Raiden-isms

I haven't recorded anything about Raiden in a while. so this post may be kind of long. But it's more for me, so ha! ;)

Here's some funny/favorite things Raiden does, from his point of view:

When I hurt myself, I say, "Ouchie hurt," and make mama kiss it in the exact spot. It can't be anyone but mommy. Once I hurt the inside of my mouth somehow, and when mommy asked where she needed to kiss I said, "Mouf," and then opened my mouth really wide. :)

Get into fetal position facing into the floor, bury my face in the carpet, and yell silly things and giggle. For no reason at all. In a similar fashion, I like to find little nooks and squeeze in, or hide under pillows. Anywhere that feels snug and warm.

Climb up into my highchair and yell, "Foooood!" (But the "d" sounds more like a "t"). And when mama gives me applesauce with a slice of bread, I like to use my spoon to spread the applesauce over the bread and eat it. YUM!

I repeat after mommy or daddy at nap/bed time when they say prayers. Sometimes I add my own part of the prayer. Like when we pray for family, sometimes I add "Mum," or "Uncle Nick" or "Papa," if we haven't said their names yet. And I don't say, "Amen," I pronounce it as, "Ahmen."

Laugh when my mommy tries to discipline me.

When I know dada is coming to pick me up for bed time, I run away from him as fast as I can. Laughing.

Carry "Baby Bear," (who I named myself) wherever I go. He was my "grow with me bear" from my first year. He's my best friend. Mama has to wash him a lot. Just recently, Newborn Bear was added to my collection. He's smaller than Baby Bear.

Do my super phony laugh/giggle for absolutely no reason at all. But Mama makes me laugh all the time. It doesn't take much to get me to giggle.

Sometimes I try to mount one of the dogs like a horse. For some reason they don't like that very much.

Go up to my mommy every so often and kiss her hip or leg. Or if she's sitting, I walk up to her with open arms, climb into her lap, and give her a giant hug. Then go back to playing.

If I know mommy isn't feeling well, I say, "Mama hurt," or get a worried look on my face and turn my head way to the side and get right in her face to figure out what's wrong.

Throw a HUGE tantrum if dada won't let me "drive" his truck. (When dad's outside working he usually opens up all the car doors and lets Rai do this, so when it's time to go inside...yikes!)

Stick my toes under the door when mom's in the bathroom, or in whatever room I'm locked out of. Hee hee!

When mama's ignoring me for too long, I put my face right in hers (if I can) and say "Mama," until she answers. Then I kiss her mouth.

Say, "I poop!"

If someone's annoying me or in the way I say, "Watch out!"

If I want to do something all on my own without anyone watching or standing nearby, I say, "Bye, bye! See ya!"

When it's nap time, I try to stall by saying I'm hungry or want to go down the slide in my playroom. But mommy usually ignores me and puts me and Baby Bear to seep anyway.

Say, "beep, beep," for like 10 minutes straight. Or, "choo choo."

I decided that, "Jimmy or Jamie," was a good nickname for James the train.

LOVE fireworks, and talked about them for almost two weeks after seeing them.

Tell mommy to, "Call Nancee," so we can play with Erica.

When I'm excited I do a little shuffle with my feet and say, "Alright!"

I love my puppies more than anything. They inspired me to say my first word!

Love to count with mommy. I can count to 12 now!

My favorite toy is still Lightning McQueen car that Ga Ga Redford got me for my 1st bday. I hide mommy's keys in the seat.

My new favorite thing to play with is play-doh.

I LOVE my Uncle Nick. He plays with me a lot and I get so hyper and excited when he comes over. He is so nice and fun.

Just like my dad, I hate wearing shoes most of the time. But I do like my light-up McQueen shoes. I stare at my feet as I walk in them.