Sept. 9: Andrew has gotten short shrift in terms of web postings this past month. Fortunately, it’s not because he’s any less adorable, demanding, and marvelous than ever. Some pictures of Andrew including a few fantastic ones of Anne giving him a bath are in the gallery.
Here are a couple Andrew stories I’ve been meaning to share.
He now loves Robin Hood. Since Mom got sick, Andrew has seen quite a few movies. By far, his favorite is Disney’s Robin Hood. He especially likes it when we make up Robin Hood stories to tell him. “Tell me story ’bout ROBIN HOOOD,” he says. Several times a day. Who knew the crazy adventures Robin Hood had until we made them up these last weeks!
To my great joy, Andrew also really likes reading field guides. His very favorites are the Sibley Guide to Birds and my African animals field guide. Since they are my books, he has to read them with the help of an adult. It’s so cute to see him want to start at the beginning of the book and to hear him repeat the names shearwater, petrel, and albatross.
The little mister has been on a no-nap kick these last couple weeks. Isn’t that good timing… Yesterday while he wasn’t napping, he crawled mostly out of his crib, pulled some porcelain toys off the dresser next to him, and broke a couple of them. Yikes! I think we’re going to be moving him to a mattress on the floor *very shortly!
The mosquitoes are super thick right now, and when we go outside and the bugs are out, he runs around saying, “Get away from the bugs! GO AWAY mosquitoes!”
That’s a few cute Andrew notes for now. They just keep coming!