What a Playful Boy!

From the moment you started to develop a personality, you've been a fun baby to be around. As you've gotten older, you've become even more of a fun and playful little boy!

You mimick us with clicking sounds, blow raspberries for 25 minute periods (leaving Baba's arm chair soaking wet) and you even laugh at the dogs when they're getting bathed. (I tell them you're lauging with them!)



You have really developed a great sense of humor! Even back in early December you were a funny kiddo, blowing bubbles for fun...



...and loving (and laughing while) playing with balloons:



And, as you get older, you've only become more fun! You love to play games...even when you're in your crib!




Of course I'm not biased, but playing this type of game with your Daddy shows that you are a really hyper-clever and super cool baby dude!

As you grow with each day (this video is already 20 days old), you become more clever and fun and funny. You had me cracking up last night: as I was trying to sing you to sleep, you crawled to standing, scootched next to me and attempted to eat my nose!

Heck, you're so funny and advanced now that you've grasped the most basic nuance of being smart and funny: sticking your tongue out.

Here's a brief sighting of your new favorite "toy":




You love laughing and playing and screaming (fun screaming...I guess it's called screeching)...even in public places! While we were in our favorite Book store, I had you on my shoulders and you were screeching and giggling and making passerbys laugh. Not only do you bring joy to our lives, but you bring joy into the lives of (most) customers at Half Price Books!

Here's the tail end of that fun game...just before you decided you were done playing.



And back at home, you certainly know how to entertain yourself too. Some of your favorite toys have to travel with you wherever you go...which also makes us laugh. When you carry your bat with you wherever you go, you sound like a peg legged pirate stomping around: click SLAP click SLAP click SLAP.



But, of course, life isn't all about laughing, playing, screeching and more playing. You still do cry and pout and protest and scream get snot nose and urinate all over yourself when Daddy's too slow with the diaper and not sleep through the night. But, like I said before, even one smile, one knowing look, one cuddle...ever...would make being a parent 100% worth the hard times.

We're just super lucky, and super happy, that we have such a super happy baby boy...who loves laughing and screeching with delight whenever he gets the chance.