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Ok, so really now. I have gone video-posting crazy. But in the last 24 hours or so, Mateo has taken to climbing into the cupboards. I just decided to clear out an entire cupboard and call it Teo's, leaving a few pots, pans, and tupperware things so that he could do as he likes. This system is awesomeness, as it means that I can cook dinner or do the dishes while he just goes to town on the kitchenware.
But I just started cracking up today when I saw him 100% inside the cupboard, and I ran to get my camera to catch the rest on film. I got a snippet of it, and you can tell that I am still laughing quite a bit. I have watched this thing four times and I STILL chuckle.
This was my Saturday night, and it was perfect. Vegetable steamers make for a good time.
Pots n pans Part Deux from odessa on Vimeo.
What do you think he is thinking?
New pics on flickr, if you can't tell.
I keep trying to snag videos of Mateo dancing, and he goes nuts until I pull out the camera, and then he just stops. So here's 20 seconds or so.
Short Dance from odessa on Vimeo.
I taught Mateo about brushing his teeth about a week ago. I told him in both English and in French that big boys brush their teeth in a certain way. They put the toothpaste on the brush, they run it under the water, and then they do the bottom row followed by the top. He listened attentively and opened his mouth at the appropriate times. When our lesson was over, he took the brush himself and did a surprisingly passable job of brushing his own teeth.
Ever since, every night after we read a bedtime story, we head towards the bathroom. We say good night to Mama and to Mateo in the mirror, and then we go through the Official Brushing of the Teeth Ceremony. He gets very excited and usually tells me something about it. Then we brush together.
It is all very sweet and tells me that my little man is growing up.
Also? He totally freaks when I take the toothbrush away. He would sleep with it if I let him.
The Tired is just an integral part of my life these days. I am always active -- always -- until I collapse around 9:30 or 10:00. These last few nights it has been later than that, as the excitement of the new nephew has naturally become a priority. At any moment, I can think about at least five things that I "need" to do. Currently? Get my tire fixed. Send in the fax for Teo's health records. Pay the day care reservation slot. Figure out my childcare reimbursements. Take out the recycling and garbage (this is more of a pain than it should be, as they are around the block from the house). Unpack the last two boxes. Put my clothes in my new dresser. Find bookshelves for the living room. Mop. Buy some bigger pajamas for Mateo. Make some homemade baby food.
Oh wait. Did I say five things? That was definitely more than five.
So with this crazy lifestyle that I am currently living, I suppose I should not be surprised by the piece of mail I received today: a note, from the electric company. With a check. That I wrote. For the gas company. The note said, "We cannot cash your check." Well... yeeeeaaaahhhhh...
I wonder when I will get my check back from the gas company. That I wrote for the electric company.
