Much much much too long

So… obviously, a lot has happened since the last time I posted.  It’d be a bit difficult to try to bring you up to speed with everything, so I’ll just pretend like I never quit posting.

Mommy’s tummy is getting SO big!  Sometimes I can feel the baby kicking, which is kinda funny.  It always makes Mommy happy when the baby kicks her.  Unfortunately, they must like the baby more than me, because I always get in trouble when I kick Mommy.  Then again, I suppose it’d be a bit hard to put the baby in timeout.  I’m not sure tummies have corners.

If you haven’t heard, I’ll be having a little brother!  He’s due around July 6th, and Mommy and Daddy have already picked a name out: Alexander Steven Morgan.  Not too shabby.  It’s no Daniel Benjamin, but we can’t all be so lucky.

Nana visited this weekend (and Daddy had Friday off work), so we did a lot of work in the baby’s room.  Nana and Mommy painted, and then the grownups put together the crib.  If Daddy could remember to bring the memory card home from work, we could take some pictures of the new room… but you’ll have to wait.

This weekend was also warm enough to do a little fishing.  Daddy said I needed a better fishing pole, so we picked one up first, and then we hit the lake.  I mostly just practiced my casting, but we caught a handful of fish between me and Daddy.  My new pole is REALLY nice.  I think I can cast it about eleven million thousand feet, but Daddy says it’s more like fifty feet, but that it’s still really awesome.

Here are a few recent pics for your viewing pleasure:

More Excerpts

The other night, Mommy went for a run without using her inhaler first.  Part way through her run, she started feeling bad and called Daddy to come get her, so me and Daddy hopped in the car.  That was, of course, very exciting, and I had this to say:

I save Mommy!!
I bring her medicine!
I make her feel better!
I a hero!
I super!
I SPIDERMAN!!
I shoot web!! PEW PEW!!!

Excerpts

Daniel: Baby Micah!  MICAH MICAH MICAH MICAH MICAH
Mommy: What about Micah?
Daniel: Baby Micah poop his pants!  HAHAHAHAHA.  … I want baby sister!
Mommy: Mommy and Daddy are trying
Daniel: Try hard?
Mommy: Yes
Daniel: Really really hard?
Mommy: Yes
Daniel: Really really really really hard?
Mommy: Yes
Daniel: Really really really really really really hard?
Mommy: Yes
Daniel: Right now?
Mommy: No
Daniel: Oh

Mommy: Are you ready for preschool?
Daniel: Yes!  Watch out preschool.  Here I come!
Mommy: Did you just say “watch out preschool.  Here I come?”
Daniel: Yes!  Here I come, preschool!!

Happy Birthday to ME!

I’m three!  My birthday was on Tuesday, and it was really cool.  I didn’t have a party or anything, but Daddy brought home awesome balloons and I got some really cool presents.

Also, Ms. Mallory (a friend of Mommy and Daddy from college who’s now working in Huntsville as a NASA Co-op) joined us for dinner and cupcakes.  I took a picture of her so everyone can see:

That’s her with the arm.

OH… and since Mommy and Daddy just noticed that they have incriminating photos of me at every birthday, allow me to introduce: THE ICING CHRONICLES – Birthday 1, 2, and 3.

Notice a trend?    I make messes.  It’s just how I roll.

In honor of my birthday, I thought I should list which wishes came true and which will have to wait until next year -

Fulfilled Wishes:

• Getting Balloons!
• Receiving Truck and Car Toys
• Eating lots of Cup Cakes
• Being THREE!

Wishes not yet fulfilled:

• Getting to go to bed whenever I want
• No more time outs
• A puppy
• Getting to play with playdough every day

Maybe next year…

Updates

So… you know what’s bad about being as cute as I am?  Posts just aren’t as interesting without pictures.  The problem here is that most of the ways that I post pictures seem to be having problems lately.

But that’s ok…. we’ll find a way that works.

