I haven't called you monkey in awhile. Mostly now, it is pumpkin. Not very manly, is it? :) That is ok, I won't call you that in front of your friends to embarrass you or in front of your girlfriends - I am sure I will have much worse things to embarrass you with :)
Monday -
I got you ready this morning and you were a stinker. I don't mean stinker like Great Gramma might mean stinker - ornery. I mean stinker like "yuck, you smell dude." When I got you out of your crib, I knew it wasn't good. I don't think I have had a diaper that bad - it was everywhere. But, we got it cleaned up and it made you happy! You were outside when I picked you up. Two days now you were able to play outside. It is starting to warm up and at your daycare, you will be outdoors a LOT when the weather is nice. You were a bit fussy when I picked you up - maybe you didn't know what to do with all that fresh air. :) It was kind of a weird night - you just didn't really fall into your normal pattern. But, you were mostly happy and went to bed at 10:30 so we were happy. It was bath night and bath nights are my favorites. Sometimes, we get so busy that I plum forget to do baths. As usual, you were happy Lijah just cooing away at me and smiling when I would sing to you "Lijah has a stinky butt."
Tuesday -
I got you ready again this morning and I had the joy of changing you 3 times in like 30 minutes. First time was when you woke up then you had a wet diaper then you left me another stinky one. Man, two days in a row I help your dad with morning duty and two days in a row you are rotten to your mom :) Daddy picked you up from daycare. I think this is the first time he has picked you up! When he got home, he dropped a big bomb on me. You had your first chuckle over at Mary's. She wasn't supposed to tell us when you had your firsts - we didn't want to know. We wanted all of your firsts to happen on nights and weekends. When I told you that you were grounded until you chuckled, you smiled at me. When I told you that your college fund was going to buy me a new laptop until you chuckled, you smiled at me. You are a stinker and this time, I mean it like Great Gramma Lang - an ornery stinker :)
I was talking up a storm to you trying to encourage you to say "Mommy" or "Mama". I kept saying it over and over and over. You would just smile at me. When I stopped, you let out a big "Maaaa". I am smart enough to know that this was a big coincidence but just hearing that "M" syllable and thinking that pretty soon you will be saying "mama" made my heart just swell up. It was the most amazing feeling. I can't wait until you say it for real!
We had dinner with our Lang family tonight - Cory, Lauren (and by default, Baby Jake), Brandi, Jeff, Jeremy and Auntie Sheila. You hammed it up as you were passed all around. A lady at the table behind us asked to hold you too. You did a great job even when it was past your bedtime. I bet you realized that your days of hogging all of the attention are almost over! Better lap it up now because pretty soon, your bff Baby Jake will be popping out demanding his fair share :)
Overall, you were such a happy baby and interactive baby today that you just made me the happiest mommy ever. I am typing this thinking "I should play hookie tomorrow and just spend it with Elijah." But, we will save that hookie day for when it is warmer and we can go do something fun and take lots of pictures!
Sorry that your pictures are so lame today Baby Boy! Mommy is starting to forget to take them so I rush to take them when I am getting you ready for bed. You love talking to me on your changing table but when I grab the camera, then I just get bug eyes :) I will also share another couple of your portraits from this weekend because your cousin Lauren asked so nicely :)
This one is super cute on the hard copies because it is zoomed in so we just see you & fur!
The photographer liked this one because he said that you were looking so intent at me that it was so special. Did I mention he was a good salesman? We didn't buy this one but it came on your disk!
Lijah, I was reading what your mommy was saying about every time she grabs the camera you just do the bug eye thing, well you do the same thing at grandpa Keith and Heathers house when you are here, I had you on Sunday and everytime I would grab the camera your eyes would get real big and bug out, it was like you were saying " Oh man not another photo shoot" but there are moments that you do take really good pictures and just a little FYI, I will not ever stop taking pictures of you so you can do your big bug eye thing anytime because sometimes I think it is real cute and snap the picture anyway, and the bigger you get the more the pictures will keep happen, get use to it kiddo love little man.
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