My son just turned one last weekend!
To celebrate, I’m sharing some real images of the event. We did get a cake-smash photo, but it was not quite what I had in mind:
I wonder what the cake was telling him? I think it was a joke.
And for those of you who really wish I would have done a drawing instead, here you go:
They say with age comes wisdom; but they surely weren’t talking about the age of one. With the age of one comes the ability to rearrange objects and redistribute them throughout the house. It’s Sammy’s latest trick.
In turn, my latest trick has been to remember where I last saw the out-of-place objects.
Cooking pasta last night, I opened the cupboard to pull out the strainer only to discover that it was missing.
“That’s right!” I told myself, “It’s next to the bed.” How silly of me to forget this logical new location!
When going to bed, I noticed the baby monitor was not in its usual spot. ”That’s right!” I told myself, ”It’s under the couch!” It works much better under there.
And the tv remote? How could I forget that it now lives next to the toilet?
You could ask me why I don’t just pick up the items when I find them. I’ll tell you why. My son loses all interest in the object once it’s been moved. He has carefully planned the new location so there it will stay. If I move the object back to my preferred location (the car keys on the hook, whhhaaatt? Crazy!) he’ll get mad. He’ll think I’m ganging up on him.
Then out of spite, he’ll actually hide the item. Or throw it away. I’m pretty sure one or two of his toys have accidentally gone the way of the dumpster in his efforts to hide them from me.
So, I just have to work on remembering things. It’s good for sharpening the memory. I’d write down the items’ new location, but my pen seems to have wandered off. And yes, I know, in this age of information I should just take a memo on my iPhone, but I’m pretty sure that it now lives in the coat closet.
Have you ever found items in strange new locations?
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Oh, you crack me up. Happy birthday to Sammy!
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You’re pretty funny yourself, Tricia!
Happy first birthday! I did a cupcake for Wilson and he totally pigged out on it. I wasn’t sure what he would do with it since he had never had a cupcake before.
And seriously I think we must be going through the same thing because Wilson does the same thing STILL and he’s 20 months.
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Sammy did annihilate the cupcake about two minutes later. There wasn’t anything left except a few crumbs.
20 months, huh? Nuts. I should just say goodbye to my possessions now!
Happy 1st Birthday Sammy!!
One time, I couldn’t find my phone for 6 hours (the battery was also dead, so no one could call it to see where it might ring). The toddler had dropped it down in between the couch seats, smart ass.
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The couch is becoming my go-to for all things missing. If I can’t find it there, I’m doomed never to find it. However, I did open my underwear drawer today to find the baby nail clippers. Thank goodness I wasn’t actually looking for them.
Cute as always!! Love the real pics of little Sammy too. Looks like he had a wonderful birthday! As for the moving things around, at least you can find them (for now!) I can’t even count the times I’ve looked for something and it has totally disappeared. Then, maybe a week (or a month) later it turns up in some crazy spot like buried in the bottom of a drawer in the back of the closet!
Love the new design, by the way!
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Thanks, Anna! I’m just waiting for the day he loses my car keys. I know it’s going to happen!
The design is a work in progress, (aren’t they always?) but thanks for comment!