Random Sunday

Yesterday, Mercer was helping Mom make french toast when he got his mitts on a glass bottle of gooey blueberry syrup. The outside of the bottle was coated in condensation from having been out of the fridge for a few minutes. Guess what happened? Smash. The syrup actually contained the shatter-radius, though.

Also, yesterday, we finally finished the 3-liter tin of olive oil we smuggled back from the Tuscan farm we stayed at during our honeymoon. I thought we would've gotten botchulism by now. Anyway, time to email Guido and ask if they ship internationally.

Two more random bits

Forgot these milestones for the last post:

* can count to 15 (with help)
* can memorize his favorite books

Random milestones/information

* can walk up and down stairs
* sleeping in a toddler bed
* drinks out of regular cups (enjoys juice, milk, seltzer, soda, coffee)
* favorite foods include corn, bacon, pasta, pizza, pancakes, ice cream, pork, mushrooms, french fries, grilled cheese, pretzels, chips, crackers, strawberries
* favorite phrases: "Stop it, Daddy," "I'll be right back," "I did it," "Ta-dah," "Mercer do it," "No, Mommy do it," "Thank you, Mommy/Daddy."
* sits in a regular chair to eat
* sleeps with: favorite action figure or matchbox car at the moment, Grover, Grandma's quilt, a pillow, and Daddy's childhood stuffed animals, Monkey and Curious George
* favorite books: Polar Bear Night, The Pigeon Wants a Puppy, First Dinosaur Board Book, The Magic Rabbit, Not a Stick, Little Pea
* favorite exercise: climbing steps
* favorite car: bugatti veyron 16.4
* favorite movies: dumbo, the iron giant, robots, chicken run, horton hears a who, finding nemo, the incredibles, bee movie
* when asked if tired, can answer "a little," and lay down on the couch
* runs up the stairs naked after baths to crawl under the covers
* loves water; drinking and playing in it
* can hit you square in the chest like a linebacker
* won't answer the question "who do you love more, Mommy or Daddy?"
* doesn't think golf or figure skating are sports
* loves kiddie thrill rides

Pizza here?

Last night, Mercer and Pop ordered some pizza for delivery. When the doorbell rang, Pop said "Pizza's here! Let's go get it!" The pizza was retrieved and eaten gleefully.

This morning, Mercer and Pop were playing near the computer when a "ding!" went off because something had just finished downloading.

Mercer: "Pizza here??"

random.

some random things.

-mom and pop went shopping today and thought that their car got stolen when they went back to the parking garage. turns out we were parked on a different level. the things that go through your mind when you think your car got stolen are amazing.

-mom and pop saw ric ocasek of the band the cars, in soho the other day. he was going into the apple computer store on prince street.

-did we miss all the christmas shows? do they show them before thanksgiving now?

-mercer hasn't sat up by himself again since yesterday. we're waiting with the camera.

-mercer is pretty darn cute. he looks very old for his age, too. and big.

-mom and pop can tell exactly what mercer wants/needs with each of his different whines.

-sleep tight...