april fools in november...

after church today, michael and i ran an errand and headed home with a screaming child. i fed md, changed his diaper, swaddled him and put him in his swing. he doesn't usually sleep right after eating, but i woke him from his nap a couple of hours early so we could go to church. plus-he was falling asleep during his lunch.

of course, as soon as his fanny hit the back of the swing, he started talking and smiling. since michael was bringing our lunch into the living room at that very moment, i left md happily cooing as he made himself dizzy staring at the lamp while swaying to and fro.

halfway through our lunch, michael david decided to play his first trick on his dad.

"knock. knock."

michael gets up from his chair and starts heading to the door. "someone knocking on the door?"

with a laugh i answer no and turn to look at md. michael stops mid stride, awestruck..."what was it?...poop?!"

md proves that i was telling the truth with the still echoing sounds from below and the look of contentment on his sweet face. i'm sure this is the first of many tricks to come from that little boy! :)

may not be invited back

when we were in san angelo last weekend, jerry and crystal had us over for dinner. towards the end of the evening, i laid michael david on their couch for a quick diaper change. should've known better. that kid had only peed during a diaper change twice up to that point. why should he have then? who knows...but he did. peed all over crystal's nice couch. thank goodness it was leather. she handled it very well and even laughed on her way to grab a papertowel, making me feel much better. :)

problem was (well, problem no. 2) i had just used our "extra outfit" from the diaper bag the day before and hadn't replaced it. michael david hung out the rest of the evening and the drive home in his diaper and blanket. he cuddled just a bit with uncle mattie before having a bath and heading to bed.

look at uncle mattie's face...

you don't think he's smitten at all, do ya?!

it's amazing how a niece or nephew can make you feel. big ol' sap!

and...i love the way md is holding mattie's finger in all these pictures!

speaking of wet stuff falling...

everyone told me to watch out for little boys peeing on you.

no one. and i mean NO ONE ever said anything about watching out for poop.

thanks a lot.