Happy 23 Months, Mitchell!

Happy 23 Months, little boy!

His level of oneryness is increasing with each and every day! He is STUBBORN and very strong in his convictions...a little like the other man in my household :) Usually when I ask him "Mitchell are you a good boy or a bad boy?" He will respond "I'm a bad boy." I will then assure him (even if it's not necessarily true at the time)..."No, honey, you're a good boy." He'll continue to insist.."No, Mommy. I'm a bad boy."

Usually distraction is our best friend when he starts fussing about something. Jacob was trying his hand at the distraction trick yesterday. Mitchell was fussing for something or other and Jacob picked him up and started showing him some framed pictures in our entry way. There is one of us from Orlando with Pluto in it. Jacob asked "Who is this, Mitchell?" Knowing full and well who it was, but NOT wanting to cooperate Mitchell responded "It's NOT Pluto." Guess he showed him! Ha!

We often can't help but laugh at some of the onery things he does and says. :)

One of these dang pictures again, huh?

I will NOT smile for you.

What's so special about this chair anyway?

He has become quite the swimmer lately! We try to take him about once a week and he'll swim around on his own in his little floaties. When I can keep him from constantly going up and down the steps and the ladder, he loves blowing bubbles and trying to float on his back. "Mitchell's turn." "Now, Daddy's turn." "Now, Mommy's turn."

He still has no idea that he's about to become a big brother. He's not opposed to the idea, he just really doesn't have any interest in the subject at all. We'll see what happens when this new little guy enters his world! I'll post a new belly picture soon. Nine weeks and counting! It'll be here before we know it!

Mitchell was a big source of entertainment at yesterday's Thanksgiving celebration in Lincoln with my family. He was saying hi and bye to everyone, laughing and hugging people too :) He WORE himself out so that he slept the entire way home! Yeah!