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September 4, 2009
[Daniel] Parenting Is... #45
...trying to help your panicking toddler calm down after the first time he throws up and to explain what happened. Poor Mini Me.
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August 28, 2009
[Daniel] Mini Me's Leaps & Bounds
Of course, Number Two isn't the only one making huge strides. Mini Me has made enormous strides in the last several weeks, an almost incomprehensible amount had we not witnessed it first hand.He constantly talks in complete or nearly complete sentences. His vocabulary is expanding at a tremendous rate. The estimates of ten words per day for his age seem very realistic, often picking up a word within only one or two mentions.
What's even more impressive is his understanding, logical abilities and imagination. He's fascinated by more complex books (growing out of board books). He's correctly naming all the basic colors as well as matching them. He's sorting and matching shapes. And he's using his imagination all the time when he plays, everything from driving a race car to floating in space to being a fireman to cooking in the kitchen. He recites movie dialogue very well and frequently talks about things he did days ago.
It's really quite amazing and a big shift from a month or so ago, when most of these things weren't the case. It's awe inspiring and I'm (we're) really proud of him.
August 27, 2009
[Daniel] Number Two Speaks!
Granted, Number Two has tried saying a couple things before, infrequently saying "mama", "dada" and making car/animal noises. But within the last several days, he's started trying and saying much harder words!Yesterday, while reading a book with Moriah, he said "apple" at a picture of an apple and giggled to himself. Today, while looking at pictures with Mini Me and I, he saw a picture of Sean from last October in a maze of hay bales and said "hay". He's also said "baby" on more than one occasion. Then tonight, while reading a book with everyone, he tried to say "school bus", which came out a little mangled but still recognizable!
Just crazy but attaboy Number Two!
August 17, 2009
"I feel better!" from Daniel Lindsley on Vimeo.
"I MAD! I making noise!" from Daniel Lindsley on Vimeo.
July 29, 2009
[Daniel] Want Cake?!
Mini-me: Need cake!
Me: No, you want cake.
Mini-me: Want need cake!
Happy 27th Birthday, Moriah!
July 26, 2009
[Daniel] Car!
Number Two is starting to assert control over language. He's started to say "Car!" and make engine revving noises when playing with his toy cars.And Mini Me got in on the act the other day in the mini van. We pulled up along side a sky blue 2009 Ford Mustang. He looked over and declared "Gimme keys!" Bunch of little gearheads.
May 18, 2009
Advanced Walking from Daniel Lindsley on Vimeo.
[Daniel] Livable iPython config
# Add to ipy_user_conf.py
o.separate_in = ''
o.confirm_exit = 0
o.banner = 0
May 10, 2009
[Daniel] Movie Section
Added a movie section to the site. We're tired of tracking movies we want to see on a sheet of paper, as we've rebuilt said list on over four separate occasions, losing movies each time. Now, it's in one easy place and we can also see what we've seen. What's there now is only what's from the list but it will grow in the near future.Being both a movie and a stats buff, I think it will be fun.
May 9, 2009
