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  • They are boiling

    Ryan couldn't find a couple of his figures in the bathtub.  I pointed out that they were in two cups on the side of the tub. 

    Ryan: "Oh yes.  They are boiling."

    In other news, Ryan is playing with the cheese grater and the cheese slicer from the kitchen drawer. 

    Jacob cried angrily after Amy took him out of the bathtub because he didn't want to leave.

  • I don’t take naps these days

    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. 

  • Bats are expensive

    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.