Thursday, March 27, 2008
The progression of a timeless game
Ezekiel and I were just playing a little game of peek-a-boo that consisted of me hiding under a t-shirt and then jumping out and yelling "Peek-A-Boo"! I took the shirt off my head and threw it on top of Ezekiel’s head so his face was hidden. He pulled the shirt off his face and said (in his little scratchy-husky-boy voice) a perfect "heek-a-poo"! I love it. So it is no longer peek-a-boo, it has made the progression to heek-a-poo.
Saturday, March 15, 2008
Maine State Museum
Last Sunday, Marty and I took Ezekiel to his first museum - the Maine State Museum in Augusta. Ezekiel enjoyed the "Back to Nature" exhibit and the "`15000 Years of Maine" exhibit the most. The Back to Nature section was a given in my mind - it is set up in sections of various "outdoor" landscapes with maine creatures that have been taxidermied. It really is a beautiful section that has been perfected over time to really capture the animals in their "natural" environment. Plus, it features live brook trout.
The museum is set up with ramps connecting each exhibit and it kind of circles around itself. Every new section we would come to, Ezekiel would say "fish?" and we would have to explain that 'no, we weren't back to the fish yet, but we would definitely go back (a few times) to the fish section'. The other exhibit that he loved was the 15000 years of Maine where you learn about the Indian settlers of Maine and see all of the tools they used and how they lived, etc. We took a ton of pictures and videos but due to the darkness in the museum, not many of them came out! I was sorely disappointed to find this out. I'll share what I did get with all of you though :)
Here we are at the first exhibit. It is a ship called the St. Mary. You are on a "deck" looking down into the cargo hold. Ezekiel doesn't quite know what to think so he kind of stood by the bench and just looked around for a few minutes.
He realizes that he can look down into the cargo hold and what does he see? A box of toy trains!
Ohhh! He has discovered that it is cool!
Here he is realizing that those little windows can be looked through and they show more animals! (he is getting ready to scootch down)
Not sure of the family that keeps blocking his view. I'm trying to push him along.
The discovery of the fact that those are windows he is looking through - and Wait! - he can see Mama!
The only video that even came out :( The end is cute though, it shows him looking through all of the viewing windows.
The museum is set up with ramps connecting each exhibit and it kind of circles around itself. Every new section we would come to, Ezekiel would say "fish?" and we would have to explain that 'no, we weren't back to the fish yet, but we would definitely go back (a few times) to the fish section'. The other exhibit that he loved was the 15000 years of Maine where you learn about the Indian settlers of Maine and see all of the tools they used and how they lived, etc. We took a ton of pictures and videos but due to the darkness in the museum, not many of them came out! I was sorely disappointed to find this out. I'll share what I did get with all of you though :)
Here we are at the first exhibit. It is a ship called the St. Mary. You are on a "deck" looking down into the cargo hold. Ezekiel doesn't quite know what to think so he kind of stood by the bench and just looked around for a few minutes.
He realizes that he can look down into the cargo hold and what does he see? A box of toy trains!
Ohhh! He has discovered that it is cool!
Here he is realizing that those little windows can be looked through and they show more animals! (he is getting ready to scootch down)
Not sure of the family that keeps blocking his view. I'm trying to push him along.
The discovery of the fact that those are windows he is looking through - and Wait! - he can see Mama!
The only video that even came out :( The end is cute though, it shows him looking through all of the viewing windows.
Sunday, March 9, 2008
Fish, fish and more fish!
Today we made a half circuit of our favorite fish stores. We spent some time at the Black Shark, then headed to Deep Sea Creations for a couple of rocks for our salt tank. We debated about heading to Augusta but it was POURING out and we figured that Ezekiel really, really needs a rain jacket. We decided the best bet of finding one was LL Bean, so we drove to Freeport. It was a CRAZY drive (Marty says it was my "madwoman speed" but I say it was the driving rain, the no-visibility roads, and the huge pot holes).
We did find a perfect little raincoat for Ezekiel but that wasn't the highlight of our trip. LL Bean has installed a 3500 gallon fish tank that simulates Maine riverbeds. It is full of Maine fish. Here are the stats for you to read :)
And a couple of samples of the fish :)
Now for the cool part: the fish tank has a viewing bubble that was installed into the tank itself. You climb underneith, into the bubble, and you look at the fish as if you were "in" the river itself.
