Warrenito

I thought I would write about Warren next since he ate his first snail yesterday...he has a gourmet pallet already.  Our 19 month old is quite a busy guy.  He has three older sisters to keep up with, and can still scream louder than all of them.

He is fairly self sufficient.The girls often have him play the puppy in their make believe games and he excels at the part, panting and licking and drinking from the sink. We keep the toilet seats down.

 He likes trying on shoes and stomping around in them.  It is nice he has a good selection with four women in the house.  There are always shoes lying around.

 He likes to pick up any round, ball-like object and throw it around.  I have to be careful to put groceries away quickly.  Apples he will just eat, all the way through the core, but oranges, watermelons, cantaloupes...watch out.  He will try to bounce them and throw them. He is equally attracted to things that Go.  Skateboards, scooters, bikes, cars, etc.

 

And Holy Guacamole, chips are always optional when guacamole is on the table. If chips are present they are a utensil.  I have to buckle Warren in his high chair and give him his own bowl.  I didn't do this once, just ONCE, but Warren didn't seem to mind.  

reminded me of the plate of rubios bean and rice and carnitas incident of 2011.  This kid pulled if off the table sat down in it and devoured it.

 Who's on top??  Don't you love it when mom asks everyone to smile in the middle of a wrestling match?  I love how Claire and Brock will always comply.   Looks like Lara's taking a water break.

          

Warren is also an animal lover.  I don't think he will ever put another snail in his mouth though:).  The barn was on display during Claire's open house at her preschool.  All the farm animals kept Warren occupied for a half hour while Claire showed the rest of us around.  He does this funny high pitched laugh for a horse and loves to climb up on top of Ashlyn's bunk and steal  horse figurines from her collection.  He was very excited about the Lorakeets at the Wild Animal Park  (I probably will never be able to adjust to calling it the San Diego Safari Park).  It is a lot of fun to have them land on you and drink the nectar from the cups.

A few days ago I had to convert the crib into a toddler bed because Warren kept crawling out at 4 in the morning and I didn't want him to fall out.  he now sleeps in until 6ish, but that is still a little early for everyone involved, and naps don't last as long when it is so easy to get up and go.  Luckily he will still fall asleep in other places and catch up on his beauty sleep.