No I Will Not Take a Nap

So........we are up and down with naps around here. Most weeks we can squeeze 3-4 naps in, particularly on Monday and Tuesday, after busy weekends. So, some days he goes down easy and other days we just rest. Sunday, after declaring he wasn't tired and didn't need a rest, Ryan found him here. Ryan panicked at first b/c with the light off, you couldn't see him at all. Love this little boy!

Lincoln Things

Lincoln was telling me about his morning with Memer. "First we went to Dick's and played some golf, then we looked at the tents and last but not least we went to Chick Fil A". I had sprite, but it doesn't have caffeine, don't worry Mom".

When I dropped him off at school today, the director helped him out of our car and said, "Lincoln, everybody wants to be in your class next year". To which he replied, "yeah, I know".

Lincoln "read" his first word yesterday, whoppers. He studied it, sounded it out, and proudly said "Whuppers". Close enough!

"I can't have any water Mom, it's got milk in it". (Since I'm dairy free these days, Lincoln has picked up on my milk free items).

Now This Will Be Embarrassing

Lincoln is Funny

A few new pictures of my Lucky Little Leprechaun!

I keep a daily journal of all the new and or funny things Lincoln says and does, but here are some real doozies from the last week!

My phone rang and Lincoln said "Mom, it's your husband".

We pulled up to Chick Fil A and Lincoln said "Chick fil A, it's my lucky day".

After checking out his deposit in the potty he said "Oh wow Mom, a big huge brown whale".

After telling me thank you for his milk, he said "Now Mom, you say your welcome".

He told Julie the other day that Chick Fil A was a healthier choice than McDonalds.

He gets cuter and funnier and smarter everyday. He says please and thank you, sometimes too much. We have not hit the terrible twos yet and we are half way through. Timeout continues to be a rarity around our house. I'm waiting for the tides to turn, but enjoying every minute of his sweet, sweet nature!

Not without my blanket

Lincoln has been struggling with his naps lately. He went from sleeping 830pm to 7ish am and taking a 3 hour nap everyday, usually between 1-4 to wanting no nap at all. I don't like him to go to bed too early, otherwise he would only see Ryan an hour a day. It had been working so well for months. He has been laying in his crib talking to himself. He doesn't cry or misbehave, so we've been using it as a 60-90 min rest time. I'm not ready to give up a nap quite yet, so we're working on it. Today was a good day. He fell asleep holding his night night and baby blue. He didn't even fuss when they fell. I love this picture.

Slow Down

This weekend as we were driving around, I lovingly called Lincoln "Baby Lincoln" as I do from time to time. This time he stopped and looked at me, and with a very serious look in his eyes said, "No mama, not baby Lincoln. Call Lincoln".

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Don't tell Tony

So Lincoln is really into football these days and loves to holler at the TV with his Daddy. He cheers "go blue", "run, run, faster, run"! This weekend everyone is Tony Romo, actually according to Lincoln it's "Honey Momo". I love it!

Surprises

Everything about having kids is a surprise. Being a parent is nothing like I anticipated, it's better in every way. Here are a few of my biggest surprises along the way.

1. How easy my pregnancy was

2. How quickly the maternal instinct set in

3. How intensely I love Lincoln

4. How much I love being home with Lincoln

5. How hilarious he can be.

Today, Lincoln was singing, as only he can, the theme to Elmo's World. The last line is "That's Elmo's world!". He is what I overheard.

La, la, la, la Elmo's world, Elmo loves goldfish, crayons too, That's Elmo's world.

Long pause, big grin and then he said this...

No, that's Lincoln's world.

Seriously...does that make him a narcissist?!? This kid cracks me up. Equally surprising is what Lincoln had for lunch. Spicy chicken corn chowder...who knew kids liked soup?

A conversation with Lincoln

Did I mention that Lincoln is a talker? We can actually have conversations with each other. These usually occur a the kitchen table. Here is one we had while Lincoln was eating lunch.

Lincoln: tapping his fork on the table

Me: turned to look at him

Lincoln: kept tapping

Me: took the fork away without saying a word

Lincoln: said "time out"

Me: "time out?"

Lincoln: "yes mommy, time out"

Me: trying so hard not to laugh, but cracked a smile anyway

Lincoln: seeing me smile says "I'm crazy"

Yes Lincoln, you are crazy!

Self-esteem much?

There are lots of things I wish for Lincoln, but a healthy dose of self-confidence certainly tops the list. Today, I let him buckle his own carseat belt and he looked up at me and said...

"Super Lincoln, really super!"

Chopsticks and Multitasking

Even though we had a big party for my Dad 2 weeks ago, we helped him celebrate his actual birthday last Monday. Lincoln enjoyed broccoli and chicken, but especially enjoyed trying out the chopsticks.

The next morning, this is where I found him. Brushing his teeth, in the bathtub, fully dressed, with the water running.

Well looky what we have here!

As for other updates, I've given up on blogging about his words, because there isn't anything he can't say or repeat. The month of August was a huge vocab boost, he is now speaking in 3-4 word phrases. Here are some of the recent ones...

1. Here comes Auntie Holly

2. Lincoln kick red ball

3. Lincoln swim with Ella

4. Mama read book

5. I go outside and slide

Lincoln knows all his colors, including brown, pink, white and black. He can count to about 14 on a good day, and recognizes all his letters. He knows most numbers by sight, so of course, we think he is a genius!

He continues to have a great sense of humor, constantly trying to get us to laugh. He can throw a pretty fantastic fit and has started sitting in time out.

Marcy

Lincoln was on a role yesterday, just cracking himself up. After the free money declaration, he looked up at me and said "Marcy". He said it slowly and deliberately "Mar-Cee". So now, he refers to me as Marcy and Ryan as "Babe". If Lincoln can't get Ryan's attention after calling out daddy once or twice, he passionately yells "Babe". Here are a couple of random pics.

Sister Holly and the kids she keeps, Chance and Baily. Wonder why Lincoln always looks so stylish?!? Thanks to Chance's hand-me-downs!

Bath time

There is no such thing as free money

A few minutes ago Lincoln was digging in my purse and he found my wallet. He opened up the change purse, dumped out the change and joyfully proclaimed "Free Money!". No Lincoln, there's no such thing as free money.

Lincoln-isms

Recently Lincoln has been coming up with some hilarious phrases. His two favorites are "hey you" and "no way". The other day he grabbed my cell and said "hey you, memer". That is what he calls my Dad. It cracked me up. This morning I asked if he wanted a drink and he said "no way".

This afternoon while we waited for Ryan to come home, I told Lincoln to listen for Daddy. He started walking around the house calling "babe, babe?". Apparently, he thinks Ryan's name is babe, since that's what I call him most of the time. I love this kid!

Cute and funny, what a catch, right?

Worn Out

Comfy

Wishing Aunt Judy "Good Luck" before her big test tomorrow!

Blake

Tonight during dinner, Lincoln threw some food off his highchair. Usually we make him get down and pick it up, but tonight, Ryan sternly said Lincoln....Gage....and before he could finish, Lincoln said "Blake".

Who knew he knew his own last name? To his credit, Lincoln isn't the easiest name to say!

Recalled?!?!?

What are we going to do? While I was pregnant with Lincoln, I ate two of these ready made, Ultimate Chocolate Chunks and Chip Cookies every night. Lincoln is 21 months and we are still eating these most nights. They have been recalled, so we are going through withdrawal! Nestle, please fix this problem ASAP!

Murfles

Lincoln has a couple new murfles (freckles) popping up. We thought it would be funny to call our freckles murfles. Who knew there were legitimate synonyms for the word freckles?

Who knew RSVP'ing was Biblical?

A man finds joy in giving an apt reply, how good is a timely word!

Proverbs 15:23

Okay, I might be stretching it a little...but this is really just a secret shout-out to Angi, Shannon and Kim R.

Shopping for boys

This is consignment sale season people. I hit three big sales this year: Divine Consign, Sweet Repeats and Just Between Friends. Divine Consign is by far the best, but I have a "you never know what you might find" attitude and try to hit them all.

But, if I see one more cartoon screen tee, or a Disney Cars tee, one more embroidered puppy or firetruck, or one more shirt that says "Lil Slugger", I think I am going to barf. Shopping for boys is a completely different experience from shopping for little girls...Can I get an "Amen" from the Mom's of boys? For girls, run in ANYWHERE...Target, Gymboree, even Carters and you can find something cute. Try those and other places for a boy, and you run the risk of a playground smackdown!

At these consignment sales this year, I only bought a few things. A red Gap polo shirt, a short-sleeved Ralph Lauren Polo dress shirt, a navy Ralph Lauren Polo and a red/white striped Ralph Lauren Polo shirt with matching red Polo shorts, and a pair of plaid slip on shoes. You'd think out of the thousands, and I mean thousands of clothing items, I could find more than this. I wish the manufacturers would be as creative with boys clothing as they are with the girls. But...I also think Mom's of boys need to step it up a bit and think outside of the "muscle shirt and knit shorts" box. Little boys deserve to looks as cute and stylish as their girl counterparts.

And yeah, yeah, yeah...I know it doesn't matter what is on the outside, and that what is important is the kind of person you are...but come one...it doesn't hurt for Lincoln to look cute while obeying and being kind and considerate, right?