Something, Something About…

7 Nov

I find myself constantly doubting that Landon knows exactly what he’s talking about. Horrible, I know, but true. I guess I just haven’t come to terms with the fact that he’s an actual smart person and not just my baby that coo’d and goo’d for awhile. So lately he has been asking to hear “mommy’s song”. I could not for the life of me figure out what the heck he was talking about. When we asked him to sing it, he would sing, “something, something about…” I went through all my current favorite songs on my iPod, asked him continuously to sing it for me again and again and again but just could not figure it out. I just assumed he was just being silly or didn’t know that words to the actual song so he was inserting something, something about. He was adamant that those were the words! So today after I picked him up from Grandma and Papa’s house after work, we were driving down the road and as I flipped through the stations, Lady Gaga’s You and I came through the speakers. Landon yelled “that’s your song, mommy!!!!”

“Something, something about this place

Something ’bout lonely nights and my lipstick on your face

Something, something about my cool Nebraska guy

Yeah, something about, baby, you and I”

Ahhhhh, it all makes sense. Although interestingly enough, I really don’t like Lady Gaga too much. I think she’s talented as hell, but a horrible role model and most of her songs are a little too out there for my taste. So, at least we solved one mystery today!

Excuse Jeopardy

19 Oct

Why is it that kids are always shocked that they have to go to bed each night? 8:30 rolls around and the excuses begin. “I’ll take I need to go potty for $200, Pat.” So we do the whole potty thing, and then he needs to replenish with a nice cold sip of water (in a Dave & Buster’s cup of course, otherwise it just won’t cleanse the pallet as necessary I suppose.) Unfortunately, I’m a sucker, and he knows it! He stares at me with those adorable Puss n’ Boots eyes and I just melt. I couldn’t let him be thirsty all night! Think of how traumatic that could be for him! Okay, so maybe not, but it could happen.

So after he’s all pottyed out and fully hydrated, we move on to a new category. “This time I’ll take snuggling with mommy for $750.” He knows that one will work on me for sure. “Mommy, can we watch Friends in your bed?” What?!?! He wants to spend one-on-one time with me letting me snuggle him beyond belief while watching my all-time favorite (and not at all age appropriate) show? Of course!…Wait a minute…this smells like a trick. Oh, what the heck! Works every time.

Next category: Reading. Usually during naptime he sticks to academia. Mr. Smarty Pants is now learning to read, and boy, does he love his books! So now we have yet another great excuse: reading MORE books. One or two used to suffice, but now we have moved on to more, more, more. I am always so in awe of how many words he has learned to sound out that I just let him keep going and going. Reading always makes me sleepy. Apparently it doesn’t work for him. He reads to me and I fall asleep. Two hours later he’s still awake driving cars all over me in his bed. Ooops!

I guess this is all payback for what I used to do when I was his age. It’s funny because he uses similar tactics. I guess great minds really do think alike after all! I can remember asking for vitamins and green pepper at 9:30 at night. How could a parent say no to healthy requests? Mine never did! Another one of my favorites was playing massuese. I would stay up WAY past my bedtime “creaming” my mom. Landon now tries that one on me and it all makes so much sense. We both benefit. I’m counting down until he gets a little better at it and then no more backaches for me! WooHoo! Gotta love kiddos!


Tags: ,

But I swear he’s a genius!

10 Oct

Does your kid always pick the right wrong time to…become mute and make you look like a liar? It’s like, I spend most of my time at work bragging about how awesome my son is and how much of a genius I have on my hands and then he just makes ME look like the nutcase! (I know, I know. I’m THAT mom, but hell, I gave birth to him so I deserve to talk about him even when people don’t care, right?!?!). So instead of focusing on work like I should be during the day, I spend most of the day annoying my co-workers about my ultra-smart child. I probably deserve to look like a liar for making everyone cringe when I talk about him constantly, because when he comes to visit mommy at work, he becomes the non-talkative, speech deprived child that seems to be about two years behind what he should be. Thanks Landon!

I really shouldn’t complain though. I could have one of those monster children that runs around the office like a lunatic. It’s always really awkward when someone brings their completely rambunctious and out-of-control kid in. Let the judging begin! Everyone makes eye contact with one another and we all know what everyone is thinking…”Better her than me!” It sounds awful, but it’s at that moment when you know everyone feels a little bit better about themselves. Nothing like using someone else’s misery to feel a bit accomplished for the day.

So anyway, as you may have guessed, my name is Mandy and I’m a mom…“Hi, Mandy”. I have an absolutely amazing little boy named Landon and a just as amazing husband, Tyler. We may be “livin’ la vida loca” sometimes, but honestly, I wouldn’t want it any other way. Our house can get a bit hectic at times, but that may have something to do with the zoo we have along with our three soon-to-be four-year-old boy. We have two Shih-Tzu dogs, Rocco (6) and Olivia (1), a long-haired cat, Fluffy (7-ish), a female cockatiel, Batman (2), and a new 29 gallon fish tank. What were we thinking?

So if you love animals and have a crazy little life, follow my blog. We should have a lot of fun!

Tags: , , , , , ,

Follow

Get every new post delivered to your Inbox.