"Funny"

My little boy just cracks me up sometimes.  His use of the word "funny" started when he would get into some kind of mischief, then he'd look up at me and say, "Funny, Mama, funny!" with this smirk and giggle.  I had to hold back a smile myself -- kids are so smart.  Now he is saying it more in context.  He'll be in the middle of laughing and say "funny" or "silly" and then keep on laughing.  My funny boy, how you make me laugh!

New meaning to multitasking

So, I never thought multitasking would include sitting on the toilet with a nineteen month old on my lap, while reading him an Elmo book.  Yes, Keegan, you actually did ask to come "up" while Mama was taking a poo (and it wasn't the first time).  Don't worry, you're too young to remember it.  So you won't be scarred for life--by this anyways!  Love ya, little guy!

What a nice day

Keegan and I had a very nice day today.  We started off our morning walking into town to get a smoothie, more than half of which Keegan drank.  He is starting to realize that you can't tip the cup up when you're drinking out of straw; yet, that last little bit, he can't resist but to tip it, as he sucks heavily from the straw, wondering why it's landing all in his lap and not in his mouth.   Before heading over to Story Time at the library, we stopped at the park.  There, Keegan found the biggest leaves he has ever seen, and picking up a few, he proclaimed his excitement --"wow!"-- as he hit he leaves together.   We met our dear friends, Amanda and Claire, at the library to share in the fun of music and songs.  Keegan, again, had a great time, pointing out objects in the story books and doing his little funny dance.  Following Story Time, we headed over to the Black Mountain Bakery for some yummy lunch, most of which Keegan ate on the way home, as he was not at all interested in eating at the Bakery.  It was nap time when we got home.   After a bottle and some snuggling (Mommy's got to get her snuggle time!), Keegan curled up in his crib and asked for his bear, then tucked it under his arm.  He doesn't usually sleep with an animal close to him, so it was a cute moment.  After nap, we went out to Lake Tomakawk.  We played in the sandbox for a bit, as that is one of his favorite park activities.  Then he followed another boy to go look for ducks.  He heard the boy's mom say, "let's go for a walk and find the ducks." Then Keegan got up out of the sandbox and ran towards the lake, yelling "duck!"  Along the way, he found a stick and started hitting the bushes with it (I used a stick to hit apple off a tree and now Keegan seems to think it's a pretty cool thing to do).  He was mumbling something as he was attacking the bushes, and sounded almost like he was looking for something.   So I asked him what he was looking for and he said, "ummmm, hmmmm"; the things these kids pick up.  Then we saw our friends Lauren, Jeff, and Sura from afar.  Keegan ran towards them, stick high in the air, yelling "hi Sura!"  After playing a bit at the park together, they decided they wanted to go for a walk.  So they both ran, screaming in sheer delight, almost half way around the park.  Then Keegan said "round" as he ran circles around Sura and then headed back the other way.  My goodness, how my boy surprises me with his cuteness every day.  How lucky am I!

"Delicious!"

Tonight Keegan had some grated parmesan cheese left on his plate after eating most of his dinner.  He kept sticking his finger in it trying to get it up off the plate, but it just wasn't working.  So he lifted the plate to his mouth and began to lick.  And, without any prompting, he tilted his plate back just enough to give me a little grin and say, "delicious"!  It was so funny.

Happy Day!

Today seems like a good day to get the ball rolling again; it's been way too long since I've written.  I figured I couldn't let too much more time go by before reporting what my little man has been up to;  and what a better day than my birthday.  And a good one it has been.  Keegan let me sleep in until 8:00 this morning!  Which was good for me and for him, since it's been taking him 2 hours to go to sleep at night (more on that later).  Then, with a bit of a grumpy start and Mommy not at all motivated to go anywhere, we decided to break into the storage container of toys that have been put away for quite some time.  "Wow" was his reply when I took it down off the shelf, then "dump!"--out with all the toys on the floor!  We had great fun and it kept us both entertained for awhile.  After attending to some laundry, I came back into the room to find Keegan peacefully reading his truck book,  pointing to each vehicle while naming them.  He's not a big "reader", so it just tickled me to see him entertaining himself that way.  Shortly later, he found a stash of pacifiers and tested each one, then he shoved one at my mouth saying, "eat!"  It made me laugh so hard, and we both just sat there laughing for a good long while.  What a nice dose of good ol' fashion therapy.   It is rare that we just stay home and enjoy our time inside.  It feels so good, with the rain falling steadily outside,  me still in my pajamas, like a cozy, winter day, just hangin' with my little boy.  Ahhhhh, happy day!