Things to Remember

4-26-09
Jordan and I were making breakfast Sunday morning and McKay kept 'scaring' us by poking his head around the corner and yelling 'BOO!'

When something is cold (ice cream, tater-tots, yogurt, string cheese, etc) McKay hunches up his shoulders and says 'uuurrrr'. He seems to have slightly sensitive teeth too.

I have some wonderful slipper socks I wear at night to warm up my feet so I can go to sleep. McKay has seen me put my socks in the drawer in my nightstand and is very eager to help me. Only, he puts them in the bottom drawer and I put them in the top drawer. I was very confused for several days about how I could have lost one sock until I thought to look in the bottom drawer. Sure enough, he had 'put it away' for me!

McKay helps his stuffed animals be sweet to each other by helping them give each other (the bear and duck or sheep) hugs and kisses and have conversations with each other. He usually gets a kiss or two from them in the process. Too cute.

4-22-09
McKay has a baby einstein poster on the wall in his room, above his crib. He had pulled out ALL the books and noticed a picture of his poster on the baby einstein book box. It took me a minute to realize what he was doing, running to his room and then coming back and pointing excitedly to the picture on the box.

4-20-09
Yesterday morning when I was reading McKay a book, he pointed to the 'F' on the cover and made his sound for frog, which is actually a pretty good croak. I was impressed. Then at church, he pointed to the 'O' and hooted like an owl. I was impressed again. Then he pointed to the 'F' in FOR and did the frog sound, and then at the O and did the owl sound. Way to go McKay!

McKay likes to raise both arms in the air and say 'yay'! Sometimes he claps his hands and says 'yay' too.

When I am changing McKay's diaper and his legs are up and in front of his face, he likes to peek around and say 'hi' as only he can do it, and laugh - fun game!

When I pick McKay up he usually hooks his arm though mine.

McKay and I were shopping before Easter and passed a bin full of stuffed animals, some of them HUGE. McKay wanted to hold a couple of them and hugged them like they were long lost friends, especially a yellow duck. I convinced him it was time for the animals to take a nap and reminded him that he has stuffed animals at home (which, he never plays with except to throw on the floor - so I didn't feel the need to buy him MORE though it was tempting) When we got home I showed him his duck I had put up on the dresser, due to the previously mentioned animals on the floor and he latched onto that and it has now become a favorite. He even lets his stuffed bear stay in his crib with him. Only sometimes though. 'Ducky' always gets preference.

4-10-09
One of McKay's favorite songs is the monkeys swinging in the trees 'teasing Mr. Crocodile'. When it gets to the 'snap' part, everyone waits to 'snap' until McKay does it. He likes to tease us by pretending to snap several times before he actually does, and loves it when he 'tricks' us.

McKay notices the moon in the sky whether it is day or night. He also loves to look at the stars and sing 'twinkle twinkle little star'.

The dog in our 'Hey Diddle Diddle' book laughs hysterically when he sees the cow jump over the moon - and McKay loves it. I think that may be where McKay learned what the moon is because I am pretty sure Jordan and I didn't teach him - he just pointed to it one night and said 'moon'.

McKay uses his hip/leg to push in drawers, especially the drawer where we keep the wipes. After I noticed him doing it I realized it is because I do it a lot. :)

When I am doing something on the computer and need to buy a few more minutes of peace, I can give McKay my calculator to punch buttons and he is happy. Take note: an accountant in the making!

4-5-09
When I blow my nose in the morning, McKay always uses one square of toilet paper and 'blows' his nose too, folding the tissue after each 'blow', just like Mommy.

Another game that never gets old: looking for McKay's hands that are 'lost' in his sleeves or under his tray.

McKay LOVES to say 'mammaaa' (with the last aaaa's getting more and more shrill) over and over and over again, even when I answer or say his name back to him.

4-3-09
McKay has figured out how to 'shrug' his shoulders. It is super cute to see his tiny shoulders do such a grown up thing.