JACOB MAKES ME LAUGH

It was a Jacob day.  The 3 year old's coming into his own.  He can walk, he can talk, he can climb, he can interactively play with his little sister, and he can vocalize his thoughts -- his world is expanding. 

I'd been laughing at him all day.  Finally, it came to an end, no more play.  

Pajamas were donned because he would fall asleep on the way home.

He backed into the couch slightly cowering and talking, but his toddler-ese wasn't discernible to me.

"Jacob, what are you saying?"  I couldn't believe this rambunctious boy who'd earlier pushed a stool up to the refrigerator, opened the freezer, and removed a Go-Gurt for himself was now saying a big word in place of the word "scared."

His dad with a touch of disdain, clarified, "Oh, he sees that stink bug on the ceiling."

Me, "Well, get a tissue and toss 'im in the toilet!"

And to Jacob, ""What are you saying, Jacob?"

He muttered, "I'm nervous."

ROFL!

Earlier, snack time, Jacob was rocking away in my big wooden rocking chair that's 3 times his size. He was watching Chugginton, an animated series about trainee locomotives.  And, he was eating a full size banana with the peals draping over his little fist.

Some grandkids want their banana cut in half, some want the peal completely removed, he doesn't.  Jacob wants the whole banana, and the peals left dangling.  

Time passed, I visited with the adults, Miss Lilly colored and cut, Jacob watched and rocked.  Suddenly, he ceased rocking.  He leaned towards me in complete amazement, pushing his empty pealed banana skins at me, he loudly squealed, "It's gone!"

I laughed my head off, "Of course it's gone!  You ate it!"

ROFL, then my eyes spied his last bite.  It had fallen out, resting between the spindles, on the seat.  Oh, my, to him it was gone!   The expression on his face?  Complete amazement!

Well, that wasn't the only laughs of the day.  Jacob followed Miss Lilly, both with magnifying glasses, spying clues.  I made a trail of post-it note arrows down the hall pointing to a hidden toy emerald.  The hall can be a bit dark which was fun for his spyglass that had lights around the edge.  Not only did they find the pink arrows, he found a dent.  Then he found a dirt mark.  And finally he found a bug.  With big earnest eyes he looked up at me, "That's making Jacob scary!"

ROFL!

Since it's October, I have spiders, ghosts, pumpkins, black cats and other things hanging about the house.  Miss Lilly was taking notes pretending to be a detective who's hunting a monster.  As we described this monster her mother drew a reasonable picture.  Then Miss Lilly began to pretend to be the monster we'd created.  She came down the hall growling.  At their mother's instigation, Jacob picked up a toy construction tool and went after Lilly.  Down the hall they went, trampling feet, lots of giggles, and some squeals.   Triumphant Jacob returned to the family room with a victorious smile, "I drilled her!"

ROFL!  What a day!  A Jacob day!  I'm still laughing!