It’s times like these . . . that I think maybe I’m thinking and talking just a little too much about my weight.
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He’s got plans
Tonight I was trying to tell Hayden that we’d get to do a web cam call with my parents tomorrow.
“Hayden,” I asked, “tomorrow for Family Home Evening—or maybe just in the evening—”
“Me busy,” he regretfully informed me.
…. Oh.
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Top things about toddlers
Now, I couldn’t leave Hayden out, could I? Although sometimes the toddler years are difficult, there are at least as may top things about them as there are best things about babies!
- Seeing them being gentle and sweet with babies.
- Three words: “I yub you!”
- Toothy grins and “Tickle me, Mom!”
- Spontaneous hugs and kisses
- The beginnings of empathy (yesterday, he told me “Don’t cry, Mom!”)
- The beginnings of imagination (can’t even begin to list all of his hilarious things he’s pretended this week!)
- The all-out, full-body headlong run—especially when his little feet just can’t keep up.
- Watching him learn every day, especially as he practices putting together sentences.
- The mixture of baby and big boy that makes me happy to see how he’ll grow up, excited about how much he’s grown already and sad to see my baby fading already.
What were/are your favorite things about toddlerhood?
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Well, not really…
Today, Ryan, Hayden, and my sister and her husband went to a college football game. While there, Hayden informed Ryan, “Mommy is God.”
Naturally, Ryan wanted to make sure he was hearing Hayden correctly. “God?”
Hayden affirmed that was what he meant. Ryan clarified that I was not, in fact, God, and Hayden seemed to understand.
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Treasure hunt
Monday was our anniversary, and Ryan was lucky enough to get some awesome (and FREE) VIP concert tickets from work. So Hayden was shuttled off to my brother- and sister-in-law’s with the usual supplies: diaper bag, pack’n’play, and a carefully-wrapped DVD.
The DVD in question is Robin Hood (which Hayden likes to say as “Wobin. Hood.”). As of probably about last Friday, it has become Hayden’s favorite movie. Luckily, it is also one of my favorites (favorite Disney film, too), and we have it on VHS and DVD. (This has taught him the word “rewind,” too.)
I wrapped it in an envelope because I knew if Hayden saw it or came across it in his diaper bag, he’d instantly insist on watching it, and I wanted to leave that to his aunt and uncle’s discretion. So I gave the DVD directly to Aunt Jess and explained what it was before Hayden made it in the apartment.
Naturally, none of that mattered in the end. The envelope sat on the entertainment center next to the TV and they watched Nick Jr. shows On Demand. The Blue’s Clues episode that was available was on a treasure hunt.
I don’t know if Hayden was familiar with the concept before, but apparently he caught on pretty quickly. During the episode, he seized upon the envelope by the TV and proclaimed it “Treasure!” He then headed off across the room to open it.
“Wobin! Hood!”
And yes, they watched that next.
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Belated picture post
So this little post has been languishing in my drafts folder for a week now as I’ve been mostly knitting like a crazy woman to try to get a lace shawl done before the baby comes.
And now, here to entertain you, is Hayden:
We got a new entertainment center. Hayden thinks either he or it (or maybe both) is very entertaining:
Curled up with his best friend:
Watching TV, being big (his daddy lays like that to watch TV all the time!):
Hayden found a broken watch:
My favorite: Hayden has mastered this important sign:
The best part, of course, is watching him carefully manipulate his fingers into place. Now he feels compelled to do it with both hands at once 😀 .
Finally, a belly update (though this picture is now a week old, 37.5 weeks):
