Just wanted to post a couple quick stories before I forget. We had a lovely labor day weekend even though the three of us were all a little sick with colds.
On Friday night, we had a little dance party at home. I taped a couple of the songs and posted one below. Sometimes Dylan asks for dance parties, sometimes it's Keith that requests them, but the two of them always have fun and usually talk me into putting my book down and joining them.
I spent a lot of the weekend reading and studying and as you can see from this picture, Dylan helped me get through some of my more difficult and theoretical books. He looked through this book closely and then closed it and said "the end." and moved on to stealing my nose and telling me he was going to put it in his pocket until I asked him PLEASE to return it to my face. very cute.
After grilling at home on Sunday, we went to a BBQ at my aunt and uncle's on Monday and the whole family was there plus lots of family friends. Dylan debuted his new joke: "Guess What?" "...chicken butt!" (except in the cutest toddler voice imaginable). He also stole lots of noses and tried to do some knock-knock jokes except that he's still answering his own knocks, and sometimes just telling people that it's "Dylan" when they say "who's there."
On Tuesday the 7th of September, I went to pick him up from my mom's and I walked in on his going to the potty for the first time. very exciting! but it still hasn't been repeated. baby steps, I guess.
Finally, yesterday while I was at class, he and Keith were having a little talk before bed-time and Dylan stopped in the middle of the conversation to say "Daddy, you make me happy." When Keith told me that story, I just got filled up with joy. What can be better than hearing that? Must have been such a sweet moment. This morning when I dropped him off and was having breakfast with my mom, I told her the story and Dylan was next to me listening to us talking. After I finished he said, "you too, mommy. you make me happy, too." Just when I thought that story couldn't have gotten better...it did. Seeing my baby growing up and talking more and more is really nice and fulfilling. And watching him string so many words together to say a complete sentence is always fun, but having his complete thoughts and sentences be such kind and thoughtful ones makes me feel overjoyed. In some way or another, he makes us happy like that everyday.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmiSHwrLDTE
