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January 19, 2007

My Baby Is Amazing

No, seriously, he is. I'm going to wax motherly right now, so if you can't stomach gushing, stop reading.

Dylan and I were sitting on the floor the other day, playing with the Animal Train:

Hop on board, the Animal Train
Come on, everyone (toot toot)
Learning about animals
Is really lots of fun.

Colors, sizes, what they say
If they're fast or slow
Learning about animals
There's so much to know! (toot toot)

Yes, I know all the words to the Animal Train song. Get over it. So anyway, we're sitting on the floor, playing, and the music stops. Now, there are two ways to start the music. You can push on the train's smokestack and it plays the Animal Train song (see above), or you can press on the floor of the engine, which plays one of four other songs about animals. Dylan was playing with the second car, so when the music stopped, I reached over and pressed the floor of the engine:

Polar bears live where it's cold
Lions like it hot.
Tigers can run very fast
And Hippos can not.

Some have two legs, some have four
Some are quiet, others roar
You'll discover animals
And learn a whole lot more.

The music started and Dylan started bobbing up and down to the beat. Oh my GOD so cute! Then the music stopped and he looked at me like, 'Huh?" So he reaches over, and PRESSES THE FLOOR OF THE ENGINE:

Oh when animals make their noises
They all sound really grand
You can sing along
And join in our lively band!

Big smile, I mean, we're talking huge, proud-of-himself smile. He knew what he was doing! I completely melted. I mean, a year ago, he was just this concept of a person, kicking my bladder and now he knows how to make the music on the train go. And I'm so proud. And then I was thinking, I watched all these shows before like Extreme Home Makeover where the kid is sick and the parents go on and on about how much they've learned from them and how special a person they are and how wonderful they are and blah blah blah. I was always like, "Whatever, he's a year and a half. How do you know what kind of a person he is? How can you say all that." But I totally get it now! Dylan is the most amazing little person. He's so affectionate, and he loves people. He cuddles up to you and tries to touch your face. If you're sitting by him, he reaches out to touch you. If there are a bunch of people around, he reaches out to each person to touch them, really trying to make a connection. He's got this great sense of humor - he's silly and when he's being silly or thinks something is silly, he smiles and sticks his tongue out. When something's funny he laughs and claps his hands. When you put a song on that he likes, he bops up and down to the beat. He blows raspberries and then laughs at it. When you reach down to pick him up, he lifts up his arms towards the ceiling and leans in towards you. He's just a great little person and I love him so much. I've only known him for a little while, but I couldn't live without him now.

Posted by Terri at January 19, 2007 10:33 AM

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Aww!!! That's really all that I have to say after reading that - AWW!!!!!

Posted by: Vizma at January 22, 2007 07:46 PM

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