VW 2: Happy Know It

Welcome to day 2 of video week.

At LD's day care, they sing "If You're Happy and You Know It" a lot. It's been one of his favorites for months. They have a bunch of verses for different feelings and actions to go with it: happy = he points to his smile, sad = boo-hoo, mad = a stern "NOT OK", sick = a sneeze, sleepy = a yawn, surprised = a Home Alone face (or Edvard Munch) and a high-pitched "oh my!"

The other day, we were coloring and I drew a smiley face and Liam yelled "happy know it!" when I'd finished.

This is another older video from February that caught happy and sick.

Video Week: A Reward for Your Loyalty!

We recognize that five months between posts is completely, totally, without question unacceptable. So, to make amends, we here at Team Dockery present you, loyal reader, with ***drumroll***
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VIDEO WEEK!

Oh, yes. A new video, or series of videos, each and every day this week. And a promise to try to do better.

To start us off, here are a couple of videos of our crazy kid wearing Damian's ski goggles when we were snowbound after the blizzard (it's hard to even remember that there was a blizzard on a day that hit 98 degrees).

Uh-Oh, Indeed.

Dancin' Machine

Prepare to have your heart melted

We tell Liam that we love him all of the time. His usual response is "bye bye!" This morning, as we were eating breakfast I said "I love you, Liam." He stopped, looked at me and said, "Love you, mama."

It was possibly my best parenting moment to date.

Still Here

It's been a rough few months. First we had to get back in the swing of the full-time work/day care routine, followed closely by LD being laid flat by a nasty cough. Then D was traveling for work, I was out of town for a wedding, then LD got a nasty stomach bug (which he generously shared with me) that knocked him down for a week. In the midst of all of this, he transitioned from the infant room at day care to to toddler room, switched from two naps to one, and generally grew into a real person instead of a baby.

Our kid:

• has 4 molars
• calls both D and I "da da" (though when referring to D, he uses a harder DA-DA)
• has an awesome sense of humor and has started cracking jokes
• gives kisses, hugs, and high fives on request
• is a little mimic and tries to repeat everything we say: good boy, that guy, CAT!!!, bath, ball, waffle, blueberry, milk, MOREFREAKINGWAFFLE, book
• loves to dance. I can't tell you how much this kid loves to dance.
• and finally, Liam is, as of this week, walking.
  

Video proof of that (and his love of putting things in their place).

Bringing the bowl:



Putting it back:




And some more funny videos from tonight: