Hi Cheese!

This morning was hectic and I spent a lot of time on the phone. Poor Baby Dude was kind of neglected during all of this and I had left the TV on Nick Jr. It was long past time when Dora and Diego were over, even past Backyardigans.

We were getting ready to leave to run some errands and I'm putting on his coat. The tv was still on. Baby Dude runs over to the TV, waves and says, "Hi Cheese!"

*scratching my head here - there is a new show about cheese?*

I look up and it was Sponge Bob!

Later, in Target, we passed some Sponge Bob pj's and he notices them, and again says, "Hi Cheese!"

This kid just cracks me up all the time!

BIG News!!!

They say a picture is worth a thousand words...we'll let you decide! :)

Baby Dude will be a big brother in July!

Baby Dude's Halloween

Given his obsession with"goo-kins" a pumpkin costume seemed about right. No way was the hood going on though.

Baby Dude and Daddy went to Treatslyvania, a local trick or treating event just for little ones, where they met up with his cousins, aunt and uncle.

And on Halloween Day, we met up with family again and all went to the Tiny Tot Parade through Old Town, our historic, restored downtown area. All the business owners come out and do trick or treating on Halloween morning for the little ones, then there is the Monster Mash dance party at one of the night clubs after. Baby Dude LOVES to dance so I think that was the best part for him. :)

Playing in the Leaves

We spent a long time raking leaves on Saturday. I wasn't too sure how Baby Dude would do in the front yard, since we live close to a very busy street. But he did great!

He was very interested in the "gake" (rake) and the "gick" (stick) or handle of the rake. We found a small one in the shed and Daddy showed him how to use it.

Harvest Farm Day

We spent a gorgeous fall day at Harvest Farms and Baby Dude had an absolute ball! He was in "goo-kin" heaven with the Pumpkin Patch. There were so many pumpkins he just kept running all over pointing them out.

They had a wonderful petting zoo and he got up close to bunnies, pigs, a cow, alpacas and lots of sheep and goats.

They had a sand box filled with corn too! He wasn't too sure about it, but then he decided it was pretty fun.

We'll definitely be back there next year! :)

The Thomas Obsession

It has officially hit our house. Baby Dude is obsessed with Thomas the Train and his friends, particularly Percy and Emily. We have a miniature version of Thomas and Percy, and they must go everywhere with us these days! If he doesn't want to carry them, he hands them to me and says "tocket?" meaning put them in my pocket.

He's getting so many new words and his pronunciation of things gets better all the time. But Thomas certainly has him stumped. He's convinced that it's "Hah-nutz", "Doo-cee" and "Nee-a-nee" (Thomas, Percy and Emily.) And he's constantly telling us that they are "ehn-gines", then pointing our their colors of "geen, ded and boo." He loves to say "oh-wange" and "puh-pull" too.

His wardrobe now includes two "Hah-nutz" shirts and he insists on wearing them nearly every day. Every week or so, we head to the library and pick out a new "Hah-nuts dee-dee-dee" (Thomas DVD) Where he picked up the term DVD is beyond me!

If the Thomas craze keeps up, it's a strong possibility that he'll get a train set from Santa. :)

Nees 'a Toes!

This is what I am hearing over the monitor today when Baby Dude is *supposed* to be sleeping. He's really into singing with us right now so he is singing his version of "Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes" - he's especially good at the "nees 'a toes" part.

In the tub, he'll sing "Row Your Boat" with us - it comes out like "woh, woh, woh a dote! mey-yee, mey-yee a dote!"

And of course, Barbara Ann from the Beach Boys. My mom always sang that with us as kids, so I started with him too. "Bah bah bah...oh hand" (from the line 'Barbara Ann... oh take my hand')

We start a class with him next week - Shake Rattle & Roll - my mom enrolled Baby Dude and his cousin. So who knows what new songs he'll add to his list!

Despite the Terrible Two's, this really is a fun age. :)