And now...from the Funny Farm..

Jaidan has been very entertaining with his sweet and funny mannerisms. Some of the latest -

• He toots at the dinner table and proudly proclaims, "I farted!" (I know, this is cute now, but won't be in a few years!)

• When upset, he tells himself, "It's okay, it's okay" calmy and in rapid succession. He learned that from my mom, who was watching him last weekend. He was upset that Manish and I had gone to dinner (we were all vacationing in Chicago at the time) and he was already in an unfamiliar place. My mom would say, "It's okay, it's okay," over and over!

• He kissed a scratch on my leg and said, "Boo-boo all better!" Then he brings over his toy plastic horse with one of it's legs broken off and says, "Boo-boo?" I said, "Yes, that would be a big boo-boo!"

And finally a sweet thing he did the other day... My dad was about to say his prayers - he does so every evening - and Jaidan was waiting patiently for him at the altar, sitting cross legged and hands clasped in his lap! I definitely need to take a picture of that next time!

Hug it out

On the whole, I would say Jaidan is a very affectionate, sweet child. On occasion, when he does something he is not supposed to, I will give him a stern talking to. And then he will do the sweetest thing - he looks up at me with those brown eyes and asks "Hug?" and gives me a big hug! It's almost like he is saying sorry by giving me a hug! He will do this on his own, without my prompting him! I will say it works - I just can't stay upset for too long!

Happy Birthday Jacob!

We had a great time celebrating Jaidan's friend Jacob's birthday this past weekend. Jacob is a sweetheart with a head full of beautiful blonde curls. He is just adorable! Jacob's is in our playgroup and his mom, Sarah is also in my MOPS group. Happy 2nd birthday Jake!!

Karis and Jaidan snacking (thought this was cute because they look like mini-adults socializing!)

Bouncing in the bounce house - Jaidan got a kick out of popping around while Karis jumped!

Little jumping bean!

Birthday boy Jake!

Ring around the rosie, pocket full of posies....

....We all fall down!

A little bit of style...

...goes a long way. Thanks to my fabulous sister-in-law and her discount at Calvin Klein, I now own some pretty snazzy items - including these terrific sunglasses and striped top. My wardrobe needed a boost and thanks to Sapna and Calvin Klein, I am now set for the Spring! Look out world!

Who's yo' mama?

I have arrived as a mother. For my MOPS meeting this past Monday, I brought it a HOMEMADE quiche! And though it wasn't completely set when the meeting started (thank goodness there was an oven on site) when it was finally finished - it was pretty darn good.