Buddy Boy

Nathan is such a funny little guy, I just love him to pieces. (Grace calls him Buddy Boy, hence the title.) He has been doing so many new things lately, I can't believe how fast babies pick things up. A little journaling of his latest accomplishments ...

1. Crawling. Nate has been on the move for about a month now. It is so cute to see him so determined to get something. His little face looks so serious as he races over to the potted plants so he can eat the soil and throw it all over the floor. We made him some Ghetto Legs (a Baby Legs rip-off) by cutting some $2 socks and slipping them over his poor chapped knees. They look like Baby Chaps. Matt made a weird face when he saw them, concerned about his son's manliness, but at least his knees are less red.

2. Nathan knows the words NO and NAUGHTY. And he finds them to be delightfully funny. Disciplinary hand slapping and "flicking" is also hilarious. When he wants to tell you that he is done with a jar of baby food, he with stick his arm straight out and waves it violently back and forth. This causes the baby food to fly all over the carpet and walls. I say firmly, "No." and that causes faster and more violent hand waving. He looks at me like, "Hey, lady, see this? I'm being Naughty!!! Oh, yeah ... NAUGHTY!!!"



3. Naughtiness aside, Nathan is also very sweet. He has recently learned to wave, and waves at everyone and everything. People usually smile sweetly and wave back at him. He waves again. They wave again. He waves another time, and I want to tell the poor victims of the wave-off that they don't really have to keep waving back at him. It is cute though. He also gives "kissies" by sucking on your face, and if you ask for cuddles, he will bury his head in your shoulder and sigh, "aaaaaaahhhhhhwwwww."

4. Nathan, being a Hobson child, also loves Pokemon, and favors the water and electric type. He likes to carry a squeezy Pikachu around in his mouth while crawling. You're never to young for bizarre anime cartoon battles apparently.

He is 10 months now, and I can't believe it. He is the easiest baby, we got really lucky. I get sad thinking that his birthday is in only 2 months, but it will be fun to see him toddle around and start to talk. I love him so much.