Chuck D & Mr. T

Imagine.

I try to have equal numbers of pictures for each child. Sometimes I wonder if Charlie has fewer pictures because he is out of the house at school more than the other kids. Huck has more than one would think because she sits so still and is so good at posing.

When Teddy spills something on himself he says “There’s a problem.”

After baths tonight, Scottie and Nell had a really fun time playing with pillows, stuffed animals, and blankets with Teddy in the boys’ room. Teddy had fun piling blankets and pillows on Meaghan.

Teddy, Scottie, Nell and I were so sad to miss Hannah’s bat mitzvah today but so happy that MJ and Charlie got to go. The silver lining was that I was able to spend two days having quality time with Teddy having a sleep over in my bed, going to flower mart twice (he rode the carousel three times yesterday and once today), Meaghan’s soccer game, McDonald’s, the ice cream store, shopping for soccer jerseys, and on a walk. I really miss Charlie and am waiting for him to come back right now.

I can’t believe how many sounds Scottie can make.

Today both babies were crying in their car seats and Teddy showed some sympathy and said to me “The babies are crying cause they want you. Stop and get them.”

I know I am his mother, but I think Teddy is really smart. He looks at a situation in real life or a book and takes it much further. For instance, I will say “No more cookies tonight,” and Teddy will say “Because then they will be all gone and you will have to go to the store and get more and it will take a long time.”

Teddy can now sing songs. He likes singing along with me to the Winnie the Pooh song, Baa Baa Black Sheep, and Ring Around the Rosie and he adds “paboom” after “they all fall down”

I call Teddy “Ted-a-lokey” sing a song
Ted-a-lockey
Ted Ted, McTed Ted, McTeddy
Ted-a-lokey, Tedd Tedd, Teddy McT

Tonight he said as we are some fruit, “Pineapple for Ted-a-lokey and Mommy-lokey.”

The girls are learning to crawl up the stairs. Oh no.