Dialogue February 23 Ian yelled at me to not let Nina near his cars… Daddy – “Come on Nina, (picking up Nina and heading to a different room) Ian wants to play by himself.” Ian comes rushing in a few moments later, guilt trip having fully gripped him. He hands off a toy to Nina […]
Alright, so unless Melissa is hiding some photos on her phone, I believe we’re all caught up on the blog. This is mostly commentary at this point, just sharing some thoughts. I find myself going through a lot emotionally, because the two kids are at such different spots. With Nina, I’m trying not to get […]
February 18th, I’d say I can’t imagine what he’s dreaming about, but I think it is pretty obvious when you think about it long enough… younger days when he lazed in the Nashville sun. See this image larger. …and there were decidedly less children — perhaps not quite so many toys. See this image larger. […]
February 17th… and it is silly picture day! Ok this one’s cute instead of silly, but give us a second to get warmed up. See this image larger. Ian giggles shyly. He’s sitting in the spot where he would be in time-out, but he’s just taking off his shoes after a hard day at school. […]
February 14th, Valentine’s Day… Ian and Nina share a smile. This shot is important because it shows a new addition to our floorplan, the chair/ottoman combo. This allowed Ian to get in and out of the living room while Nina was being gated in. It is also important because as I write this, we expanded […]
Video Click here to watch Ian preparing for Valentine’s day, on February 10th. Video Click here to watch part 2 of the above video.! February 13th, we were coming up on a melt, so I took Ian outside while the snow was packing well… the snow was still ridiculously deep, though. See this image larger. […]
I’m giving this ONE VIDEO its very own blog post and keeping it the latest post for 24 hours. That’s right. It is that awesome. Video Click here to watch this conversation, recorded on February 13th.
February 6th, Nina is startled by a revelation… *WE SHOULD MAKE A BAND.* See this image larger. *Brother, you’ve got the strumming down, but– oh look your fingers are on the wrong strings. Here. And Here.* See this image larger. *Hi, we’re the Chapmanz… and a ONE TWO THREE FOAW!* See this image larger. That’s […]
Video Click here to watch Nina and Ian in action. I want to point out that this video illustrates another theory that I started figuring out with Ian. If you keep things humming along fairly happily, he stays happy and tries to do good things. If you yell at him and make him feel like […]
Video Click here to watch Nina yawn cutely on January 30th. You’ll want to turn your volume up so as to maximize cuteness. Then turn it back down so as to minimize irritation with whatever happens next on your computer. Ian built this shuttle completely on his own. As in, one moment he was playing […]
