Toddler Times

Rome has been having so much fun lately. He is getting to be quite a handful. He is learning new words and tricks everyday. He definitely keeps me on my toes. He can run through the house yelling "Mama." Yea, Thanks Daddy. He can open doors and likes to close them behind him. He will play in his room alone with the door closed and close it if you come in to check on him. He also likes to let the dogs out into the backyard and then chase them around. I have to keep the back door locked now. Yesterday, after getting out some Christmas decorations, he learned how to say "Santa." It sounds like "tanta," but it is so cute! He stands on his step stool (that he uses for a chair) and says "go" and then steps off and usually falls down. He thinks it is really funny. He is such a fun little boy. He is so happy, and (as long as I can get him to take a nap) not very whiny. Now, if we can just figure out how to get rid of the binky before his little sister shows up.

Playing in Mom's shoes, He loves shoes

Wearing a cool hat from Grandma, He loves hats

You put it on your head, He is pointing to the hat

This is how I found him this morning. He has figured out how to get his pajamas off and half of the time we find him naked. He also put his blocks next to his crib so he could play with them when he woke up. He loves playing with his blocks. What a smartie pants.

Movie Please

Rome requested his first movie today. We always put them on in the car when we are driving for a couple hours. He doesn't always watch them, but he likes them. Well, today he found a CD case. He was looking through it and then wanted to go somewhere. He led me to the garage and I asked if he wanted to go in the car. He said yes. Then, I figured it out. He wanted to put the CD's into the car (which is where he sees the DVD player) so he could watch a movie. I guess he saw me changing the movies in the car DVD player and put it together that that is what those round shiny things are for. I asked if he wanted to watch a movie and he said yes. So I put one on the TV. It took a minute for him to figure out that he could sit on the couch and watch it. He still wanted to go sit in the car. So, we sat on the couch with his blankie and a snack (of course) to watch Chickens. What a smart kid!
I think it was good he just wanted to watch a movie because it is raining today and it is really hard to explain to him that he can't go play outside because it is wet. What is the big deal? Water is cool so lets go play. Um, no.