The Random Things Kids Know

I have to post a list of some funny things William has done lately, mostly just for preservation sake.

-The other day all three of us were snuggling on the couch and Chris's pant leg had come up a little exposing some skin. So just to tease I said "William, pull Daddy's leg hair." His little fingers just reached right over, grabbed a hunk of leg hair and pulled!! I was laughing so hard because it was hilarious, but my biggest question is that if he can understand what I mean when I say THAT, how is it that he CANNOT get the idea that he is supposed to stay out of the trash? I mean come on...which do you think is a more difficult concept?

-As I was getting ready one morning William reached up on the bathroom counter, grabbed my deodorant and proceeded to try to shove it up his shirt. :)

-We were at my mom's house a couple of weeks ago, and she stood him on the kitchen counter and told him to jump to her. And he totally tried to jump! It was hilarious, because of course he couldn't really get off the ground (or counter in this case) but he was bending his knees and pushing up so hard that he almost started catching some air. I don't remember EVER telling him what jumping is, and I have no idea how he got the concept so clearly in his mind. Kids are crazy!!

-William always know immediately if there is something "Ummy!" in the vicinity. The other day Chris came home from teaching and put a brown lunch sack that had the top rolled down on the computer desk. I saw it there a little later and wondered what it was so I unrolled the top and looked inside. William, who was standing on the ground at my feet immediately went crazy making the sign for candy and saying "Ummy, Ummy, Ummy, Ummy!!!!" How the heck did he know that the bag had laffy taffys in it??

-Yesterday William asked to watch a movie, and since he has a cold and I'm a softy when he's sick I decided to put one on for him while I did my hair and got ready. After a little while, he came walking into the bathroom with my cell phone, handed it to me, turned around and went back to his movie. I looked at it, and sure enough, there was a voice mail. It must have been ringing, so he reached up on the desk, got it down and brought it to me. SO CUTE!!

-William is already indoctrinated into the concept of fishing. A while ago, before he said many words, he was sitting on our bed while Chris and I were doing stuff in our bedroom and for some reason Chris's fly rod case (Which doesn't really look like a fishing pole) was on the bed. William immediately went to it, started trying to open it, and said very clearly "Pole! Pole! Pole! Pole!" I have no idea how he knew what was inside, but he did, and I count Pole as one of his first really recognizable words.