Just Because he’s cute

Obession

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Chanler is obsessed with Chris and Emily’s baby – Joseph. He is obsessed in a somewhat good way – he wants to see the baby all the time, he wants to hold the baby when ever we actually see him, he talks about baby Joseph all time and even sings songs to him when we are driving in the car.

This is the first baby that Chanler has had close contact with and it is also the first time I have seen what a great big brother Chanler could become. It is very neat to see him with a small baby, he is very gentle and wants to give hugs, kisses and pats and make sure the baby is happy.

One thing that has been very interesting is talking with Chanler about nursing. Chanler knows that babies have “nursies”, that “nursies” is all little babies can eat, and that they each “nursie” from their own mommy. It is neat to see him make the connection that that is how things are supposed to be. He has even articulated it when we are out, Chanler will hear a child crying and tell me – “baby sad . . . nursie mommy??” I think he is becoming empathic.

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Just a quick note about two cute things Chanler has picked up this week.

1) A few days ago he was having a very hard day. I was washing his hands and when we went to dry them he wanted to keep holding the hand towel – OK fine. Later while he still had the towel he needed a diaper change. He really didn’t want to have one, but it had to be done. He was yelling about it and I asked him if it would help to yell into the towel instead of at mommy. It did seem to help. So now he has been carrying around this bathroom hand towel and calling it his blankie. He even took it to bed with him last night.

2) Chanler asks to sit on the potty sometimes (usually nothing happens and he eventually gets bored). I decided that maybe he just needed to relax and spend a few minutes longer on the potty to actually use it, so I decided to read him a book while he was sitting. We have done this now a few times. This morning I had to go potty and Chanler said he wanting to come watch – OK well I guess being a mommy means not going potty alone – shrug. Chanler then brings me a book to read while I go potty. Too funny.

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The other day Chanler and I were playing with Chanler’s football, and I was trying to teach him to “tackle” me. He would throw the football to me – ok he would throw the football, and I would go where he threw it – and I would pick it up and “run” (shuffle) past him, egging him to catch me. When he caught me, I would fall down on the floor, which he found very funny, and he would say “Daddy flop on the floor!!!”

Then he would take the football and then “Chanler flop on the floor!!!” as soon as I got close to him.

After a few times, he asks “Mommy flop on the floor?” to which I replied that Mommy probably not want to flop on the floor, and probably would not want to play football.

Chanler thought about that for a few seconds, then says, “Mommy play basketball?!?!”

Helping Out

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I have started getting Chanler to help me with daily activities. So far he loves to help me “dump” ingredients when we are cooking. He is also very proficient at “setting the table”. This picture was taken after Chanler had finsished setting up for dinner. Please note the only thing I did was put the orange juice on the table – everything else is exactly where Chanler placed it.

The best part is the running commentary while things get put on the table. . . “one a mommy, one a daddy, one a Chanler” for each item as he places it.

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Oh how I wish I always had a camera ready to take pictures of Chanler’s cuteness.

Just now (while I was checking email, etc.) I heard Chanler playing with his car garage (little tykes I think – don’t know for sure. we got it at a garage sale, no pun intended) Of course this newer (than the one I had) model has sounds etc. So on the top level there is a pay phone button that makes a ringing phone noise. Anyway I look over to see what is going on and Chanler is sitting with his ear up against the pay phone saying “hello, hello” while the phone rang.

TOO CUTE! If I do say so myself.

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Chanler amazes me everyday! He will use words that I didn’t know he even knew and put together words in very clever ways.

Examples
1) On the way home from the discovery museum Chanler told us his water bottle was “empty”. Never heard that before.

2) I threw out a half bananna that Chanler didn’t finish as a snack. about 5 minutes later Chanler says “nanna trash”. Never heard trash before that minute and to remember where I had put something (which I didn’t try to let him notice I might add) minutes earlier.

3) After a nap we went down stair. Chanler wanted to play in the shoe closet – ok fine. I come back a few minutes later and he has discovered his Teva sandals. He says “shoe on please” – ok I think that is cute. So the shoes go on. As soon as the shoes are on, Chanler walks straight to the back door and says “out play sand” – OMG I have been outwitted by my 20 month old. How could I say no to such a request when he has just gotten himself ready and everything.

4) Scott is driving in a parking lot and turns down a lane where there are 2 cars stopped waiting for a third to pull out of a space. As we come to a stop Chanler pipes up from the back “beep, beep, here we come.”

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Chanler has a friend named Sadie. We went with Sadie and her mom and sister to Target today. Anytime Sadie was out of view Chanler started calling for her. When we left to go the their house Chanler whined the whole way home for Sadie.

Can you say CRUSH

Added:
Any time I have gone into a store since the Target episode Chanler starts asking for Saide. He will also call her on his phone while driving or just playing.

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At church this morning, we were sitting in the library (a.k.a. the crying room)watching the service while Chanler was playing. Just at the worship was beginning Chanler found a seat and watched quietly for about the first 10 minutes. Cute you think – right? except that he decided to sit on the opposite side of the room.

I told Scott that “Chanler had already figured out that it is “not cool” to sit with your parents at church.” And I thought you didn’t learn that until you were in your teen years, not your teen months. =]

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Today for the first time Chanler said Amen during grace before dinner. He then continued to say amen (and grab our hands) for the next 5 minutes. It just melted our hearts, but made it difficult to eat dinner 😉