Beedy!

So, you all know how Logan used to call his blanky "Beedon." Auden has similarly become attached to his special blanket, and last night as I was putting him down to sleep, he started to fuss and thrash around. "Beedy!" He whined, and as soon as I gave him his blanky, he was fine. He folded his little hands behind his head, like he always does when he's going off to sleep, sighed a pleasant "Beedy!" and settled down for the night.

We're noticing a rush of words starting to erupt from Auden lately. It's a welcome sound! According to Grammy Sue, he said "rock star" the other day, which is probably the coolest verbal outburst, but the more consistent ones are "birds," "water," "stinky," hello," "bye-bye." He counts off, "one, two, three...go!" and says "no" with a dramatic head shake whenever he can. He still calls Eric "Mommy," which is funny. When we correct him, he just smiles, points to Eric, and says "Mommy" again, like he's just doing it for the sake of defying us. It's become a little inside joke. He's doing these funny little dances, too. Picture the haka ...maybe that's too aggressive...ok, a sumo stance--that's pretty much it.

Tomorrow Logan will embark on his first show-and-tell speech. This little assignment brought to mind how funny my young child's mind is. His teacher asked him to bring one or two toys, etc., that are really special to him and be prepared to say a little something about them. On the way home, I asked him what he was planning to bring: A Superman figure given to him by his Uncle Jim and Aunt Karen and a monster truck given to him by Papa George. I guess it's pretty remarkable that he can remember who gave him these toys, since he and Auden have a ridiculous amount of toys, but I was wondering what made them so special. He goes through phases, and those two toys are certainly hot items lately.
"Because they are special, so special," he said, as though it's the most obvious thing in the world.
"Yes, but why do you like them so much?"
"I just do."
"Do you think of the people who gave you those toys when you play with them?"
"Yeah." That's it. Nothing complicated. He just really likes those toys because they're cool--duh, mom--and he likes the people who gave the toys to him.