a few stories

i haven't been taking any pictures lately, but here are a few stories for your enjoyment...

- mason loves to brush his teeth and wash his hands. even if he isn't washing his hands he will pretend while you wash yours and then 'dry' them off before leaving. he does the same pretend type of thing for teeth brushing where he tries to 'spit' while you brush your teeth.

- mason comes running when i blow dry my hair. he loves to have me blow on his hair too.

- mason's favorite song is currently "itsy-bitsy spider". i sing it over and over while i change his diapers and he does the motions. it is really helpful for keeping his hands out of the way and keeping him still.

- his penis is his favorite body part after his belly button and madelyn has noticed. next week is her last ballet class and parents are invited to sit in the studio and watch. i told her that daddy was even going to come! she was very excited and asked if mason was coming too. when i said, yes, mason would watch too she asked if he would bring his penis! where did that come from?! i told her that, yes, his penis is attached to him so it would be coming too. oh geez...

- madelyn has been big into telling us that she loves us lately. she will kiss my belly and tell me that she really loves the new baby too. we were riding in the car and she started to tell me that she really loves ariel (the little mermaid) which was a first. then she said, "mommy, you love God all the way and i love ariel all the way." i explained that you could love more than one person/thing at a time like how mommy loves God, daddy, madelyn, mason, and the new baby too. she now declares that she loves "our whole family, God, Jesus, ariel, friend, and the new baby too."

- madelyn has picked up "sure" from me. i can't think of an example of why this sticks out but her uses usually make matt and i laugh. it is usually along the lines of - "i sure did, mommy" or "i sure think that's a good idea."

- mason has started trying to tickle madelyn. he is so gentle about it; much more gentle than she is when she tries to tickle him back. they are really very lovey with each other most of the time.

in other news, i am feeling better than i was the other day. it seems like baby boy has moved lower and is off the nerve he was resting on causing me so much pain. my maternity leave/vacation starts next wednesday and then i am ready for him to make his appearance.