liam, the toddler

i know you are a toddler now for many reasons. one is the fact that i can no longer do laundry without inspecting every article of your clothing for dirt, markers, strawberries, etc. and then pre-treating said stains. this is something new for me, but i'm getting used to it.

you are changing so much! for the last few months, your answer to all questions was an emphatic "yeah!" now, it is interspersed with no, yes, and truck. you certainly know what you want and do not want. you shake your hand out of my grasp, stating "self!". this means, "no thank you, mom, i would like to do this all by myself." i oblige you as much as possible, as long as you are safe.

the reason for today's blog was to write down this thing you do ALL THE TIME that kind of drives me crazy, but once you stop, i know i will miss it. you are still nursing, and this is how you prefer to fall asleep for naps and nighttime. when we are lying together, you put your little fingers all over my face until they find the little mole above my lip. this comforts you. it annoys me. but if i move your hand away, you unlatch and say "mole!!". so that is all, little liam. i probably do many things that annoy you, and when your vocabulary is adequate, you will tell me what they are. when i stop doing them, maybe you will miss them, too. maybe not.

in the grand scheme of things concerning toddler behavior, i think your dad and i have it pretty easy. you are a really neat kid, and we are lucky to have you in our family. your mole obsession and all.