The Mulkey Family

Last night after Jackson's bath, he ran naked into his room and hid behind a tall fan that I put in the corner. I kept asking him to come over and let me put on his diaper. He would peek his head out from around the fan to see if I was watching him and then hide again. After we repeated this a few times and told him I was going to tell Santa that he was being a little stinker, I decided to go get the video camera because he was being so cute and wanting to play peekaboo. I started to film him and he kept peeking out from behind the fan. I zoomed in on his face to film him and after a while of filming when I zoomed out I noticed he was POOPING!! That is why he was hiding from me!! It was all over his legs and the carpet. Then he stepped in it and ran over to me, tracking it all over his room and getting it all over me. So gross...but so funny. Lately he has been hiding when he poops, usually behind the couch, so I guess this was his hiding spot....not cool!!!!

I know that this post is a bit overdue...but it is the holidays so i get a pass, right??? My sweet Jackson is definitely out of baby stage and into little boy stage. Some words to describe him are rambunctious, curious, quirky, loving, giddy, silly, moody, spoiled...those are just a few. I keep thinking every month that it cannot get any better...and it does!!! I have to brag a bit on my little boy...he is a smart cookie! He can identify so, so many animals, objects, etc. in all of his books and can identify all of his shapes (circle, square, triangle, rectangle, oval, star). His new words include star, car, ball, go, apple, and bear. When I ask him what does Santa say, he says "ha ha ha" and when Bella starts running around the couch in circles he yells at her to "go go go". There is much more running around these days than walking...he never slows down! When I tell him "no" he looks at me, grins and shakes his head. A bit irritating, but I usually have to turn my head and laugh because it is so cute. I am definitely looking forward to the holidays and getting to see this wonderful time of year through the eyes of my little guy....love you Jackson!!

Our Santa visit this year pretty much went the way I expected it too....see Exhibit A below.

Jackson is sick....and so is mommy....we caught it from daddy. I will write more when we feel better....this is NO FUN!!!