For our little guy, bright toys, cars & balls are all fun, but nothing beats the joy of a skinny brown stick. I am NOT joking when I tell you that John has sticks in both of his little hands at least 6 of the 8 waking hours of his day (other than when we eat dinner, yet even then he has been known to hold onto a stick with one hand while eating with the other - see picture below). John has figured out how to play with other toys while holding a stick in each hand. He will pick up a ball or another object with clenched fists, just so as not to let go of the sticks. He will wake up in the morning or from a nap asking for his "gicks" and quickly head to the sliding glass door and then outside to select the "gicks" for the day. Sticks go everywhere with us...in the car, in the bathtub, on walks, and even have ended up with him in the crib on occasion for a nap. We can only hope that John will make it through toddlerhood without any injuries from sticks, because at this point, the obsession with sticks is just too deep to go back.
5 comments:
Thanks for the great laugh this morning! Those pictures are worth a 1000 words!
Loving the last picture w/the sippy cup! Can't wait to see you guys in a few weeks. I will give you a call or email soon to update you on our plans while we are there.
That's awesome. Josiah is following after John, yet again. He loves sticks, too, but not nearly as much (at least not yet!)
Maybe he's destined to be a drummer. What a cutie! What an awesome location to grow up in. The scenery is breathtaking!
Now I understand about the sticks, that's hilarious!
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