Christmas 2012

Christmas 2012, a set on Flickr.

We've had such a busy holiday season that I have put off posting. Little man is learning new words every day and keeping us busy with all his antics. He got lots of toys and goodies for Christmas and for now those are occupying most of his time (which is a nice break for Mama!).

He's still taking his pants off when he finds the opportunity. He puts them on his head and calls them a hat. In fact, anything he puts on his head is considered a hat. He's also become quite the parrot, repeating just about anything he hears us say. We are having to be very careful what we talk about around our little man these days.

We've been going through an anti-food stage where even little man's favorite foods (cheese and chicken nuggets) haven't satisfied him. He's usually asking me for "nuts" (doughnuts) and "boats" (Pringles), but I'm not keeping those in supply at our house. He thinks I'm a pretty mean Mama for not always handing over the junk food he wants. And he does yell "I need ____" at me whenever he isn't getting his way. This doesn't just end at food though. He will yell, "I need a ball", "I need a bup" (meaning Grandpa), or even "I need up". He's become very demanding.

Little man's new favorite thing is to throw things away, which is sometimes helpful and sometimes not so helpful. On Christmas he enjoyed throwing away all the wrapping paper. He will always throw away his diaper after a diaper change (and gets pretty mad if you don't let him!). However he will also throw away anything he thinks we don't need anymore; like food he doesn't want to eat, or his toothbrush (which he used to love and now hates...I could use some suggestions so that brushing his teeth isn't such a huge battle!).

Life is good though. Little man still loves singing, reading, and coloring lots of pictures. And as parents we are enjoying watching him learn and grow.