My Beloved Monster

Shrek. Oh Shrek. I downloaded a game for my son called Shrek Superslam. I thought this would be fun to play while he sat on my lap and watched. So I download it, installed it and started playing. The game starts off ok, all the characters are there, the music is right but the game itself is a one-on-one Mortal Kombat type deal in a 3D environment. I start playing. Matthew is watching, but he’s a little confused watching donkey kick the living shit out of gingerbread man. But after the initial WTF he settled into it. I played for about 10 min before he requested I play as Shrek. Ok fine. So next level comes up. And now Shrek is beating the living shit out of Fiona. My little guy is now really confused. He’s watching me play, then he looks up at me, then back at the screen then back at me. Something not right here. So I have to stop and turn it off before I really mess this kid up. He didn’t mind me turning it off. It wasn’t at all what he expected, or I for that matter.

He wasn’t done on the computer. He wanted to watch “Monster Truck” which translates to: Thunder Struck; which is his favorite “helipopter” video. What makes watching “Monster Truck” cute is that he demands I play it LOUD. If it’s not of sufficient volume he will bitch and say “Daddy need louder Monster Truck!”. Oh yes, and once is not enough. This must be played back to back from about 15 – 20 min LOUD. Go watch it, you’ll understand why after about 5-6 min it’s nerve racking. Remember play it LOUD.

On the topic of music, I have found a theme song for my son. There’s a song on the Shrek sound track called My Beloved Monster. It’s so sweat. The words don’t really work, but the melody and the title are bang on. 99% of the time I call him my little monster. “Come here monster” or “You little monster, don’t do that” or “Where the hell did you put that you monster” and most oftenly “Why are you such a monster?!” That’s just what he is to me. This song plays on that, it also gives our activities a musical score. I love it.

What do I think about my Daughter

Well, lets see.. she’s really cute, really high maintenance and a sound sleeper when she wants to be. When Matthew was a baby we didn’t use a baby monitor cuz he would wake up 10 – 20 times a night make a little noise and go back to sleep without missing a beat. This one however makes noise all, night, long, non-stop. Ever see Gremlins the movie? Well remember the sound the nasty green ones made when they got wet? Well that’s what my baby sounds like all night long. A constant symphony of grunts, groans, and the occasional fart.

She also has some cute little traits. Like when she’s finished her bottle and does not want anymore she’ll pucker her lick closed so you can’t get anything in there. Additionally if she’s really serious, she’ll close her eyes while doing this to pretend she’s sleeping.

What came as a factory standard with this model was and extra loud horn. She can scream so loud it’s frightening. I’ve never heard a baby this young put out such a massive sound. Good thing she’s a happy little girl and rarely does it.

What’s my final verdict? We’ll keep her.

His shit don’t stink

Changing my son’s diaper. It’s full of crap. “Oh gawd Matthew, this smells terrible!”. He looks over at me and tell me “It smells like apple juice”.

It was cute, but inaccurate. It actually smelled like the shit of a horse. It was Strong and spicy with a tangy kick. Apple juice? No, not even close. Not even if you sprinkled cinnamon on it.

Back to Daycare

Matthew has been away from daycare for 2 weeks. The timing was terrible cuz we had Maya the same day the babysitter went on her 2 week hiatus. My mom got sick and was unable to help out so Matthew was home with mommy for 2 weeks. This was not bad for her since she could put on Shrek and walk away from him for the duration but my poor little guy went virtually ignored for the whole time. Now he’s in daycare, playing and having fun with other kids all day. He actually enjoyed it so much that when I went to pick him up on Monday, he didn’t really seem interested in coming with me. He ran over, gave me a big hug, “Daddy I miss you” and then ran back up the hill to play with his nemesis Alexander. Today he wasn’t as enthusiastic to go since he woke up late but I’m sure he’s having fun as I write this.

Blogging has been slow and far between. It’s just so much more busy at home now I can’t find time to spit. I’m still shooting photos and posting those but blogging just takes so much time. And besides, a lot more people wanna see picture rather then hear me ramble on and on and on. On that note, I’m off. I posted some pics of Maya and Matthew last night. Look and see and enjoy.

Working out

This is a new video added in the Video Section. I am trying to use YouTube while it’s still free and evaluate it’s usefulness. Sound great, they host the files, they manage the bandwidth and multimedia content if free for all to see. I don’t think it will last since things that sound too good to be true usually are. I’m going to keep the videos under 10mb so people with slower connections can still enjoy them. Let me know what you think and report any errors to me via the comment section. Enjoy.

Is that an arrow in your butt, or are you happy to see me?

While mommy was at the hospital, Matthew and daddy decided to take a bubble bath together. So I filled up the tub, brought the towels, PJ’s and the cordless phone. I filled up the tub to submerge my frame and we hopped in. Sitting down, the water level topped out just over my belly button. When Matthew sat down, the water was so high that ONLY his neck and head showed above the bubble line. He loved it. So, we’re in there playing; pouring water out of one bucket and into another one when suddenly he stops. He stands up, grabs his butt cheek and blurts out “There’s an arrow in my butt!!!” takes me about 2 second to figure out what the hell he said and when I finally did, I lost it. I laughed and laughed and laughed. I called mommy at the hospital and told her what had happened and we both laughed. For the 3 of you out there that haven’t seen Freck, there is a scene where Shrek has an arrow in his butt after his confrontation with Robin Hood. Princess Fiona point and yells out “There’s an arrow in your butt!” so Matthew speaks in lines from the movie. So we played a new game, we called it There’s an arrow in your butt. It’s not a lot of fun but it makes him laugh when you pretend to pull the arrow from your butt.

She’s here

Some preliminary images: http://www.babyshmear.reach.net/Maya_Temp_Page.htm

Some initial facts: She slightly heavier and longer then matthew was, she really likes to blink and matthew really doesn’t seem to like her. When we brought him in to the room and placed her near him he turn his cheek the other way. As soon as we put her away he said “Daddy you want to go with me” as he booked it for the door. I’ll bring the camcorder today and see if I can record it. I’ll post some more pics later too.