When Ezekiel first climbed in, he was a little nervous about what was going on:
He started to enjoy himself when he realized that not only could he see the fish, but he could also see all the people looking at the fish.
Even though Daddy keeps pointing out the fish, Ezekiel just wants to see what all the people are doing.
Then he spots Mama and everything is cool!
After viewing the fish, we decided it was time to leave since it was getting pretty late. We put his brand new rain jacket on him (very first rain jacket ever!). He HATED how the wrists had elastics around them. He also hated the fact that he couldn't pull down the hood on his own.
Outside, in the rain. NOT impressed!
Before our day began, I snapped a few more pictures (with Ezekiel dressed as one of the Partridge Family members).
And a couple more for you ... here is my guy thinking he is a big kid. He likes to lean against the wall with his back and butt touching it (like his Daddy does). He gets super impressed with himself and thinks he is one of the big kids.
His shots still have him feeling under the weather (you should see his arm, it has a massive lump and it is all bruised and red from one of the shots). After this round, we are really questioning whether or not to continue with shots for him. At 18 months he has his HEP A booster and then he is in the clear until he is 4. But still.. more media attention was in the news just today about shots potentially factoring into Autism (it was an interesting article). I thank God that Marty put his foot down about the flu shot yesterday...it seemed like everyone was screaming at us not to have it done (a guy at his work, on the news yesterday, in the newspaper today, etc). But doctors have a way of being very convincing in their talk of vaccines and what is safe and what you don't want to catch and how we are living longer than ever.
Well, I'm off to bed! We have to change the time tonight so I need all the rest I can get!
We did find a perfect little raincoat for Ezekiel but that wasn't the highlight of our trip. LL Bean has installed a 3500 gallon fish tank that simulates Maine riverbeds. It is full of Maine fish. Here are the stats for you to read :)
And a couple of samples of the fish :)
Now for the cool part: the fish tank has a viewing bubble that was installed into the tank itself. You climb underneith, into the bubble, and you look at the fish as if you were "in" the river itself.
When Ezekiel first climbed in, he was a little nervous about what was going on:
He started to enjoy himself when he realized that not only could he see the fish, but he could also see all the people looking at the fish.
Even though Daddy keeps pointing out the fish, Ezekiel just wants to see what all the people are doing.
Then he spots Mama and everything is cool!
After viewing the fish, we decided it was time to leave since it was getting pretty late. We put his brand new rain jacket on him (very first rain jacket ever!). He HATED how the wrists had elastics around them. He also hated the fact that he couldn't pull down the hood on his own.
Outside, in the rain. NOT impressed!
Before our day began, I snapped a few more pictures (with Ezekiel dressed as one of the Partridge Family members).
And a couple more for you ... here is my guy thinking he is a big kid. He likes to lean against the wall with his back and butt touching it (like his Daddy does). He gets super impressed with himself and thinks he is one of the big kids.
His shots still have him feeling under the weather (you should see his arm, it has a massive lump and it is all bruised and red from one of the shots). After this round, we are really questioning whether or not to continue with shots for him. At 18 months he has his HEP A booster and then he is in the clear until he is 4. But still.. more media attention was in the news just today about shots potentially factoring into Autism (it was an interesting article). I thank God that Marty put his foot down about the flu shot yesterday...it seemed like everyone was screaming at us not to have it done (a guy at his work, on the news yesterday, in the newspaper today, etc). But doctors have a way of being very convincing in their talk of vaccines and what is safe and what you don't want to catch and how we are living longer than ever.
Well, I'm off to bed! We have to change the time tonight so I need all the rest I can get!
Friday, March 7, 2008
15 Months
Today was Ezekiel's 15 month appointment. It was a good appointment - he is a tall, muscular, healthy, intelligent 15 month old who has fabulous hair. A checkup isn't just about fun and looking into lights - it is also about shots :( Not sure who it is rougher on - him, me, or Marty. Today, Marty had to sit on the examination table and hold E. down. That's rough because E. looks at us like we have just participated in something terrible. He was supposed to have 3 shots, but at the last minute, Marty decided to refuse the flu shot. We had talked to E's dr about mercury in shots (we thought it had been removed from ALL shots) but it is still in the flu vaccine! As Marty said "we can get the shot at any time, but as soon as it is given, we can never take it back. I just won't have my child injected with poison." I was glad he refused; I was on the fence, leaning towards no, but it is so easy to get caught up in listening to what is "right" and what is "not right" from a pediatricitian's perspective.
