She Taught Me Well

Boy did we have some bathtime fun today! Matthew has acquired one of his friend Ava's favorite pastimes; we call it bonking. We've watched Ava do it for months now and it is hysterical. She starts in a standing position and then falls straight down to her bottom in a sit. It's most beautifully captured in the baby pool but can also be fun on just the floor or like today, the bathtub.

I'm not really sure why Matt suddenly decided to start trying it out himself. I know he's always enjoyed laughing at Ava doing it. Steven got Matt out of his crib yesterday morning and said that he was bonking in his bed. Then, off and on all day we'd bonk. He'd say, "two, two!!" and so I'd count 1, 2, 3....bonk!!! Uproarious laughter and even more so if I would join him. We showed Ava last night and it looked like she was pleased. Her influence runs deep! As you can see, Matthew thought it would be fun to bonk in the tub today. There was mighty splashing and big waves and tons of water on the floor, just like he likes it. I was cracking up.

This morning Matt and I went for a walk. I glanced at the radar while Steven was still home and all I saw was a wimpy little rainstorm that totally looked like it was going to fizzle out. We headed out about 8:30 and it was cloudy. You surely know where I'm going with this...I was jogging and gasping for air in the humidity while Matt was kicking his legs happily and down came the rain. We were of course a good mile or so from home so I sought shelter under a big tree and put the little clear, plastic rain shield that's hidden in his jogging stroller over Matthew so he wouldn't get soaked. I continued on because it didn't show signs of clearing any time soon, and I got totally drenched. We made it home just as the rain was slowing down. Matthew seemed to enjoy it. He kept saying, "Nee! Nee!" (rain) and then had a good time laughing at me while I wrung out my wet clothes. I enjoyed myself, too. It's not often I get to play in the rain like that, but now that Matt's around I've found ample opportunities to splash around.