Larries

I can't remember if I have shared this, but it is worth sharing again...Sam's word for "ladies" is "larries". It is really quite comical. He talks about how nice the larries at church are and how the larries laugh when he dances...He says Mama is a nice larry, but Daddy is a nice guy. Josh and I have started calling ladies "larries" too. It is lots of fun; you should try it. I am not looking forward to the day when Sam finally figures out they are "ladies" not "larries."

Ben is still reaching for toys and grabbing at anything he can get his hands on, including our dinner. He started eating rice cereal, now an then; he is getting the hang of it, but is still not too crazy about the taste/texture. He loves his pacifier and several blankies (i am not sure which one he will ultimately choose). He will swing in his baby swing for hours; he absolutely loves it. He "talks" a lot. He laughs out loud at Sam and keeps his eyes glued to him most of the day; he really likes all of Sam's movement and noise, although most of it startles him. He enjoys peek-a-boo - laughs hysterically. He rolls from his tummy to his back all the time and has rolled the other way once. He is ticklish around his neck and every time he gets his shirt changed he scrunches up his neck and laughs. He weighs a little over 13 lbs. and is 24 inches long -Does this sound like a personal add for Ben!?! :)

new family pic

Politics - from the mouth of babes

Sam's view of Barack Obama...don't know how he came up with this ;)

Croutons

Today, Sam talked me into buying some croutons at Wally for the salad. Then right when he got them in his hands, he looked up at me with those big blue puppy-dog eyes and said, "Me sit and eat them right here on floor?" He was serious. He really wanted to sit in the middle of the isle at Wal-Mart and much his croutons...a boy after his mom's own heart. (we both LOVE salty snacks). Well, I was able to talk him out of it, but by the time we made it to the register, he had his mind made up...this time, he actually sat down right there before asking again if he could eat them. Once again, i was able to talk him into waiting until we got to the car...As soon as he was latched in his little car seat, he was munching away on those noisy, garlic & cheese croutons, and he loved every minute of it. -Simple pleasures-

Tape

Sam and I were playing in the garage yesterday and he found a pine cone. He was so excited that he threw it up into the air, but it so happened that when it hit the ground it shattered into a million pieces. I thought he would react negatively and be heartbroken, so i said, "OHHHH SAM....OHHH NOOOO." to my surprise he reassuringly said, "It's okay Mama; we'll get some tape for it."

I love how the two year old mind works.


Ben is starting to reach for objects, but what is funny is that there is absolutely no fine motor control. It looks much like he is flinging a lifeless limb at the object. It is so spastic and uncontrolled...it provides much entertainment