Note to Hypertot

I don't care how much you like or dislike bar soap. You can't wash your hands with toothpaste.

Note to Monkeytot

No, you can't put a bandage in your nose, even if it is bleeding.

Note to Hypertot

Honeybunch, you are indeed "allowed" to go to your room, and I suggest you go when told, regardless of your misconception. No, sending you there doesn't make Daddy a bad person, nor a bank robber, as you so eloquently stated, and I seriously doubt he's going to go to jail as a result. But nice try.

Note to Hypertot

I think it's great that you learned how to make your own peanut butter sandwiches; but do you think you could use a butter knife, instead of a plastic toy dagger?

How to Make Music Using Just a Hypertot for an Instrument

Hum or whistle the first 9 notes of Duelling Banjos.
Hypertots mimic.

Note to Hypertot

While I'm pleased that your language skills are developing, I think you're missing some basic concepts. "Will you open it?" is a well-constructed question, but I don't think your brother will be able to help you open that fork, no matter how many times you ask.

Note to Hypertot

We do not have actual green eggs and ham in the house. You cannot have them for breakfast.

Note to Hypertot

It's pronounced "P B S," not "B S"... although when Big Big World is on, I can understand the confusion.

Accidental or Occidental?

Picture if you will, a six month old who already seems to be exhibiting left-handedness. This morning I ate breakfast at the coffee table, which Gracie can reach. (The kid already has been crawling and standing for a month, so she spends a lot of time reaching for things on the coffee table.)

Now picture said infant reaching for Mommy's bowl and grabbing the fork with the same hand she's been using for everything else this month. She picks up the fork by the handle, and much like a toddler carefully brings the business end of the fork to her mouth and sucks mashed potatoes off of it. She puts the fork back into the bowl, rubs it around a little, and brings it back to her mouth.

Six months old and standing at a table eating from a bowl with a fork. I worry about what she'll be into in a year!

I have a feeling there will be more habanero incidents in the future.

How to keep a toddler busy...

Ask him if he can kiss his belly button.

Count 'em

I just thought I'd share with you the haiku my son wrote.

Five syllable line
Line with seven syllables
Five syllable line

That's just the kind of humor he has. If you find it amusing, you might check out his blog.

And now we return you to your regularly scheduled blogger.