Breaking News: Cookie Monster!

Poppy, be proud.  Asa loves having his teeth brushed.

He's always tolerated it rather well... we started out using a finger-cap infant toothbrush:

Which was all well and good until he grew top teeth and started biting.  So we got him a Cookie Monster toothbrush.  Hey, anything's better than Elmo.  Besides, after eating all those cookies, I bet Cookie Monster is really good at brushing his teeth.

Suddenly, it was love.  He'd see the toothbrush and squeal with joy, kicking arms and legs and nearly throwing himself out of my arms to get to Cookie Monster.  When he first said "Cookie" the other day, it was in reference to the toothbrush, not to any baked goods.

He now uses the word for either - toothbrush or baked good - but much more readily for the former.  Like just now, when he was in the bathtub and showing no sign of wanting to get out, despite wrinkled fingers and toes.  Until we told him that it was time to brush his teeth.  He bolted up to standing in the tub, a huge grin on his face, and shouted:

"OOGIE!"

And we fell on the bathroom floor, laughing.  Which brought about another round of standing in the tub and shouting, perhaps more insistently:

"OOGIE!"

When I stopped laughing enough, I asked, "And what does Cookie Monster say?"  Thinking, of course, that Cookie Monster says "Cookie".  But no: apparently, Cookie Monster says, "RAR!"

This post has been brought to you by the letter "A", and the letter "C", and by the number "1".  Asa is a coproduction of Mommy and Mummy.

Playing with Grampa and Beth

Not really sure who looks happier.

Asa barely stopped smiling the entire weekend - it might have had something to do with the frequent snuggles.  Or the adoring family.

Or it may have been the huge basket of jingly cat toys that he could throw all over the house... But I think it was the snuggles.

El Dia de los Muertos

And Asa found an appropriate toy - a skull rattle!

Tiger, Tiger, Burning Bright!

In the Zoo Boo of the night!

Our local zoo had a cool Halloween event - they stayed open until 9pm, and had games, food, and lights on the animal enclosures.  But we brought our own animal.

Meanwhile, of course, we turned the actual beast in our house into a gourd.

Happy Halloween!  RAR!

Dress Up

As the weather gets colder (we've had some days with temps in the 45° range), the gear needs to come out - hats, scarves, gloves.  But the box proved tempting, both to Asa and to his goofy parents.  And a little game of dress-up ensued.

Prep for Halloween, perhaps?  hmmm....

Fun with Auntie Janet

We packed a lot into an all-too-short visit!  Lots of talking - before, during and after dinner, dessert and espresso - and lots of playtime with a little boy.

We also managed a walk through a local Audubon preserve - a little late for the peak of fall color, but still a nearly-perfect day for a walk.

After about two or three minutes of shyness, Asa remembered how much he loves his Auntie.  He spent most of the rest of the evening giggling and flirting.



We can do a lot in a short time, and we hope the laughs and snuggles keep you coming back, Janet!

Farmers Asa and Anna

Two buddies go to a farm!

There were pumpkins! (that's not the one we got, but it was nearly that big!)

Asa got a little hungry and fussy in the hay bale maze, and cried when Anna, who is a liberated young lady, decided to give him hugs and kisses.  They made up over snack.

It might have helped that Anna, having finished her own snack, found the best way to a baby boy's heart.

And two loving Mamas, looking out for (and getting snuggles from) each other's kids.

Happy October! (and thanks, Alex, for the pix.)