The Bickersons: October 2011

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

21 Questions

Dear Noah,

I asked you these 21 questions tonight and here are your adorable (and somewhat disturbing) answers : )

1. What is something Mommy always says to you?
     "I love you."
2. What makes Mommy happy?
     "When Max and me don't fight."
3. What makes Mommy sad?
     "When Max and me fight."
4. How does Mommy make you laugh?
     "When you read funny words in books."
5. What was Mommy like as a child?
     "Were you naughty?
6. How old is Mommy?
     "35"
7. How tall is Mommy?
    "31"
8. What is Mommy's favorite thing to do?
    "Eat chocolate."
9. What does Mommy do when you're not around?
    "Do work all the time."
10. If Mommy becomes famous, what will it be for?
     "Usually bad guys get famous for doing something naughty. Stealing a bank."
11. What is Mommy really good at?
      "Eating chocolate."
12. What is Mommy not very good at?
      "Not eating chocolate."
13. What does Mommy do for her job?
      "Work at people's house with fabric."
14. What is Mommy's favorite food?
      "Chocolate."
15. What makes you proud of Mommy?
      "Let me play games. And when you win races."
16. If Mommy were a cartoon character, who would she be?
      "Chocolate man or a beautiful princess."
17. What do you and Mommy do together?
      "Work."
18. How are you and Mommy the same?
      "We both like candy a lot."
19. How are you and Mommy different?
      "Mom likes eating better and I like drinking better."
20. How do you know Mommy loves you?
      "Sometimes you're really nice and you make us food."
21. Where is Mommy's favorite place to go?
      "Going to get pizza and the candy store."

I'll do this again with you in a year and see if some of your impressions of me have changed (hopefully I won't be so obsessed with food and chocolate!)!!!!

Love you,
Piggy Mommy

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

"I'm only 4 1/2 and I can ride a bike without training wheels"!

Mr. Noah,

So, you did it! You can ride your bike without training wheels and you are SO proud of yourself (and so are we!)! We went away this weekend on a little family trip to The Cowboy Cabin in Marthasville, MO where we taught you how to ride on the Katy Trail. I got a glimpse of how we will be together when I'm teaching you how to drive (let's just say maybe your Dad will always be the one to teach you these kinds of things!). Anyway, you stuck with it and pulled it off on the first day! Then, on day 2 when we went back, you were on a roll and we hardly had to touch you. Everytime someone would pass by you would sing, "I'm only 4 1/2 and I can ride a bike without training wheels".... Normally I would've pulled you aside and explained that we don't want to brag, yadha, yadha, but I let you have your moment this time!

You love school this year! Your teachers are Ms Angie and Ms Patty and your favorite spot is the writing center! Everyday when I pick you up I am greeted with your arms full of papers and drawings for me and Dad. You are very into letters and writing too. It's such a fun time for learning with you!

With the purchase of my iphone, you've also become quite the gamer. It's a hard thing for me to accept because on one hand I hate it....it worries me (of course). I worry that you're social skills will decline due to excessive video gaming, I worry that you'll lose your imagination, I worry that you'll learn violent behavior, the list goes on. Then, on the other hand, I see how you use your brain and are able to solve mazes and puzzles and learn letters and numbers! You are so persistent and can focus on something for a good amount of time and if channeled the right way, that is a great skill! You and Dad love to play Kung Fu Panda and Angry Birds together...and some Cookie game.

You definitely love your Mamma! You noticed the other day that you and I have a lot of things in common...we both like: the color red, hotdogs, beautiful music, not much frosting, and decorating! When I picked you up from school I had on some regular clothes (not workout clothes for a change) and my hair and makeup were done (very uncommon occurrences for me!) and you said, "wow, beautiful!" out loud in front of the teachers....so sweet! You told me you loved me more than 1,000 suckers and more than Christmas! That's a lot for a kid!!! It's those moments I think we must be doing something right!