Foster loves to play with phones, and you can't fool him, he knows what is real and what is a play phone. When at Marthann's house he called 9-1-1 and instead of calling back, the Coaling police came to her house. They knocked on the door and asked if everything was o.k. and Marthann said, yes. Of course, Jason #1, (there are two), said a call was placed to 9-1-1. They both laughed and then Marthann invited him in, she needed to speak to him anyway:) - only in Coaling!
Foster is fascinated with the toilet, or should I say the water in the toilet. So, one morning he decided that his stuffed dog, one of the many, needed a bath and put it in the toilet and closed the lid. Thankfully, I was right behind him, so the pup was o.k. and only slightly wet!
To keep Foster and Sadie, our dog, from the laundry room where the cats litter box and food bowls are, John installed a cat door - large enough for our monster cat Gizmo to fit through. Foster often sits and looks through the door, but one afternoon he decided it would be great to go through it! Of course, he got stuck, with the door closed, and a cat on the other side - pinned in. It was quite scary and John had to help, but we were able to get him out without to much trouble!
9-1-1, Foster loves to play with phones, and you can't fool him, he knows what is real and what is a play phone. When at Marthann's house he called 9-1-1 and instead of calling back, the Coaling police came to her house. They knocked on the door and asked if everything was o.k. and Marthann said, yes. Of course, Jason #1, (there are two), said a call was placed to 9-1-1. They both laughed and then Marthann invited him in, she needed to speak to him anyway:) - only in Coaling!
Foster is fascinated with the toilet, or should I say the water in the toilet. So, one morning he decided that his stuffed dog, one of the many, needed a bath and put it in the toilet and closed the lid. Thankfully, I was right behind him, so the pup was o.k. and only slightly wet!
To keep Foster and Sadie, our dog, from the laundry room where the cats litter box and food bowls are, John installed a cat door - large enough for our monster cat Gizmo to fit through. Foster often sits and looks through the door, but one afternoon he decided it would be great to go through it! Of course, he got stuck, with the door closed, and a cat on the other side - pinned in. It was quite scary and John had to help, but we were able to get him out without to much trouble!
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