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Ryan to the babysitter last night as she was putting him to bed: "I don't take naps these days" (which he does). 

Babysitter: "But this isn't a nap.  It is bedtime." 

Ryan: "Then I guess I'll just sit on my bed." 

Babysitter: "Ok, goodnight." 

She didn't hear another word from him. 

Jacob is crawling backwards which is a good sign.   He may crawl yet. 

Ryan likes playing with gorilla and his Little People trees and Diego's motorcycle. 

Ryan and Jacob went to Carrie's house in Raleigh.  
Ryan: "We should get a baby girl" (like them). 
Amy: "How would we get one?"
Ryan: "Take theirs."

In the morning, I did a lot of shouting preemptively: "No, I don't want to go potty!  No, I don't want to eat breakfast!  No, I don't want to get dressed!  No, I don't want to go outside!  No, I don't want to listen to music!  No, I don't want to wash my hands!" and on and on and on.  Ryan, learning that the phrase wasn't that cool coming from dad's mouth, didn't say it much today. 

After seeing a bat (yes a flying one), Ryan told me, "Bats are expensive."   Amy helped me piece this one together.  We had not gone to a Museum of Life and Science show on Bats because it was too expensive. 

Ryan: "I dashed inside to get my camera."

Ryan: "I'm grumbling because this cup won't fit in the cupholder." 

Ryan is into playing Diego. 

Amy wants to teach Jacob to crawl but he just rolls over on his back.  It seems like he is getting a tooth because he is gnawing a lot. 

Ryan's default answer to everything is "No."  We parents haven't really seen this stage too much before and we don't like it. 

Ryan went in timeout again today for pushing Jacob down. 

Regarding the Thomas the Tank Engine character, Diesel 10.  "Diesel 10 does not have a happy heart.  He is bad."

Ryan has also been golfing with a spatula. 

Ryan with a ruler says, "Can I weigh you?"  "You are 5' 6"," he says.  "5' 8,"" I say.  But he says firmly, "5' 6"".

Should we go to the park, Ryan? 

"Sort of." 

Do you mean "maybe?" 

"Maybe."

Ryan is 31 lbs with shirt and underwear and shorts on. 

Jacob is 19 lbs with sleeper on.   

Ryan and Jacob and I went to meet Amy at her office at church for lunch.  Amy and Jacob went to a Senior's Lunch.  Ryan and I went to Duke Gardens and saw the ducks and turtles. 

Ryan likes peanut butter and honey sandwiches on multi-grain bread, apple slices, baby carrots and anything non-nutritious (Dora "Fruit" snacks, pretzels, popcorn, Doritos chips, chocolate, ice cream, cake, donuts, etc.)  We water down his juice and call it "juice-water."