I promised you all a pic of my newly shortened hair.  Well, here it is.  It know it’s a little dark, but almost all of the pictures we have are dark (because they’re inside) or I’m outside but wearing a hat.  After all, it’s is summer and a little fuzzy headed boy like myself would hate to get a sunbun atop my noggin.

And yes… I’m eating french fries out of a car.  How cool is that?!

I’m sure you’re wondering what I’ve been up to lately.  As you might imagine, it takes a lot of crazy to keep me away from blogging this long, but a lot of crazy is just what we’ve had.

We have had a lot of people visit lately and it has been a lot of fun!  I’ve gotten to see Grandmama, Grandpa, Opa, Uncle Paul, Aunt Courtney, Nana, and Aunt Rebekah!  Plus, with Uncle Todd and Aunt Sarah living so close, I’m getting to see them a lot, too.  This next weekend, Uncle Chris and Aunt Stacey are coming to see us, and the weekend after that Grandmama and Grandpa are coming back!!

The best thing about relatives is that they can’t help but shower me with attention and affection.  I mean seriously… how could anyone pass up a rare opportunity to chase me around the house playing hide and seek or reading a book or fishing.

FISHING!!!  I love fishing!  I know what you’re thinking… Yes, I’m only three.  Yes, I’m supposed to have the attention span of a chipmunk on speed.  Yes, fishing requires a level of finesse and patience that most kids my age could never muster.  Just chalk it up to one more proof that I’m exceptional.  The first day I went fishing, Daddy and Opa took me and we fished for 3 hours straight before dinner and another hour after.  Since then, I’ve had Daddy take me several times, Grandpa and Daddy take me once, and Daddy, Uncle Paul, and Aunt Courtney take me.  Now I’ll admit, I only stay really attentive when the fish are super active.  There are some times when the fish just aren’t as hungry, and I take that opportunity to wave my fishing net in the air, toss rocks into the water, rummage through tackle boxes, tear plastic worms into tiny pieces with needle nose pliers, and ask “why” fifty billion times.  Many times, though, the fish are super hungry and I’m more than happy to just relax and reel them in.

I’m rapidly approaching my third birthday!  It’s September 9th, and I’m very excited about being a year older.  It is my understanding that anniversaries of one’s birth carry great cultural significance, hence the celebration and offering of gifts.  I also believe that children are generally given more freedom and responsibility as they age, so I think this is my chance… I have it all planned out:

Me: “Mommy, can I get a tattoo?  I want a giant S on my chest like Superman”

Mommy: “What?!  NO you can’t have a tattoo!”

Me: “Ok, then I guess I’ll go wtih the belly button piercing”

Mommy: “ABSOLUTELY NOT.  You’re not getting a piercing either.”

Me: “Aww… how about a puppy?”

Mommy: “Fine.  But you’re not getting a tattoo or piercing”

And there you have it.  Many of you will remember that we had Zeus until we moved to Huntsville.  Zeus was a difficult kitty.  He liked to pee on laundry and would take most opportunities to run outside.  At one point, he disappeared for almost two weeks.  We ended up letting him stay with Nana.  They have another cat (Captain Jack), and the two seem to really enjoy eachother’s company.

Mommy, every boy needs a puppy.  That’s just the truth of the matter.  We don’t need a big one, either.  How about one of these?!

Norwhich Terrier

French Bulldog

White Terrier

See, Mommy!  I’m little and the dogs are little.  It was meant to be!  I think this is the part where I insert empty promises like “I’ll feed him and take him on walks every day” and where Mommy quietly considers how much work “my” puppy would mean for her and Daddy.  Still… it never hurts to ask.

Say Goodbye to the Hair…

It’s gone now. I’ve been buzzed. While practical, I’m not sure it’s a stylish. Of course… I like looking like Papa, so I think I can deal. Notice how my hair looks wet here? It’s because I’m seconds from having it removed. This might be the last picture ever taken of my beautiful, beautiful hair.

Air Show!

Last weekend, Daddy took me to the Huntsville Air Show.  It was awesome!  There were a lot of really cool things to check out.  When we first got there, we had to park in this big field and walk all the way to the airplane area.  Ok… Daddy walked through the field.  I rode in my stroller.  Personally, I thought my position was worse, as the ground was really bumpy and I nearly spilled my water on myself.  I’m sure Daddy wasn’t having any trouble pushing a 35lb toddler in an umbrella stroller a half-mile through a bumpy grassy field.  Did I mention it was over 90F?

We paid for parking at the entrance, which was the only cost of going unless you wanted to not die from dehydration… boo at $4 for a frozen lemonade.  Luckily, Daddy had brought water for me, and the man at the entrance said we could bring it in, since it was for me.  I think Daddy stole a swig or two, but I drank about half a gallon of water myself before the day was done.  I think Daddy didn’t want to drink my water because it was so hot.  He said if we ran out of water, we’d have to go home.

Anyway, we made our way inside.  We walked past the blue angels jets, first, and then made our way over the some REALLY big planes.  Daddy let me touch them and we even went inside some.  I buckled myself into one of the benches with those cool airplane buckles, which seemed difficult for many of the nearby adults attempting to achieve the same feat.  I guess I’m just that cool.

After we checked out that, the show was starting to kick off.  They had a few stunt fliers, which were neat to watch.  They did some funny tricks, and they weren’t too loud.  There were also some… um… what did Daddy call them?  I think pair-o’-jumpers?  I don’t know why he called them that, since there were actually 3 and not 2, but their parachutes were cool.  We stopped and watched them for a few minutes, but I got antsy and we headed off to go touch more stuff.

We went back and forth between the carriers and the flying show for a while, and then we headed over to the big static area.  Over there, they had a LOT of smaller planes and a bunch of helecopters, too.  They had a lot of stuff we could climb in and on, and I had more fun there than anywhere else.  We also sat in the chinook helicopter for a while.  I was having a lot of fun, but I heard Daddy say something about giving me a chance to cool down.  I drank water all day long and Daddy put sun screen on me several times, but he still tried to get me in the shade every so often.  With so many things to go inside and so many big plane wings around, it was pretty easy to get out of the sun for a few minutes.

The only thing I didn’t like was having to leave stuff. I’d get to see an awesome airplane or helicopter or get to climb up into something awesome, but there were other people waiting to see the same stuff, so we didn’t get to spend a whole lot of time anywhere. On our way out, though, I did get to play around in a few really cool things.

The whole day was a lot of fun. Apparently they don’t have one of these every year, which makes me sad. Hopefully I can go to another one some time.

Stereophonic Multimedia Event

Aww… Daddy and Mommy learned to use youtube. So cute. Anyway… make sure your speakers are on.

And in case you don’t speak toddler…
Me: “Weeeee Weee wee wee wooo woo. Daddy, HI Daddy! What are you doing, Daddy?“
Daddy: “I’m taking a video“
Me: “No“
Daddy: “Uh-huh“
Me: “Oh no, Daddy, NO. No, Daddy, No. Don’t take pictures of me. I, I go home. Taking pictures of me….” (seriously, what WAS he thinking?!)
Me: “Careful, Daddy. I careful“
Daddy: “You are careful“
Me: “I careful my cycle drive. I careful mine. I want my chalk. Sprinkler! I want sprinkler on. I want sprinkler. I want sp..“
Daddy: “Daniel, can you wave goodbye?”
Me: “Bye!“
Daddy: “Wave“
Me: “Daddy! FIRETRUCK“
Daddy: “Yeah, firetruck“
Me: “I hear it, I hear! Firetruck WOOOWOOO” (siren impression, of course)
Daddy: “Do you hear it?”  (Nope.  I was just guessing)
Me: “WooWooWoo” (at this point, I attacked the camera… and the cameraman.  Fire trucks excite me)

We found the camera!

