March 2009: Hap-py! and "Daddy Thomas"

Colin's babbles are beginning to have more clarity. Just about everything he sees causes him to point, look at you, and say, "Da da." It's a dada's world, folks, or at least that's what I tell Shelley. He now has added "No" and "Happy" to his repertoire, along with "dog" and "wow/ow." He is also fond of doing a mean monkey impression by going "Oooh oooh ah ah." He has a grand total of four teeth now and I'm trying to dissuade him from using them to bite my shirt. Because when he bites my shirt, he gets a little bit of me, and there's way too much food in the Thomas household for Colin to re-enact a scene from "Alive." Colin continues to be a punching bag for his brother, but he enjoys it for the most part. He has continued with his crusade against sleep, and always raises a fuss when he's put to bed no matter how tired he is.

Lyndon has undergone some changes in the past month, as well. He's pooped on the potty several times now, and has alternated peeing in the toilet, his diaper, and the floor depending on the situation. Potty training is a real joy. He has scaled back on turning into Hulk when we found out he was scaring the girls at school with his transformations. In a conversation that may rival the "birds and the bees" talk he'll get in about 11 or 12 years in terms of awkwardness, we had to explain to him that perhaps the daycare world wasn't ready for him to channel the spirit of Lou Ferrigno every day. While disappointed, he understood, and will now sometimes say, "I no turn into Hulk at school" while wagging his finger. Somehow, I can see him avoiding the Hulk, but now saying "I'm turning into Spider Man" and still scaring his classmates.

Lyndonism Moment: Lyndon was "writing his name" last weekend and as he scribbled he said his full name, "Lyndon Forrest Thomas," then he "wrote" his brother's name and said, "Colin Miles Thomas," then he looks up at me and goes back to writing names, saying "Daddy Thomas." He finally added "Shelley Name" for his mother.