Words of Wisdom...

Today was another daddy day. It was quite interesting actually... Last friday when I was taking Tobias to the daycare there was another boy coming in with his mother. This kid had asked his mommy if he could play with Tobias someday. Well, of course that was fine with me. Last night she called and today we went over there and they played together. They were really nice together and we'll probably do that again.

Other than that, Tobias was a little sick, he has kind of a cold. This morning he was OK, but as I am writing this he is laying down on the couch watching his favorite movie: "Over the Hedge". He loves that movie, although it makes him somewhat violent because there is this racoon in there who tries to get food out of a vending machine by beating it with a golf club.... He now knows that people sometimes do naughty things in movies and that he should not do that himself :-). Anyway, it is a cute movie....

Ok, now about the title of this post: Words of Wisdom. Tobias' language is quite well developed for his age and sometimes he amazes me with the words he utters and the things he says. This morning for example, as I was dressing him he said: "Papa, wait, I have to think for a little bit.". So, I was like, ok, you think for a little bit. He was quiet for a while and then said: "Papa, nadenken is je mond dicht houden." (which translates into: "Papa, thinking is keeping your mouth shut."). So true and well, who knows, maybe we'll see these words of wisdom on some "quote of the day" page sometime in the future..... :-)

My Own Baby

Tobias is really into the baby in mommy's tummy... He touches it, hugs it, kisses it, but most of all he talks about it. For instance, during our vacation this summer (we told him about the baby just before we left) Tobias said he had a cat in his tummy (Jip. It is a cat because he knows that boys can't have babies.... he was so disappointed by that piece of information....) and that it was pushing his tummy out. He would say things like: "Look mama, the cat is moving." or "The cat's coming out!". Needless to say we rolled over laughing quite some times. Also when he talked or asked questions about the baby. For instance I would say: "Hello baby, I am your papa." and Tobias would say: "No papa, you are MY papa...". Or he would ask: "Mama, is the baby wearing shoes?". Soooooo cute.

As you can see, the baby is keeping him and his little brain quite busy...! So, Lisa decided to by him his own baby, a baby doll. This is a boy and it is "only called baby-doll" as Tobias says. It came with some clothes, payamas, a pacifier, a bottle, a bowl and spoon and a..... potty! Tobias is really cute with it (although sometimes he is somewhat rough....). As you can see in this picture Tobias is feeding his baby :-). I wonder what he will be like when the real baby is here...