So… things are good.  Mommy found a job!!  She’s going to teach French at a private school near our home, and they’re going to let me go there for free!  I got to check it out while Mommy was doing her interview.  There were a lot of nice kids there, and I’m excited about going.  And Mommy only has to work 5 hours a week, so it’s a pretty sweet deal.

Daddy and I took some pictures of the house…. but we’ll have to do this in phases because there’s a lot to show.  We’ll do outside right now, and I’ll post pictures of the inside later.

So here’s the front of our new house!  Some landscaping still needs to be done, but I still like it.  This is a very lucky angle on the garage.  The other half is still filled with boxes, but Daddy promises he’ll work on it.

 This is the back to our house!  The windows on the far left are Mommy and Daddy’s bathroom, next to those are Mommy and Daddy’s bedroom, then big ones in the middle are for the living room, and the ones on the far right are the dining room.  There’s also a door from the dining room to the back patio that you can’t see from this angle.

I’m really enjoying playing in the back yard.  We have water fights (mostly cups and squirt bottles with a sprinkler going nearby), which Daddy claims is not just for fun, but also helps keep the sod from drying out too much. 

And we have woods!  The woods you can see in the above pictures are actually really cool to play in, and since it’s technically a water retention area, they can never build back there.  Daddy cut me a little path so I can get back there, so here’s a pic of the path and what it looks like inside.

This is where I park my rides. Ok… part is the handle to a car and not the car itself, but the car is somewhere in the garage. After arranging my stuff like this, I just looked at Daddy and yelled, “I parked it, Daddy! I parked it!” Apparently he found this amusing.

And this is the overall layout of the house. Like I said, I’ll try to get some interior pictures up soon. A lot of the rooms still need some work, but we’re getting there. I’m doing my part by making sure to scatter my toys around whenever I play with them. It seems to be working.

 

Alright, Alright…

So where have I been, right?  ALL OVER.

Things have been really crazy this year, so I’ll apologize for dropping off the blogging.  Here’s what has happened to keep me away from my fans:

We prepared and sold our house
Daddy graduated
We had a house build in Huntsville
We moved out of our home in Cookeville
We’re now bumming around Grandmama’s and Granpa’s house until our new house is done

It’s been a lot of fun, but Mommy and Daddy have had a lot to do and haven’t gotten to help me blog much.

So what’s new? Well, I’ve said goodbye to my friends at daycare. I had a lot of fun there and they took good care of me, but I’m excited about the new house, too. While we’re staying at Grandmama’s and Grandpa’s, I’ve met some other kids on the trips to the park. They’ve taught me new games like “chase the ducks with a stick”, “stick my face in the dirt”, and “jump off the top of the playplace”. Funny… Daddy won’t let me play any of those games. He’s a party pooper. OH! Speaking of pooping..

I’ve been working on the potty training thing. I’m really good about going pee pee in the potty, but I’m still scared of pooping in it. Mommy says that she read that children are afraid to poop in the potty, because if poop can be flushed, the kids think they could be, too! Truth is, I’m mostly just scared of not being able to frustrate Mommy and Daddy so easily. So I’ll keep pooping in my pull-ups. Mommy and Daddy tell me that the characters on my pull-ups don’t like it (Tow Mater, Woody, and others), but I haven’t heard them complain yet.

I guess that’s a pretty good summary of what I’m doing at the moment. Daddy starts work next week and he’ll have to go down there Monday. Mommy will head down Wednesday for the final walk-through on the house (they did the initial one yesterday). I’ll come down Friday with Grandmama and Grandpa. I can’t wait to see my new room! I’ll have a bedroom AND a playroom!! Mommy and Daddy seem to be coping with the stress pretty well, despite having to try to deal with all the paperwork, phonecalls, and the purchase of all the stuff that has to go in the house.

There will be pictures once Daddy has an office again