The Nortons » stuart

The Cutest Lost Tooth EVAR!

thane — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 19:05:37 +0000

Yesterday, as I was brushing Stuart’s teeth, I suddenly noticed a gap. I had been wondering when he would get his first wiggly tooth, but hadn’t heard anything yet.
Me: “Stuart, did you lose a tooth?!”
Stuart got a weird look on his face and pulled the tooth from his mouth. I am not even sure he even knew it was wiggly. Clio and Thalia were having a sleepover, so things got pretty crazy then.
The next morning, Stuart had forgotten to put the tooth pillow under his pillow, so it was sitting on a chair downstairs with the tooth still in it. He and Clio ran it upstairs and put it under his pillow so he wouldn’t forget. Later, when Clio and Stuart were elsewhere, Tory and Thalia approached me and whispered:
Tory: Can we be Stuart Tooth Fairy?
Me: You can’t tell him.
Tory: We know.
Me: Do you have a gold dollar, because I don’t.
Tory: No.
Thalia: Yes you do! In your bank!
Tory: That’s right!
Me: Ok, but you can’t let him know.
Them: Ok!
Later, there was much excitement when the kids decided to check if the tooth fairy had stopped by.

Cover Songs

thane — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 15:31:38 +0000

So, Stuart was imitating one of Tory’s songs for her band, saying that he was going to make his own band and play those songs. Anyway, Tory is getting all upset and we explain to her that (a) imitation is the sincerest form of flattery and that (b) there are bands that just do covers of other bands songs. This devolves into a discussion of the cover song she is most familiar with, Baby Got Back by Jonathan Coulton. So that she can hear the original song, we pull up Sir Mix Alot’s version on YouTube and she gets to see it in all it’s glory and splendor.

Parent of the year Awards, this is my entry. We followed it up with a Gilbert and Sullivan cover.

Stuart wants Coffee

thane — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 14:07:30 +0000

Stuart: I’m full.
Dad: OK.
S: But I have room for coffee.
D: How about some milk?
S: Coffee will be fine.

Stuarts Alphabet

thane — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 19:10:22 +0000

I wish I could find a link to the poster, but this is the alphabet as read by Stuart from it.

A is for Ballet Princess
B is for Bathtub
C is for Baby Salad
D is for Potty
E is for No Face
I is for Night
O is for Kid it the Middle
P is for Baby on Pumpkin
R is for Deer
S is for Santa and Stuart and Stocking
T is for Twins
U is for Upside Down
Z is for Bees

I wrote them down as fast as I could.

Six vs Three

thane — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 16:36:21 +0000

Tory was addressing a letter today, and I was reading her the zip code.

Dad: One!
Tory: One.
D: Five!
T: Five.
D: Two!
T: Two.
D: Two!
Stuart: Six.
T: Two.
D: Nine!
S: Six.
T: Nine.
Joh: Eighteen!

He comes by it naturally.

When Stuart was a Cat

thane — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 02:42:58 +0000

Today with Stuart:

“When I was a cat and Mac was a Stuart, I scratched the carpet. But now I am a Stuart and I don’t scratch the carpet.”

Stuart is from Portland

thane — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 19:32:30 +0000

This morning, the children wanted (decaf) coffee with breakfast. After this was established, Joh tried to figure out what Stuart wanted for breakfast.

J: What do you want for breakfast, Stuart?
S: COFFEE!!!
J: What do you want to eat with your coffee?
S: BAR!!!*
(A few minutes pass)
J: What do you want for breakfast, Stuart?
S: COFFEE!!!
J: Do you want a fried egg sandwich with your coffee?
S: Uh, huh.

* Clif Cashew Nectar bars are Stuart’s favorite food, bar none.

Stuart Angry

thane — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 03:34:08 +0000

Stuart was acting out. Hitting and throwing things, nothing unusual. I decided to talk to him about it. Afterwards I was saying:

Dad: When we are angry, we can say “I’m angry!”
Stuart: I’m angry!
D: “I want to use my hands.”
S: I want to use my hands.
D: “I want to throw things.”
S: I want to throw things.
D: “I’m going to the playroom to throw my beanbags.”
S: I’m going to the playroom to throw my beanbags.
D: Those are all things we can say when we are angry, Stuart.
S: “Those are all things we can say, Stuart.”

Demon Child

thane — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 06:01:11 +0000

A short list of things Stuart did today.

Took a loaf of bread at Nature Bake and started spinning it round and round.
Again at NatureBake, took a stalk of wheat from a sheaf on the wall and beat it on the floor.
Swept all the books off the coffee table onto the floor
Took one of the sock monkey ornaments and dropped it in the toilet while Tory was pooping.
Grabbed an unopened half galon of milk from the fridge and dropped it behind the couch, where it landed on some wall warts, which punched a hole in the bottom of it

Needless to say, it was a busy day.

Stuart Kicked Me

thane — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 03:16:02 +0000

Tory: He kicked me!
Joh: And then you hit him.
Tory: No. I hit him first.