Oh Yeah...

...Another's on the way. Lyndon will be a big brother any day.

Lyndonisms

Lyndon's vocabulary is really coming along. He knows tons of words, and basically every animal species on the planet. No kidding. He knows bird, lamb, cow, pig, mouse, rabbit, frog, rhino, hippo, vulture, elephant, alligator, flamingo, walrus, bear, skunk, gorilla, seal, bug, bee, turtle, fish, shark, snake, giraffe, cat, dog, ostrich, goat, leopard, zebra, worm, duck, and lots more.

Here are some current Lyndonisms:

"Am-mals" - Animals
"Foffee" - Coffee
"Fekfest" - Breakfast
"Mee" - Milk
"Ah Mee" - Help Me
"Peez" - Please (complete with sign language that he learned at daycare
"Bee" - Bird, or Bee
"Ap-Pul" - Apple
"Cacka" - Cracker
"Oh...no!" - Oh....no!
Mon-Na" - Monster, which is what he calls pumpkins and the characters on Veggie Tales
"Mo" - More
"Peegis" - Peaches
"Tees" - Trees
"Kwerl" - Squirrel
"Ak-O" - Acorn
"Wawa" - Water
"Hye" - Hot
"Coo" - Cool
"Fie" - Fight
"Pay" - Play

He also knows "pee pee," "poo poo" and lots of names of family and friends.

Lyndon's World

Lyndon's World is a very unique one. He loves the following:

Animals: Of all kinds. He is particularly fond of turtles, rhinos, hippos, and elephants.
Airplanes: Our proximity to the airport is a good thing.
Containers: Toys are stupid. Tupperware and empty plastic containers are where it's at.
Water: Baths are cool, puddles are cool, throwing stuff in the fish pond is cool, rain is cool.
Outside: Any and all outside activities such as playing with leaves, going for walks, going down the slide, to the park or just playing in the yard.
Pixar Films: He has watched "Ice Age: The Meltdown," "Flushed Away," and "Over the Hedge" a combined 1,000 times. We have, too.
Food: There was a time when he'd eat every kind of baby food. Now he's more selective, but loves all kinds of fruit, PB & Js, chicken nuggets, cucumbers, carrots, breakfast bars, pancakes, cereal, oatmeal, beans and any kind of potatoes.

He doesn't like: Anyone invading his personal space (no hugs), anyone over the age of 60, people in costume (Santa, the Zoo panda, etc.), Lenny licking him, and taking away anything hazardous when he's playing with it.

Two Years Later...

That's right...parenthood. The old blog killer. Soon after my last post, our world was turned upside down when Shelley's water broke around midnight on Feb. 4, 2006 (she then christened Lenny's bed, which was right next to hours...he seemed indifferent. 16 hours later, the result was Lyndon Forrest Thomas, who has grown immensely since that day.

As a result, we know now the words to Elmo songs, have been projectile vomited and pooped upon, have experienced sloppy headbutts and all those other fun things about raising a young child.

Lyndon has been a wonderful child. He has proven to be very adaptable in terms of getting on a sleep schedule, changes in his food, never needing a pacifier, and taking to baths at an early age. He has also peed and pooped in the bathtub.