What Passes For Normal Conversation These Days
We’re well into potty training with Clara (she sits on the potty regularly and occasionally there’s success). So it’s safe to say that she’s familiar with the concept and comfortable with the idea that the potty is where the poop goes (although she seems to love the novelty of Burger getting to poop outside). So sometimes she brings it up…
And if you couldn’t tell, the little ditty Clara sings at the end (“bah-da-duh, bah-da-duh, bah-da-duh, baaah”) is the intro to “Thrift Shop” which Clara picked up when I was singing along to it on the radio earlier that day.
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Too cute, love how she talks. So innocent and charming at the same time :)
So cute, but could not hear the audio!
Sorry Shirley! It’s hard to hear but if you put it all the way up on your computer (adjust the sound to be the loudest) it hopefully works for ya!
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So cute! And John, you’re an awesome dad! Love that you take time to talk about it (no matter how hilarious the subject matter).
haha… we have footage somewhere of our oldest singing “one nemenmen (m&m) for peeing, one nemenem for poop” while swimming at a friends lake. (no accidents involved, we were in fact long done with training) :)
Hahah!
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Did you guys see that Macklemore (of Thrift Shop fame, of course) will be on SNL next weekend?
Yes, so excited!!
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Cute! Reminds me of when my son was potty training and would make up ‘poop’ songs. The best was when an older lady commented “So sweet” as he was belting out a song on a walk through the park…I had to stiffle down a laugh as I replied with a “Thank you.”
Haha!
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So when you say that you signed to Thrift Shop, do you mean signs were thrown down YHL style or straight up ASL? ;-)
Cute vid!
Haha! All fixed! We always make that sign/sing mistake :)
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I love that Burger is so good with her….just slightly scooches over :)
i like how burger doesn’t flat out run from clara, but moves over to make sure clara isn’t touching him. ha!
Haha, he likes a little air but loves his sister!
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Love the way Burger tolerates Clara’s antics. Makes me wonder what he is really thinking.
Clara might just hurt ya’ll when she gets older for all the embarrassing stuff posted about her, haha. It’s so cute though :)
Hahah! We have a promise to ourselves that we’ll go back and delete anything she wants down. She’s priority #1! But with my mom up in NY requesting videos of her, we try to share what we can for now. What can I say, currently the girl loves chatting about poop! And watching the video over and over again. Hahah!
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I’m loving her singing the thrift shop intro. Adorable.
So funny! Burger looks thrilled with all the poop discussion!
What a nice cozy and sunny window seat that is. Wouldn’t mind sitting there myself!!
She’s adorable! Can I put in a request for more Clara snippets?! :)
Thanks Marlayna! We share as many as we can capture without turning her whole life into a constant stint with a video camera in her face. Hope that makes sense! We chat a little more about that in this video: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21302969
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Oh, great article. :) I’m glad you guys are really focusing on that goal this year. I’m sure others agree when I say, I hope to see you keep blogging for many more years and so figure out what it takes to make it fit as harmoniously as possible in with the rest of your lives so you stay happy. :) I might also awkwardly admit to having a devil on my other shoulder that’s grumbling, “but I want mooore, more more!” :) You know, since I totally dig you guys, Burgs and Missy Clara, haha. Ever experience that? You guys give me good ideas on living/creating a fun, colorful, and vibrant family & life. Thanks, again!
Aw thanks so much Marlayna!
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I would say that all babies have to do potty training some day, my mom would say that I took 4 months to do potty training, so dont laugh at others!
Oh yes, Clara’s definitely taking her time!
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HA! Burger looks very violated, haha.
Too funny! I am actually deaf so was wondering if perhaps you could make use of the YouTube feature where you can caption any video yourself? I had a hard time hearing/understanding (as with any video without captioning). Just a thought! :)
Hey Sarah! I think there’s a captioning service on youtube, so if you click the button you can read the captions that come up! They’re not always perfect but hopefully it helps!
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Ok I had never heard of this YouTube CC thing so I went to go check it out with this video…it’s actually really funny (but inaccurate!)
Haha, yes, sometimes it’s really wrong! And sometimes it surprises me and gets it right! It’s still in beta I think, so hopefully they’re improving it every day!
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Sort of related question, did your Bumgenius diapers survive all the way through to now? Are they still going to be useful for another kiddo if and when the time comes as you originally planned?
Yes! They made it! Although I think if we have a future kiddo we might supplement with 6 more or so, just to take all the work off the original 12 that we have used for the last 2.5+ years!
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Love it!
It’s amazing what having a baby, toddler, or small child will do their (or the parents) vocabulary and discussions.
I’ll remain mum on what goes on in our home and our discussions.
We’re potty training our son too and the convos are hilarious! One day he pooped in his potty, stood up and said “I makin’ hamburgers!”
She’s such a cutie!!! Everyone tells you how much easier things are with a potty trained kid but NO ONE ever warns you what wiping a standing/wiggling/running toddler is like compared to when they are laid out on their back. Thankfully…we have a carpet shampooer!
Hahahahahah! I’m makin’ hamburgers = hilarious. We just laughed for a minute straight.
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Oh my goodness, this is too funny. Reminds me of all the hilarious things my students say at work (I’m a teacher and I get some ridiculous quotes on a daily basis!)
<3 Burger! Yesterday all adult conversations about dog poop because of the storm. Many of our dogs won't go outside to poop in the snow. I shoveled a short path for my 3 … my college friend's wife did not.
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10151283116710036
Wow, that’s quite the video. Burger can’t deal with a half inch of snow, so I can’t imagine how that would go over.
-John
Bike Dress!! :) Thought Clara…AND John would like this! :)http://www.llbean.com/llb/shop/58958?feat=289-CL1&page=infants-and-toddlers-unshrinkable-knit-dress-cap-sleeve
So cute!
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I’m watching the video on mute since I’m at work and don’t know how my co-workers would react ;) But I was wondering: How did you “connect” Burger and Clara? Did he like her straight away?
Our pup Hamlet is really scared of children. Just recently he took a detour around a car to avoid walking past a child. We’re not planning to get pregnant right now but Hamlet’s only two so we hope he’ll still be around by the time we have a baby… Do you have any tips how to make a dog comfortable around small children?
Burger was always curious about kids and people, but nervous around other dogs so we might’ve had an easier time acclimating him to Clara than Hamlet will. One thing we did to help him get comfortable with the new addition was to bring a blanket from the hospital home for him to sniff and sleep with before Clara herself arrived. Once she got home, he was very interested in figuring out what this new thing was. Once she started moving more – like sitting up, crawling, walking, etc – he got nervous around all of her fast movements and was almost “scared” of her a moments. It’s taken a lot of practice with Clara and Burger to get him to hang near her more these days. We would sit holding Burger (so he felt safe with us and couldn’t run) and practiced Clara’s “gentle pets” – i.e. helping her understand where and how to pet Burger. They both slowly got the hang of it and while he still runs (like if he’s getting chased!) he doesn’t bolt as soon as she gets near like he once did.
Oh, and he’s always willing to be near her if there’s food or sticky hands involved. :)
-John
Seriously, this made my day. So cute and funny!
I just love the two of them! Burger is so agreeable with her “hugs”!
Oh my days, Burger’s FACE! That bit where he just peeks from behind the curtain while his sis gets comfortable KILLS me! ha ha
We have been potty training for 2 weeks and it’s so cool when they crack it. I followed advice I found on Pinterest of a mom who potty trained all four her kids in just one day each. The trick is to feed them lots of drinks (thirst fuelled by loads of savoury and sweet snacks…. it’s just one day….) and then set your phone to a 15-minute alarm which means it’s time to sit on the potty. Mine was set on a duck noise, so at the end of the day our little dude was going “quack quack” when he felt an urge!
Good luck!
Sounds fun! I love that he was quacking!
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I love the potty training post so much for the simple fact that when I bumped into you guys last year at Target I was shopping for undies for my little lady and you said “see Clara, she goes on the potty like a big girl!” Yay Clara!
Haha, she’s still obsessed with big girls and undies!
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she’s adorable! hopefully, you guys can do a post on potty training? (not sure if future clara would want that??) my baby girl just started casually going at 22 months – had no idea how many times a day a could use words like poop and potty until now! potty training kind of brings me back to having a new baby and reading books on sleep. it seemed so mysterious and difficult but ultimately, kids just fall into their own rhythm. either way it doesn’t stop me from reading others’ success stories and getting ideas. thanks for the video!
My daughter snuggles with our boston terriers like that… head first!
She is such a cutie!
How adorable! Clara is so precious, and big props to Burger, too! I love how he sits there so sweetly next to Clara while she does her thing. What a great little man! :D
You all need to look up the song “The Poopsmith” by Over the Rhine. One of my favorites. There are dogs mentioned in the song, so I KNOW you’d love it.
Oh, wait, I found it on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZWoxVr05mk
Hahah!
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Clara is such a cutie.
My husband thinks we will have kids soon thanks to her :P
So cute! And thanks to you, I have been completely addicted to the Thrift Shop song! I had no idea what it was when you posted the Thrift Shop Challenge! It actually took me a few weeks until I had that Ah hah! moment. And now that I’m in the know, I want to do it, too! And to think…I’m from Seattle, and I didn’t know Macklemore! Talk about being out of it! I’m not even that old!
Haha, so glad you’re in the know now!
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Burger’s expression is cracking me up. He reminds me of my sheltie who tolerates young kids and even hangs out with them, but only because she’s a herder and she thinks it’s her job.
As far as all the poop talk, that reminded me of the time my then three year-old was out in the back yard playing and I noticed her pants were down. And she was squatting. And I freaked out. When I threw open the door and asked what she was doing, she hollered back, “I’m pooping in the yard! Like a dog!” And she was. ;)
Hahahahahahahah!
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My son is 12 now, so i can tell these embarassing stories, lol.
He came home from Pre-school one day and announced proudly that POOP was his most favorite word…ever! And so it began…Poop was a well talked about subject in my house that whole year! So imagine his excitement when he came home in Kindergarten and eagerly told me to ask what he learned that day…..He was thrilled to tell me learned that POOP was spelled the same backwards as forwards. He was so very pleased with himself for knowing this!
Hahahah!
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While my husband was keeping the boys so I could grab some minutes of peace he comes running in screaming, Eli pooped in the yard. When we asked Eli (3 yrs.) why he did that, he said, bear gets to.
Haha!
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