Xander Week 89 – He Has A Palate!
August 22, 2008
Xander playing with playdough
I think once kids start talking every parent has stories about the cute or silly or sometimes shocking things their kids say. I can remember laughing until I had tears rolling down my face with some of the things that my nieces and nephew came out with when they were toddlers. Of course, I would be hard pressed to reacall any of those stories these days. I suspect that some people find the cute stories about their friends or co-workers kids to be tedious. On the other hand, that’s pretty much all this blog is, so I’m assuming anyone coming here doesn’t mind hearing about my kid’s cute or funny stories.
A few weeks ago Zach, Xander and I went to visit some friends in the next town over. As we got in the car, I asked Zach if we should bring some extra juice for Xander. We were going for dinner and to visit so it would be several hours before we returned. Zach thought that there would be plenty of juice at the house. But, Xander would be the only child there, and I worried that the juice available might be cranberry or something else that might not suit Xander’s palate. Zach responded that Xander wasn’t even 2 – he liked pretty much everything we’ve presented to him so far – he doesn’t have a palate.
Then a little voice piped up from the back seat, “I have a palate!” Zach and I looked at each other, speechless for a moment before we burst into laughter. We stand corrected, apparently our son does have a palate…
Lately Xander has turned into a very fresh little toddler. One of his favorite sentences is “I need it” or “I need it now”. Not to mention the directives “Sit Mom”, “Eat Dad”, “Mom, drink”, etc. My least favorite is “Stop Mom” and he covers my mouth with his hand when he wants me to stop talking. Unfortunately, this usually catches me off guard, so I’m rendered speechless for a few seconds, which of course means he’s achieved his goal.
It’s a boy! We had the ultrasound this morning at 8am. The technician this time was absolutely wonderful. After 3 glasses of water from 6:30-7:00, my bladder was pretty full. She took a few shots, and then let me completely empty my bladder (which was so much more pleasant than with Xander’s ultrasound where I could only take out “5 small plastic cups worth of fluid”). Then she got right to work on figuring out the sex, and managed to get a pretty clear shot of his little boy parts. When we got there the little guy had both his arms and legs up over his head – amazing how flexible they are at this stage! He straightened out after a while, and then had a good time kicking me in the bladder for a while. Speaking of which, the technician had me empty my bladder another 4 times during the appointment, and told me that if I need to come back again, I don’t need to worry about the “full bladder” instructions (woo hoo!) So, everything looks good, his heartrate was good, his size was good, and we know the sex. I’m a little bit scared about having 3 boys in the house, but I think we’ll manage somehow 