cole, cole, cole...

...sigh...

sometimes i just can't wait till he goes to bed, other days i couldn't be more proud of him.

but all days, well, all days i love him. no matter what.

and he DOES make me laugh.

sometimes not right away, but i laugh.

or snort.

depends on the situation and level of "funny"...

like this. here he's cute, oddly happy to pose next to the box of diapers.

madi's diapers she has yet to grow into (thanks again, al!!!)

the EMPTY box.

empty because all the diapers are neatly lined up (still in their packages, thank goodness) in front of the door.

why?

you'll have to ask him.

i tried but didn't get a coherent answer.

sigh.

and then there's cole attempting to get read to leave.

all on his own...

he looks good from the front!

noooooot so much from the back.
when i asked him to get his own shoes so i could wear mine, he refused.
all attempts at reasoning with him failed.
several distractions were offered.
distractions were futile.
reasoning round two?
success.

toddlers. hmph!

so- this post IS about cole... because lately he's been quite entertaining.
very very stressful at times, but quite interesting overall.
let me explain:

• at my parents' house on saturday, he took my mom by the hand and led her down the hall, stopping at the basement door. he said "gamma, down 'ner?" grandma told him no, it was too dark to play down there. so he replied in an exaggerated whisper, "i' ceam down 'ner!". he was right- the ice cream IS in the basement. but we so very rarely have it there, it was amazing that he remembered that.
• since the kids have had colds recently, cole's been learning the difference between coughing and sneezing, since he referred to both as a burp. so... this weekend while bending down to play with his legos, he tooted and said, "mama! bum! sneeze!". yes, dear...
• he tells madi to " 'top 'cweamnin' an cwynin' " (stop screaming and crying, just for reference). nice.
• has been paying WAY more attention to what movie is on at biolife daycare than i realized... madagascar was on his mind a few days ago, apparently; he started dancing around the living room singing "i lahka moof it moof it". he was certainly movin' it, alright!
• he's getting better with the potty training... more successes, less messes... keep it up, little-big man!
• on his way to time-out, started tugging at my hand, hollering "no more!! hands off!". needless to say, that just made me whisk him to time-out all the faster, then lock myself in the bathroom and laugh into a towel. it was funny...

yes, our little man is full of funny these days!

and it's SO much fun to watch his creativity blossom.

couldn't love the little guy more!