Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Special Day


Me: It's your first day of school honey. It's a big day. Can I interview you and ask you some questions about your favorite things and how you're feeling?

AJA: Sure

Me: What's your favorite TV show?

AJA: DIEGO!

Me: What's your favorite song?

AJA: (Grinning) Twinkle Twinkle!

Me: What's your favorite Toy?

AJA: Friendly Bear

Me: What do you like to do? What do you like to play with?

AJA: Piano

Me: What's your favorite food?

AJA: Pepperoni!

Me: Really?

AJA: No! Celery!

Me: OK. Not sure about that. How about your favorite treat?

AJA: Oh! COOKIES!

Me: That's my girl. What about your favorite book?

AJA: Ok. Courduroy. And Leonardo the Terrible Monster. And Three Wolves and the Big Bad Pig. And Three Little Cajun Pigs. And what else...

Me: I think that's enough. What was your favorite part about school today?

AJA: All the shapes

Me: Nice. Is there anything else you want me to write down?

AJA: I don't like snow peas. And can you write down that I love Henry?

Me: (Heart melts)

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Sunday, September 18, 2011

My baby. My boy. My mad love.

15 months

Loves: Eating (apples are his fav), his sister, big kids, running, and being held (and at nearly 30 lbs, this is becoming an issue!), baths, and dancing.

Hates: Sleeping in.

Teeth: 12. He's constantly teething. And drooling.

Words we're hearing regularly: Mama, Daddy, Aud-de, Up, Bath, Mine, Milk, Ball, Birdie, Plane, Side (for "outside"), No, Yes, Kitty, Bye Bye.

Favorite Animal Sounds: Sssssss! (for snake), Roaaaar! (for Lion), Quaag Quaag (for duck)

New Tricks: Climbing furniture. "Reading" books. (He loves them!)

Mr. Giggles is a cuddly ball of joy and smiles. I'm so deeply in love with him it's impossible to describe.

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