Garret says the Darnedest things Part 2/ What is Mr. Reid up to?

Ace and I were just saying the other day how fun our boys are right now. Yes, Garret's large vocabulary can sometimes lead to very sassy comments and yes, sweet Mr. Reid still can have hulk like episodes where he loses his mind....but really those things don't even compare to all the incredibly AMAZING things they are doing right now. Gosh I love my boys

GARRET

*Today Garret found a penny in his car seat and excitedly exclaimed, "My lucky day!" Then he holds the penny out to me and says, "Mama, please you hold my lucky day."

*Garret has discovered that his favorite color is Red and goes around asking everyone their favorite color. He is finally getting to the point where we all don't have to have Red be our favorite color; but now he will not allow anyone to like the same color. Sorry Dad, Mom's favorite color was blue first.

*Yesterday I was tickling Garret while he was trying to hide from me under a blanket. He popped his head out and shouted "What's the big idea?" I laughed, repeated what he said and went on tickling him. He got very concerned and said "NO! Please you tell me what's the big idea?"

*The other day I was driving to a friends house who lives on a dirt road. When I hit the loose gravel we bumped around a bit and Garret said to me, "Easy fella."

*Right now if I saw I like anything or that something is beautiful Garret says, "It's for you Mama." So the trees outside, the falling leaves, any picture he draws, any tent he makes and my mom's newly finished quilt are all for me....or at least that's what Garret says. Love this!

*One Saturday morning Ace asked Garret if he could hold him. Garret said No and then Ace made a sad face. Garret said "I gotta idea. Be right back." Then he came and found me upstairs and said "Mama! Daddy wants to hold you." I thought this was a great idea:-)

*Anything Cold Garret calls Penguin (whatever). For example, the other day he played in the bath for a long time and finally said "Mama, I want out. This is Penguin water." Sure enough the water had turned cold. If I wipe his face with a wet wipe that has been siting in our diaper bag in the cold car he tells me "I no like Penguin wipes."

*When he makes a mess he tells me "Mama, I a mess-maker."

*We drove to Utah a few weeks back and Garret decided he wanted to be an Astronaut. Dad thought that would be cool and said he would go to space with Garret. Garret then asked if I wanted to come. I told him no and that I just wanted to stay on earth. His rebuttal went something like this. "Going to space is fun. We find planets and (pause) Blues Clues." His genius moment was short lived but it was there. :-)

*Before he does something (run, eat lunch, build a tower), he says "Wish me luck"

*If Garret doesn't want to do something and you ask him why he always give the same answer..."it's pretty frustrating." Mama: Garret, eat your lunch." Garret: "No thanks. It's pretty frustrating." It was cute for awhile but it too can get "pretty frustrating."

Love my sweet Gar Bear.  

 REID

   The week before Reid turned 9 months (last week), he got very busy. He started clapping last week. I absolutely love when they start clapping. Melts my heart. Tuesday the 17th he got his first tooth. The bottom right one. The next day he scooted himself into the bathroom and pulled himself up on edge of the tub so he could check out Garret. He pulled himself up in his crib Monday night and when I went in to feed him at 6am I was very startled to see him there. Ace said he did that same thing Tuesday morning but he was facing the side of the crib that is next to the wall and was just banging on the wall with one hand. He still mainly scoots but occasionally, and if the target is close, he will crawl.

   He loves everything Garret does and laughs hysterically when Garret is around. He also really really likes Mama right now, which would be a little more bearable if he weighed a pound or two less. He still LOVES being held, preferably by mom but if she is not near, anyone else will do. He loves dogs and gets so excited when we go visit Sully at my parents house. He puts everything into his mouth, which is new for me because Garret never really did that. He is still the loudest baby I know. He is a loud happy baby, a loud sad baby and a loud angry baby. He just has his volume constantly turned up. He makes everyone feel loved because he loves people and if they look at him or talk to him he smiles and gets very excited. We can't get enough of this blond baby.

Love my Mr. Reid