Song for Easton

My mom has always had a song for my brother and a song for me. That was her special thing to sing to us and let us know everything is going to be okay. I was thinking what song should I pick for Easton. And I came upon many songs but this one I think will be "our" song Forever Young by Rod Stewart

Lyrics:

May the good Lord be with you
Down every road you roam
And may sunshine and happiness
surround you when you're far from home
And may you grow to be proud
Dignified and true
And do unto others
As you'd have done to you
Be courageous and be brave
And in my heart you'll always stay
Forever Young, Forever Young
Forever Young, Forever Young

May good fortune be with you
May your guiding light be strong
Build a stairway to heaven
with a prince or a vagabond

And may you never love in vain
and in my heart you will remain
Forever Young, Forever Young
Forever Young, Forever Young
Forever Young
Forever Young

And when you finally fly away
I'll be hoping that I served you well
For all the wisdom of a lifetime
No one can ever tell

But whatever road you choose
I'm right behind you, win or lose
Forever Young, Forever Young
Forever Young ,Forever Young
Forever Young, Forever Young
For, Forever Young, Forever Young

I think this is a perfect song for us. It is everything and more than I want for Easton. I won't be singing it to him since I have a horriable voice but I hope when he is older and hears this song he thinks of me and the meaning of the song.

Mommy loves you!!

 

Kid shows huh

I hate to admit that before I had Easton I would watch cartoons. Sometimes I found them funny, okay I always  I found them funny, sometimes I would tivo them because they would be on while I was at work. But now that I had Easton I actually listen, and wonder how the writers of the cartoons could possibly think some the language used would be okay for children.Take Spongebob back. I have heard the theme song a million time, I sang it(at work), and thought nothing of it. Today I listened to the words and it's so stupid. No words are inappropriate, it is just plain stupid. I know that's not a great word to use, but it's the first thing that came to my mind. Here are the lyrics:
Capt- Are you ready kids
Kids- Aye aye captain
Capt- I can't hear you
Kids- Aye aye captain
Capt- Ohhhhh
Who lives in a pineapple under the sea
spongebob squarepants
Absorbent and yellow and porous is he
spongebob squarepants
His nautical nonsense be something you wish
spongebob squarepants
So drop on the deck and flop like a fish
spongebob squarepants
spongebob squarepants
spongebob squarepants
spongebob squarepants
sponge bob squarepaaaants!
do do do do do do do

So, that is my rant about kids cartoon shows. Thanks for listening.

But then I listened to some of the things that the characters were saying, it just seems more important now that I have a child. Take for example the pharse "what the barnacles" I know there is nothing wrong with any of those words but to me  it's like says "what the f***k". How is a young child suppose to know the what is right and wrong when they are used in the same meaning.

I know that when Easton gets older that I will let him watch Spongebob because I know that it's not a horriable cartton, I just think of it a little different now.

One cartoon I will NEVER let Easton watch is called T.U.F.F dog or puppy. Im not sure. I saw the begining of it and couldn't belive that in the theme song of a children's cartoon it was talking about chewing butts. I'm not joking I took a picture of the beginging of the show


And now on a side note, I was flipping through the TV(yes, I know we watch a lot of TV, but at least when we watch it I point out things like colors, sounds, and try to make it educational) I found a new cartoon that was just the opposite of Spongbob. It was ALL educational and it was a learning cartoon. It was called Bubble Guppies. And the good thing about this cartoon Easton watched it like he knew what they were taking about. He even laughed at it. I think this will be the new show we will be watching. Too bad it's not on all the time like Spongebob.

Teething Biscuit

As you all know, I follow what ever my Doctor says to the tee. I asked my dr (well Easton's dr) about giving him ANY type of food other than baby food. She said that she would not recommned it due to him not crawling(on hands and knees) and having no teeth. I was okay with that, I really was. But everyone in the world kept telling me it was okay to try new things. And when they were kids they were eating steaks at this age, and blah blah blah. So I caved in and bought teeth biscuits. Now I should of known not to give them to him the box clearly states for children
9 months and older. But I bought them and when we got home I gave them to him. At first he had no idea what to do with it. But very soon he just put it in his mouth like anything else and started to chew(gum) on it. He was smiling and loving it. So in my head I was thinking, maybe everyone was right. I have to let go a little and explore. Well not even 15 seconds after I thought that, he started turning red and coughing. I "burped' him trying to make him not cough thinking that it just went down the wrong way. But that didn't work. He was turning brighter red and wasn't coughing as much. So I got him out of his highchair and kinda hard hit his back hoping to get the piece up. Well he did throw it back up and I mean throw that and everything he ate back up. And yes, there was a decent size biscuit that he swallowed and choked on. So of course then I felt guilty because I knew all the things that the box labeled to see if they were ready to eat Easton was not. But I gave him a bottle of juice and I was super mom again( In Easton's eyes). But needless to say I will NOT be giving him these biscuits anytime soon, unless he gets tons of teeth in the very near future. And I will be listening to my Doctor. Ah, now I see why the first baby is the "test baby" because everything is so new and adventurous.

The piece that he was chocking on

Father's Day 2011

Sunday was Father's Day. We woke up late(bonus) and then went to James parent's house, came home relaxed, and then went to my parent's house. It was a special day and I hoped James and both dads enjoyed it.

Look at Easton's face. He is such a happy baby

James opening Easton's present he made him at daycare

Father's Day outfit

The poem that was in the frame that Easton made read:

"Walk a little slower Daddy," said a child so small
"I'm following in your footsteps and I don't want to fall."

Sometimes your steps are very fast,
Sometimes they're hard to see;
So walk a little slower Daddy,

For you are leading me.
Someday when I am all grown up,
You're what I want to be;

Then I will have a little child
Who'll want to follow me.
And I would want to lead just right,
And know that I was true;

So, walk a little slower, Daddy,
For I must follow you

From a child's point of view

Every wonder what it feels like to be a child. The world is so big, things look and sound different. Today I explored being a kid. I did not act like one or talk like one. I just took pictures of what a child sees from their point.

Laying on the floor looking at the TV

Looking at the ceiling

On my side....noticing how messy my house is

What I would see from my car seat. Good thing Easton likes frogs,
because that is one scary looking frog from this angle

And we're off

Yesterday I was with my family and we where talking about if crawling and how Easton is doing with that. I told them that he will lay on his stomach but wants nothing to do with crawling itself. Easton must of heard this and thought, "huh I'll show you" because today he was army crawling all over. While cleaning the house I put Easton in his normal spot by the couch. He had all his toys by him and he was all good. I went to get the vacuum and boom he was by the window playing with the blinds. I thought that he fell backwards and then pushed himself(it's a thing he does). But then when I looked he moved in a half circle and faced me. Then army crawled to the coffee table. Like he had done this so many times before. I went to get my camera and he had already pulled down all the books that were on the table.