July 4th, 2010 at 3:24 pm
by Auntie (Generally being cute)
Fix it!
It’s been a month now with the boys and I already don’t know what I’m ever going to do when they leave. Every day there’s something new and it’s hard to think of where to start when Boj asked me to write an entry. About Owen, I can only say that I am absolutely amazed by the kid, he’s the sweetest baby one could possibly imagine. Being the younger brother I guess he feels he has to learn everything faster so not a day passes that he hasn’t some new look or action or wish. The best is his laugh when he’s amused by his older brother. If you can imagine a hearty laugh, that’s exactly it, but in miniature. It’s impossible to think of him as being only 7 months old then. Trevor is a box of surprises. Boj was worried that he is acting strangely since we came to Cres, and I suppose he has been a bit “musicav” (Croatian for fussy or something like that, I really can’t think of a better word) but being a big boy of 3 and a half I think he’s just stretched between growing phases, having a brother and all the boats and fishes and fire engines and trucks and crankies around here. Yesterday I think he regained some of his focus. Admittedly he did wake up at 4, had some pancakes and to my pleas was relatively calm and quiet for another hour and a half. So then we went for a walk, somewhere where he could play with his new toy dump truck and sing without waking up everybody in town. Which was actually quite a long walk for such a small boy. But as there were plenty of things to see on the way I don’t think he even noticed until we came to one point in the bay of Cres that he thought we’re going back to town from the other side (the bay looks like a lake from that point) and when I explained that the only way to get there is to head back he decided that’s ridiculous, sat down and for about half an hour built houses from rocks (now, that’s focus).
Focus on the fly houses
And since some fly decided it was a good hideout he decided those were fly houses. Which is just one of those adorable things he says. Like when he saw a little bird hopping around he called it a bunny bird, which I heard wrong and asked him why is the bird funny and got a slightly annoyed answer that it’s a BUNNY bird since it hops around. And my Trevor favorite I think is “get it for me!” whenever he sees a school of fish in the water. His progress on voluntarily speaking Croatian is slow but we’re getting there – sometimes he uses a word here and there without noticing it. Two words he has definitely adopted are “ribr” and “pecr”. Ribr being an anglicized version of the word for fisherman, which he decided to use for fishing ships, and pecr being and anglo-croatian construction referring to his device for fishing (a large bright orange piece3 of rope – bigger rope = bigger fish!), derived from the word “pecati” – to fish. Now, to get him into the sea…
Getting ready
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July 4th, 2010 at 2:55 pm
by Mommy (Generally being cute)
Our very Special Guest Star… Auntie Barbara!!!
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June 28th, 2010 at 8:52 am
by Mommy (Generally being cute)
Trev’s new thing is to walk through Cres reading the house numbers. He does not always get them right, but we have fun. We are trying to encourage him to walk around by himself where we can see him, but he is not always keen on that and insists we always come with him. He likes the boats and the beach. He is still interested in fire trucks, but finds the firefighters a bit intimidating.
Owen is doing his best to walk, but still has a while to go. He is now pretty comfortable standing while holding on to something.
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June 20th, 2010 at 5:14 am
by Mommy (Generally being cute)
We have a tooth. Lower right.
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June 19th, 2010 at 3:15 pm
by Mommy (Generally being cute)
We love you Daddy and can’t wait to see you again.
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June 18th, 2010 at 3:14 am
by Mommy (Development, Generally being cute)
When I was packing for the trip I was a bit worried about the toys. I wanted to bring minimal number of toys that will keep the boys occupied. Well, I needn’t have worried; Auntie Barbara has Legos! Trevor has been playing with Legos pretty much since we got here.
Owen is fine too, he is playing with the box Legos came in.
The boys are growing at an alarming rate. Trevor is still not speaking very much Croatian, but he seems more comfortable and he is more likely to not mumble when I ask him to say something in Croatian. He has met a number of new friends, Maja in particular. Though they are a bit wary of each other, being a bit new and territorial, they still managed to have some fun getting into trouble for jumping in the playpen. Maja calls Trevor Tevoj and he calls her “my girl”.
Owen is working hard on large muscle mobility. He can stand up in the box by himself and he can say Barbara, or something that sounds very much like it.
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June 11th, 2010 at 6:34 am
by Mommy (Generally being cute)
Trevor and Owen are getting super spoiled with so much attention. Trevor does not seem to have gotten affected by jet lag at all. He loves to play with Legos, particularly with little cars made out of Legos. He is still speaking completely in English but will repeat Croatian sentences when I ask him to. He has been walking around for quite long distances. His longest trek was from the edge of the “Kvatric” in Subiceva to our old apartment in Sulekova.
Owen has continued the growth spurt he started before we left. We have also had more success in feeding him solids. We have managed to feed him some cereal and a cooked apple. He liked both and can now eat without the tongue reflex. He is now rolling over without any difficulty and is trying to sit up by himself. He loves chewing on everything and anything.
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June 3rd, 2010 at 8:44 am
by Mommy (Generally being cute)
“I don’t like that talk!”
“The sun is going down!” – a little breakdown _every_ day around dusk
“I caaaaan’t, I caaaaan’t! You do it!”
“I made Owen smile!”
“You are a *some random object placed on Daddy’s head*-man”
“I love you Mommy!”
“Molim mljeko s medom” (really fast)
“Owen is on his belly”
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May 29th, 2010 at 3:45 pm
by Mommy (Development, Generally being cute)
“Trevor, you cannae change the laws of physics.”
“Yes, I can! I don’t like that law!!!”
The latest version of Trevor’s house has three floors, the coughing room is above the living room and below the bathroom.
Trevor has added “Ode to Joy” to his singing repertoire and Owen can now stand by leaning/grabbing onto something other than another human.
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May 28th, 2010 at 12:16 pm
by Mommy (Generally being cute)
Last Tuesday, Trevor found a screw somewhere and decided to fix my office chair (the chair has been broken since I can remember and though we fixed it a few times, the design, particularly given the way I sit in this chair makes it break again to the point that we have given up on fixing it). In any case, Trevor came into the kitchen and asked for a screwdriver. Not having a good reason not to give him the tool, I told him where to find it and left him to his own devices. He selected the correct screwdriver and proceeded to the office where he attempted to fix the chair. Then this Tuesday, he decided to clean Owen’s swing and he needed to take it apart so he asked for the screwdriver again. I need to come up with some good ideas as to what to give him to “fix” so that he can use the screwdriver in a constructive and rewarding manner. I have originally decided not to get him Meccano when Dan first suggested it, because the interesting toys are only rated 7+, but perhaps, if we supervise him, it might work out. Any ideas?
Owen, in the mean time, has been able to sit by himself for extended periods of time which makes him a very happy baby. He can sit and play by himself for a while without getting bored. His new favorite toys are mirrors; he keeps trying to hug and kiss the “other” baby. We had a blast playing with stacking blocks yesterday. He was very excited to knock the towers down and chew the blocks. His most common phrase is “ba!” though I swear I heard him attempting to say his name.
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