Very Strange

So my son is doing something very strange. Every time I read him "Rock-a-Bye Baby" out of one of his story books he gets choked up and then bursts into tears, needing me to hug and kiss him until he calms down a few minutes later. This has happened four times now. He brings the book to me, he asks me to read the story. I have even started asking him if he wants me to read him the story even though it makes him sad, and he says yes.

I'm thinking it could be that it makes him sad thinking that the baby in the story is hurt. He is very concerned with helping take care of his baby cousin, and I'm thinking he might associate the baby in the story with his cousin. Sometimes after he starts crying he says "shh" and points to the Moses Basket where his cousin sleeps when he is at our house.

Or, as a friend suggested, there just might be something in the story that makes him sad.

Maybe a combination of both?

Either way, it is half heartbreaking and half funny, he wants me to read the story! I think I have had enough of it though, I just put him down for a nap and took the book with me. I'm thinking I will hide it for a while and see how it goes.

What a silly little boy.

My child. . .

Have I really not posted in a week? Shame on me! I blame morning sickness and college.

In spite of my nausea and busy course load I still have enough energy to enjoy the stuffing out of my little soon to be two-year-old.

He is a constant terror. Really, I kind of love it. He is always running around the house. For. No. Reason. God bless his future teachers. His father had/has ADD and I'm pretty sure it DID NOT skip a generation. When he is not running around like a mad man he is begging to watch Nemo or tearing apart his whole room. He stops being completely crazy ever so often to do really cute things, like:

Take the empty egg carton out of the trash to put his Easter eggs in. . .

Danny being adorable

The other day I got the vacuum out and what does my little man do? He picks up all his toys and puts them on the couch. What a good little helper!

The other day my husband kissed my belly in front of Danny, and then pretended that the baby kicked his face. Next thing I know Danny is kissing my belly, then grabbing his cheek and saying "ow, ow." Now every time he gets near my belly he acts as if they baby is kicking him. The baby isn't even kicking me yet. His dad thinks he is hilarious, and Danny wants to be just like his dad. I am out-numbered.

I wont know until May if I am going to be super out-numbered or if I'll have a little pink one on my team. Either way, if this "new" baby is as funny as Danny I wont care he he/she teams up against me with the other boys.

The Toddler

The toddler in my life is full of it. He is so dramatic and over the top that it is almost funny. When he isn't getting exactly what he wants he looks at me with a horrified look on his face says "ahhh" and falls to the ground crying. Sometimes he rolls, sometimes he kicks, but he is always super pathetic.

He never gets what he wants by showing that behavior, I am surprised he is still doing it. It is really funny, when I'm not running late or really tired. I only hope that this is just a phase, I can't imagine dealing with this and a newborn all fall/winter.

Kissing

Fighting

Mr. Fix It

The bully becomes the bullied

The bully on the playground

Big boy bed

The reason so many mothers let themselves go. . .

I'm going to call this one