Karsten-isms

Ok - I know I said I was going to catch up on the blog, so I am sorting through the pictures I took the past several weeks and will be a blogging machine soon. In the meantime, I want to leave you with an update on things Karsten is saying.

• Sometimes when we're riding in the car I will sing along to the radio. If Karsten hears me singing, he'll say "MOMMY, MOMMY, MOMMY - NO!!". I've tried to see if it's just one song that he doesn't like...nope, seems pretty unanimous that it's just my singing. :)



• Anytime we're eating something that's not on Karsten's plate, he'll say "want some" before he even knows what it is. If you try to distract him, he'll always say it again, sometimes adding 'please' for extra impact. :)



• He's doing really well at walking down stairs holding onto our hands or onto a railing. When we go somewhere, we ask if he wants to walk and he'll say 'walk, Mommy's (or Daddy's) hand'. Awwww.



• 'No I'm not' is becoming a popular response for him. We'll say 'Karsten, it's time to eat' and his response is 'No I'm not!". Insert any question here and he might tell you 'no I'm not!". Luckily, it's not usually a firm 'no' and we can usually give him options that will let him choose something we agree with.



• I mentioned before that Karsten was becoming a master at delaying his bedtime by asking for different blankets or a drink of water, anything that worked. We discovered if we rocked for a minute then put him to bed, he went right down. Now he'll give Scott a kiss and hug then say 'Rock a minute, mommy'. I can't resist it, we'll rock for a minute or two, then off to bed!



• OUTSIDE! Karsten loves to be outside! When we're eating dinner, he always says 'outside?' and most nights after dinner we play in the backyard!