And who doesn't? Latest pictures here.

David stuck a flower bud up his nose. He had to go to the ER to get it out. From Seth's posting on Facebook:

Yeah, we walk into the (completely dead haha) ER, and sit down at admissions. The intake tech looks at us, sees nothing spewing obvious bodily fluids, and asks what she can do. I look at David and say "Can you tell her what happened?" he says "I have a flower stuck up my nose and it never ever come out." She hurt something laughing I think, and... Read More David says "Its not funny! It hurts!" Nurse was quite kind, gave him a mask to 'cover' it. Doctor didn't flinch, everyone thought he was cute. They have a specially designed suction tube that sticks up there and latches on, AND specially designed boiler plate for the exit papers... "Your child has stuck a __Foreign Object__ up his nose. He/she may experience..." David was really good about the whole thing, and has repeatedly confirmed no more sticking up of nose (or into ears!). I did tell him to tell me right away next time, since he apparently did this /last night/, coughed and sneezed a lot, then fell asleep.

I've been ignoring my LJ in favor or Facebook and Twitter. But they aren't great places to write reviews.

( Spoilers! (kind of) )

Let's see, what's new:

He's learning to count past 20.
Thanks to ctrlalttabby, he has his own toddler bed. He might even be sleeping in it right now.
He still has some issues with potty training.
Still doesn't eat a lot. He finds most foods incredibly suspicious.
Has more Cars toys than any 3-year-old should.

Here's some pictures.

Blurring the boundries of political satire.

Part 1

He had a party. He had lots of fun with presents and a Cars cake and friends. And by Monday he had pink eye and an ear infection. Happy birthday!


Part 2

"Do you remember visiting Grandpa Paul's farm last year?"

"Yes." (Hmm. I wonder.)

"And what animals did he have?"

"Roosters."

"Yes. And chickens and horses, too."

"And dinosaurs!"


Part 3

We had a Wii. Now we have a broken Wii.


Part 4

Do other children need to sing for 45 minutes before they go to sleep? Do they need to sing variations of the Fireman Sam theme song? Over and over?


Part 5

Dear Denny's: Please don't take away our food when David and I are in the bathroom. KTXBI

To be fair, they gave us new food.


Part 6

Between Christmas and his birthday, David has more than enough presents, mostly Cars merchandise (which comes in an amazing variety). So why do I now think he needs a doctor's kit, a sticker chart, and some art supplies?


Part 7

He's actually growing on a diet of mostly air. He's in the 25-50% range. He might not be the smallest kid in the class. Second smallest, maybe.


Part 8

So close to being toilet trained, and yet... He refuses to use a diaper to pee when he's awake - which was kind of annoying when he announced he had to go in the Middle of Nowhere, Iowa. Poop is proving more problematic. The doctor suggested a solution which involved cutting holes in diapers. That seems a bit... complicated.

But over at the other blog, I've been working on NaBloPoMo. So far, 18 days and 18 entries.

I never thought Obama would make it this far, this fast. Oh, sure he'd be president someday, but not number 44. Maybe 45 or 46. I am stunned. I hope his presidency will bring about some real change, but I know that I'll need to set some realistic expectations. One year from now, we'll probably still be in Iraq. The economy won't have recovered. Healthcare will not be universal. Wingnuts will continue to spread their bile.

The new President makes Star Trek references. He swears. He's smart. He was a law professor. He is an amazing speaker. He Twitters. He gets it.

But he's not a supporter of gay marriage. I've been disappointed by that since 2004.

And I am disappointed with California. No, I'm mad. What kind of mindset votes "Yes" for this kind of measure? Who does that to other people? I've heard there's still a little hope, but I'm not feeling it right now. It's a black mark on an otherwise bright day.

In just one word.

Currently on top: relieved, proud, elated, excited, hopeful.