Thinking outside the box

My parents are in town over Spring Break. Yesterday, H asks Grandma to please read her a story... from the Sunday funnies.

So Grandma reads her The Family Circus. One of the kids asks mom if they can have some peanuts - mom says just one handful - the kid asks dad if he can borrow dad's hand. Of course, H is just 6 years old and doesn't necessarily get the humor, so Grandma tries to explain it to her.

She and H compare their hands. Grandma says to H, "Now which handful would you rather have?".

H points to her own hand and says, "This one!".

I can't help but laugh. Grandma asks why she would rather have that hand.

"Well," says H. "After I get my handful there won't be any left for your handful!"

Of course not.

Boy Genius... apparently

S is 18 months old. At his 18mo checkup, the pediatrician asked if he was putting two words together yet.

"Not really," I told her. "I mean, he's said Bye Mommy, but he's repeating, not doing it of his own accord".

She wasn't concerned. And neither was I.

However, a week and a half later, I am pleased to announce that the S-man is indeed putting two words together.

What two words, you ask?

"Big" and "boobie".

His father is so proud. His mother is thinking it's time to wean!