mama and little man.

my little helper.

so i am going through a cleaning phase.  i am trying to rid my house of all the unnecessary piles of crap.  i wanted to start with our bedroom because what was my sanctuary, has now become enclosing chaos.  so, i have been purging the crap.  

well, as i have been working on cleaning said chaos, my little helper has been right by my side....distracting me.  last night, he was distracting me with peek a boo.  it gets me every time.  

i tried to get back to work but cole decided to help me some more.

he recently has taken to burrowing into things (such as the above bathrobes, clothes in the closet and any piles of clothes)

this little guy is so fun.  i don't get much done when he is around, but he sure is a hoot.

obsessed.

so cole has been obsessed with his pacifier since he was born.  i have no problem with him loving the pacifier, seeing as it has allowed me to get some wonderful sleep over the past 14 months.  you might say that it has been my close and personal friend as much as it has been his.  he carries a pacifier (or two or three) around the house with him, switching them out and playing with them.  he has recently taken to stuffing them in between the couch cushions and then discovering them over and over, at which time he squeals in delight like he has just seen a long-lost friend.  

but it is about that time that we take a small step back.  a step away from the paci.  not entirely, but cole no longer needs one all the time and so we are starting to limit the pacifiers just to nap and bedtime (note the plural there, as we throw a handful into his crib when he is sleeping.  more pacifiers = less crying = more sleep for parents).  i am not being really strict on this yet, but overall, the paci is not used as much as it once was.  but, bless his little heart, his love has not diminished for those plastic suckers one bit.  

my precious.

museum.

this morning, since there was no school (do you spell yippee with one "p" or two?), i went with a friend to our local children's museum.  cole and austin get along really well, although they are really too little to actually "play" together.  they just kind of play next to each other.  and take each others' toys.  

cole liked to drive.

 and drive.

 and drive some more. 

 and then he finally let austin in the car. but he wouldn't let him drive.

  i am thinking that 2025 is not going to be a good year for me.