E Update

Recently my posts have been a lot of updates on our family's living and career situation. Since it's been so consuming it seemed blog worthy and appropriate. A couple days ago I started to download the pictures from our camera onto our computer and realized that in the last month I've taken three pictures of E. Three. I can't even lie and say that they're really wonderful pictures of him either. They're pictures I took of E working in the yard with T, only I took them from 30 feet away ... and neither of them turned around ... and they're horribly out of focus.

This happened one other time in the history of E's life, but it was when our camera broke and we were saving money to buy a new one. I had a legitimate excuse that time. I can just see me explaining the second gap in E's photo books to him...

"Well, sweetie, it was a really busy time and mommy was
so preoccupied that I didn't remember you
to take pictures of you. But I still fed you really disgusting
food like Quizno's tuna sandwiches and
bathed you at least once every three to four days."

To begin making up for my gross negligence I took a plethora of pictures of him on Sunday and am including some of the best.

Talking to Daddy. I just adore this pose.

You might guess that this is E trying to say "I love you" in ASL, but you would be wrong. To find out what he's really doing you have to look at the picture below.

That's right, he's teasing me with his boogers. He thinks it's hilarious to pick his nose and then waggle his finger in my face, or worse, eat it. I have no idea what to do about this recently acquired display of fine etiquette. I think he knows that no matter how cool I play it, deep down it makes me squirm.

Slurping down a juicy peach. I love this picture because it showcases his rich, chocolaty eyes.

Recent E Developments & Funnies:

• E has developed a fetish with my hair. He can't stand my hair being up in a ponytail. I have no idea where this came from, but if I put my hair up he'll beg and plead, "Put your hair down. Please."
  
• Whenever E "pretend cooks" he tells me that he's cooking zucchini. Ironic, since he still hates the texture of zucchini and will scarcely look at it when I serve it.
• Today he asked if me he could, "Play you some songs, Mommy." while I did the lunch dishes. About five minutes later he returned to the kitchen and said, "Mommy, I spilled. I spilled on the piano." I asked him what spilled and he didn't answer but said, "Come help clean up." He turned around to lead the way and I realized he was walking like he just got off a horse and his pant legs were soaking. That's right. He peed all over the piano bench! I died laughing! I guess he was so caught up in his melodies that he didn't hear mother nature singing her little song.
• He has become really good at sharing. I thought he was doing a good job but saw true evidence of it when T asked for a piece of dessert that E was about to eat and E immediately handed it over to him. I wouldn't even do that. Seriously.
  
• He finally jumps! Wahoo!