What Quirky Boys I Have

All the better to love them.

We all know that Ethan is quirky. Some days, he's downright weird.

Our favorite oddball behavior is talking about himself in the third person. "Ethan wants his cuppy." It makes me want to laugh every time. I just love it.

He also insists on picking his own clothes. When he was first learning to dress himself, I didn't mind the bizarre clothing choices because I didn't have to put them on him. Now I realize that I missed a teaching opportunity somewhere b/c he only ever wears t-shirts and sweatpants, and they NEVER match. Except for sundays when he insists on a shirt and tie like dad. (The first week this popped up, my son wore an orange plaid shirt and a bright red infant sized tie that barely came to his belly-button. In public! He now has a nice white shirt and several ties in the right size, and the offending orange and red ensemble has been packed away.)

The most disgusting quirk of Ethan's involves poop. (Skip this paragraph if you're squeamish!) He likes to see it so that he can tell us how gross it is. I think saying "eeeeeewwwwwwwwww" gives him the giggles. He even thinks its hilarious when Edward poops because you can hear it from the next room. Today, he pushed me a little too far with this obsession. He called out "Mooom. My fingers are dirty..." Those words combined with his 'enticing' tone of voice gave away the surprise. He didn't have a nice mommy during the cleanup.

Edward's little quirks are still just cute.

He would much rather be upright than laying down, and he reminds us very clearly when we forget. We have to hold him so that he's sitting or looking over our shoulders. I've even had to learn how to keep him sitting up in the sling while he's still inside it. This probably started before we discovered and began treating his reflux, but it has definitely continued b/c he want to be able to see better. He's incredibly social and can't stand to be left out.

He also loves to be naked. He takes after his namesake that way.

And my personal favorite, you can relax him by rubbing the bottoms of his feet. Cute and useful.

I'd list John's quirks, but that might push him to name some of mine. And no one wants that.