Sunday, August 17, 2008

The Word is NO!


(Knox and his cousin, Mathis, playing together yesterday)
We are getting deeper into the jungle known as TODDLERHOOD! All the parenting articles and books say that you shouldn't say "no" all the time, but instead say "we don't do that" or "that's not a good idea." But when you're child is going after the electical sockets for the millionth time, creativity ends and the NOs! begin. Knox is definately getting a little personality of his own that thinks for himself. His little tantrums right now are quite hilarious. He yells and stomps his feet while standing in place. It's quite amusing. He has wound up on the floor occasionally in a real fit of passion, but thankfully, they are short lived.

On the other hand, having a toddler is tons of fun. He mimicks talking on a cell phone with our cell phones, the tv remote, his baby moniter, and most recently a calculator. He presses buttons and then jabbers and laughs with the object up to his ear. It's quite amusing. Thankfully he's only managed to call Darren the few times I accidently forgot to lock the buttons on my phone. That is the handiest invention ever. I put it on ring, lock the buttons and let him play.

He's one of the most amusing people I know.

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