GeorgiaMigs

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fell asleep mowing with dad

31 weeks - large and in charge.

riott's new trick. he makes his neck disappear.

riott is such a ham these days. he LOVES when he’s getting lots of attention from lots of people! even though he whispers around a group at first, within seconds he’s screaming “holy moly” or “big truck” or “good boy” or “hot dog” or “spiderman” to the point that you can’t even understand what he’s saying!! he lOves the ladies. grocery store, parking lot, mall, restaurant – it doesn’t matter where we are. if there are pretty girls there (and by girls we mean out of the “baby” range, so over 10 years old) he’s a’flirtin. he waves. he yells “name ri-T” (my name is riott) or repeats what they say. he bats his eyelashes and makes them giggle. puh-lease. must we start this already!?!?

he repeats EVERYTHING… and when i say everything i do mean e-v-e-r-y-t-h-i-n-g! regardless of if he knows the meaning or not. so we have to be very careful of what we say. he’s starting to put phrases together like “dad ni-nite” (which he says in the morning if dad put him to bed the night before) or “mornin’ dad” or “jesus prayers” (we read from his Bible every nite and then say prayers together – a routine he CANNOT do without). yesterday ty told him to kick the SOCCER ball and for the rest of the day he walked around saying “doccer ball… doccer ball, doccer ball.”

he knows there is a baby in moms tummy and though he’s not patient enough to sit and wait to feel a kick, every day he pulls my shirt up over my massive belly and kisses, hugs, and talks to the baby! he’s already such a great big brother!

he loves to be given jobs. his favorite thing is taking dirty diapers to the trash can (mom loves it too!). he helps sweep with his own broom. and we are working very hard on putting things “back” – toys, books, spilled goldfish, etc. i figure, if we can master putting things “back” then that will cut down on my clutter pickup by, well, a ton.

riott just loves Mickey Mouse Clubhouse (mainly b/c the characters are animals he can name throughout the show). he used to ask for “hot dog” (a song they sing every episode). but a couple of days ago he asked for micka-mukah-mic-mi-mic. hmmmm. don’t understand? i didn’t either. i just guessed “you want MICKEY MOUSE??” and ever since then he’s been saying “micka mouse, micka mouse”. on the show sometimes they try to be really quiet and tip-toe where they’re going. well, riott now gets up on his little toes and prances across the floor!! he says “tip-toe, tip toe”! such a doll!!! 

when he runs he flaps one arm up and down (gets that from his dad – haha!) and always resembles a character from charlie brown as he bobbles along.

when we change his diaper, even if it’s just pee-pee, he yells “GRO-oooSS!” with a big smile on his face. same for after he gives mom kisses! he’ll give me a big slobbery wet-one and yell “GRO-oooSS!” with that silly grin. love it. 

when he’s in trouble (which is about 75% of the day) he makes it very hard to get on to him. our very serious conversation goes something like this:

me/ty: riott. you know you’re not supposed to _______ (touch/mess with/throw, etc.) that. 

riott: that.

me/ty: you know that right? 

riott: right. 

me/ty: if you _______ (touch/mess with/throw, etc.) that again, you’re going to get a spanking.

riott: spanking.

me/ty: do you hear me?

riott: hear me.

me/ty: do you hear me – yes or no?

riott: hear me. “ace.” (which means yes)

me/ty: you will get a spanking.

riott: spanking.

(then we let him bobble on his way and usually end up having the same conversation about something else within 5 minutes.)

isn’t he just adorable. haha! how do you not laugh in the middle of that!?!? truthfully, the parent not having the very serious conversation is usually hiding under a pillow or covering their mouth because they can’t help but laugh hysterically at him!! he’s so much fun.

in other news, miggy and mom are doing great – growing bigger and bigger every day. mom has gained a whopping 31 lbs (11lbs away from riott’s pregnancy gain). miggy is moving NON-STOP and has quite the little personality. he/she loves his/her daddy and brother! our official due date is October 11th… 8 more weeks! ahhh!

ty is STILL waiting to hear about a possible job with the fire department. we love waiting. just love it. not. still, it’s better than not having any options.