November 22, 2009
It started with a mess… (actually, the middle and the end part had messes, too)
He had so much fun hitting the pot with the spoon that he actually chipped the spoon. Multiple times.
Vincent loved playing in the tunnel and with the firetruck…
He also loved the water table…
Did I mention how much he loved the tunnel?
He also spent a healthy amount of time getting in trouble, of course…
This afternoon (after Vincent and I got back to Tucson) we all went to the craft store to pick up a few miscellaneous things. While I shopped around, Richard found various ways to entertain Vincent. Like knighting him:
November 22, 2009
Thankfully, my husband is amazing and so my network is now working.
As promised:
William seems to think that he is going to take Vincent out on the quad some day soon…
A friend took this picture while we were at brunch. I love it!
November 22, 2009
Vincent’s been talking a mile a minute (some of which is even understandable!). He can repeat most words, and he says quite a bit on his own, too. He’s developed a few more Vincent-isms:
- bay-bel (table)
- nunnel (tunnel)
- taa (star)
Frankly, he’s the most adorable child, EVER. The other evening we were getting him ready for bed, which includes brushing his teeth. Usually one of us will hold him on our lap and distract him while the other one brushes. Sometimes, however, he insists on sitting by himself on the lid of the toilet. This particular evening we were trying to hurry through everything, which means that Vincent had his request for autonomy denied. Of course, having to sit on momma’s lap triggered the most soulful sobs the world has ever seen. We brushed his teeth through his tears, and reached the part where he takes his turn brushing his teeth. Although he loves loves loves having his turn, even this wasn’t enough to slow the flow of tears. That doesn’t mean he refused to take his turn.
No.
Our stubborn little boy grabbed the toothbrush and brushed his own teeth while sobbing his little eyeballs out. (I’m not sure I’m even that coordinated.) It was one of those times I wished we had video cameras mounted all throughout the house…
I do have a few new pictures to upload, but our network seems to be freaking out, so I’ll take care of that later.
November 1, 2009
It took us forever to figure out what Vincent would be for Halloween. Unfortunately, that meant I was up till 2am making his costume so he could wear it to daycare on Friday… it’s still pretty freaking cute even if it was a late night creation. 
Friday morning:
Daddy teaching Vincent about tigers.
Saturday afternoon:
After fixing the collar. Much better!
November 1, 2009
Richard, William, and I took Vincent to the pumpkin patch a few weeks ago… here are the pictures.
(He was actually awake this year!!)
The Phillips boys…
The Petting Zoo…
Climbing…
Picking pumpkins…
Next post… Vincent as a tiger for Halloween!
October 11, 2009
We took Vincent today to get a “little boy cut” and a salon down the street from us. His hair looks super cute, and he did really well. Here is a picture during the haircut, and two more pictures from later today so you can see it finished.
Vincent loved the little car chair.
Our latest Megabloks creation… (is this what is meant by ‘framing the picture,’ Jon? )
Climbing the stairs to the slide at the park…
October 10, 2009
Vincent loves the park.
He loves swinging, running in the grass, picking grass, throwing sticks (we are trying to discourage that one), and just being outside.
Here are some pictures from this morning…
I’m not sure I’ve ever seen my son look quite this silly… (do you think he needs a haircut???)
Silly, part 2…
Running through the grass…
Learning about dandelions…
Exhausted.
October 9, 2009
A few pics from the last month that I really like…
At a friend’s house a few weeks ago…
Doing what he loves best…
Swinging at the park about a month ago…
October 8, 2009
Vincent is learning more and more words, but hasn’t been putting words together much yet…
He does seem to pick up some phrases though, and repeats them in his own Vincent-way:
He did, now that I think about it, put together two words on his own two days ago (so that would be 10/5). For the first time unprompted he added a “pease” to his request for more food.
He’s pretty cute. This evening he grabbed his nose and said a pretty clear Vincent-version of “P-U!” — he must have picked that up at daycare; it’s the first time I’ve seen clear evidence that he’s learning new things there. (Other than the fact that he’s much more… assertive… with other toddlers now).
He had his second dentist appointment yesterday (his first was a month ago after a fall that resulted in a tooth pushed out of place). He even had a cleaning! He reportedly didn’t scream, and is cavity free. The tooth from last time seems fine, and has even migrated back toward its normal spot. Weird (but good). We are still waiting for his lower right canine/cuspid to erupt. It seems as though he’ll just get that finally done, and then it’ll almost be time for his two year molars. <sigh> Soon the teething will be done, right?
Some other things Vincent likes to do:
- hold his arms above his head while we sing “Itsy Bitsy Spider”
- ride his train all over the house
- make towers out of his megabloks
- remove all of his books from the bookcase
- play the squish game with momma and daddy
- throw BB’s toys for her to fetch (or yank out of his hands, either way)
- Lay all over Zamina (& that sweet basset just tolerates it!)
- throw the tupperware all over the floor
- count Momma’s teeth
- get tickled by Daddy
- idolize his Uncle William
Speaking of Uncle William, he and Katie stole Vincent from us last Sunday and took him to a pumpkin patch. They wore him out!! We are hoping to take the whole family to another pumpkin patch sometime ths month…
Still haven’t decided what Vincent should be for Halloween this year.
Suggestions?
October 4, 2009
Lots and lots of books.
As evidenced by the stack of books he brought to me, right before he insisted that I read them to him. All of them.
(Okay, he actually got bored after 6-7, but still.)
