My week in review

The kids have really been cracking me up lately, so I thought I better blog about it before I forgot!

Liam discovered ketchup a week ago.  We dipped a french fry into it and had him taste it.  He was tentative at first, and then couldn't gobble it up fast enough.  Now he gets extra excited when he sees ketchup, pointing and grunting at it until we feed it to him.  BTW, ketchup is best fed to Liam when he isn't wearing clothes...

Ketchup face at George Burgers

Just yesterday we noticed that he will stick his tongue out before eating a food now and lick it.  Apparently he has decided to become discriminating over what he will eat after 13 months.

Laney piped up from the back seat of the car the other day to ask me:  "Mommy, do you remember that one day?  That one big day when I had that drink?"  (insert sound effect of crickets chirping as I was racking my brain trying to figure that one out).  I prompted her for more information and she told me that "it was a drink like a crocodile."  (insert more cricket chirping).  I asked her to tell me more about why it was like a crocodile and she told me it was like an alligator too.  Aha!!!!  Gatorade!  She had some Gatorade at Shesh's house and really wanted me to buy her some.  As I drove on down the road, I gave myself a little pat on the back for figuring that one out.  Maybe I am a genius after all.


Laney really likes to watch Mickey Mouse Clubhouse.  Liam has become OBSESSED with it, and primarily with Mickey Mouse.  When the theme song for the show begins to play, he starts pointing, flapping, and shrieking something that sounds like "Dickey!"  He has even spotted Mickey in books and in various locations (like Toys R Us) and gotten really excited.  Christmas shopping for Liam should be a piece of cake this year.  Hello Disney Store!




Laney continues to pronounce a few things wrong, and I find it so charming!

• motalk = mohawk (we give Liam one every night in the bath while we wash his hair)
• salon nail = nail salon
• fumigo = flamingo
• Old MacDonalds = McDonalds
• prized = surprised
• pack pack = backpack
• chwocolate = chocolate
• pewter = computer

This morning I told Liam "no no no" when he threw his breakfast over the side of his high chair to Toby (again).  Of course I used the mom-wagging-finger to emphasize my point.  Liam used that finger right back to demonstrate no-no-no to mommy.  Oh great.  2 kids that can talk back now.  I'm doomed.