Inflataball
The day after Melissa got home Ian actually asked her where I was, so ingrained was our morning ritual, I guess! After about two hours of her being around, he went back to being a complete mama’s boy again.
I woke up a few mornings ago to “Wake up Daddy, get pants on!” (PJ’s weren’t good enough, apparently.)
Also have heard some other good ones lately. If I haven’t already mentioned it, he’ll tell you he lives on “Hylender Driveway” (which is close…) We also have a game where we pretend to not be able to find the house and ask him if any of the houses nearby is Ian’s house… and inevitably find it right where we left it.
Ian has this new thing, that we’re still trying to determine the origin of. He gestures in a very dramatic fashion, wrists upturned, palms flipped open pleadingly and arms sort of waving outwards to emphasize the words: “That’s not a car.” No idea, but it is funny to see.
He can sing a smattering of songs by now, of course: the alphabet, twinkle twinkle, row row your boat, rockabye baby, and a few I don’t know anything about. One of them involves “hurry” repeatedly the word firetruck and “ding ding ding” and has several steps, including “spray the hoses.” He also sings a song that goes something like “I squished a baby bumble bee, won’t my mommy be so proud of me, I squished a baby bumble bee, OUCH, it stung me!” Any of the various musical DVDs or CDs that we own get a bit of accompaniment, in the form of a warbling, slightly difficult to understand two year old. He’s so awesome!
This shot was taken earlier in the day before Melissa got back on June 10th. Ian and I ran around the Rockford Dam area a bit. See this image larger.
On June 11th the three of us went to Target, and this toy caught my eye. Inflatable Tee, inflatable baseball, and a plastic baseball bat where the actual hitting surface is inflatable as well. See this image larger.
He LOVED it immediately. Look at that focus… I think I see a little kung fu going on here. See this image larger.
Here he hits a line drive right at the camera. See this image larger.
That ball never had a chance, did it Ian? See this image larger.
Ian looks out into the stands, choosing the ball’s destination. See this image larger.
Seventh-Inning Stretch! See this image larger.
