From the Mouths of (Our) Babes

We have a routine for bedtime. We stick to it as we can. Avery really seems to like it (and, admittedly, so do we), and he's predictably tired at about the same time every night, 7pm. In fact, the other night, we visited Avery's Popi (my dad). Avery had a grand time. But at promptly 7:05pm, Avery got up from what he was doing (rolling around on the floor and laughing) and walked right over to the door and started knocking and pointing. It was TIME FOR BED, he indicated. He said, "Ba'bye" and pointed and pointed at the door, frustrated that we were not leaving RIGHT THAT MINUTE. He fell asleep about three minutes later in the car. Last night, however, Walker was out at a work event and we couldn't really follow the regular routine. I asked Avery to sit on the couch and read while I cleaned up after his dinner. He did so, very well. He entertained himself, and clomped around the living room, chatting. Tonight, he decided this must be part of a n...

We were so busy today that we did not have a chance to take any photos. This photo is courtesy Avery's popi, taken July 1st. I just thought it was so cute. This was taken after a pasta dinner and a bath with honeysuckle soap. Honeysuckle is really a lovely smell. I think I am going to start using baby soaps. Avery had a great night tonight. He had Shepard's pie for dinner, walked around the kitchen, took a bath, and then we read a few books. After all of this, he went to sleep after fussing for only 2 minutes! It's a record that deserves sharing.