Adam Loves Daddy

Matt and Adam reading at bedtime.

Adam has entered a new phase of book fanaticism. He wants books read to him before his morning nap, before going to sleep for the night and a lot of times in between. We are very happy to support his interest in books, so Matt and I take turns reading to Adam when he requests. This allows us to get household responsibilities done and still giving Adam as much of our time as possible.

We owe a huge thank you to my mom who has provided Adam with very near 100 of his books. Last book count was 102, but more books have been added since. My guess is that we're at around 130 books. Oh, my!

Our bookworm's current favorite rereads:

• Josh and Whoo Whoo
• Albert and Sarah Jane
• Me and You
• I'm Your Bus
• Colors
• Book of Sleep
• It's Time For Sleep My Love
• When I'm Feeling... (a collection of books featuring, Happy, Jealous, Angry, Sad, Loved)

This week, we've started introducing colors and counting. Adam can say "blue" and he even pointed it out to Matt last night (unprompted). Matt didn't know that Adam's sitter had been working with him on colors that morning, so he was very surprised by our little boy.

I've been taking any opportunity I can to count to Adam. We've been counting his Little People, bottles of juice, empty cd cases, buttons and cups. Adam's favorite (besides counting the pacifiers in his mouth at one time) is when Mommy counts his toes. He lifts his foot for me to count his toes and when I'm done, he puts his weight on that foot and raises the other. This can go one for several minutes. So adorable!

Another thing Adam can do is show us one. He was so excited to show Matt, that he ran from his room to the office with his pointer finger sticking out on each hand. Adam is showing more and more pride and excitement for the new things he's learning. And every time he has something new to show Matt, he looks up at Daddy with complete admiration. This boy loves his Dad a lot and vice versa.

Other things that Boo can do:

• say, rather loudly, "hot!" and point to the kitchen stove
• remember where he stuck various stickers (even when he can't find his shoes or crayons)
• hide all his clean clothes
• unsort laundry
• put Mommy's cell phone into speak command mode
• smell flowers (without touching the thorny stems of the roses)
• find Igor (aka lizard) on any wall, any time of day
• spot the moon in the sky (even in daylight)
• turn lights on/off for Mommy and Daddy