One proud momma

I know it’s been forever since I had a post up. Blame it on pregnancy fatigue… oh and the fact that Aidan has shanghaied my computer. Yup, he has figured out how to use my computer and now that is all he wants to do. Of course, when he gets on the computer, then Mark wants to do the same, but all he does is bang on the key board. In order to prevent the kids from fighting over the computer and to prevent Aidan from sitting at the computer all day long, I’ve made a rule that he can only use the computer when Mark is asleep. Of course this rule has backfired in many ways. For starters, Aidan now tries to wake up before Mark so that he gets some time to play with the computer. This means that he is usually up before 7:30 am, sometimes as early as 6:30 am. Horrible! Also, if I decide I want to get on the computer, Aidan is standing next to me dictating what I should be doing next…

  • Click on pink flowers (my log in icon)
  • Put in name (type in password)
  • Check the mail
  • Turn off the screen
  • Turn off the screen mom
  • Turn off the screen mom…

At first I thought it was cute, but now it just annoys me. I can’t seem to use my computer without the parrot reciting every step I should be following while I’m on the computer. And heaven forbid I should deviate from his list of steps.  So now, I limit my use of the computer, which means I can only use the computer in peace when the boys go to bed, by which time I am completely exhausted, which is brings me back to my explanation for not putting up any post in a long time.

But don’t get me wrong, even though I find Aidan’s acquisition of computer skills a tad bit annoying, for the most part I am very proud of my three year old. He learned fast how to maneuver through www.nickjr.com and www.playhousedisney.com.  And, it does have one benefit… it keeps him occupied and, most importantly, quiet while Mark is taking his afternoon nap.

While I am on the topic of Aidan, I want to take this opportunity to gloat about his acquisition of the Spanish language. So far his Spanish vocabulary includes:

  • Counting till three and the number eight
  • Vamanos (let’s go)
  • Ayuda me (help me)
  • Azul (blue) and rojo (red)

I believe that the combination of watching Dora and William starting to read to him in Spanish has really helped Aidan. Considering Aidan took forever (at least two and a half years) to be able to clearly communicate with us in English (and even then we still have times we can’t understand him), for him to be able to pick up some Spanish words, understand and use them correctly is completely amazing to me.

I love listening to him say his Spanish words.  With his three year old baby boy voice, he just sounds so adorable speaking a foreign language.  It makes me want to hug him, and squeeze him, and hug him more. 

Can you tell that I am one proud momma!  😀

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