Anyway, after the doctor's visit, Ezekiel was feeling the shots in a bad way, so I decided to bring him to my Grammy Bea's. Man, was he a ham. I think he thinks that he is the 'one-man-talent-show' that has to amuse everyone in the place. He had my Grammy laughing so hard - harder than I have ever seen her laugh in my life. It was SO nice. Then, Lena, Frank and the girls came home and that was just like an additional audience for him. He would make them laugh and then he would watch himself in the t.v. screen and laugh too.
Gram has two little poodles - Lily and Princess - and Ezekiel thought they were his best friends. He stole Jazmin's snack crackers and he would take them, put them on the floor and share them with the dogs....by eating them off the floor like he was a puppy too. He LOVES eating like a dog/cat. It is one of his absolute favorite things. He also loves to be destructive. Lena has a glass case with wood frames on it - Ezekiel went over to it and ripped the wood out and broke it in half. He is like a little muscle-man.
Well, I'm off to bed - I could sit here and tell Ezekiel stories all night (not all of them are sweet..he's a boy that knows what he wants and he is willing to throw himself and anything else in his reach to the floor to make his point).
Another one of his favorite things to be? Bucket-Boy Matthews.
Bed is SO overdue.
Anyway, after the doctor's visit, Ezekiel was feeling the shots in a bad way, so I decided to bring him to my Grammy Bea's. Man, was he a ham. I think he thinks that he is the 'one-man-talent-show' that has to amuse everyone in the place. He had my Grammy laughing so hard - harder than I have ever seen her laugh in my life. It was SO nice. Then, Lena, Frank and the girls came home and that was just like an additional audience for him. He would make them laugh and then he would watch himself in the t.v. screen and laugh too.
Gram has two little poodles - Lily and Princess - and Ezekiel thought they were his best friends. He stole Jazmin's snack crackers and he would take them, put them on the floor and share them with the dogs....by eating them off the floor like he was a puppy too. He LOVES eating like a dog/cat. It is one of his absolute favorite things. He also loves to be destructive. Lena has a glass case with wood frames on it - Ezekiel went over to it and ripped the wood out and broke it in half. He is like a little muscle-man.
Well, I'm off to bed - I could sit here and tell Ezekiel stories all night (not all of them are sweet..he's a boy that knows what he wants and he is willing to throw himself and anything else in his reach to the floor to make his point).
Another one of his favorite things to be? Bucket-Boy Matthews.
Bed is SO overdue.
Sunday, March 2, 2008
Uncle's 85th
We had my "Uncle Shorty's" 85th birthday party today. When we got there, we all hurried in in a line - me first, my sister Beckie, her kids, then Marty carrying Ezekiel. Uncle met us at the door with hugs. Of course, I get the first hug - he says "HI SHANA!", then he says "HI BECKIE!", then "HI Beckie's kids!" then he sees Ezekiel and you can tell that he sort of pauses and becomes VERY confused (age is catching up with him). He says "HI Shana!" to Ezekiel! He must have been thrown back into time thinking that I was still a little kid (even though he had just said 'hi' to adult me). It was sort of funny, but it made you understand how fast life really does go by.
Here's Marty and Ezekiel getting home after the birthday. You can tell Ezekiel had a good time by how tired he looks.
Here he is "sneaking" up on the camera with Daddy's help.
This pic is from last weekend's birthday party, but I thought it was sweet. Here is Ezekiel and Papa..doing what they both like to do best - harassing the kitty.
Here's Marty and Ezekiel getting home after the birthday. You can tell Ezekiel had a good time by how tired he looks.
Here he is "sneaking" up on the camera with Daddy's help.
This pic is from last weekend's birthday party, but I thought it was sweet. Here is Ezekiel and Papa..doing what they both like to do best - harassing the kitty.
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