My Buff Body

Many of you have asked how I stay so fit, given that I can eat my weight in blueberry pancakes three times a day. I have a good workout program. I carry rocks from the neighbor's flower bed to my bicycle.

Plus I "run Mommy ragged" every day. I don't know what this means, but I know my fitness program must be pretty hard, because Mommy always looks tired after following me around all day.

Father's day

For Father's day, I took Daddy and Mommy on a walk up to Brainard Lake. He carried me on his back in the baby carrier since I take too long when I walk. I like to play in the water that runs along the road, and in the mud too, and he says it would take us 30 years to get to the lake if he let me walk the entire way. But that's ok, I like riding on his back.
At the lake, my friend Dylan and I threw rocks into the water, and splashed and got our feet wet. We had lots of fun. We had a picnic. I know what a picnic is, and I can say it too, so it's even more fun. And the best part is, I got to skip my nap!

I love being outside. I think Daddy does too, he seems to get grumpy if he's been inside too long. I used to cry if Daddy didn't take me with him every time he went outside, but now that I'm a big boy, I don't cry every time. Just most of the time. Sometimes I lay face down on the floor and cry, just so that he knows how important it is to me. I have just started to do this, but so far it doesn't seem to help me get what I want. It just makes Mommy sigh really loud.

Going to bed

Every night before bed we do the same routine. First we brush my teeth. I sit on the counter in the big bathroom, watching myself in the mirror while we brush. It usually starts out as "mommy's turn" then is "my turn". I don't enjoy it much, but I like the taste of the toothpaste. Then we read books, usually 3. I like to pick them out, but if I take too long Mommy just picks them out for me. She likes "Snuggle up little one". After we read, we turn on some music, turn out the lights, and "cuddle, chair", cuddle on the rocking chair beside my crib. Either with Mommy or Daddy. Last night I picked Daddy. I then tell them about my day. "Play. Play twucks. " etc. Then we cuddle. Last night I snuggled in on Daddy's lap, belly to belly, with my head under his chin, and we just cuddled. We didn't say anything, just rocked in the dark, feeling warm and snuggly. Daddy held me a long time, two songs worth, before laying me in my crib. I think it is because tomorrow he works all day and won't see me until supper time. I think he misses me on those days.

"Damn it"

Mommy says that I am saying it wrong, that it is "Darn it, darn it!" That isn't how Mommy says it though.

Baby Showers

Daddy took me to the park Saturday because Mommy was having a "baby shower" for the lady across the street with the really big belly. I wanted to stay, because I love to "take a showa". I sometimes get them in the morning after my diaper change. I can usually tell I'm going to get one when Mommy makes that face like she just ate something yucky, and then pulls my onesie off down over my legs instead of over my head. That usually means shower time. But I didn't mind going to the park with Daddy. We rode thse two little slides that are side by side, and I would climb the ladder all by myself. Then I would wait and say "Daddy's turn" and he would climb too and we would ride down beside each other. Then I would say "again" and we would do it all over. Daddy seemed to slow down after the 15th or 16th time.