Wow, he's so smart!

I have mentioned before how Aidric loves to pick up a phone, hold it back behind his ear and say, "hi-eeeee". He usually does this with my cell or our home phone, but the other day, he picked up Chris's blackberry. I was surprised b/c Chris ALWAYS uses a headset, so Aidric has never seen him hold it up to his ear. So, how did he know it was a phone?

I commented on how brilliant my child is, as he has never done this with the remote or anything else, so he clearly just KNOWS what is a phone and what isn't.

So, last night, I hand him his toothbrush and he happily brushes his teeth for about a minute before holding the toothbrush up behind his ear and saying, "hi-eeee"!

Hmmm, I guess it is a little early to work on his mensa membership.

Just being silly

My Big Eater

Food consumed today....

Breakfast: 1 Morning Star veggie sausage link
3 large strawberries
1 set of 4 mini muffins (yum!)
6 ounces of milk

Lunch: 1 slice of deli ham
6 large grapes (gigantic grapes, actually)
1 spinach nugget
1 gogurt
3 animal crackers
6 ounces of milk

Snack: Gerber toddler "side" of mashed potatoes and carrots (weird snack, I know
but it was leftover from dinner last night)

Dinner: 1 slice of muenster cheese
1 stage 1 container of green beans
1 container of Gerber Graduates beef/tomato ravioli
1/3 c. of blueberries
1 piece of steamed broccoli (this was clearly not a hit)
7 goldfish crackers
handful of strawberry yogurt melts
6 oz. of milk

Am I wrong in thinking this is a pretty large quantity of food?? Other moms out there- does your toddler eat this much or does my child just love food as much as his mommy? =)

When did this happen???

When did my little baby become a little boy???

Stacking blocks

A few days ago, Aidric surprised me by stacking one block on top of the other, instead of just "crashing" my towers. Today, he absolutely SHOCKED me by consistently stacking 3,4 and 5 block up!

14 Months (TOP TEN)

Some of my bloggin' friends have started a Top Ten list once a month. It's a great way to document the little things we never want to forget. So, here is my first Top Ten-

I LOVE:

1. the way you say "moo moo" when we ask you what a cow says

2. how you immediately put your thumb in your mouth the minute you see a soft/cuddle blanket

3. how you hold my cell phone up to the side of your head, behind your ear and say (in a higher pitched voice than you normally use) "hi-ee"

4. the way you smell after your bath in your clean jammies

5. how you adamantly point to whatever you want- you kind of nod your head at it too and then look at one us waiting for us to deliver said item

6. that you are not a picky eater - AT ALL- you never make us worry that you are not getting enough food and you will eat almost ANYTHING

7. when you get a case of the giggles- and you laugh and laugh at whatever it is we're doing no matter how many times we repeat it

8. when you wake up in the morning or from a nap and find the book that I snuck in there after you had fallen asleep. you lay there on your back, with the book up over your head, flipping through the pages. then, when you are done, you stand up and throw the book on the floor.

9. the way you "bark" when you see a dog. but it sounds more like, "ooh, ooh" with the occasional "oof oof" in there

10. that when i go to get you out of your crib, you are always standing in the same place and the minute you see me, you reach down, get your blankie and hand it to me. i have NO IDEA what you want me to do with it, but i always thank you before putting it back in your crib and getting you out.

I think it's almost impossible to do just 10- b/c if you say 10, you inevitably end up with another one after you think you've finished. So, here's 11.....

11. the way you smack/blot your lips together the minute you see my chapstick. you act like you are putting it on too and then you look around and smile so big while you are doing it!

much overdue pics!

Two posts in a row with no pictures, but we're back on track now. This is a random assortment. A week or two ago, I was carrying Aidric through the kitchen when he adamantly pointed at something on the counter and insisted I go towards it. Turned out he wanted the peach, so I handed it to him to see what he would do. He had only ever eaten peaches cut up before. He immediately brought it up to his mouth and took a big bite. I had to pry it out of his hands to wash it and then put him in his high chair to let him have at it.


I LOVE how he says "bubbles". It sounds more like "BUB- BOH". He asks for bub-boh every time we go outside and at random other times, such as diaper changes and in the bath.


A few weeks ago, we bought this carrier. Over the weekend, Chris mowed the lawn with Aidric in it and Aidric had a great time. I went out on the porch to see how he was doing, and he just looked up at me, grinning and waving away!