33 Words and A Haircut

Well, we've done it. We finally cut off Alex's beautiful golden curls. I really truly thought moms who said things like, "oh it was so tragic to give my son/daughter their first haircut . . blah, blah." Boy did I eat my thoughts. It was tragic! I felt so sad that night that I snuggled up to Joseph and a plate of chocolate chip cookies and watched Little House on the Prairie to make myself feel better. I felt as if I had taken away his babyhood in that small moment. Anyway, here are some pictures of our all grown up little man.
(1) He is the shorter kid with the mullet. (2) After the slaughter
Another bittersweet thing is that Alex now knows 33 words!! That further proves that he is growing into a little boy faster than I ever wanted him to! He has been saying words here and there for awhile, so about a month ago, I decided to start writing them all down to see how many he knew. That list came to 33 that he says often and then there a few more that he has said once and never said again, and then 1 that he says all the time, but we have no idea what it means. He knows what it means, but we definitely don't. There are also, of course, the many babblings that are definitely his own language. Okay, so just indulge me and read the list.

Daddy, Momma, No, Yes, Apple, Banana (Nana), Wow, Owie, Ball, Yay, Up, Papa, Teeth (Teef), PooPoo, Eeeew(says this when I change his poopy daipers), Boo (as in Peek-a-Boo), Yeah, Whoah, Amen, Alex (Aah-lay), Hot, Hat, Eyes, Jesus, Help, What, More (Moe), ByeBye, NightNight (nighnigh), Hi, Bike, Book, and Bubbles. Thanks for indulging me. I suppose this post might come across as bragging, but don't parent's have that right?? I mean, especially when they do it so that grandparents can see how clever their grandchildren are. :o) I personally think Alex just really likes to hear his own voice. I sure do love this kid. Here are a couple of short videos: P.S. the fuzzy red socks are mine. He insisted on wearing them. Silly goof. :o)