Some Cute Stuff

Here are a few things that Henry says lately that make me laugh that I don't want to forget:

• Last night at 3am I hear him calling my name, so I ran down the hall. When I arrived at his bedside he goes: "Mama, I have a headache in my tummy." I cracked up, then jumped in bed and rubbed his tummy until he fell back asleep.

• Henry has been into to picking his little nose like most two years olds, i'm sure. I have told him over and over that he needs to use a Kleenex. So we were riding down the road the other day and I keep a stock of napkins in my glove compartment and he points to it and says, "I need and Exkleener pweese!"
  

• "I gotforto get my juice, mama!" As in "I forgot to get my juice, mama!"

• He asks often, "Am I a big boy?". We assure him that he is a BIG boy and not a BABY! This is VERY important to him! Whenever we get a babysitter, we are not allowed to use the word babysitter. We MUST say bigboy sitter!
  

• Last week we got a note home in his book bag that Henry had had a VERY good day at school. I think they send these little positive notes home periodically. Of course, we praised him and told him how proud we were. Well, a couple days ago Ms. Barbara reported to Mimi that Henry asked Ms. Cheryl AND Ms. Barbara if they would send a "good note home to my mama today?" They thought it was hilarious!

• Lately every time Brad or I say something that Henry doesn't like he promptly yells: "THAT'S NOT NICE!!!" It really is pretty funny and hard not to laugh!
  

My Heart Could Burst

It seems that lately all I write about are the cute and funny little things Henry says and does. And I guess it's because they happen so often and I want to remember them years from now. And the chances of me doing that relying on my own brain are slim to none. This blog has become Henry's baby book and my family's life book and I hope to some day very soon make it into a coffee table book. And, besides, Henry won't sit still long enough for me and my VERY limited photography skills to get some good shots. I promise some more soon:)

So here is the latest installment:

Last week we hired a babysitter b/c I was going to take dinner to Christine at the hospital and Brad was going out with his mom and bro for sushi. Aubrey is Henry's favorite babysitter and ours too. She is a rising Senior in high school and is the sweetest girl ever. And she's drop dead gorgeous to boot and my boy just luuuuvvvvsss her! She plays with him non-stop while she's at our house and he just loves looking at her long blond hair I'm sure:)

So, as I was putting him to bed that night he was talking about Aubrey and the fun things they did.

And I said: "Aubrey's so nice and pretty isn't she?"

GET READY....

And H said: "You pwetty too Mommy."

And smiled up at me with his big brown eyes! I melted like a popsicle on a hot summer day!

I mean, he is either extremely smart and trying to butter me up OR he really thinks his mommy is pretty.

I choose to believe the latter.

It's moments like that that make all the hard work of being a parent worth every second. I love him so much I could just die!!!

Henryisms

A few things worth remembering:

• scoop over (scoot over)
• stam up (stand up)
• Buzz Wire (for Buzz Lightyear)
• get some more at the grocery door (whenever he wants me to get something he reeeeaaally wants)
• this is my mofa (mother) - tells this to random people walking by
• has started calling Brad Dad - where did that come from?!?
• has also started referring to Brad and me as Shelby and Brad. cracks me up every time.
• standing in the kitchen cooking last night after Henry had gone to bed and around the corner he comes with his hands sortof in front of him turned up going "where's my daddy go?" Scared me to death!!!
• Mimi's house (ONLY refers to Mimi and Pop's house as Mimi's house. Pops just laughs and says yeah, I just rent a room here). Too funny!
• Loves to point to my car and proclaim "Mommy's Car!"
• "Mommy help you!" when he wants me to help HIM with something.

Toddlerspeak

me: Henry, where is that airplane going?
henry: Air Porch

Henryisms

Mommy: sitting with Henry on the couch playing around
Henry: "wook at me Mommy!"

I can only guess that he got this from me when I am attempting to get him to look at me in the eyes when I'm reprimanding him. The things these children pick up amazes me!