Rice

Gotta love how little it takes to keep them entertained!

(I do wish that I'd thought to put down a sheet or at least pre-sweep so that I could reclaim all the spilled rice. Next time.)

Edited: I wanted to note that they played with this for over an hour! The extra cleanup was totally worth it.

Edward's Game

Edward, in the middle of his misery, is having a few minutes of fun. I heard him laughing over by the fridge and called him over. He crawled to me, giggling all the way, to show me his new game. He has two circular magnets that he pulled off of the fridge. He picks them up off the floor, and lets go while still waving his hand around so that they go flying. He thinks it's hilarious.

He's also hitting them so that they slide across the tile. Chasing things is one of his favorite games, and he's always happy to send things flying himself if no one is willing to do it for him.

Oh! Now he's moved on to a plastic cup. It rolls better when he hits it. I really should be videotaping this, but I love sitting here laughing with him.

This is why we call him Sweet Boy. In the midst of sickness, he reminds us why we love him.

The Constant Topic of Conversation

"You be Zurg!" Then he pushes a spot on his arm and makes laser noises while pretending to shoot at you.

He whispers while pushing a pretend button on his belly "My wings are up, my wings are up" then yells "To Infinity... And Beyond!!!" Then he takes a flying leap off of wherever it is he climbed up to.

"Wow... It'll be so amazing when I have a Buzz costume." If I don't get one for next Halloween, we'll have major issues.

Yes, he does have a SMALL obsession with Buzz Lightyear.

"I'm Stuck!"

Ethan's current favorite game is to be 'stuck'. It began as a game while we were holding him. We'd squeeze a little, he'd yell "I'm Stuck!", and then we'd tickle him or pretend to be the kissy monster. Now, Ethan will tuck himself into little places (or even pull things together to create little, tight places) and yell out for us. He is never really stuck, but it's just so dang cute!